Profile Information
Location
Akron, OH
Country
United States
Postal Code
44301
What is it you do for a living? (Parenting, volunteering, CEO of social service organization, etc.)
Retired High School Teacher
Speaker and advocate on issues related to growing up overseas and abuse in mission settings.
What organization(s) do you volunteer or work for?
MK Safety Net - an organization that advocates for and helps MKs (Missionary Kids) who experienced abuse in mission settings.
What is your interest in PACEs and resilience science?
I myself was sexually abused by a missionary colleague of my parents. (He also molested my brother.) My brothers and I also experienced physical, emotional and spiritual abuse while attending Mamou Alliance Academy in Guinea, West Africa. (Our family is featured in the documentary All God's Children, a film about that school.)
