{"id":162,"date":"2019-04-15T10:53:17","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T10:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/?page_id=162"},"modified":"2026-01-06T19:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T19:55:10","slug":"people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ifesworld.org\/en\/people\/","title":{"rendered":"Our mission team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Students<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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IFES is all about students! We work in more than 180 countries to establish student-led indigenous Christian movements. While we work primarily with university students, in some countries school students and graduates are also part of the national ministry. If you are a part of a national movement on your campus (like KGK Japan, UESI India or AFES Australia), then you are an integral part of IFES!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n \n \n Find your national movement <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Supporters<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We could not do what we do without our supporters. They pray for IFES ministry, give financially to fund student evangelism, and offer their time and skills as volunteers. They are people who have caught the vision for IFES student ministry and partnering with us around the world.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\n \n \n Pray with us <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n \n \n <\/svg><\/span>\n Give to support our work <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Staff<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our student leaders owe much to the efforts of IFES staff at\nvarious levels \u2013 local, national and global, full- and part-time, paid and\nvolunteer \u2013 who work to disciple them and grow their leadership skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Local and national staff are supported and appointed within\nnational movements. Local staff work with students in a local area. National\nstaff co-ordinate the work across the country as a whole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Global staff operate at regional and international levels:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Global Leadership<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The IFES General Secretary works with a diverse leadership team to give oversight to IFES as a whole.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Tim Adams
General Secretary<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Annette Arulrajah Associate General Secretary<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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David Bahena Associate General Secretary<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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George Ogalo
Chief Operating Officer<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Olena Welch
Head of Global Resource Ministries<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Regional Leadership<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Regional staff coordinate the work within 11 IFES regions. Each region has a regional secretary; some regions also have staff who oversee a sub-region or a particular area of ministry. Together they develop plans for their region. Meet our regional secretaries:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Marc Pulvar
Caribbean<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Savithri
South Asia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lisman Komaladi
East Asia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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David Montgomery
Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Jamil\"
Jamil
Middle East and North Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sergei
Eurasia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kurt Thiel
North America<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Zelalem Abebe
English-, Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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David Walter
South Pacific<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Klaingar Ngarial
Francophone Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Carmen Castillo
Latin America<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n \n \n Explore IFES regions <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
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Global Resource Ministries<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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IFES has a number of initiatives that support student\nministry at international and regional levels. These ministries enable\nmovements to effectively live out the IFES vision. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Timoth\u00e9e Joset
Engaging the University Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Johan Soderkvist \u00b7 Governance Development Program Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tim Vickers
Director for
Graduate Impact<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wesley Chiang
International Student Ministry Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Josu\u00e9 Olmedo
Scripture Engagement Coordinator<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nigel Pollock
Project Director, Breaking New Ground<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kehinde Ojo
Program Director for Indigenous Support Development <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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\n \n \n Find out more about our global resource ministries <\/span>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n
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International Services<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n
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IFES ministry is supported by International Services based\nin Malaysia, the UK and the USA. These teams work in areas such as finance,\ninformation technology, support development, communications and human resources\nto care for the needs of staff and national movements. Meet our chief officers:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Sophie Aldred
Chief Advancement Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Deborah Kong
Head of Finance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kenneth Seow
Chief Technology Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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John Criswell
Chief People & Culture Officer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kevin Van Horne
Executive Director IFES\/USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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