Meet the Helping Children Worldwide team
Melody CurtissExecutive Director
Melody Curtiss has over twenty-five years of experience in organizational management. Before coming to Helping Children Worldwide, she worked as administrative counsel, legislative liaison and legal advisor in Olympia, Washington and Topeka, Kansas for two different government agencies. She has 15+ years experience working in program development, outreach and development for nonprofits, as well as 15 years as executive director, organizational manager, and project lead for government, nonprofits, and business.
Melody obtained her Bachelors Degree, teaching qualifications and Juris Doctorate from Washburn University in Kansas and a post-doctoral certificate in nonprofit financial governance from Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government. Melody lives in Manassas, VA. She is a member of WHC Congregation in Washington, D.C., and is a published author “always working on the next book." She enjoys learning something new daily, listening to “every kind of music" and visiting with her large, diverse family, including fifteen grandchildren. |
Dr. Laura Horvath
Director of Program Development
and Global Engagement Prior to joining the Helping Children Worldwide staff in November 2014, Laura was an active volunteer with Helping Children Worldwide for more than ten years, serving on and leading the Education Committee, serving as the Vice Chair and then Chairperson of the Child Rescue Center Program Team, and leading multiple Volunteers in Mission teams to Sierra Leone. Laura holds a doctorate in education, and brings to her role an in-depth knowledge of education, and a deep passion for global child welfare, the care of orphans and vulnerable children, public health, ethical missions, and sustainable community-led development programs. Laura and her husband, David, are members of Floris United Methodist Church and have three children.
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Emmanuel M. Nabieu (“Nabs")Director of Mission Advancement and Partnership
Emmanuel Mohamed Nabieu (“Nabs”) was one of the first children that was rescued by the Child Rescue Centre (CRC) after the Sierra Leone civil war. The CRC sponsored him through University. Upon graduation, he served the CRC in Sierra Leone for five years, first as the Sponsor A Child Coordinator, and later as the Program Director. Under his leadership, the CRC successfully transitioned from orphanage care to family-based care through meaningful collaboration with all stakeholders including the Helping Children Worldwide partners, United Methodist Church, child protection agencies, the Sierra Leone Child Care Government, local staff, parents and children. As a result of the transition, the CRC's name has now changed to the Child Reintegration Centre. Nabs is passionate about keeping families together due to his experience of being separated from his loved ones. He is focused on creating a holistic future where vulnerable children and their families can thrive with dignity, rather than being separated and dependent on external assistance. Nabs is a thought leader, a motivational speaker, a child advocate, and a Master Life Coaching Practitioner. He holds a master’s degree in Applied Organizational Psychology and Leadership, and a First-Class Honors in Community & Development Studies. He finds immense pleasure in engaging, equipping, and empowering vulnerable populations to go beyond dependency to self-sufficiency.
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Yasmine Vaughan |
Mohammad Daoud Sarbaz |
Munda Kamara |
Technical Advisor for Global Health and Missions
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Accounting Specialist
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Mission Advance Support Specialist
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Interested in joining our team?
In addition to a qualified professional staff, the Helping Children Worldwide team always includes select qualified interns enrolled in post-graduate studies at universities throughout the United States, as well as volunteers in mission, short-term, long-term, and international, subject matter experts and project consultants. We would love to consider you for one of these unpaid positions, or use your expertise on a specific assignment.
From time-to-time, we also have openings in our paid staff positions.
From time-to-time, we also have openings in our paid staff positions.
To learn more about becoming a member of our team, please submit a volunteer or internship application or respond to a specific job posting, per the instructions. |