Ethiopian Orphan Relief, Inc.
About Us: Advisory Board
Krista Nichols-Adoption Agency Professional
Krista Nichols is the Project Coordinator for Dove Adoptions International. She has been working in the adoption field since 2004 when she and her husband brought home their first child from Russia. Thirteen months later, the Nichols family made their first visit to Ethiopia to meet their new son and daughter. Krista returned to Ethiopia again in 2006 and in 2008, when she and her husband brought home their newest daughter. She is involved in speaking with families about the joys and challenges of adoption, she co-teaches a class each month on adoption related issues and is very passionate about doing her part to alleviate poverty in emerging nations. Krista is excited to have the opportunity to partner together with EOR as an advisor concerning on-going and developing issues orphans in Ethiopia face. In addition, she will be acting as a liaison between EOR and SOS EE, the organization overseeing the 3 Toukoul orphanages in Ethiopia, the Burrayou orphanage for older children and the 19 regional intake orphanages throughout Ethiopia.
Lisa Qualls-Non-Profit Professional
Lisa Qualls is the Director of Development for AHOPE for Children, a non-profit organization that
provides care for HIV+ orphans in Ethiopia. In addition to her responsibilities promoting and fundraising for AHOPE, Lisa is an advocate for the adoption of HIV+ children. Lisa has been married for 24 years to her husband, Russ, whose work as an Engineering Professor brought them to the beautiful Palouse in northern Idaho. They have eleven children, three of whom were adopted from Ethiopia in 2007, followed by another daughter in 2008. Since 1991, Lisa has devoted much of her life to homeschooling her children. She now has one daughter in medical school, two children in college, two in high school, four in elementary school, and two little ones adding to the liveliness of her home. Lisa is thankful for a life that is blessed beyond measure.
Kimberly Heye-Ethiopia Partner & Project Liaison
Kimberly has lived in the Portland area for 15 years now. In July 2010 she will be moving to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to teach at Bingham Academy. Her family will be serving with Wycliffe for the next two years. In her free time while living in Ethiopia she will be serving as EOR's partner and Project chair. She will continue to establish or ongoing relationships with our partners, will check on project progress and be EOR's Ethiopia liaison.
She received her undergraduate degree from Westmont College in Santa Barbara and then her MEd from University of Portland. It was while attending school she fell in love with Portland and decided to make Oregon home. Kimberly traveled and had an extended stay during college in South Africa during Apartheid and lived in a black township. This was life changing for her. She has also lived in Costa Rica and has traveled to Europe, but the soft place of her heart is in Africa. Her husband is Ethiopian and they have been married for 14 years. In 2008 they adopted a baby boy from Ethiopia to add to their family of six. The were able to take their whole family and it was then that Kimberly saw even more the needs of the orphans in Ethiopia. Kimberly is involved with her church in Beaverton and also is loving walking in as many half-marathons and marathons as she can find.
Krista Nichols is the Project Coordinator for Dove Adoptions International. She has been working in the adoption field since 2004 when she and her husband brought home their first child from Russia. Thirteen months later, the Nichols family made their first visit to Ethiopia to meet their new son and daughter. Krista returned to Ethiopia again in 2006 and in 2008, when she and her husband brought home their newest daughter. She is involved in speaking with families about the joys and challenges of adoption, she co-teaches a class each month on adoption related issues and is very passionate about doing her part to alleviate poverty in emerging nations. Krista is excited to have the opportunity to partner together with EOR as an advisor concerning on-going and developing issues orphans in Ethiopia face. In addition, she will be acting as a liaison between EOR and SOS EE, the organization overseeing the 3 Toukoul orphanages in Ethiopia, the Burrayou orphanage for older children and the 19 regional intake orphanages throughout Ethiopia.
Lisa Qualls-Non-Profit Professional
Lisa Qualls is the Director of Development for AHOPE for Children, a non-profit organization that
provides care for HIV+ orphans in Ethiopia. In addition to her responsibilities promoting and fundraising for AHOPE, Lisa is an advocate for the adoption of HIV+ children. Lisa has been married for 24 years to her husband, Russ, whose work as an Engineering Professor brought them to the beautiful Palouse in northern Idaho. They have eleven children, three of whom were adopted from Ethiopia in 2007, followed by another daughter in 2008. Since 1991, Lisa has devoted much of her life to homeschooling her children. She now has one daughter in medical school, two children in college, two in high school, four in elementary school, and two little ones adding to the liveliness of her home. Lisa is thankful for a life that is blessed beyond measure.Kimberly Heye-Ethiopia Partner & Project Liaison
Kimberly has lived in the Portland area for 15 years now. In July 2010 she will be moving to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to teach at Bingham Academy. Her family will be serving with Wycliffe for the next two years. In her free time while living in Ethiopia she will be serving as EOR's partner and Project chair. She will continue to establish or ongoing relationships with our partners, will check on project progress and be EOR's Ethiopia liaison.
She received her undergraduate degree from Westmont College in Santa Barbara and then her MEd from University of Portland. It was while attending school she fell in love with Portland and decided to make Oregon home. Kimberly traveled and had an extended stay during college in South Africa during Apartheid and lived in a black township. This was life changing for her. She has also lived in Costa Rica and has traveled to Europe, but the soft place of her heart is in Africa. Her husband is Ethiopian and they have been married for 14 years. In 2008 they adopted a baby boy from Ethiopia to add to their family of six. The were able to take their whole family and it was then that Kimberly saw even more the needs of the orphans in Ethiopia. Kimberly is involved with her church in Beaverton and also is loving walking in as many half-marathons and marathons as she can find.
Email Kimberly: kimberly@ethiopianorphanrelief.org
