Megan Carlton is a veteran teacher, who knows from first-hand experience the transformative power of education. Megan has supported the work of the Congo Restoration for years, but it was not until a visit to the Congo this summer that Megan realized the true impact of the Congo Restoration’s mission. During her time in the […]
Craig Wilbanks is a retired IT director in Chicago, who wants to focus his energies on helping people. He has been longtime supporter Congo Restoration and has admired how the organization makes every penny matter. “We keep an incredibly low overhead on our work, so that the money we raise truly gets to the community […]
Mira Nabushosi Mutombo, daughter of Mama Gorethy, serves as Treasurer on the Congo Restoration Board of Directors. Mira was born in the Congo, and came to Texas when her family fled the violence in 1997. Mira believes that educating women is key to rapid development for any society. She is proud of how impactful her […]
Debrianna Obara joined the Congo Restoration Board of Directors after traveling to the DRC in 2018. While she loved her trip to this dynamic country – she saw that systemic sexism and poverty affected women and girls to a disproportionate level. “Witnessing the inequities was haunting,” she said. It was clear that every little effort […]
Diana Dubois is a passionate supporter of Congo Restoration. She counts her recent travels to visit the students we support among the most meaningful experiences of her life. As a marketing/communications professional, she contributes to organizational messaging, fundraising, print and digital communications, and developing our online presence. She has been a member of the Board […]
Tracy Wallace is a justice warrior—environmental, social, economic—who believes access and equity are the cures to poverty. Tracy brings critical nonprofit management expertise to the Congo Restoration Board of Directors. She is founder and Executive Director of Green Careers Dallas, a nonprofit dedicated to connecting hard-to-employ, low-income neighbors with living-wage employment as installers in the […]
Kristin Mallory has a BA in psychology, an MS in family studies, and has spent her career supporting children, teenagers, and families. She is the Youth Minister at Greenland Hills United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas. Working with Congo Restoration helps keep Kristin and her wife Connie connected to their shared passion for Africa. Kristin […]
As Chair of the Congo Restoration Board of Directors, Dawn McMullan has led the U.S.-funding arm of the organization since 2008. In partnership with founder Gorethy Nabushosi, they have grown the organization’s reach from caring for 30 orphans, to empowering women, educating girls, and providing college scholarships to young adults. Dawn is a freelance writer/editor and mother to two […]
Restoring hope and dignity to the Eastern Congo through education.
