Missionaries

All of our devoted staff at Familia Feliz are missionaries and volunteers. The volunteers spend their time here teaching, training, cooking, playing, fundraising, parenting, and much more.

They provide the one-on-one attention these kids crave and fill in wherever needed to keep the campus thriving.

Current Missionaries

  • Aaron Weber

    General Director, Vocational Education Coordinator and Teacher, English Teacher

  • Antonela Cabassi

    Primary Teacher, Lilas Co-Dean, Pathfinders Leader

  • Clever Harding

    Guerreros Head Dean, Agricultural and Vocational Supervisor, PE Teacher

  • Dave Harding

    Secondary Math Teacher, Carpenter, Assistant Dean

  • Elmer Escalante

    Construction Manager, Vocational Supervisor

  • Emi Tapia

    House Parent, Pathfinders Leader

  • Esmeralda Justiniano

    Girls’ Dorm Assistant, Head of Cleaning, Cafeteria Assistant

  • Hope Nystrom

    Agricultural and Vocational Supervisor

  • Jafet Rojas

    Nurse, Secondary Science and Social Studies Teacher

  • Joy Miro

    Treasurer

  • Juan Tapia

    House Parent, Director of Purchasing and Transportation, Assistant Director

  • Juan Carlos Zegarra

    Head of Maintenance

  • Marietta Harding

    House Parent, Bible and Psychology Teacher

  • Moises Perales

    Maintenance Assistant, Dorm Assistant

  • Patty Valzquez

    Academic Director, Spanish Teacher

  • Aron Mariano

    Guerreros Assistant Dean, Choir Assistant, Vocational Supervisor

Part-time and Virtual Volunteers

  • Graciana Harding

    Teacher’s Aid and Translator

  • Rogelio Barra

    Agricultural Director

  • Justin Bobo

    Social Media

  • Treson Thompson

    Website Design

  • Lauren Vitangcol

    Newsletter Writer and Editor

  • Juan Orellana

    Virtual English Teacher

  • Melissa Harding

    Founder, Advisor, Board President

Former Missionaries

  • Aiden Wilhelm

    Southern Adventist University

  • Alayna Avila

    Southern Adventist University

  • Carlie Anna Alvarez

    Southern Adventist University

  • Ellie Anderson

    Southern Adventist University

  • Emilie Updegrave

    Southern Adventist University

  • Jayden Cushings

    Southern Adventist University

  • Kelsey Bright

    Southern Adventist University

  • Lauren Vitangcol

    Southern Adventist University

  • Matthew Woodcok

    Southern Adventist University

  • Sophia Williams-Marlow

    Southern Adventist University

  • Collin Emde

    Southern Adventist University

  • Sean Slabbert

    Southern Adventist University

  • Ally Fuller

    Andrews University

  • Victoria Dehart

  • Sahyii Lozano

    Southern Adventist University

  • Aron Mariano

    Southern Adventist University

  • Memo Dominguez

    Southern Adventist University

  • Carlo Leonor

    Southern Adventist University

  • Elizabeth Cannon

    Southern Adventist University

  • Emilianne Cross

    Southern Adventist University

  • Josemy Velazquez

    Southern Adventist University

  • Katie-Jane Emde

    Southern Adventist University

  • Lisiane Umuhire

    Andrews University

  • Maddy Ro

    Southern Adventist University

  • Sierra Anderson

    Southern Adventist University

  • Treson Thompson

    Southern Adventist University

  • Zoro Baez

    Southern Adventist University

  • Dain Ochoa

    Southern Adventist University

  • Kristen Shields

    Southern Adventist University

  • Zachery Kirstein

    Southern Adventist University