Board of Directors - USA


AntenehAnteneh Gebreselassie

President

Pastor Anteneh is a native of Ethiopia. He holds a degree in Theology from the Mekane Yesus Theological Seminary in Ethiopia and Master of Divinity degree from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and is currently a pastor at Advent Lutheran Church in Olathe, Kansas church, where he also served as Pastoral intern years ago. Prior to this Pastor Anteneh also served at Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church as Associate Pastor. Pastor Anteneh is married to Sophia Y. Fekade. Together they have three children..


SolomonSolomon Gemeda

Secretary

Solomon works at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital as Registered Nurse.  He is also licensed real estate agent in Ohio. Prior to moving to the US, Solomon worked with School of Americana as Assistant Principal. He holds BA in Foreign Languages and Literature from Addis Ababa University, Associate Degree in nursing from Cincinnati State College, and Masters in Informatics Nursing from Walden University. Solomon moved to the US thirteen years ago and lives in Cincinnati, Ohio with his wife and has three children.


Martin ZuchMartin Zuch

Officer

Martin’s career background was in finance until, in 2005, when he made the decision to invest in Africa. Having witnessed the depth of poverty and lack of basic needs, such as schools, he set up Give Hope to help the community by providing education and other economic and social support. Martin completed an MSc in Community Wellbeing in Disaster and Development at Northumbria University in Newcastle, UK. He, a father of three children, lives in Northumberland, UK, and travels to Zambia regularly.

Tequam WorkuTequam Worku

Officer

Tequam Worku was born and raised in Ethiopia until she moved to the United States in December of 2007. She is a public health professional currently working as a Senior Analyst for Clinical to Community Connections at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). Tequam holds a Bachelor’s in Biology from the University of Maryland Baltimore County and a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the George Washington University. She is also currently pursuing a Doctor of Public Health degree.  

TilahunTilahun B. Tesfaye

Officer

Tilahun is the Founder of Give Hope in Ethiopia and served as Director since its establishment in 2010 to 2017. Tilahun holds Msc in Community Wellbeing in Disaster and Development from University of Northumbria in the UK and MA in TEFL from AAU. His experience ranges from teaching at university to working with development organizations. Tilahun is also co-founder and General Manager of Kab Consulting, which provides support to NGOs and multilateral agencies. Tilahun is married and a father of three children.