Shanni Call, MPA (Director of Development): Shanni has worked in the nonprofit sector for 13 years.  She has built programs from the bottom up as the Executive Director of the Boys & Girls Club of Utah County and Utah Afterschool Network, an organiztion developed as part of a nationwide movement by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.  She experienced great success nationally and locally writing grands, fundraising and creating collaborations.  Currently she is over professional development for the Afterschool Utah Association and is responsible for hosting the statewide conference annually.  She also consults and reads on the 21st Century Community Learning Center grant process with the Utah State Office of Education.  Most of her work and desires involve developing programs and providing services for underprivileged families.

Charles Canfield, MD (Health Expert): Dr. Charles Canfield received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in 1988. His current practice involves the care of residents at 16 nursing, rehabilitation, and hospice facilities around Utah. Prior to his current emphasis in geriatric and palliative medicine, Chuck was a general practice physician, medical director of FirstMed Clinic, and an urgent care physician.  Chuck remains highly involved in community activities and dedicates considerable time to his local religious community. In 2002 he published a book titled “Healthy Weight Coach” and lectures periodically at the University of Utah Family Practice Program.

Matthew Colling, MS (Founder/Director of Logistics): Matthew graduated with an M.S. degree in sociology with a focus in international development from BYU. He has taught Multicultural America at an undergraduate level at BYU. He is currently working as the Program Director for HELP International, a non-profit that sends over one hundred students and young professionals around the world annually on humanitarian missions. He is also the Director of Development for Sowers of Hope, a non profit that runs an elementary school in the war torn region of Bukavu in the DR Congo. He has worked with non-profits in Europe, including Payoke, that helped victims of human trafficking. In Guyana, he worked for the Madray Motoo Foundation, installing donated computers in schools throughout the poorer regions of the country. He conducted a Social Impact Assessment in Ghana for Empower Playgrounds Inc. as a consultant. He has consulted Biological Filters and Composting Inc. in Ghana to improve their marketing strategy and to secure funding for product development. He has worked closely with BYU’s annual Hunger banquet which raised over $27,000 in 2008-2009 alone.

Ammon Franklin, MEd, MS (Founder/Executive Director): Ammon is an M.S. (Sociology) and M.Ed. (Comparative and International Development Education) candidate at Brigham Young University. His experience includes consulting work on an orphanage project in Haiti and social impact research for Empower Playgrounds, Inc. in Ghana. As an undergraduate, Ammon completed Utah secondary education certification programs in French and English.  Ammon led a team to win second place and $9,000 in the BYU Social Venture business plan competition and subsequently became a co-founder of SainTerre. Ammon is dedicated to serving under-privileged populations in the developing world and has a special interest in Africa. His passion is the development of health and education among those who have the least. During the summer of 2010, Ammon will be managing a team of volunteers promoting sustainable development in Haiti.

Kweku Anno, BS, (Inventor) Engineering Advisor and inventor of the Soilet. Mr. Anno is the Managing Director of K.A. Anno Engineering Ltd. with more than 28 years of experience in the design and manufacture of machinery and equipment for the construction and food processing industries. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. He has worked with organizations such as the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) and the State Construction Company, and he has been awarded prizes at the First Industrial & Technology Fair (INDUTECH ’86) and the Ghana Real Estate Developers’ Association Show (GREDA ’88). His products for the construction industry include: Paving Block Machines, Egg Layer, Micro-concrete Roof Tile Machines, Stone Cutting Machines, and Concrete Mixers. He currently overseas the Ghanaian operations of Empower Playgrounds Inc. while running BioFill Inc. which continues to sell the Soilet system throughout Ghana.