Board of Directors
Acting Chairperson: Stephanie Mackay
Stephanie is the director of the Community Foundation for the Disabled, the nonprofit that started Columbus Community Center. She oversees development and fundraising, board development, strategic planning, community events, and public relations for the Foundation and Columbus. Because of her volunteer work and international travel, she is committed to the importance of building strong philanthropic organizations based on sound strategic planning and clearly defined organizational goals.
Vice-Chairperson: Carri Hulet
Carri is a first-year master's degree student in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Carri is a professional mediator and facilitator, who continues to work as a consultant with The Langdon Group, a public participation firm with offices in Idaho and Utah. Carri is a former AmeriCorps volunteer, and worked for several years in nonprofit development for two NGOs in the Boston area.
Executive Treasurer: Richard Ence
Richard is the chief financial officer of Thatcher Company, a chemical manufacturing and distribution company specializing in water and wastewater treatment products, headquartered in Salt Lake City. He graduated with a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Utah and practiced ppublic accounting for 13 years with KPMG. Following his public practice, he has served as chief financial officer in a variety of enterprises, including commercial airline transportation, restaurant hospitality, electronic speech recognition and synthesis, and petroleum and chemical distribution.
Executive Secretary: Seraphine Kapsandoy, R.N., BSN
Seraphine, a computer information analyst at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, was born and raised in Kenya where she participated in community-based healthcare projects. She has experience with a broad background of nursing, with specific expertise in wound care, enterostomal therapy, and information technology (nursing/medical informatics). She is currently pursuing her doctorate degree in nursing informatics at the University of Utah. Seraphine is particularly interested in the use of technologies like cell phones and laptops to dramatically improve the delivery of healthcare in underserved communities.
Keri Gibson, M.D.
Keri is a board-eligible ob/gyn in Salt Lake City and works with a group that provides care to refugee populations. Keri graduated with a bachelor's degree in French Literature and International Relations (with a focus on international development) from the University of Pennsylvania. She worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali from 1996-1998 where she became interested in maternal and infant mortality. Keri's personal interests are in maternal mortality, family planning, and female genital mutilation/cutting. Keri has worked overseas providing patient care in Thailand, Tibet and Mali.
Zendina Mostert, M.S.
Zendina earned her master's and bachelor's degrees in anthropology from Brigham Young University. Zendina has worked in grassroots settings of India, Africa and South America. For several years she conducted research with the Women's Research Institute, collecting both qualitative and quantitative data on the impact of development programs in 78 villages of rural Mali. As the African Programs Director, living in rural communities of Ethiopia, she facilitated capacity building of healthcare workers, basic sanitation, literacy, microcredit, education and orphan awareness programs in several villages in the Oromo region.
Jacque M. Ramos, Esq.
Jacque is the founder and owner of J. Ramos Law Firm P.L.L.C. Jacque maintains a general civil litigation practice encompassing numerous subject areas, including catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, products liability, intellectual property, commercial law and immigration. Before starting her own firm, Jacque served as law clerk at the Copyright Management Center in Indianapolis. She then joined the law office of Moriarity, Badaruddin & Booke, where she received training and experience in providing quality legal work and zealous client representation in cases involving personal injuries, commercial disputes or other violations of basic human rights.
