Lalmba's American Staff

Board Of Directors

Chairman Of The Board: Rob Andzik

Treasurer: Dave Reinicke

Secretary: Jane Blanke

Board Members: Al Andzik, Bobbie Dougherty, Hugh Downey, Marty Downey, Dr. Reg Guy, Msgr. Ken Leone, Bill Masure

Executive Director

Carrole Johnson

Carrole has been with Lalmba since 2006. She started as the project director in Ethiopia, where she spent two years serving the people in Africa and getting to know some of the most challenging areas we work in. Carrole has a BS in Chemical Engineering, and worked as a Scientist and Project Leader for The Clorox Company for 20 years.  She left the corporate sector to enter non-profit work, receiving a certificate in Non-Profit Management.  She now works tirelessly toward meeting the needs of the people we serve.

Hugh & Marty

Marty and Hugh are dreamers! They see clearly the many problems which face Africa, but they also see solutions. Over the years they have proven themselves as hard working and have dedicated individuals “doing the best we can to help”.

"No, we do not go to Africa with the idea of ‘saving the world’ but rather simply ‘making a difference’. And we have come to learn that we, and our colleagues, really do ‘make a difference’. We are simple folks. We don’t live in a big house or drive new cars. In Africa, we are at home living in a grass hut. Success has come only with a lot of hard work and determination. We are joined by some very special people who also have given part of their lives to the ideals which we so strongly believe in – doctors and nurses in Africa and domestic volunteers in the U. S. The difficulties of working in Africa pale in comparison to the blessings which we have received.

We’ve learned so much! We’ve made such incredible friendships !

This is our ‘home’ in Africa.We love it dearly . . . except when it leaks during the rainy season"