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| Meet our Staff |
Director: L. Hugh Carver |
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Hugh Carver was appointed International Director of MWOA in August of 2000. Hugh followed the founding director, Bob Pace. Hugh was born and raised in South Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army from 1966-1968 and then attended Lee University from 1968-1972. He started his own business, Tennessee Custom Enterprises, where he was the owner/builder for 5 years. He also owned HHT Contractors for 3 years. Hugh was the Director of Renovations for Life Care Centers of America for 8 years and for Hubbard Health Care for one year. Hugh married Nona Smith Carver in 1985 and they have three children, Heath, Heather, and Tyler. |
Office Manager: Teddie Fletcher |
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Teddie Fletcher came to MWOA in 1994 in the formative years of MWOA. She has worked in 27 different countries since coming to MWOA. She has led Christmas Humanitarian Projects since their beginning in 1998 to Chile, Philippines, Zambia, Italy, Brazil, Sri Lanka and many other countries. Teddie coordinated the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief Effort for MWOA and worked extensively in Biloxi, MS and New Orleans, LA. She is from Barbourville, Ky and attended Union College. She is the proud mother of three daughters, Rachel, Sarah, and Abigail, and four grandchildren, Fletcher, Winston and Harper, and Jones Hicks. |
Project Coordinator: Adrienne Hart |
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Adrienne Hart is Project Coordinator for MWOA. Adrienne is a graduate of Lee University and came to MWOA offices as a Volunteer Intern in 2009 and we loved her so much that we hired her full-time. |
Accounting & Webmaster: Shirley Garmon |
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Shirley Garmon came to MWOA part-time in 2005. She has a B.S. in Business Administration and has worked in Business Management and Finance for over 30 years. She was born in Corbin, Ky, moved to Cleveland in 1975 to attend Lee University, and then married her husband, Fred Garmon, in 1982. Fred is the International Director of People for Care & Learning. Shirley has traveled to many countries working with missions and humanitarian projects. Shirley is the webmaster for MWOA, authors the email newsletters and also manages the accounting. She has two daughters, Marissa & Whitney, and a beautiful granddaughter, Ella Rose. |
International Field Supervisors: Gerald and Betty Sams
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Gerald and Betty Sams volunteer as full-time International Field Supervisors for MWOA. They have led projects in England, Haiti, Honduras, Brazil, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Germany, Hawaii, Philippines, Peru, Uruguay, Zambia, Kenya, Russia and Nicaragua. They have also been active in Christmas Celebration teams. We are blessed to have this dedicated talented couple as part of our team. If you would like to help them continue to go and serve, please call the MWOA office today. The Project number to assist Betty and Gerald Sams is 731-1143-142. |
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