David Eller
President
Dave is the leader of World Concern. He earned a Master's in Public Administration from the University of Washington in 2007, and a Bachelor's in Business Administration from UW in 1983. After working in corporate business for many years, he joined World Concern in 2001, managing disaster response, microfinance, village bank, animal restocking, community development and orphan care projects. These responsibilities took him to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Sudan, Somalia, Haiti and Zambia. Working with a large national staff, his focus has been to make projects sustainable and replicable. He returned to the U.S. office as the HIV/AIDS program manager and served as International Operations Director before his appointment as World Concern President in 2007.
Meredith Long
International Program Director
Meredith Long supervises programs in Asia, Africa, Haiti and Bolivia, and has oversight of our HIV/AIDS programs. He previously worked at World Relief as vice president for Planning and Integration and director of International Health Programs. Dr. Long has worked with churches to combat HIV/AIDS in Africa since the early 1990s. His overseas program implementation experience includes 14 years in Kenya and Bangladesh. He is the author of Health, Healing and God's Kingdom, which examines the interplay between health and traditional religious beliefs.
Merry Fitzpatrick
Director of Technical Support
Merry oversees disaster response, microfinance, livelihoods, management of US government grants, and gift-in-kind programs and is developing programming for high-risk countries. She coordinates with area directors to advise, train and support field staff, enhancing ministry through increasingly effective program design and implementation. She is building staff capacity to respond to emergencies, to complete assessments, and to integrate relief and development to achieve long-term results. Merry has worked in emergency relief since 1996, serving with Food for the Hungry, the International Rescue Committee and GOAL-Ireland in Africa, Asia and the Americas. She holds a BS in chemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA in international development from Hope International University.
Diane Bricker
Africa Area Director
Diane joined World Concern in 2004 after a long career as an executive in a Seattle-area community bank. At World Concern she's served in a variety of leadership roles, including Eurasia Administrator and Regional Security Officer for the Africa Area, overseeing work in high security regions such as Darfur and Somalia. Diane has served as acting Africa Area Director since April, overseeing World Concern's work in Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Chad, and Zambia.
Robin Shell
Interim Asia Area Director
Robin, who is based in Vietnam, oversees World Concern's work in Bangladesh, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.
Fatima Espinoza
Bolivia Country Director
Fatima, based in Santa Cruz, oversees World Concern's programs in Boliva, which focus on strengthening families through microloans, business training and support, and economic and agricultural development. Fatima has worked with World Concern Bolivia for nearly a decade and has a degree in economics and a Master's in Social Management.
Christon Domond
Haiti Director
Christon oversees all operations in Haiti, including a staff of 70. He previously coordinated microfinance programs for Haiti and has more than 12 years experience in credit management, strategies and community-based village banking implementation. He holds a diploma in accounting and certificates in financial, administrative and technical management. Christon has overseen six WHO grants for World Concern, four of which involved HIV/AIDS prevention.
World Concern is the relief and development arm of CRISTA in Seattle, whose board members include:
| Name | Title | Company | Board position |
| Fred Stabbert | Owner/President | Mission Match Partners, LLC | Chairman |
| Deborah Limb | Director | The Boeing Company | Vice Chair |
| Michael Eggers | Chief Financial Officer | Real Networks, Inc. | Treasurer |
| Stephen Grey | President | Stephen Grey & Associates | Secretary |
| Dr. Margaret Brand | Retired | Physician and Missionary | Member |
| Reg Branston | Retired | Kibble & Prentice Holding | Member |
| Joe Bundrant | Executive Vice President | Trident Seafoods Corporation | Member |
| Dale Cowles | Retired, President | Kibble & Prentice Holding | Member |
| Brad Decker | Owner | Decker Development & Construction | Member |
| David Ederer | Owner | Ederer Investments | Member |
| Jim Funfar | Retired | Microsoft | Member |
| Kevin Gabelein | Managing Director | Fluke Venture Partners, L.P. | Member |
| E. Kent Halvorsen | President/Owner | E. Kent Halvorson, Inc. | Member |
| Dr. Daniel Hayden | Retired | Physician | Member |
| Al Howell | Retired, Owner | Bank & Office Interiors | Member |
| Bob Lonac | President & CEO | CRISTA Ministries | Member |
| Dr. Leslie Parrott | Professor | Seattle Pacific University | Member |
| Phil Smart, Jr. | President | Phil Smart Mercedes-Benz | Member |
| Dr. Beverly Stoll | Owner | Agape Veterinary Specialty Center | Member |
| Roger Winter | Retired, Owner | Advanced Computer Products | Member |
All board members can be contacted at the following address:
CRISTA Ministries
19303 Fremont Ave. N. MS-60
Seattle, WA 98133
