Our Team
At NPH, we lead by example—by the example of our founder Fr. William Wasson, by the leaders who knew him personally and worked alongside him, and by those who continue to be inspired by his legacy of service and love. The management team is made up of former volunteers—people who discovered NPH at a young age and were forever changed by the experience. Hermanos mayores comprise nearly half of the leadership team. These accomplished women and men are graduates of the NPH philosophy. They serve as roles models to the thousands of children we care for each day. They inspire boys and girls to dream big, to believe in themselves, and dare greatly.
Management Team

Miguel Venegas
Executive Director
Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos International (NPHI)
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Ivan Parra
Director of Fundraising Development
NPHI
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Nicholas Rogers
Director of Communications
NPHI
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Edwin Vallecillo, MD
Chief Operating Officer
NPHI

Patricia Rueda
National Director
NPH Bolivia

Kieran Rigney
National Director
NPH Dominican Republic
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Dora Serrano
National Director
NPH El Salvador
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Orlando Ramos
National Director
NPH Guatemala
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Pascale Gassant, MD
National Director
St. Damien Pediatric Hospital/NPH Haiti
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Kenson Kaas
National Director of Childcare
Nos Petits Frères et Sœurs (NPFS) / NPH Haiti

Marlon Velásquez
National Director
NPH Honduras
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Rafael “Rafa” Bermudez
National Director
NPH Mexico
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Jader Rayo
National Director
NPH Nicaragua

Rafael Arce
National Director
NPH Peru
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Board of Directors
NPH is overseen by a volunteer board of directors who govern the umbrella organization, Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos y Hermanas International (NPHHI). These directors have diverse professional backgrounds and expertise, but each one brings a passion for the work and mission of NPH in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Michelangelo Cambiaso Erizzo
Chair
NPHI
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Reinhart Koehler
President
NPHI
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Lee Huntsman
Vice-Chair
NPHI
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Katherine Harig
Treasurer
NPHI
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Kelly McNamara Corley
Secretary
NPHI

Bep van Sloten
Director
NPHI
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Pasquale "Pat" DeBlasio
Director
NPHI
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Jean François Seïde
Director
NPHI
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Germán Torres
Director
NPHI

Xavier Adsará
Director
NPHI
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Esther Kemme
General Assembly Chair
NPHI
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John Deinhart
Director
NPHI