SONYA FULTZ – President
Sonya is a nonprofit leader in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving as the CEO of an organization that partners with more than 250 employers across the region to provide career and life skills mentorship to more than 12,000 youth from underserved communities to ensure they reach their full potential. Sonya served on the board of ALDEA from 2008-2023 and was President of the board of directors for 4 years. As an adoptive parent of her son from Guatemala, she has committed to positively impacting the lives of rural Guatemalans for more than 20 years and looks forward to continuing in that work as the current president of the board of directors.
WAYNE GILBERT – Vice-President
Wayne Gilbert practiced law from 1979 until his retirement at the end of 2024. His practice focused on estate planning, trust, and probate law. Wayne first traveled to Guatemala in 2008 to study Spanish and has returned many times since. Wayne served on the ALDEA board from June 2014 until August 2024 and rejoined the board in July 2025. Wayne began leading ALDEA Guatemala tours in 2016 and has led 10 tours so far. Wayne joined ABPD’s general assembly in 2019 and has served on ABPD’s board since 2022.
PAMELA WINTHROP – Secretary
Pamela E. Winthrop is a nonprofit fundraiser with 29 years experience working in independent schools in the United States and Denmark. Pam’s expertise includes individual and corporate giving, nonprofit governance, events, and communications. She currently serves as the Chief Advancement Officer at St. Anne’s-Belfield School in Charlottesville, VA. Her love for Guatemala was sparked by the adoption of her Guatemalan-born son, and she has been an active volunteer for organizations working in rural Guatemala ever since.
CARY HILL, M.D. – Treasurer
Cary worked for 37 years as an obstetrician/gynecologist at the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. He is now retired, but while working also held numerus administrative positions. He was on the Sutter Health Bay Area Board of Directors and was the President of Capstone Insurance LLC, a medical malpractice insurance company. He has also served on the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group Board of Directors, started a high-risk pregnancy department, and coordinated the incorporation of infertility and gynecological oncology into the group. He has also been on the Board of Directors of ALDEA starting in 2018.
PAUL CHAN, M.D.
Paul is a Professor of Medicine at University of Missouri-Kansas City and Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute. He is a general cardiologist with a research focus on cardiac arrest, care disparities, and quality of care. Paul has been involved with ALDEA since 1990, when he spent the summer in Chimaltenango studying the effects of the Guatemalan civil war on children. He previously served as Treasurer and President of the Board between 2002-2006 and has been involved with several international health and development organizations. Paul now returns to the board at ALDEA to support its work on rural health and development in the Guatemalan highlands.
LAURIE LOFTON
Laurie is a Software Developer/Data Analyst with Gainwell Technologies. She has worked with Medicaid for 29 years and currently, Gainwell is the Single Pharmacy Benefit Manager for the Ohio Department of Medicaid. As a Guatemalan adoptive mother, she developed a passion for Guatemala. An ALDEA Guatemala tour in 2016 and learning the mission of ALDEA gave her the perfect avenue to give back to a country and the people she loves dearly.
JANNA NARKE
Janna works in financial services, living and working in New York City. Born in Guatemala, she has strong roots & devotion to this organization and the indigenous people it serves. Her Maya Indian mother and American father met in Chimaltenango while working for our founder, providing her with a unique devotion to ALDEA’s work. Janna brings with her a lifetime of philanthropic experiences and 5 years of board knowledge from her time at Hudson County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) which serves the most vulnerable in the foster care system.
MARTIN RIST
Martin served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Venezuela in 1968-70 . In 1975 he directed an academic program for the Experiment in International Living at the Behrhorst Clinic in Chimaltenango, Guatemala . Since 1975 he his wife Bonnie Brunet have been supporters of the program started by Carroll Behrhorst. They have been residential and commercial real estate developers for over 45 years. Martin has a B.A. from UC Davis in Economics (1968) and an M.A. from UCLA in Latin American Studies (1973).
BRIAN LEO TREACY
Brian is an executive manager with several decades leading international development and rule of law programs in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa. A lawyer by training, Brian has a proven record in justice system reform, public security, challenges facing indigenous populations, and civil society strengthening. He has worked effectively in high-risk environments such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Haiti, and in post-conflict Guatemala, with several United Nations Organizations as well as with USAID financed projects. Brian was a friend of Doctor Carroll Behrhorst who he met in 1983 and has continually endeavored to apply Doc’s visionary approach to development through local empowerment.
