The Mission Emanuel staff actually includes many Dominican teachers and administrators who are not pictured here. We are grateful for over 80 individuals who serve their community and this ministry every day. Pictured here are some of the men and women who work every day coordinating Mission Emanuel’s Ministries in the USA and Dominican Republic.
Leadership + US Staff
The staff listed below operate within the US but travel often to the DR.
Jim Sweeney
Holly Lewis
Nicole Braun
Lindsay Roberts
Olivia Allen
Kelly Hardee
Katie Rush
Cindy Sweeney
Frank McNair
Bob Heimall
Contact Information (US staff)
Mailing Address: Mission Emanuel, 1855 E Main St., Ste 14 #149, Spartanburg, SC 29307
Office phone number: 336-794-6871
Jim Sweeney, Executive Director, jim@missionemanuel.org
Holly Lewis, Director of Development, holly@missionemanuel.org
Nicole Braun, Director of Finance, nicole@missionemanuel.org
Olivia Allen, Director of Education Partnerships, olivia@missionemanuel.org
Lindsay Roberts, Director of Strategic Communications Lindsay.Roberts@missionemanuel.org
“Our home away from home”:
Dominican Fiesta Hotel Avenida Anacaona, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Phone: (809) 562.8222 Fax: (809) 482.8939
DR Staff
Carlos Cáceres
Alexander Reyes
Rubén Brito
Rosa Sierra
Dayana Checo
Lissette Capellan
Aura Rodriguez Sanchez
Michelle Matos
Daniel Guerrero
Johanna Taveras Baez
Vanessa Viloria
Dr. Sara Hidalgo
Estephanía Veriguete
Veronica Lorenzo Garcia
Brenda Fermin
Ronel Capellan
Raquel Silverio
Heidy Cáceres de Frias
Larisa Perdomo
Enercida "Ney" Reyes
Glendi Lora
Crisdelnice Santos
Luz Danny Santana
Bernardo Sierra
Lalo Mendoza
Angel David "Peinado" Féliz
Omar Capellan
Elizabeth Medina
Maria Almanzar
Mirian Rodriguez
Board of Directors
- Jeff Alexander (Orlando, FL) – Board Chair
- Jess Bailes (Orlando, FL)
- Lisa Britt (Winston-Salem, NC) – Prayer Committee Chair
- Sarah Budd (Winston-Salem, NC)
- Elliott Drake (Orlando, FL)
- Anna Harper (Dallas, TX) – Partnerships & Trips Committee Chair
- Rich Laski (Pasadena, CA) – Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair
- Nick Nielsen (Calypso, NC)
- Steve Rowell (Winston-Salem, NC)
- Lindsay Scott (McLean, VA)
- Dawn Sechrest (Winston-Salem, NC)
- Margaret Wray (Winston-Salem, NC) – Vice Chair/Sponsorship & Education Committee Chair
- Mike Zizmer (Orlando, FL) – Development Committee Chair
