The Hope Children's Fund Team Bios

Joseph Kirima Rwito - Co President
St. Marks Teacher's College, Embu, Kenya,1988
Headmaster, Mwithumwiru Primary School
Education Secretary, East African Pentecostal Church
Chairman, Meru Branch, Kenya National Teacher's Union

Larry Hohler - C0 President
B.S. in Ed., The Ohio State University, 1966
M.A.L.S. State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1971
Campus Chapter Coordinator, Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk

Tom Carey
Manhattan College, BS in Astronomy, 1963-1965
Peace Corps Volunteer, Colombia, 1965
Fordham University, M.S. in Science Education, 1973
Half Hollow Hills High School Chapter Advisor, Amnesty International, 1995

Stan Friedland
PHD from Columbia University; retired educator with 56 years of classroom and administration experience.
Writer on education issues and member of the Long Island Service Learning Network.

Dale Hohler
B.S.B.A., The Ohio State University, 1970
M.B.A., Bowling Green State University, 1974
President, D.A. Hohler and Associates

Yvette Hohler
B.A., Western College for Women, 1964
M.A. in French, Middleberry College, 1968
Trustee, Western College Alumnae Association
Attendance Chair and Editor of the E-bulletin, Port Jefferson Rotary

Ed Hyshiver
B. A. Brooklyn College, 1973
M.P.A., Long Island University, 1986
Community Public Health Educator, Suffolk County, NY, 1978 -2007
County Emergency Response Team, Suffolk County, NY

Tiffany Mann
B.F.A, Alaska Pacific University, 2006

Douglas McDonaugh
B.S. in Education, Dowling College, 1981
MBA, Dowling College, 1989
Retired educator, Board of Cooperative Education Services, Eastern Long Island District; Secretary, Long Island Service Learning Network

Kevin Mann
B.A. in History, State University of New York at Stony Brook
M.A.L.S., State University of New York at Stony Brook
Coordinator, Long Island Regional Service Learning Network

Professor Mutumo Mugambi - Click here to download full resume
M.D., Makerere university, 1969
Phd, University of London, 1971
Diploma in Cardiology, University of Rome, 1978
Vice Chancellor, Kenya Methodist University, 1996 - to date

Mwangi Njagi
BA in Communication Southern Oregon University, 2001
Working on doctoral degree, State University of New York, Stony Brook,
2003-present.

Levy Solomon
B.A. in Spanish with NYS Teaching Certification, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Coordinator, Miracles in Long Island

Cathleen Wasserman
B.S. in Marketing Communications, Columbia College in Chicago
Vice President of Marketing, UTStarcom Personal Communications
Vice President of Marketing, Audiovox Communications Corp.

Gary Westerfield
B.S. in Ed., State University of New York at Brockport, 1967
M.S. in Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1975
President, Long Island Track and Field
President, Walk USA

Aida Zavala
International Warranty Administrator
UT StarCom
Hauppauge, NY