U.S. Board of Directors

Richard Lynch -- Chair

Richard Lynch serves on the Kenyan Schools of Hope. He and his wife Marilyn also serve as Co-leaders for Trinity Ablaze in Kenya that is dedicated to mission work in Kenya to restore physical and spiritual vision through eye care. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Petroleum Engineering and is a global Executive for Hess Corporation. Richard also serves on the Board of Trustees for The Council on Recovery, Board of Directors for The IADC Well Control Institute and the University of Wyoming Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Industry Advisory Board. Richard and Marilyn have two adult married children, Lauren (New York City) and Ben (Houston). They enjoy travel, spicy foods and fitness. 


Pamela Rice -- Vice Chair

Pamela Rice joined the KSOH board in February 2022, although she has been praying for and enthusiastically watching God work through the ministry of Osiligi Center since its inception. Kenya has a special place in Pamela's heart. In 2001 and 2002, Pamela served the Samburu and Rendille people in northern Kenya for a little over a year. During that time, she worked in women's ministry and on various development projects, such as the digging of wells and managing a microgrant program to help small groups of women start businesses. The following year, she returned to East Africa to work on a training program for women leaders in the church in East Africa as part of her master's degree in Christian Outreach from Concordia University, St. Paul. Currently, Pamela works for the National Park Service and lives in southern Colorado with her husband, Kevin. She was blessed to help raise two stepdaughters and considers herself their biggest cheerleader as they establish their own careers.


Jeanne Carmichael -- Treasurer

Jeanne Carmichael serves as the Treasurer of Kenyan Schools of Hope. Her responsibilities include day to day accounting of the non-profit organization, preparing contribution statements for donors, overseeing the preparation of annual tax return documents, and facilitating the transfer of grant funds to Kenya. Jeanne is a graduate of the University of Houston with a BBA in Management. Her business background is in the area of oilfield equipment manufacturing and commercial real estate development. She has three children. The concept of Ewuaso Osiligi School began as a tribute to her late husband, Alan Carmichael, and has blossomed into so much more than anyone (besides God) anticipated.


Luis Sanabria -- Secretary

Luis Sanabria serves as the Secretary of Kenyan Schools of Hope.  He is a civil engineer, husband and father of two. He has always tried to follow God's direction, no matter how scary it can seem to him, and God has always led Luis the way. Luis has been seeking to serve and the Lord answered by sending him a phone call and email with this wonderful opportunity. Luis followed His direction and joined the Kenyan Schools of Hope Board. Luis has a daughter, and he sees her in these girls. He would like to give the Kenyan girls the best opportunity to be safe and taken care of. His wife and Luis are from Fort Worth, Texas and moved to the Houston area after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. They have been calling Houston their home for 9 years.


Kelly Borchelt

Kelly Borchelt was thrilled one day in late January 2022 to receive a call from Jeanne Carmichael asking if she was interested in pursuing a seat on the KSOH Board. (Kelly and Jeanne had worked together on several projects at their church.) Without hesitation Kelly said, "Count me in!" Kelly and her husband, Mike, have three grown sons and three "adopted" daughters-in-law.  She is a retired CPA and has 40 years of accounting, finance, and systems experience which she strives to use to the Glory of God. Kelly is looking forward to her first trip to Kenya!


Bill Brunkhorst

Bill Brunkhorst was honored to join the KSOH Board of Directors in January 2023. He is a retired Petroleum Engineer who was employed by Chevron Corp for 38 years, both domestically and internationally. As a result of working in Angola for four years, and through many years of business travel in Africa, Bill developed a great appreciation and heart for the people of Africa. One of his primary goals in retirement was to be more actively involved in caring for the needs of God’s people. He has been privileged to do this through involvement in Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, and by participation in several Trinity Ablaze eye care and gospel sharing mission trips. He visited the Ewuaso Osiligi campus in 2018 to review construction progress. Bill and Martha have been blessed with two children and two grandchildren. They are active members in their church and call Chesterfield, Missouri home.


Rosemary Freeman

Rosemary Freeman joined the KSOH Board in 2021. God had laid it on her heart to seek out and serve children in need, and He confirmed it with the opportunity to serve at the Kenyan Schools of Hope. Rosemary is a graduate of the Colorado School of Mines with an MSc in Engineering and Technology Management. She also has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She is a strategy, planning, and business improvement professional in the oil and gas industry and helps drive operational efficiency and improved business performance. Rosemary and her husband, Baba, are originally from Nigeria and have called the United States home for the last 17 years. They both enjoy serving others and seeing lives transformed by the power of the gospel. Rosemary and Baba have been married 15 years and are blessed with two children.


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Marilyn Lynch

Marilyn Lynch was a prior board member on Kenyan Schools of Hope and took a short break but now happy to return and serve on this board. She is co-leader with her husband, Richard Lynch, for Trinity Ablaze in Kenya, a mission that works with and for the Kenyan people to restore both spiritual and physical vision through eye care. She graduated from Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado, with a Business Administration Degree. Marilyn and Richard have two married children, Lauren and her husband Alex; and Benjamin and his wife Judit. They are blessed with one grandchild, Magnolia. Marilyn enjoys bible study, exercise, baseball and being with friends and family.


Rev. Dr. Richard Carl Noack

“Pastor Rich” is a retired Lutheran minister. He graduated from Concordia Senior College, Ft. Wayne IN (B.A. in Philosophy and Psychology), from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis MO (Master of Divinity), and from Drew University, Madison NJ (Doctor of Ministry). He served as Pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Cedar Park TX; Grace Lutheran Church, St. Petersburg FL; and Trinity Klein Lutheran Church and School, Spring TX (1993-2014). In 2016 he was Interim Pastor of Faith Lutheran Church, Juneau Alaska. Additional service: Board of Directors, Lutheran High School Association; Board of Parish Services of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod; Klein ISD Advisory Committee; Board of Regents, Concordia University Texas; and Mentor Pastor, Parish Leadership Institute. He enjoys travel, Wendish genealogical research, German translation projects, and reading through Luther’s Works. Pastor Rich and his wife Paula served with a short-term Vision Outreach Team in Narok, Kenya. They are blessed with four adult children and seven grandchildren.


Gloria Sauck

Gloria Sauck started serving on the Board of Directors for KSOH in February 2022. Sent out from World Mission Prayer League, she previously served from 1992 to 2010 the Samburu and Rendille peoples in Kenya as a missionary nurse running two dispensaries with mobile health care outreaches, with a specialty in ophthalmological nursing, and as an ethnomusicologist encouraging the use of indigenous music in health care teaching. In 2011 she began a new position as coordinator of the ELCK Central Diocese Health Department, covering 85% of Kenya. This included supervising 3 dispensaries from afar, writing policy and procedure manuals, starting a new dispensary at Springs of Life Lutheran Church in Kibera, and working there part-time as the only nurse.  At the Kenya coast, in the Digo peoples area, she helped to get a new dispensary started at Wema at an ELCK orphanage in 2015. She assisted two initial consultations to get the new Samburu liturgy/hymnbook project started. She has assisted visiting USA medical, eye, and dental teams in supplies procurement, logistics, evangelism, and as team member serving in various capacities. Since 2015 Gloria has served in Kenya under Vision and Mission for Kenyan Society bringing the gospel and eye or general health care to many thousands of Kenyans in many different counties of Kenya. She moved to the USA in December 2021, for semi-retirement.


Sharon Stuhlreyer

Sharon Stuhlreyer was blessed to be asked to join the board by fellow board member and sister, Jeanne Carmichael. Sharon serves on the education outreach committee and also helps with the newsletter. She was thrilled to serve in Kenya on the Trinity Ablaze in Kenya mission trip in 2023. It was an incredible experience. Sharon looks forward to serving in Kenya again in the future. Sharon has been a high school teacher for 29 years. She serves as the Social Studies department chair and is faculty sponsor of the Key Club, a service organization and the largest club on campus. Sharon has a Bachelor's degree in Geography and Planning and a Master's degree in Educational Administration. 


Flora Tacquard

Flora Tacquard is the Coordinator for Rescued Girls of Ewaso Osiligi Center, concentrating on connecting American sponsors with the rescued girls and coordinating information and correspondence between them. With a BA degree from the University of Houston in Sociology, Flora has been active in volunteer work with professional organizations focused on helping vulnerable children. Following several years of helping to lead mission trips to Kenya, she recognized God was preparing her for the establishment of Kenyan Schools of Hope. Flora and Ray have been blessed with three children,  eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.


Ray Tacquard -- Emeritus Board Member

Ray Tacquard served as the Chairman of Kenyan Schools of Hope from its inception in 2016 through 2022. He graduated with a degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Texas. Ray designed and built refrigeration and gas compression systems for the oil, gas, petrochemical and food processing industries before devoting his time to leading mission trips and following God’s opportunity for opening Kenyan Schools of Hope. Ray and Flora have been blessed with three children, eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.


Karen Frerking -- Emeritus Board Member

Karen Frerking, a retired teacher who went to Kenya to work in short-term vision clinics, came home with an enlightened view of God's plans for her. When God got serious and shared His plans for Kenyan Schools of Hope, she knew this was right. She continues to seek to follow His lead. Karen served as a founding member of the board.