CHILDREN OF THE NATIONS - Key Persons

AIAH FODAY-KHABENJE

Job Titles:

Country Director / Sierra Leone

Brandon Beard

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Board Member / USA

Brandon has been married to his beautiful Greek wife Irene since 1995. (Yes, it was a big fat Greek wedding.) Brandon and Irene have two children, Katriana and Nicholas.Brandon was born and raised in Indianola, Washington. He graduated from Azusa Pacific University in California, and has spent the last 24 years in full time ministry. Brandon spent the first 20 years of ministry at Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch, California, and Real Life Church in Valencia, California. A few years ago, he moved to Texas where he currently serves as Executive Pastor of Campus Ministry at Compass Christian Church in Colleyville, Texas. Brandon has served with Children of the Nations in the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Uganda. He has led more than 20 trips to COTN's ministry site in Northern Uganda. Brandon's long-time partnership with COTN and vast ministry experience make him an excellent addition to our board of directors.

Bruce Donoho

Job Titles:

Member of the Board
Board Member / USA
Owner and CEO of California

Bruce Donoho is the owner and CEO of California-based Bird-B-Gone, the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of commercial-grade bird-control products; and is the owner of JB Plastics, a custom injection molding and manufacturing company. He holds a business degree from Purdue University. An Orange County, California, resident, Bruce has been a committed advocate and supporter of COTN since he heard Founder Chris Clark speak at his church, Presbyterian Church of the Master, in 2008. In 2010, he took a trip to Sierra Leone and Liberia with Chris to see the ministry firsthand, and explore the possibility of expansion. Bruce has always had a heart for serving the children of Liberia. He spent part of his childhood there while his father, a civil engineer, built the Port of Buchanan and the railway to the Nimba Mountains.