SOLAR OVEN PARTNERS - Key Persons


Adam Burnison

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Ariana Armapatzis

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Dave Silbernagel

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Emily Warns

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Erasme Figaro

Job Titles:
  • SOP Director and Pastor, Iglesia Evangelica Dominicana ( Evangelical Church of the Dominican Republic ), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Gene Bethke

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Gloria Borgman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Jay Niedert

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Jess Pikul

Job Titles:
  • Office Assistant

Karen Workman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board

Marj (Marjorie) Evans

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
Marj was named director of Solar Oven Partners in 2017. Fluent in Spanish, she holds a BA in Spanish and Ibero-American Studies and a Masters in Divinity. She previously served as a certified Spanish interpreter for the Minnesota Judicial Branch, assisted immigrants transitioning into Minnesota, and is a trainer with the Kaleidoscope Institute, an ecumenical institute that trains clergy and church members in building knowledge and skills to effectively minister across cultural differences. Marj's husband, Lalo, hails from the Dominican Republic. Marj started and operated an English-language school when the couple lived there for close to two years.

Rev. Phil Lint

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Advisory Board
  • Board President, Montrose, SD