The
following people are currently serving on the board of Pura Vida:
Les
Bonde
The
construction specialist for Pura Vida,
Les is an engineer and the former Science
Support Director for Raytheon
Polar Services,as well as a former
VP of Engineering Services at EG&G.
Gene
Branch
An
engineer turned patent attorney, currently
with Townsend
and Townsend and Crew, Gene and
his wife Dawn are frequent attendees
on Pura Vida-sponsored work trips to
Lemoa, Guatemala and are avid fundraisers
for the John Wesley School in Santa
Cruz del Quiché.
Mark
Ely Executive
Director
The
founder of Pura Vida Ministries, Mark
travels to Guatemala throughout the
year to administer programs and lead
work trips. He also provides occasional
IT consulting to nonprofit organizations
such as Compassion
International and Renovaré.
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Richard
N. Ely
Former
Executive Director of Ruritan
National, a national civic organization
based in Dublin, Virginia. Also on the
Community Relationships Committee of
the Boy Scouts of America and a partner
in the Freedoms
Foundation.
Linda
Marshall
Minister
of Congregational Care at Trinity
UMC in Denver, Colorado.
Nickie
Rounds
CPA
active with the Denver non-profit community.
Lyle
SmithGraybeal
Projects
Director for Renovaré,
a parachurch organization dedicated
to renewing the Church.
Isaak