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Board of Directors
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. [ read profile ]  

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.  

  

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