Our Board of Directors

Founder and President of Remember Nhu, 2005 to current. Married to Laurie for over 30 years. Bachelors degree in Business Management from Malone University and Master of Arts degree in Religion from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.  Doctorate of Ministry in Global Leadership from Alliance Theological Seminary. Former insurance agency Owner and President. Carl & Laurie are members of Grace Church in Middleberg Heights, Ohio.

From Seattle, Washington, Debbie has served as a missionary in Thailand under the Christian and Missionary Alliance since 1981. Most recently she is involved with the Center for Leadership Development which trains local pastors in how to raise up lay leaders to help them in ministry. Debbie also serves as the official Secretary for the Board of Directors.

Todd has been married to his wife Wendy for 17 years. He is a member of Emergence Church in Totowa, NJ and also attends Living Waters C&MA church in Parsippany, NJ. Todd is an attorney in private practice with Frier Levitt, LLC. Todd was formerly Senior Vice President and General Counsel at St. Joseph’s Health for 7.5 years and, prior to being in-house, spent over 31 years as a health care attorney in private practice. Todd holds a Bachelors degree from Emory University, Atlanta GA and a Juris Doctor degree from Saint Louis University. He has three adult children.

Carmen and her husband Jose have been married over 30 years and have 2 adult children. They live in Portland, Oregon where she works with middle school students at a local charter school. She and her husband both served with the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association for over 10 years. Carmen currently serves in children’s ministry at 26 West Church where her husband is lead pastor.

John is currently serving as Executive Vice President of Operations for Remember Nhu. He has been married to Pam for over 50 years and together they served as missionaries to the people of Cambodia for 7 years before recently returning to the states. Prior to Remember Nhu, John retired from staff ministry as the administrative pastor and missions pastor for 17 years at Horizon Community Church in Tualatin, Oregon. Prior to his service at Horizon, John held middle and upper management positions in the trucking industry for 25 years.

Ian serves as Vice President and has managed Remember Nhu’s Communications & Marketing for over 8 years. Bachelors degree in Marketing from Oregon State University, MABTS from Western Seminary. With over 18 years of nonprofit leadership experience at organizations serving youth, Ian was previously a pastor at two churches in Oregon—with roles including teaching pastor, associate pastor, college pastor, youth and communications director. Ian is also an award-winning commercial photographer and writer. Ian and his wife, Sarah, currently reside in the Portland, OR area with their two children.

Saleena serves as Treasurer. Wife to Bryan, they reside in Morgantown, West Virginia with their 2 children. Bachelors Degrees in Accounting and Finance. Prior to Remember Nhu, Saleena worked in public tax accounting for 10 years.

Sandy calls herself a “Native of the South” and has enjoyed living in South Carolina for the past 22 years. Sandy has served in children’s ministry for over 40 years and is passionate about the spiritual development of children. She has been the Director of Spiritual Development for the children of Remember Nhu since 2016, and her current projects include leading New Life Camps that connect churches with their sponsor homes, and creating discipleship materials for house parents.

Bachelors degree from University of Maryland in Education and graduate work at Loyola University and Regent College. Co-founder of a commercial real estate company in Silicon Valley with further experience in education, medical sales, and an international document management & business process company. Active in community and mentoring roles at Tomoka Christian Church in Ormond Beach, Florida.