Some Team Members
Our Founders
Devxchange International Programs was founded by Tom and Beth Fellows, following 30 years of experience in international humanitarian work. Increasing inquiries by friends and family as to how they could become more involved in humanitarian work spawned the idea for creating a charity that would “help people help people”. The Fellows noted more and more people wanted to volunteer their time and expertise, and have a direct relationship with overseas partners who were on the front line of helping people in need.
In 2006, a competent group of individuals joined with them to form a Board and start the registration process. Beth and Tom are now retired and live in Belize, but continue to work with local development groups in Belize and check on Devxchange projects around the world.
Our Leadership Team
Devxchange International Programs is proud to have a leadership team with varied expertise in business, finance, education and international development.
Our Project Leaders
Project leaders, also referred to as “Lead Members”, are the heart and soul of Devxchange International.
Project leaders are volunteers who act as the liaison between Devxchange International and the implementing partners, who are responsible for the project activities in their respective countries. As a lead member, they are responsible for all aspects of their project and in turn, act as an administrative arm of Devxchange International, reducing overhead and ensuring that more funds are directed to projects.
Our Support Staff
The support staff of Devxchange International is made up of part time employees and volunteers. Driven by their dedication and enthusiasm, our staff keeps the organizational gears turning and supports our lead members with all the policies and procedures for effectively managing their overseas project.
Sue is the most wonderful book keeping volunteer we could ask for. Her attention to detail and real world experience leading humanitarian projects is a huge asset to our team. Her most gracious personality also puts a smile on the face of anyone she talks to. We appreciate her so much!
Ken is a super volunteer! Ken has provided us with his incredible photography and videography skills here in Canada at our Annual General Meetings and around the world!- Like the Dominican Republic and Ethiopia! Ken has gone the extra mile (literally) to capture success stories for us to share with caring Canadians.
Queen has diligently worked to find and secure grants for various projects of Devxchange. Thanks to her, many projects have been able to get the funding they need to do incredible things. Queen is a hard worker and so appreciated by her team!
Rachel has been an incredible help to our team, providing web design, graphic design skills and more! From our online interactive Annual Reports she developed to our big marketing print at events, Rachel has blessed us with her creative skills everywhere and we are so thankful!
Ida Tsui is friendly, cheerful and incredibly organized in her work with us. Ida will make you feel comfortable and excited for your upcoming trip with us! Interested in visiting one of our projects or another volunteer opportunity around the world? Check out our trips site and talk to the lovely Ida! www.trips.devxchange.org
Patricia is a long time volunteer who has dedicated her time to ensuring our online fundraising progress is recorded and shared across our website campaign pages! Patricia is a lovely human, a pleasure always, and so important to our day to day operations!!
Maya Dinguana is an extraordinary live chat volunteer! Maya establishes meaningful connections with website visitors, providing valuable guidance and support. She is a true asset to our team and appreciated by everyone she assists.
Urvi came to Devxchange through Capilano University in Vancouver. Thanks to Urvi deciding to do her practicum with us, we have been so lucky to have her! Urvi is researching and writing multiple grants for Devxchange and helping us reach more potential funding sources than we ever could in the past. Urvi wants to work in finance when she is finished her schooling and we believe she will be a wonderful asset wherever she finds herself.
Kaido has blessed our organization with his incredible knowledge of Google Adwords and SEO. Since Kaido has come on, its undeniable that our website has been exploding with traffic and we can't thank him enough. Thanks to Kaido we are reaching a wider audience and we are so excited to see where this takes us! Thanks Kaido!
Available to volunteer?
We are always looking for volunteers to assist our project leaders or support our organization.