CO-FOUNDER

Give Hope Co-Founder and Chairman Roger Braswell is also Founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Compact Power Equipment Inc. His heart for orphaned children was ignited by his initial visit to the Cambry Children’s Village in January of 2012. Since then he has been to Haiti many times and is determined to improve the odds of living a joyful life for the young people who God places in his path.

CO-FOUNDER

Angela Braswell Quinn is Co-Founder of Give Hope Global and Founder of Shop Hope Global. She graduated with a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of South Carolina. Angela first traveled to Haiti as a journalist after the earthquake in 2010 and that trip changed her life forever. She has lead numerous teams to Haiti and Ghana and serves as Director for Give Hope. Her hope is to see the children we support grow up to serve Christ and to impact positive change in Haiti. Angela has 4 children who have all traveled to Haiti with her.

CO-MEDICAL DIRECTORS

Dr. Ferdinands and Dr. Flannery both earned medical degrees from New York Medical College. Dr Ferdinands  finished her residency in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, while Dr Flannery completed a combined pediatric and internal medicine residency at Cincinatti Children’s Hospital and the University of Cincinnati. They have been in practice at  Huntersville Pediatrics and Internal Medicine since moving to North Carolina in 1997. They are the proud parents of 4 children. After serving on multiple medical missions to Haiti and Ghana, they are thrilled to now be the co-medical directors of Give Hope Global.

ADMINISTRATOR

EDUCATION ADVISOR/ SPONSORSHIP COORDINATOR

Lynsey graduated with a Masters’s Degree in special education from Western Carolina University.  She took her first trip to Haiti in 2017 with Give Hope and immediately fell in love.  She knew she wanted to be involved with education in Haiti.  She has returned many times and conducted professional development for teachers in the southwest region of Haiti.  She also has a decade of education experience in North Carolina.  Lynsey joined the advisory board as the education advisor in 2021.  In addition, she also serves on staff at Give Hope as our sponsorship coordinator focusing on students, connections, and education.  She resides in Denver, North Carolina with two daughters Paisley and Cambry.