Lindsey was a long time educator and administrator in the Port Clinton City School system in Port Clinton, Ohio. She began the award winning Champions for Children after school program. In 2000, Lindsey traveled to Ghana, West Africa to work as a volunteer teacher in a remote village. There, she founded the Bawaleshie Children’s Project, a non-profit to support education and health of village children. Later, she collaborated to create Accra Grammar School, a private school in Ghana which now enrolls more than 800 students. In 2006, Lindsey moved to the Dominican Republic where she first worked informally in the aide sector. Eventually, she founded Strength for the Journey, a non-profit in the Dominican Republic and opened the Sosua Community Learning Center. In 2015, Lindsey opened the Jamao al Norte learning center and in 2016, the US non-profit Strength for the Journey, DR. Inc. was legally formed.

Kami graduated from Bowling Green State University with a degree in respiratory therapy and was a therapist in a small, rural hospital, but her passion for children and families, though, led her in a different direction. She has settled into a career in social work where she both assists families in crisis and helps children placed for adoption to find forever families. Kami resides in Port Clinton, Ohio, with her four kids, Courtney, Colby, Chance, and Christen, and their cockapoo, Beckett.

Paula Adkins currently serves at the Port Clinton City Schools "Til Next Time" (TNT) Mentoring Program Director. Paula is also President of the Port Clinton Academic Boosters, an organization that provides scholarships to high school seniors. She and her husband, Pat, have two daughters, Sydney and Kennedy. Paula is a member of Immaculate Conception Church and is also a Girl Scout troop leader. In her spare time, she enjoys baking, reading, spending time with her family and playing with her two dogs, Beezus and Millie.

Cheryl Witker Kocher was born in Toledo, Ohio. She received two degrees from Ohio State University in Dental Hygiene and Bachelor of Science degree in Education. After 40 years of part time practicing dental hygiene in Toledo, Indiana and Port Clinton she has since retired. Currently, Cheryl is active in P.E.O., a philanthropic educational organization. She loves boating, bridge and grandchildren. Cheryl resides on Catawba Island with husband who is still practicing law.

Connie has been in the education field for over 25 years. She is currently the Principal Immaculate Conception School in Port Clinton, Ohio. Connie has two children both whom she is very proud and is married to the love of her life for 50 plus years. She has one grandson and two step grandchildren. Making a difference in the lives of children is her passion. Helping those less fortunate is also important to Connie. In her spare time, Connie enjoys reading, listening to music, cooking, and family.

Beth is a mom, wife, beekeeper, and City Councilman. She is quick to “say yes.” Introduced to Strength for the Journey by her late mother and board member, Chris Galvin, Beth believes in the mission that “together we can break down the barriers and create capabilities for the impoverished providing a safe environment to learn, grow, belong and change their life’s course.” Beth is excited to continue her mother’s work and to bring her own talents to the Board