Our Board of Directors
BOB BANCROFT FOUNDER/CEO Bob is a New England native and graduate of Genesis Discipleship Training Center of Santa Rosa, CA and has been serving the disenfranchised and 1%'ers of the youth culture for over 25 yrs. with his wife, Holly. Bob has worked for Trinity EMS Inc. as an EMT, Operations Manager, and Educator for 22 years. Bob started traveling to Haiti in 2005 with Bridge Builders to Haiti(aka Love In Motion) under the mentorship of founder Russ Bryant and in 2015 felt a passionate calling to start Lavi Project Inc. |
GARY LEMAY SECRETARY Gary is a project manager for a large DoD engineering and manufacturing company based in New Hampshire. He has many years of experience in board leadership and development. Gary is also a mentor/volunteer for CareNet of Nashua focusing on mentoring young men in family planning and responsible life decisions. |
RICHARD CARRILLO "RC" VICE PRESIDENT RC is a California native and graduate of Genesis Discipleship Training Center of Santa Rosa CA and has been serving the people of Sonoma County for over 25 yrs as a Pastor, worship leader and community advocate. He is now using those talents as a GC Manager for a very reputable and philanthropic building contractor. |
SUSAN LAVALLEE EXECUTIVE BOARD Susan is now a Professor of Nursing at Middlesex Community College after a prestigious Emergency nursing career of 27 years, culminating in the position of Director of Emergency Services. Recipient of the 2013 Lowell Distinguished Citizens Award, Yankee Clipper Council, B.S.A. |
CHRISTOPHER LOCAPO "CHRIS" EXECUTIVE BOARD Chris is a full-time EMT and FTO for Lawrence General Hospital in the City of Lawrence, MA and a former business owner/partner for a successful hospitality business. Chris has traveled to Haiti three times in the past six years and has been instrumental in the procurement of relief supplies and other ground level work in Haiti. |
SIMEON DAMAS EXECUTIVE BOARD Simeon was born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Simeon Damas grew up in a family of eleven; four brothers and six sisters, he is the second youngest. Simeon is a graduate of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and was called as the Pastor of First Baptist Church of Tewksbury in May of 2013 |
DEBRA GROSSMAN EXECUTIVE BOARD Debra Grossman is a partner in the firm of Kurland & Grossman, PC in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Attorney Grossman has been recognized by the Lowell Sun as one of the Outstanding Women of Our Region for 2015 and in 2016 she received the Greater Lowell Bar Association, Normand D’Amour Award as Attorney of the Year. |
JAMES KNITTEL Treasurer |
HOLLY BANCROFT
EXECUTIVE Administrator
Holly is a graduate of Fitchburg University with a B.S. in Business Management. Holly has been traveling to Haiti since 2010 as a team member and now co-team leader for Love In Motion, a faith based missions team out of Jaffrey, NH. Holly is a consummate administrator, mother of four, and wife of a consummate visionary (not an easy role).