Board of Directors
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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 the youth culture for over 25 years 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 in 2015, and then felt a passionate calling to start Lavi Project, Inc. |
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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 team co-leader for Love In Motion, a faith-based missions team out of Jaffrey, NH. Holly is the ultimate administrator, mother of four, and wife of an ambitious visionary (not an easy role!). |
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RICHARD "RC" CARRILLO 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. |
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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. |
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DEBRA GROSSMAN Executive Board
Debra 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. |
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JOHN JEANSON Treasurer
John is a Certified Public Accountant in the states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire with ‘big four’ public accounting and private industry experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Master of Science Degree in Accounting, both from the University of New Hampshire. John is passionate about using his skills and expertise to help empower underprivileged communities. |
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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. |
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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. |
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CHRISTOPHER LOCAPO 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. |
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JEAN-LUC "JL" NOEL Executive Board
JL is a practicing physician in the greater Lawrence area of Massachusetts. A Haitian native, he graduated medecine from the State University of Haiti in 2002. He started his career providing care to the underserved in Port-au-Prince and later moved to the United States to increase his skill level. To him, giving to the people of Haiti is very personal. |
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MARTY SHAUGHNESSY Executive Board
Marty is currently an Art Director for Informa, a global business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events group. He has over 25 years of experience in design and marketing, and brings that expertise and knowledge of branding and visual communication to the Lavi Project. |
