MOCP Board

Chris Cichanowicz

Chris Cichanowicz lives in Mansfield, Ohio. After being happily married for over 49 years, the love of Chris’s life, Stan, died of cancer. Chris is a retired high school English teacher. Traveling to Malawi on a mission trip in 2018 topped off her love of travel and deepened her love of helping youth of all ages. Her two wonderful daughters, their caring husbands, and four grandchildren brighten her days with their love and laughter.

Ken Ekegren serves as President of Malawi Orphan Care Project. He is a Professor Emeritus from North Central State College in Mansfield, Ohio. He spent 25 years in manufacturing, both in engineering and management, and is now retired after teaching engineering technology for 24 years. His engineering students worked on projects as diverse as designing adaptive equipment for handicapped individuals to converting standard vehicles to pure electric power. His students also helped design, build and test solar cookers, rocket stoves and outdoor kitchen stoves for villagers in Malawi. In 2019, he took four engineering students on a grant funded trip to Malawi, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to improve cookstove design and manufacturing techniques.

Jan Fisher is Treasurer for MOCP and is a longtime member of First English Lutheran Church in Mansfield, OH. She has two children and two grandchildren. She has been to Malawi and the people there stole her heart! Jan is a busy retiree serving as Team Leader for Women of First English Lutheran Church, council representative for Evangelism, volunteer editor for the monthly church newsletter “The Visitor” , member of the praise team, among other things. Jan loves to knit prayer shawls and is presently heading up a project where ladies are knitting and crocheting prayer patches. Feeding and educating the precious people at the orphan project is a top priority for Jan!

Joy Jones

Joy Jones is a founding member and serves as vice-president of Malawi Orphan Care Project. She lives in St. Joseph, Illinois with her husband, Andy, and they have two adult children. She is a graduate of Calvin College and earned her Masters Degree in Nonprofit Administration from John Carroll University. She is Program Director at Family Service of Champaign County in Champaign, IL. She has been to Malawi several times and enjoys working in partnership with the people of Kanyenyeva. She is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and adheres to their ethical principles and standards.

Shelly Ree

Shelly Ree is thrilled to serve on the MOCP board as someone who has traveled a few times with a MOCP team since 2022. The children and their caregivers at Kanyenyeva are an inspiration to her and she wants to share the mission and goals of Kanyenyeva Ministries and MOCP with those in North America. She is a teacher who has taught many grades from preschool to high school classes in Alberta, Canada. She is passionate about youth ministry having spent many years as a Youth and Family Minister. She has served as an organizer of the North American Lutheran Church Youth Gatherings both in Canada and the United States. She continues to teach as a substitute teacher. She lives in Alberta, Canada on the Green Glen farm with her husband, Pastor Kevin. They raise purebred Murray Grey Cattle.

Terri Wisniak

Terri Wisniak is a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Crosby, Minnesota. She is on the Youth Advisory Board and loves working with the youth of her church. She is currently secretary of Malawi Orphan Care Project. She has been to the project once and loved to see how the children are fed food and Jesus.