 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. |
Kenneth J. Ekegren 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
Jan Fisher is Treasurer for MOCP, serving her third year in this capacity 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. |
 Heather Wilford
Heather Wilford works with World Vision. She’s been married to Adam for 20 years and together they have two teenage sons, Isaac and Luke. Heather first traveled to Malawi in 2018 and immediately fell in love with the Warm Heart of Africa. She’s traveled back to Malawi and to Kanyenyeva many times and loves being part of the work of God around the world, and especially in bringing whole life flourishing to the children and communities served by Kanyenyeva Ministries and Malawi Orphan Care Project.
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 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.
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