DOVE Staff and Board of Directors

DOVE Missions would not be as successful today without the help from the friendly staff living onsite in Puerto Plata. We thought it would be great for DOVE supporters to get to know the people who work at all hours of the day to make this program a successful one. We have several staff members in the Dominican Republic, as well as a Board of Directors in the United States.

Dear readers and supporters, we would like to introduce you to our incredible staff members:

Liz Rooney Sunel, Executive Director and Founder: Liz is responsible for the organization's consistent achievement of its mission and financial objectives. She is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the organization. The Executive Director assures that the organization has a long-range strategy which achieves its mission, and toward which it makes consistent and timely progress. She provides leadership in developing programs and financial plans with the Board of Directors and staff. The Executive Director maintains official records and documents to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulations.
Liz can be contacted at: info@dovemissions.org


Melissa Almonte, Volunteer Coordinator: Melissa plays a long-distance, but vital, role for DOVE. She moved back from the Dominican Republic to Canada and has done humanitarian work in the DR, Haiti, and Mexico. Melissa is in charge of our volunteer program; she will plan and coordinate trips for volunteers and then coordinate with our field staff  in the Dominican Republic to make sure volunteer trip is well planned and runs smoothly.
Melissa can be contacted at: volunteer@dovemissions.org

Meet our Youth Development Center staff! We are so blessed to have them on our team!
From left to right, Domingo, Gabby, Junior and Richard. 
These individuals are Dominican natives and they help out by recruiting and involving the children in the community to participate in all the activities and school lessons happening daily at the club.

Juan Gonzalez, Operations Director:
Juan is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of all DOVE Missions programs and implementing organizational strategies that best support DOVE's mission. Juan also oversees all the activities at the Youth Development Center, and supervises all staff, volunteers, and assists with community relations, the development of new programs, and assists with fundraising efforts for DOVE.

Martina Hiresova, Field Director:
Martina facilitates the volunteers' experience while in the field. She is responsible for coordinating all individual and group service days, while also providing the proper transportation to and from each of the volunteer sites. Martina is knowledgeable about the historical and geographical sites of the Dominican Republic, and is fluent in spanish, so she is able to teach all of the children at the Youth Development Center about their amazing city and she is able to provide the right resources for the volunteer's while they're out in the field.

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Deb Srbich, Treasurer: The treasurer is responsible for managing the organizations finances. She presents a financial report at each board meeting. The treasurer chairs the finance committee, assists in the preparation of the budget and taxes, helps develop fundraising plans, and makes financial information available to board members and the public. Deb can be contacted at treasurer@dovemissions.org

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Lee-Ann Marks, Child Sponsorship Coordinator: Lee-Ann is responsible for coordinating our child sponsorship program. This includes communicating with current sponsors and providing updates about their child. She also manages matching up new sponsors with a sponsor child, and coordinating all the logistics with paperwork and payments. Lee-Ann can be reached at childsponsorship@dovemissions.org