More than a date on the calendar

More than a date on the calendar

By Scott Reichenbach Hope Walks president and co-founder In my role as the president of Hope Walks, It breaks my heart when I see a young teen or adult with untreated clubfoot. Too often they are begging on the street. Not in school. Unemployed. Too often their family...
Christine Kamau, Global Programs Finance Officer

Christine Kamau, Global Programs Finance Officer

Christine serves as Global Programs Finance Officer, providing strategic financial oversight for Hope Walks programs globally. She leads cross-regional financial reporting, supports budgeting and audit management, and works closely with program managers and regional...
Andrew Muganda, Director of Spiritual Integration

Andrew Muganda, Director of Spiritual Integration

Andrew serves as the Director of Spiritual Integration at Hope Walks, where he is responsible for providing spiritual direction, leadership and discipleship for both the programs and staff. In this role, he plays a critical part in developing and mentoring our global...
Wendy Fisher, Board Treasurer

Wendy Fisher, Board Treasurer

Wendy serves as the Executive Vice President of Integrity Capital Holdings, the holding company for Integrity Bank & Trust, Integrity Wealth Advisors, and Integrity Capital Advisors. In her role, she acts as the primary liaison between the holding company and its...
Tom Free

Tom Free

Tom Free is a graduate of Presbyterian College, class of ’91, where he received a B.S. in sociology and was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the United States Army.  He went on to earn a degree in social science education from the University of South Florida...
Joshua Gallo, Board Secretary

Joshua Gallo, Board Secretary

Joshua Gallo is an attorney at the nationally ranked law firm of Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC, which has over 450 attorneys and 18 offices nationwide, where he practices in the areas of energy, mineral title and Environmental and Social and Governance (ESG) law out of...
Eric Gokcen, MD

Eric Gokcen, MD

Dr. Eric Gokcen is currently the Attending Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA, and was previously a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Temple University and Director of the Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery at Temple. He was also...
A story of Blessing

A story of Blessing

Blessing in Kenya Carol is a young woman who lives with untreated clubfoot in Kenya. When her daughter Blessing also was born with this birth defect, she was devastated. But out of despair grew hope for Blessing’s future. Unable to get the help she needed,...
Never alone

Never alone

Ivan in Malawi Taking care of a baby is challenging enough, but when her child was born with clubfoot, that added to Catherine’s stress and worry. She was told she must keep Ivan’s casts clean and dry as much as possible. This made it difficult for her to clean up...
Two surprises

Two surprises

Felix in Zambia When Felix was born, his parents Sydney and Evalyn had two surprises. Expecting a girl, they had bought pink clothes for the arrival of the baby. Even more surprising was Felix’s feet that were twisted from clubfoot. At first, Sydney stood by his wife...