Rwandan Staff

Kanamugire Fidele Serieux - Rwandan Executive Director

Gisanura Christian- Rwandan Assistant Director

US Staff

Beckman Brian - International Executive Director

US Board of Directors

Brian Beckman - Board President - Brian is the Founder of Play For Hope and has a background in sports medicine including holding postions at Duke Medical Center and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Don Brenneman - Board Vice President - Don has worked for Sports Outreach Institute for 13 years focusing primarily in East African countries.  He currently serves as the Director of New Program Development.

Cory Hand - Board Secretary/Treasurer - He has coached club and high school level soccer for nine years and specializes in soccer curriculum.  In addition he spent 7 years as a Director of Youth Ministry with Young Life and served on their Wilsonville Area board for 1.5 years.

Rwandan Committee 

Kanamugire Fidele Serieux -  Serieux has trained and ministered to street children through sports since 2001.  He has an English FA Level 1 Certification in football coaching and has completed Level 4 Sport Leadership training in Ethiopia.

Gisanura Christian - Christian is the founder of Salut Pour Tous Ministries (translates to Salvation For All Ministries).  He has a degree in sociology and is a pastor of Restoration Church Kimihurura..

Muyenzi Diedonne - Diedonne has coached soccer teams for five years.

Niyonkuru Elvis - Elvis played basketball  at the Rwandan district level.  He is in his second year law school and has coached basketball in primary and secondary schools. 

Ndori Jimmy - Jimmy has played basketball at the First Division Level.  He is currently in university and is coaching basketball at the secondary school level.

Vestine Shami - Shamii has a BA in Social Science and currently works for SIT World Learning.

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