Shawn
Co-founder of Tamar’s Hope
In a previous Canadian life, Shawn was an RN and outdoor enthusiast. One day he decided to give up his scrubs and stethoscope to head for Guatemala and the glamorous life of a missionary. These days he hangs out with sex workers, tries to keep administrative order in his office, laughs with/at his adult kids, and occasionally goes screaming down Guatemalan roads on his touring bike.
Natalie
Co-founder of Tamar’s Hope
Natalie is British, drinks copious amounts of tea, and holds both a knife and fork while eating a meal. More than a decade and a half into this missionary thing, she’s as passionate as ever about going into the “sewer” to love on the least, last and lost. When she’s not adult mothering, wife-ing, or kissing prostitutes, she creates pretty things with her sewing machine and fantasizes about becoming a writer.
Roberta
Life Coach and Beauty Expert
Roberta laughs loud, hard and often. (Unless she’s stuck in Guatemala City traffic.) She’s as serious about education and professional development as she is about having fun in any crowd. As a teacher, entrepreneur, hairstylist, and life-long learner, Roberta brings a full life skill set to share with her “sisters” from La Linea, modeling what life can be like on the other side.
Evelyn
Mentor and Hardcore Listener
A few years ago, Evelyn got a taste for learning and has since become a scholastic powerhouse with pursuits into formal high school education, theology and dressmaking. Life after La Linea has taken her all the way to a career as a sewing instructor, and she brings her very patient and gracious teaching style to Tamar’s Hope to inspire many others.
Paula
Tamar’s Hope Volunteer
With all kinds of positive energy and quest for adventure, Paula somehow creatively juggles roles as architect, homeschool teacher, business owner, church leader and world traveler. And then occupies her “spare” time generously loving on the ladies at La Puerta once a week and helping Tamar’s Hope develop social enterprise projects.
Jackie
Tamar’s Hope Volunteer
Jackie is all about drinking good coffee, singing her heart out, improving her English, playing volleyball and hanging with friends on the beach – ideally all at once. She brings every bit of her enthusiasm for life each week to the ladies at La Puerta, leading Zumba classes, playing games and chatting soul to soul, all while drawing on her very helpful degree in psychology.
Vivi
Tamar’s Hope Volunteer
Vivi hates all bugs and stingy things, loves tending her exotic plants, makes quick friends with any dog or kitty, and would fight you for them with her mad karate skills. During the week she’s busy with her full-time job as a business administrator, but generously shares her every Saturday to laugh and live and love with the women on La Linea.
