Our Team
Where dedication and compassion meet
Our Board of Trustees are all volunteers, committed to the vision and mission of Hope Alive
Our wonderful team of locals are the backbone of Hope Alive - you'll see them around our clinics caring deeply for our patients
Hope Alive is blessed to have a vast network of expertise we can call on as we seek to establish a hospital
Board of Trustees

Dr. Tommy Hicks
Board President
Tom lives in California and has over 40 years experience in family practice and Hospice care as a Staff Physician, Partner, Medical Advisor, and Medical Director. Tom has won several awards, including Talbert Medical Group Physician of the Year, and an Army Commendation Medal. He has experience operating a non profit in the USA which cares for impoverished young mothers/pregnant women.

Brice Godfried
CFO and Treasurer
Among other business successes, Brice is the Vice President for Operations of DOKTORS GENERICS PHARMACY INC., a franchisee of TGP THE GENERICS PHARMACY with over 110 stores nationwide. Brice firmly believes that for companies to grow, God should always come first, and he is excited to use his business expertise to see God’s Kingdom grow.

Joel Garcia
Corporate Secretary
Guillermo ‘Joel’ Jorge B Garcia was born and raised in Washington DC, USA. Joel moved back to the Philippines in 2002 and has invaluable experience in being a key member of the start-up group for Asian Hospital, one of the top private hospitals in the Philippines and a pioneer in leading healthcare in the Philippines.

Dr. Miharu Kimwell
Miharu was born in the Philippines, grew up in the United States, and moved back to the Philippines in 1993. With more than ten years of experience in health policy analysis, health economics, and outcomes research, she is excited to have the chance to do something that can serve the needy and tangibly address injustices, as a witness to the reality of God’s Kingdom and His will being done “on earth as it is in heaven”.

Franklin “Gutsy” Barrameda
Gutsy currently serves as SVP of Operations for one of the largest private label credit card (PLCC) fintech companies in the US. He has over 23 years of executive leadership experience, at one time leading operations across 8 countries and 9 delivery hubs, managing organizations of nearly 12,000 employees. Passionate about servant leadership, Gutsy is committed to using his business expertise to help Hope Alive expand its impact and transform lives through faith, compassion, and sustainable community development.
Missionaries
“It is a privilege to use healthcare strategies to meet the needs of unreached and underserved peoples while developing relationships and sharing the Gospel in a meaningful way.”

Executive Director
Nicole van den Engel
RN
Nicole is a Registered Nurse from New Zealand graduating in 2010, and has been with Hope Alive since 2019, with strong organizational and communication skills.

Medical Director
Dr. Tanya Douglas
DNP, FNP-BC
Tanya Douglas is a Doctorate qualified Family Nurse Practitioner with experience in pediatrics, women’s health, and a residency in Emergency Medicine, with 20 years of experience in the medical field.

Evangelism Director
Kent Douglas
Kent has a Master's in Theology and has been a missionary in SE Asia for 7 years. He is passionate about empowering locals to share their faith, specifically to work towards reaching the unreached and marginalized.

Missionary Midwife
Anneke Bakker
RM
Anneke is an experienced midwife from New Zealand assisting with training staff and ensuring clinic runs well.

Missionary Doctor
Dr. Paulina Roa
MD
Pau has been with Hope Alive since 2023 as a Missionary Doctor and is part of both the Clinic team and Hospital team.

Missionary Nurse
Janet Stewart
RN
Janet has volunteered at Hope Alive since 2023, but more recently became a Hope Alive Missionary - she is passionate about birthing spiritual and physical babies!
Our Filipino Staff
There's a lot of hard work that goes into bringing all the day to day blessings of Hope Alive into the community - meet the team who makes it happen!

Rona
Chief Midwife

Leni
Office Manager

Dr. Kathleen
Doctor

Hermie
Midwife

Vilma
Midwife

Irish
Midwife

Jhannine
Nurse

Janah
Nurse

Britney
Midwife

Leslie
Rad Tech

Alona
Clerk

Ange
Clerk

Zarina
Nursing Student

Angel
Nursing Student

Rosemarie
Utility






