Our team
People behind
the work.
Experience in education, public service, and island communities helps guide Habele’s work.
Board President
Alexander Sidles
Alex taught in Chuuk and Yap from 2000 to 2003. As a Marine Corps noncommissioned officer, he served five combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Board Treasurer
Marc McNamara
Marc is a Virginia Military Institute graduate. He served with the Peace Corps in Madagascar from 2003 to 2005, working in community health and classroom teaching.
Executive Director
Neil Mellen
Neil served with the Peace Corps in Yap from 2002 to 2005 and authored a Ulithian–English dictionary. His writing on U.S.–Micronesian relations has appeared in American newspapers.
Board Member
Scott Leis
Scott served with the Peace Corps in Yap’s marine resources division from 2005 to 2006, then taught on Ulithi from 2006 to 2007.
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