The officers of Sheaf/Espiga
have all enjoyed extensive
work in both administration and overseas service. We come,
primarily but not exclusively, from The Presbyterian Church
in Canada to whom we owe an enormous debt. But we hope to
offer the kinds of experiences which we have enjoyed to a
broader community and to promote real and meaningful
development in Central America as well.
Our Board
Three people make up our Board
Colleen Ellis, B.A., M.S.W. is a retired social
worker. Her career began with the Ministry of Community and
Social Services, included over 20 years with the Homewood
Health Centre of which 10 years were as the director of the
Social Work Department and concluded with her own counseling
service specializing in working with Employee Assistance
Programs. She is a member of the Holy Rosary Catholic
Church in Guelph. She is currently a director of the
Hopewell Children’s Homes which provides residential,
respite and recreation programs for children and adults with
severe developmental, physical and mental disabilities. She
and her husband have toured aid projects in Nicaragua as
part of a Flames tour and they support projects there.
Joe Reed, B.D., D.D., served as Area Missionary in Central America
and the Caribbean for over twenty years. He is largely
responsible for establishing Presbyterian partnerships in
the area. He introduced literally hundreds of people
directly to the needs of the Region. He also served as the
Moderator of the 127th General Assembly. He is
Vice-President of Sheaf/Espiga
and is the pastor of
Maisonneuve Presbyterian Church in Montreal's East End.]
Greta Hofstra, B.A., MSc. (Treasurer) runs her own Marketing Research Company which was
inaugurated in 1986 in Guelph. Before that she was an
Information Management Coordinator and lecturer at the
University of Guelph, Guelph Ontario. She is an active
member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. She has made
several trips to Nicaragua after which she became a keen
supporter of projects in Nicaragua
Other Officers
Luis Herrera, B.BA.Luis holds a graduate degree
in International Development from the Interamerican School
of Public Administration in San Jose, Costa Rica. He later
obtained an honours B.BA from Bishops University, Canada, in
Marketing & International Business. He also trained with the
US Six Sigma Institute and is a "Black Belt" in solving
business problems. He is a Nicaraguan and is fluent in
English and Spanish. He lives in Nicaragua where he serves
as our Country Director with responsibility for initiating,
monitoring and reporting on all SHEAF projects.
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