Officers

President
Sherry Archer
Portland OR

Sherry served as Assistant Professor of Nursing at Linfield College’s Portland campus. She traveled to Cameroon in 2006 to prepare for the nursing students’ trip and accompanied the students in January 2007, 2009, and 2011.

Secretary/Treasurer
David Groff
Portland OR

An historian of Africa, David served for 21 years as Director of Linfield College’s Portland campus until his retirement in the Spring of 2009. He traveled to Cameroon in 2006 to prepare for the Linfield nursing students’ collaboration with WEH. He then accompanied students to Cameroon for their January term abroad in 2007, 2009, and 2011.
 

Statutory Agent
Carol Hosler
Seattle WA

Carol and Ruth were roommates at Linfield College, McMinnville campus. In 2009, Carol spent several months in Cameroon participating in WEH's activities and saw the importance of keeping children in school and helping women become strong and sufficient.

WEH Leadership

Director and President of WEH,
Friends of WEH Member
Ruth Titi-Manyaka
Douala, Cameroon, West Africa

Ruth heads WEH and is based in Cameroon. Ruth received a B.A. from Linfield College and her M.S. in Public Health from Loma Linda University in California

Past President
David Anderson
Shoreline WA

David is Allan Anderson's oldest son. He first met Ruth when Allan brought her home to stay for a few days after flying to the US from Congo to begin her schooling. David participated in fund-raising efforts to pay for Ruth's expenses at Linfield.  David is retired after working in health care managing clinical, anatomic, and research laboratories. He has supported WEH's work since the earliest days of FWEH.

Members

Member
Julie Plagenhoef
Portland OR

Julie was selected to represent the Linfield nursing class who visited Cameroon in 2011.  She is committed to improving the health and well-being of communities in Cameroon by supporting WEH.