Zienzele Foundation, hope for orphans and their caregivers in Zimbabwe

Contact the Foundation

The Zienzele Foundation
c/o Jim and Nancy Clark
Post Office Box 41
West Topsham, VT 05086
  Telephone: (802) 439-6196

E-Mail:  npclark@tops-tele.com

Contact Members of the U.S. Zienzele Board of Directors

Nancy Clark, president, lives in West Topsham Vermont with her husband Jim.  She has worked forever as a visiting nurse tending to the needs of new families and families facing difficult challenges.  She is currently working as a care manager at Gifford Medical Center in Randolph VT. and at the South Royalton Health Center.  She can be reached via email at npclark@tops-tele.com or 802-439-6196.  Nancy typically spends the months of September and April in Zimbabwe working with Prisca.

Prisca Nemapare, vice-president, lives in Harare Zimbabwe.  After retiring from her professorship in nutritional science at Ohio University she returned to Zimbabwe to further pursue the nutritional needs of mothers and infants in rural areas.  Prisca and Nancy co-founded the Zienzele Foundation in 2000.  She can be reached at noliwa@zol.co.zw  Prisca typically spends the month of May with Jim and Nancy Clark in Vermont and with Mary Anne and Don Flournoy in Athens, Ohio.

James Clark, secretary-treasurer, lives in West Topsham Vermont.  He works as an ocean engineering consultant for Science Applications International.  When not at sea, Jim can be found renovating an old farmhouse or tending antique apple trees in the hills of Vermont.  Jim also acts as secretary treasurer for Zienzele and can be reached at jimclark@tops-tele.com or at 802-439-6196.

Dawn Carey lives inNorwich, Vermont. She spends most of her time at the Global Health Council, where she is the Awards Program Coordinator. During her free time, she is an avid rower, reader, tennis player, and community volunteer. You may contact her with any questions about the Zienzele Foundation at dcarey@globalhealth.org .

Michelle Champoux, LICSW, ACSW, lives in Berlin, Vermont. Michelle’s clinical social work has included work with families, children and elders in a variety of settings. She has been involved in clinical and organizational ethics and in community ethics discussion projects. She has extensive experience in program and curriculum development and taught professional and college courses and workshops in a variety of areas. Email to champoux@myfairpoint.net

Prue Fisher has lived in Lyme NH for the past 27 years, raising four children who have now left the nest. Prue loves working for a Vermont Parent-Child Center as a service coordinator for families with children, birth to three years, experiencing developmental delays. She also enjoys gardening, walking, reading, and fresh eggs from her husband Tim's chickens! Contact via email: pruef@hotmail.com

Tim Fisher lives in Lyme, NH. When not weeeding his garden, feeding his chickens, cutting firewood, or driving his tractor, he can be found at his office at Morgan Stanley - Smith Barney where he enjoys work as a Certified Financial Planner, preparing comprehensive finanical plans and helping clients plan for retirement. Email Tim at timothy.f.fisher@smithbarney.com.

Dr. Mary Anne Flournoy, of Athens, Ohio, is an International education administrator and teacher at Ohio University. She also sells Zimbabwe baskets in Athens. You can contact Mary Anne at mabflournoy@gmail.com.

Carola Lea lives in Lyme, NH. She is outreach co-ordinator for a variety of non-profit organizations and individuals, international and local. She can be contacted either by phone (603 795-4127) or email carola.lea@valley.net.

Meg McLean is a painter and children's illustrator and author. She lives on a small farm in Lyme, NH, with her daughter, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 8 sheep, 2 donkeys, and 1 horse. She can be contacted by email, meg@megmclean.com.

Jackie Simpson, a native Vermonter, lives in Norwich,Vermont and has known Nancy Clark since 1966. In her professional life Jackie is a Registered Nurse working at two small birthing centers. Her outside interests include tennis, bicycling music and dancing. She can be reached via email, simpson.jackie@gmail.com.

Wallace Smith of South Strafford, Vermont, is trying to retire after years as a teacher, journalist and writer. He worked in Zimbabwe for three years in the 1980s, teaching for the World University Service. An avid cyclist, he and his wife Barbara are co-authors of Bicycling Cuba. You can email Wally from his website, www.wallyandbarbara.com.

Dr. Norbert (Bert) Yankielun, P.E. resides on Deer Isle, Maine. He is a consulting electrical engineer, inventor and author with special interests in field research and instrumentation. He is a fellow of the Explorers Club, an amateur radio operator and wilderness emergency medical technician. In his spare time, Bert can be found paddling a kayak around Penobscot Bay, Maine. He can be reached via a link at his website: www.DoctorWhy.com.
 

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