Meet Project Ethiopia board member, Asamenech Assefa. Hear her reflect on the specific gifts she brings to the Board, what she finds most interesting, inspiring, and challenging, and what she envisions for the future of Project Ethiopia.

Judy Sanderman was recently awarded the “Mind and Heart Distinguished Alumni Award,” from Whitworth University (‘64). Judy was honored for the work she and her late husband Dennis Wilkins have accomplished with Project Ethiopia over the last 20 years. Read our interview with Judy about the history and development of this amazing project.

First off, I must confess that I’ve never been to Ethiopia. Up until recently, I never really knew or even thought about the country very much. All that changed, however, when I happened to stop at a Project Ethiopia exhibit at volunteer open house I attended two years ago.

This past fall, Project Ethiopia undertook a search to hire our first-ever Executive Director as founders, Dennis Wilkins and Judy Sanderman, prepared to step back after more than 11 years building and leading the organization. We are pleased to introduce and welcome our new Executive Director, Sue Wilkes, who started this past January!