Meet our staff
Jonathan pappa
Jonathan- Second/Third Level Teacher
Jonathan teaches the Second/Third-level class in the mornings. He is deaf and has been teaching deaf students for many years. He also works in our video production department in the afternoons. He is married and has three hearing children.
Elvis Aguirre
National Director, Teacher, and Pastor
Elvis (hearing) is a seminary graduate with a heart to reach the Deaf in his country. He teaches in the school and is considered Greg's right-hand man, making sure all our t's are crossed and i's are dotted. He and is wife Yulissa have two boys, José Arturo and Samuel.
Yulissa de Aguirre
Office Manager, Bookkeeper, and Teacher
Yulissa (hearing) is a seminary graduate and also holds a degree in architecture. She wears many hats in the ministry including bookkeeping, secretary and teacher. She is the one who keeps the ministry on tract. She is married to Elvis, our National Director and together they have two sons.
Febe Hernández
School Coordinator, Clinical Psychologist, and Teacher
Febe (hearing) is also a seminary graduate and Clinical Psychologist. She believes God has called her to work with deaf people, especially children and their parents. Febe also heads up the community classes.
Juliet Sánchez de Contreras
Fifth Level Teacher
Juliet (hearing) teaches our fourth and fifth level classes. She is always smiling, and the students love her. She is married and has two children.
Ruth Figueroa
First Level Teacher
Ruth is our first-level teacher. The students in her class come with no language. She and her husband are both deaf and they have two hearing children. As a family, they go the extra mile and are always a great help.
Melki Martínez
Teacher's Assistant
Estefani Aguilar
PRONEA Teacher
Estefani is our PRONEA (diploma program) teacher. She is an excellent teacher and a delight to be around. You might say that she is our resident "arborist" and has, with the student's help, planted over 350 trees on our new property.
Melki is in training to be our vocational teacher for the boy's classes. He and Greg work together on almost every building project in the ministry. He is a very caring person, always helping out students where needed.