leadership team

h.o.w? Ministry Board of Directors

James Outman, D.O. , Physician 
Business Administration. Management. Christian. Missionary. Father of four children including twin sons adopted from Ethiopia with special needs. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Michelle Outman, B.S. , Child Development Specialist/Educator
Christian. Pastor/Minister. Missionary. Mother of four children including twin sons adopted from Ethiopia with special needs. President h.o.w? jewelry. Jewelry design. Marketing. Volunteer Coordinator. Jewelry inventory, invoicing, shipping. Mission Team/Trip Coordinator. Fundraising. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

David Kariuki, M.S., Social Worker
Post graduate project management, M.A. counseling psychology. Former Nairobi street boy. Rescued and rehabilitated by Dr. Charles Mulli, Mully Children’s Family. Orphan Advocate, Christian. Currently serving with charity organization supporting various orphanages in Kenya. Husband. Father of two daughters. Aspires to open and direct a Vocational Training Center for vulnerable teens in Kenya. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Keziah Kariuki, B.S., Accountant
Orphan and Widow Advocate. Christian. Wife. Mother of two daughters. Kenya Coordinator for h.o.w? jewelry. Jewelry design. Teaching new jewelry design and new crafts. Purchasing beads and materials. Accounting for h.o.w? jewelry Kenya. Coordinator for 30 h.o.w? jewelry widows. Management. Payroll. h.o.w? jewelry widow special need/personal assistant. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Scott Lipke, Attorney at Law
Associate Circuit Judge, Division IV Cape Girardeau County. Former Republican Member of the Missouri House of Representatives. Christian. Husband. Father of three children including a daughter with special medical needs. Child Welfare Advocate. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Ashley Lipke, R.N., Registered Nurse.
Certified Diabetes Specialist. Christian. Wife. Mother of three children including a daughter with special medical needs. Child Welfare Advocate. Adoption and Foster Care Advocate. Volunteer with h.o.w? jewelry. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Rick Hetzel, B.S., M.A., President, Insta Golf, LLC
RLH Golf Ventures, golf instruction and golf travel. President R. Hetzel Properties, LLC. Real Estate Investment. Property management. Construction Consulting. Former Chief of Police City of Cape Girardeau, MO. FBI National Academy 155th Session. Christian. Husband. Father. Grandfather. Missionary. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Cheryl Mothes, M.B.A., Edward Jones Financial Adviser
Zonta International member, past President and Area Director, Jackson Rotary Club past member, Grace United Methodist Church Missions Committee and Foundation President, Past Humane Society Board President and member. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Nick Underwood, B.S., Business Administration, General Manager, Lutesville Motor Company.
Christian. Missionary. Husband. Father to six children including two children adopted from Ethiopia. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Becca Underwood, M.S., Speech and Hearing Sciences.
Certified Educator of the deaf. Home School Educator. Orphan Advocate. Volunteer h.o.w? jewelry. Christian. Missionary. Wife. Mother to six children including two children adopted from Ethiopia. Serves as a director on the board in an advisory capacity.

Chrisy and Jimmy Wilferth

Julie and John Wolpers

Janet Elliott

Dawn Schnur