Geri Johnson, President
As a mother, grandmother, educator, administrator, and global citizen, Geri is a champion for children of all ages. Raised and educated in Hawaii, Geri specialized in speech-language pathology and English language instruction. Her passions include early education, language development, and literacy. Geri has worked with students from preschool to college age in Hawaii, Arizona, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore. Presently, she serves as a Primary School Deputy Principal at the Singapore American School. Geri first visited the FreeSchools in Bihar in January 2009 and now returns annually. She was a founding member of FreeSchools World Literacy-USA and her knowledge and experience in the field gives her counsel to the Board significant weight. Geri served as Secretary to the Board of Directors from May 2009 until June 2011. As President, she schedules and chairs Board meetings, presides at the AGM, oversees compliance regulations, website content, and leads in the planning of fundraising strategies. Geri Johnson resides in Singapore and makes regular visits to the United States.

Robert Burns, Secretary
Robert is a successful entrepreneur in the health and fitness industry and has owned Shape-Up Fitness Center since 1982. He has served as Chair and President of the American Heart Association in Orange County and President of The Urantia Book Fellowship. Robert currently serves as Chair for the University of California, Irvine, The Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine (SSCIM). Robert brings leadership and fundraising skills, non-profit Board experience and a desire to expand world literacy to save the minds and spirits of children trapped in ignorance and poverty.

John Tennant, Treasurer
John is an electrical engineer and businessman, having worked most of his life in the car rental industry. He was partner and Financial Vice President for a large Thrifty Car Rental franchise before retiring in 2002. As a Canadian, John has dual citizenship, becoming a U.S. citizen in 1999. John is a founding member of the FSWL-USA. As Treasurer he is responsible for the legal filings, formulating budgets and forecasts, banking, receiving and receipting donations, and maintaining our online data base. John Tennant resides with his wife in San Mateo, California.

Bruce Wenger, Chair, Finance Committee
Bruce has been in construction management for 25 years and currently works as Project Manager in commercial construction. He is founding member and active supporter of The Grand Canyon Society of Urantia Book Readers (GCS) – a charitable organization that promotes spiritual growth, social service and scientific awareness. Deeply impressed with the value of the services provided by FreeSchools World Literacy (FSWL), he has been a financial supporter since its founding in Canada and a founding member of the FSWL-USA. His fundraising, contract administration and profit/loss skills are an important asset to help keep FreeSchools fiscally responsible. Bruce Wenger resides with his wife in Phoenix, Arizona.

Directors at Large

Susan Cook
Susan co-founder and President of Little Wolf Productions Inc., www.littlewolfproductions.org a non-profit documentary film production company. Her background is Product Management in the area of Information Technology where she managed IT projects within a large corporation. She is the co-founder and President of the Foxhall Endowment Fund (Kansas City Community Foundation), is on the Board of the North American Interfaith Network (NAIN) and is currently Executive Director and grant writer for Truthseekers www.truthseekersquest.com. She is currently the chair of the Interfaith Committee (which incorporates international conferences) of the Urantia Book Fellowship. She recently chaired the 2011 International conference which focused on service. Susan is a founding member of FSWL-USA. Her role is particularly valued as the documentary team leader for the production of a documentary film on FreeSchools World Literacy in India. Susan resides in Smithville, Missouri..

John Lange
John Lange is a physician who practices in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Throughout his career, Dr. Lange has served on numerous medical and charitable committees. In 2007, Dr. Lange travelled to India to visit the FreeSchools and has returned many times since. He is actively involved with the medical teams that serve the Bihar village communities in which FreeSchools are located. He also has been a strong supporter and fund raiser for FreeSchools World Literacy. John Lange is a founding member of the FSWL-USA.

Linda Roberts
Linda Roberts is a financial analysis and investment counselor. Together with her husband, they own an international company that offers a range of financial services to employees in international companies from India to Japan. Linda has a deep sense of service, an international perspective, and a broad-based understanding of political, financial, and social systems. Linda has been an avid FreeSchools supporter for the past three years. Linda Roberts is a U.S. citizen who resides in Singapore and makes frequent trips to the United States.