Innocent Voices Board
Our Board of Directors
Tess Johnson
Executive Director
It has been Tess’ passion and her calling to be in a position to be of support for our children in our community. As a result, she has been in the field of education during her entire professional career. She has been an elementary, middle school and high school Teacher Assistant Principal, middle school and elementary school Principal, and the Director of Student Services in the Dublin Unified School District. She is currently an educational consultant and leadership coach. Through her work in the education field, she is aware that the work to support our most innocent voices must be done through a global lens. It is an honor and a privilege for Tess to be the Executive Director for this outstanding program, which gives voice and support to our most vulnerable children.
Ginny Frohmberg
Founder and Member-at-Large
Ginny has over 30 years of analytic and consulting experience at Kaiser Permanente. She has traveled in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Eastern Europe. Her experience with children includes tutoring in low income urban settings, working with children from homeless families in Oakland and working in a children’s home in India.
John Chou
Chairman
John has been working almost 40 years in a radiation oncology center located in Castro Valley. Additionally, he served as Vice President of the East Bay Cancer Support Group for two years and as acting President for one year. John also serves in the Missions Department at his home church in Castro Valley. John and his wife, Deanna, have three grown daughters and three grandchildren.
Alice Yothers
Secretary and Communications Coordinator
Alice spent 15 years with Shaklee Corporation as a Quality Assurance Documentation Coordinator and currently serves as recording secretary for the board of a local corporation. She has always had a burden for children and missions, and feels blessed to serve on our team. She and her husband Steve have two grown children and five grandchildren, and reside in Valley Springs, CA.
Carol Kumar
Comptroller
Carol currently works at a nonprofit in Oakland as an Accounting Manager. She believes in helping the next generation to know and love God and His Word. For the past 12 years, Carol has taught children in her church and at the school program at Bible Study Fellowship. She is also active in care ministries, serving those experiencing life difficulties in her church and in the community. “Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 (NRSV)
Marty Krake
Monthly Meeting Leader/ Liaison to Partner Organizations
Marty Krake is a graduate of Baylor University, BA and Golden Gate Seminary, MRE. She is now a retired teacher. She currently substitutes to share her experience of meeting Martin Luther King, Jr., and the motivation behind what and why he did what he did. She is a mentor mom with Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) and leads small Bible groups of young women.Her parents instilled in her God’s heart for the nations, especially to poor and underprivileged. Serving children through Innocent Voices fills her heart with joy! She also host Innocent Voices Monthly meetings at her house and facilitates the meetings.
Our Community Coordinators
Linda Palmer
Community Coordinator
Linda worked 31 years in Telecommunications “helping businesses communicate with each other and with their customers using technology” until the 2008 downturn in the economy. Because of her years of volunteering at Redwood Chapel with the Seniors and their events, she was hired at a senior living community in Fremont to help families determine if that community was a good fit for their loved one. Supporting people who help those in need feels really great. Innocent Voices assists ministries who help children. These children, with our help, can know safety and joy, perhaps for the first time.
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