Country Directors
Dave Ellem- National Director, Partners Australia
Dave studied multimedia and is a guru in design. He is the national director of Partners Australia and works to fulfill many of the organizations needs for flashy logos and T-shirts. His hobbies include chasing storms, and being an all-around nice and charming guy.
Greg Toews- National Director, Partners Canada and Karreni Projects Director
Greg has been with Partners since 2002 and is a founding member of Partners Canada. He is currently living in Canada with his wife Elissa. He is the director of Partners Canada and Karreni projects. Greg is also a fan of big, fast, motorcycles…which explains how he could get such a great wife.
Ruth Corlett- National Director, Partners New Zealand
In her native land of New Zealand Ruth was an experienced teacher. Along with her husband Stu, she spent many years teaching refugees in New Zealand English for work and training. In 2007 Ruth and her husband joined the Partners team in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Maureen Beighey- National Director, Partners USA
Maureen has been involved with the work of Partners since 2006. Previously, she served as a board member for 3 years. In December, 2009, she came to work in the Redlands office managing finance and administrative duties. She's passionate about serving others as God leads and directs.
Oddny Gumaer- National Director, Partners Norway
Oddny Gumaer is the co-founder of Partners and a design guru. She is a runner, a designer with too much to do, the wife of Partners’ boss and the mother of three precocious children. She wants to write another book about how she keeps it all together somehow.
Sarah Armitage- National Director, Partners UK
Sarah returned to England in January 2009 after spending two years on the Thai-Burma border with Partners overseeing the care of 1,300 refugee and migrant children. She is now dedicated to raising awareness and speaking out on behalf of the oppressed and desperate people of Burma who she greatly loves. She has previously been involved in overseas mission for a number of years, including living and working in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.