FWC - Management

Management Team

Mark Hawkins – CEO, Director, Chair, Vice-President Outreach Ministries / Kenya

Phone: 403-293-4717
EMail: mark.hawkins@forwecare.org

Mark was saved at age 25 together with his wife Elizabeth. They raised three children and now have 7 grandchildren. They have two small construction related businesses one of which belongs to Jesus (i.e. all profits go to ministries). Mark and Elizabeth attend the Pavilion of Hope Church where they were introduced to the For We Care Outreach Network Society. They became involved with “For We Care” in order to handle the resources from the Jesus business more effectively. They are enjoying their involvement with Kenyan Christians and supporting them as they care for orphans, evangelizing among the Maasai and Kuria peoples, and planting Churches.

Steve Belmore – Director, Vice Chair

Phone: 403.254.1212 (H)
EMail: steve.belmore@forwecare.org

Steve has a background as Music and Youth Pastor as well as having been a Senior Pastor. He was the founding director of the Kelowna International Choir which traveled extensively in Northern Europe. Now retired from full time pastoral responsibilities, he and his wife Joy continue to be active in outreach ministries, including teaching, music, and the TVTM evangelism ministry of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. They are strong in their support for evangelical mission work, having served in India for several months as short term missionaries.
In addition to the Gospel ministry he has worked professionally in the field of technology and finance. He also has over twenty-five years experience serving on a number of community and Christian Boards. Steve hopes for your prayer support as the Lord enables him to serve those who are contributing so much to the outreach of For We Care. Steve and Joy live in Calgary, Alberta.

Elsie Kerber - Director, Secretary, Vice-President Donor Relations

Phone: 403.257.9499 (H)
EMail: elsie.kerber@forwecare.org

Elsie is the wife of the late Dr. Walter Kerber, founder of the For We Care Organization. Elsie has gone on 12 mission trips and before each trip gathered hundreds of items to take with her or send with our Care-givers so that gifts could be given out at each project. In recent years wool is being gathered so that ladies can make sweaters, baby blankets and afghans, etc. These finished projects are sent to orphanages in Russia and Romania. This is an ongoing project that gives seniors the encouragement to use their gifts and to keep children warm. Elsie lives in Calgary, Alberta.

Ron Klettke – Director, Vice-President – Outreach Ministries / Cameroon

Phone: 780.434.7154 (H)
EMail: ron.klettke@forwecare.org

Ron has been part of our Management Team since our inception. His engineering skills and involvement in the construction industry have benefitted many of our projects in Cameroon and Brazil. Ron’s passion for personal outreach guided us in the financial support of Bible School students and Pastoral workers in Cameroon, through our Scholarship and Salary Support Programs. Ron and his wife Martha live in Edmonton, Alberta.

Dr. Gregory Kline, Vice-President – Future MDs

Dr. Kline received his MD from the University of Western Ontario in 1996. He subsequently completed a residency in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at the University of Calgary. He liked Calgary so much that he joined the faculty in 2001 and is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine. Having recently completed a term as Acting Section Chief for Endocrinology, he is now the Medical Director of the Calgary Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Clinic. His clinical and research interests include osteoporosis and endocrine hypertension. Outside of Calgary, he has a particular interest in training junior physicians working in the developing world.

Dr. Charles Ricketson MD FRCP, Emergency Medicine, Vice President, For We Care – Mbingo ER

Dr. Ricketson received his MD from Queen’s University in 1979. He subsequently completed an emergency medicine residency at Queen’s in Kingston Ontario. Upon completion of his training he worked full time emergency medicine in Victoria, British Columbia until 2015 when he took an emergency physician position in Duncan, British Columbia. He has been involved teaching students and residents his whole career and holds a position of Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia. Accompanied by his wife Janice, he has been to Mbingo Baptist hospital for a month each year since 2012 where he provides clinical care as well as teaching and supervising internal medicine residents, house officers, medical students and nurse practitioner students.

Wolfgang Rochow – Treasurer, CIO, Advisor to the Board and designated Official FWC Representative to all Government Agencies

Phone: 403.796.8558 (H)
EMail: wolfgang.rochow@forwecare.org

Wolfgang started business life as a CGA in public practice in British Columbia. In 1971 he switched to information management and computer software development. He is President of Gestalt Corporation and Mi Group of Companies and has provided information management services to a wide range of client companies in the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors. Wolfgang and his wife Helga have worked together for virtually all of their married life. They live in Calgary, as do their six children and ten grandchildren.