wesley college foundation
Wesley College Foundation was established in 2017 as a US-based 501c3 organization. The Foundation exists to support the ministry of Wesley College in Mwanza, Tanzania. Governed by a volunteer board of directors, the Foundation ensures that US donations are tax-deductible and regularly transferred overseas.
In 2020, the Foundation hired its first full-time Executive Director, in order to best support the stability of the college and its strategic growth. In June, 2020, Reverend Eric Soard transitioned from his role of Wesley College Founder and Principal to assume this US-based leadership position. Read Eric's bio.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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President
Dr. Edward Franklin
President, Franklin Educational Consulting
Hot Springs, AR
Board President Dr. Ed Franklin has over 40 years’ experience in various positions at community colleges in three states. He is fluent in American Sign Language and worked for Gallaudet University in Washington DC. He finished his career as CEO of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges.
Ed has always been involved in volunteer work, including with the international L’Arche community. He retired to Hot Springs, Arkansas where he continues to work with Achieving the Dream and is a senior fellow at the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Ed is a member of Piney Grove Methodist Church in Hot Springs. He trains his own bird dogs and enjoys pheasant hunting and fishing. He and his wife, Carolyn, have been married for over 50 years.
Ed is involved with Wesley College because he knows the value in providing education to persons who would not otherwise have a chance at success. Ed knows that the education of one individual impacts a family for generations to come.
Kristi McClellan
Secretary
Contract Grant Writer, Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference, UMC