Executive Director Barbara Grannell

Mrs. Grannell, co-founder of A Promise of Health, is a veteran non-profit professional. Former Executive Director of the National Coalition for Public Lands and Natural Resources, a grassroots activist organization, she brings 20 years of organizational and motivational talents to inspire others to become involved in bringing primary healthcare and education to the Yucatán Maya.

President and Director William Grannell

Mr. Grannell, co-founder of A Promise of Health, is a former Oregon lawmaker who, following his political career, became a state and national lobbyist representing county government.  Fluent in Spanish, he has been instrumental in the design of A Promise of Health Mexico program. Traveling throughout the year to the Yucatán, he has become an important link between our Mexico staff and partners.

Treasurer and Director David Carter

Mr. Carter, a Salem, Oregon CPA, has been A Promise of Health director since the organization’s founding in 2001.  A respected accountant, he has guided the organization in development of strict accounting practices. Long active in Rotary International, he is no stranger to the Yucatán and its people, having visited the region often.

Secretary and Director Mary Carson

Mrs. Carson, a retired school administrator and special education teacher from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has been A Promise of Health director since June, 2002. She and her husband Carl are both enthusiastic and active volunteers. In 2002, they obtained the donation of a motorhome that has become our mobile clinic. Working with the Cedar Rapids Rotary, they have inspired their hometown to support A Promise of Health. 

Director Jim Bird,

Mr. Bird, Technology Director at GMAC-RFC in Minneapolis, Minnesota, became a director of A Promise of Health in June, 2003. His work in developing the organization’s website plus his involvement in other programs, have inspired his company to match his efforts with financial assistance. His wife Sheila is equally active as manager of A Promise of Health’s inkind donation program.

Dr. Gordon Moe M.D. , Director

Dr. Gordon Moe M.D. is a Salem, Oregon surgeon. In February 2005, he led a surgical team from Oregon to the Yucatán where they performed 16 abdominal surgeries on Maya patients. Before the Mexico surgeries, he has led surgical teams to Ecuador. He knows how to function in Latin America and speaks Spanish. As he ably demonstrated during his recent visit to the Yucatán, he is a high energy, can do person.

Director Mike Hoenig
Mike Hoenig lives in Davenport, Iowa and works as a project manager at the University of Iowa Center for Disabilities and Development.  He is a member of the Iowa Commission for the Blind, immediate past president of the Iowa Council of the United Blind, and secretary of Iowa/Yucatan Partners.  As a director for A Promise of Health, Mike has the perfect opportunity to unite his passion for the people of Yucatan with his drive to accomplish tangible results.  He looks forward to meeting like-minded individuals who share his desire to bring A Promise of Health to rural Yucatan and beyond.