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 25 years of organizational and motivational talents to inspire others to become involved in bringing primary healthcare and education to the Yucatán Maya.

Watch Barbara's Inspirational Story (on QuickTime)

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 Wes Hamdorf

Mr. Hamdorf and his wife Roberta live in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Wes retired from Rockwell Collins after 40 years as an engineer. He is active in his church, Saint Andrews Lutheran, where he served as treasurer for 8 years. Both he and wife have visited Promise of Health Medicine Wheels in Yucatán and are active participants in our organization.

Webmaster and 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.

Director Feliciano Cruz

Feliciano (Felix) Cruz, who has been called both activist and entrepreneur by the California Monterey Herald, is president of Chapulin Distributors Inc., a California immigrant owned company importing organic, traditional Oaxaca food products from his native village of Ayoquezco.  

Felix is 46 years old and lives with his family in San Marcos, California. He came to the United States as an immigrant in 1982, as an agricultural worker. Through his own grit and determination, he studied business administration and English, achieving his dream to start a business that would benefit his community in Oaxaca.