Our Team
Dr. Tom & Sharon Brian
Dr. Tom Brian and his wife, Sharon are the founders of Send Hope. The organization was founded in 2000 when Dr. Brian had a dental practice in Allen, TX and Sharon was the office manager. Today, the Brians are “retired” but still work full-time with Send Hope. Together they run all the stateside arms of the organization. Sharon schedules and purchases supplies for the Kids Against Hunger packagings, which they both set-up, attend, tear down, and unload at the warehouse. Sharon also handles all of the donations and bookkeeping. Dr. Tom Brian receives and organizes donations in the warehouse. He hosts groups from churches, civic groups, and schools that help sort and package boxes to be sent down in containers to Puerto Lempira 3-4 times per year. Dr. Brian also visits the House of Hope regularly through the year.
Dr. Tom and Sharon still reside in Allen, TX and are active members of First United Methodist Church of Allen. They have 2 children and 5 grandchildren.
The Hosacks
Steven and Lauren Hosack moved to Puerto Lempira, Honduras to run the House of Hope in September 2015. They are responsible for the day to day operations of the House of Hope including: care of1 80-20 residents, general oversight of employees, unpacking and organization of items sent in containers, and point of contact for hospital and government agencies. They also manage the Honduras financial accounts, oversee special projects, and host teams.
Both Steven and Lauren both graduated from Allen High School in Allen, TX, Texas A&M University (Whoop!), and are members of First United Methodist Church of Allen. They currently live in a house just across the street from the House of Hope with their daughter and 2 sons.
Dr Marianne Serkland
Dr. Marianne Serkland is a retired cardiologist from Minnesota who started volunteering at the House of Hope in 2007. She had been living in Honduras for many years and was doing missions in Honduras longer yet with International Health Services (IHS). Today, Dr. Marianne is our Medical Director on the Honduras side. She keeps track of and oversees the Katrina Engle Memorial Nourishment Program, maintains our internal database, stocks & organizes a clinic in her office, and so much more. Dr. Marianne works with medical teams that hold clinics and coordinates the logistics, including communication with the village leaders, grocery orders, and transportation arrangements. In addition to her work at the House of Hope, she supports children and youth in her surrounding neighborhood. She feeds 100+ children and youth 3 meals a day, makes sure that they’re enrolled in school, and provides them with uniforms, clothes, tutoring, and lots of love!
Dr. Marianne has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. When not in Honduras, she visits family in St. Cloud, Minnesota & New Mexico.
Board of Directors
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Dr. Tom Brian
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
All about Tom
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Eric Free
PRESIDENT
Eric has worked closely with local non-profits since 2015. He attends First United Methodist Church of Allen with his wife, Laura. Their two sons have ventured off on their own careers and still reside in the North Texas area. Eric's passions include sailing, hiking and serving others. The skills he's picked up from working in the telecom field for decades enable him to serve the Send Hope Board and Operations in many capacities. During his visit to Puerto Lempira in 2019, he was touched by the joy from the children in the House of Hope, as well as the overwhelming need in that community. His faith and gratitude drive him to continue to give back to communities.
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Sharon Brian
TREASURER
All about Sharon
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Meagan Tucker
Secretary
Meagan Tucker grew up in Allen, TX, graduated from Texas A&M University (’13) and currently works in local government managing grants that assists low income residents. She first went to Honduras in 2006 for the grand opening of the House of Hope. Since then she has stayed involved both stateside with Kids Against Hunger and several trips to Honduras.
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Mike Anderson
Michael has been volunteering with Send Hope for the past 12 years. He currently leads Send Hope’s partnership with the University of Texas at Arlington to enhance methods for tracking children’s progress in the nutrition program. Professionally, Michael works as an engineer in the wireless communication industry.
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Glea Beck
Glea Beck is a Registered Nurse from Sturgis, SD. She has worked in a hospital setting for most of her 45-year career, landing in Sturgis for the last 30 years. She is currently a Certified Wound Care Nurse, doing inpatient and outpatient wound care at Monument Health Sturgis.
She lives in the beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota. She has 3 grown children, 1 daughter and 2 sons, and 2 grandsons.
Glea is a lifelong United Methodist Church member. She attends church in Sturgis and has been a youth and adult sunday school teacher, youth group leader, and has served several different terms on the leadership/administration team.
She has been doing short term missions to Honduras for 17 years, mostly going to Send Hope in Puerto Lempira with the Dakotas UMC medical team. She has a desire to help the organization grow because "Send Hope has a special place in my heart. I have seen the good work the team is doing first hand and want to help continue that growth in anyway I can".
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Jospeh Bush III
Joseph took his first trip to the House of Hope in 2006 and has been back 8 times since. He is passionate about the mission of Send Hope and volunteers weekly to help fund their life-changing operations. Joseph lives in Richardson, Texas with his wife Suzanne.
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Nancy Lessner
Nancy and Henry Lessner have lived in Fairview since 1990 and have two adult children and five grandchildren who reside in Collin County. A retired public-school employee, Nancy spent a total of 19 years in the public school system as a teacher, admin assistant, and database administrator. She spent 17 years as a Product Manager at PowerSchool helping to develop the software to meet state-reporting requirements for Texas, North and South Carolina. Nancy has served various roles in the community through her children’s schools from elementary through high school, her church, and various civic organizations. She served on the Change the World committee for many years and spent a week in Honduras in 1998. She and Henry have sponsored several children through Send Hope. She currently serves as head of the Legislative Committee for the Allen Retired Teachers Association and leads the Cindy Robinson Reading group at FUMC Allen. She is on the trustees at her church.
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Nicole Levy
Nicole Levy has always had a heart for serving God’s people, both at home and abroad. In her early twenties, she lived in Gracias a Dios, Honduras, where she spent time visiting the House of Hope. Now, she is honored to be part of the work God is doing through Send Hope. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Nicole serves as the Executive Director of Luther Memorial School while also finding joy in raising her two children.
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Marian "Dani" Steininger, MD, FACOG, MSCP
Dr Dani has spent her life serving her local and global community. Finding Send Hope at her home church of FUMC Allen has led to a natural partnership, utilizing her wisdom and background to help raise up the people involved in this altruistic ministry. She is excited to be a part of this team of experts.
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Mike Tucker
All about Mike