ARCA is led by a group of concerned Christian leaders who are utilizing their professional skills and background to play an effective role in caring for the needs of the poor. Our programs help empower at-risk children and youth in leading healthy, productive and hopeful lives.

We at ARCA believe in the power presented by new media and technologies to provide an educational conduit for impacting social issues facing the poor. We sponsor initiatives that promote best practices for addressing issues such as HIV/AIDS and helping organizations fund grassroots programs.

We are marked by a patient commitment to give our time and funding to difficult issues. We recognize that complex problems sometimes require more time and persistence.

Biographies

Peter Clark Ph.D - (Chairman)

• Managing associate of ARCA Associates, an Education and Communications consultancy firm.
• Worked as a consultant in over 60 countries for private sector and nonprofit clients
• Held several directorial posts with international organizations
• Education:
  • B.A. in Political Science from Wheaton College
  • Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University,
  • Ph.D. in Adult Education and Social Science from Cornell University

Michael Holman - (Vice Chairman)

• 35 years of experience in non-formal and distance education
• held senior management roles in private sector and non-profit companies
• Established wide communications and education networks, as well as local vocational education centers in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Middle East and Latin America
• Ministry Development Manager and Technology Consultant for Mission Aviation Fellowship

Eric Hogue - (Secretary)

• 14 years corporate Fortune 500 Marketing experience in consulting, telecommunications and restaurants
• Principal of John Hartford Music Publishing
• Held positions as Trustee, Treasurer and Elder for Highland Fellowship Church, Highland Village, TX
• Spent 3 years volunteering for Homeless Shelter, Dallas, TX
• Education
  • B.S. Degree in Advertising, University of Tennessee
  • M.B.A. Vanderbilt University

Ard Louis PhD - (Director)

• Royal Society University Research Fellow and Lecturer in Theoretical Physics at Oxford University
• The International Secretary for Christians in Science
• Associate of the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
• European board of advisors for the John Templeton Foundation

Lucy Figueroa - (Director)

• Co-founder of ARCA ASSOCIATES, a Training Communications company
• Senior Consultant for the Kellogg Foundation in Latin America
• Eighteen years of experience working with various national and international development organization
• Education:
  • B.A. in Sociology from Houghton College
  • Masters in Non-formal Adult Education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Jo Ann Van Engen - (Director)

• She and her husband run a semester-long development studies program for Calvin College in Honduras.
• Advocate for the poor
• Family owns a business and lives in impoverished Honduran community
• Education:
  • B.A. degree in Sociology from Calvin College
  • Masters degree in Human Resource development from Azusa Pacific University