DurhamCares

Henry Kaestner

Cofounder

Henry is the Executive Chairman of Bandwidth.com, a local telecommunications company listed by INC Magazine as the 4th fastest growing privately held company in the country over the past 5 years. Prior to co-founding Bandwidth.com with his partner, David Morken, Henry was a principal in Chapel Hill Brokers, Chapel Hill Broadband and Bandwidth International. In addition to his work on DurhamCares, Henry is a member of the Local Outreach Committee at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Durham, is on boards and involved in several Durham based charities and is a co-founder (along with David) of MinistrySpotlight.org, a new organization to be launched in January 2010 highlighting Christian word and deed ministries worldwide. Henry lives in Durham with his wife Kimberley and their 3 sons.

David Morken

Cofounder

David is the Chairman and President of Bandwidth.com, the local telecommunications company that he founded with Henry Kaestner. Prior to his involvement with Bandwidth.com, David was a principal in several internet based companies including efiling.com. He is a former Judge Advocate General in the Marine Corps, a member of the Chapel Hill Bible Church and currently lives in Chapel Hill along with his wife Chrishelle and their children.

 

  

Heather Jones

Executive Director

Heather joined DurhamCares after several years in Operations and Human Resources with Triangle companies including OpenSite Technologies, Siebel Systems, and most recently Durham-based advertising agency, McKinney.   Heather volunteers weekly at the Durham Rescue Mission’s Good Samaritan Inn where she tutors residents studying for their GED, and she is also involved with South African charities including African Enterprise and Mukhanyo Christian Academy.  Heather lives in Durham and is a member of Church of the Good Shepherd where she teaches 3rd grade Sunday school and can be found most Sunday mornings being silly and relishing the laughter that comes with the job.

 

Mike Schneider

Program Manager

Mike graduated from Duke in ‘09 with majors in Public Policy Studies and English. At Duke, Mike was involved in the Hart Leadership Program, Campus Crusade for Christ, Club Baseball, and several entrepreneurial student ventures. Mike grew up in Austria, where he developed a passion for helping those in need through his parents’ work with refugees. He is a member of the Summit Church and lives in Raleigh with his wife Bethany.

 

 

Wendy Clark

Board Director

Wendy is the founder and CEO of Carpe Diem Cleaning, Inc., the largest locally-owned residential cleaning company in the RTP area. Along with her role with Carpe Diem Cleaning, Wendy joined efforts with local builder, Chuck Lewis, in 2007 to form Lewis & Clark Community Development, a company dedicated to economic and social restoration in Northeast Central Durham.  In addition to her service with several local ministries and community groups Wendy also coordinates the National Day of Prayer efforts for Durham. A resident of Durham for fourteen years, Wendy has resided for the past eight with the Northeast Central Durham community.

 

 

Matthew Hodges

Board Director

Matthew is the Director of Urban Ministry at First Baptist Church in Durham.  He was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Temple Hills, MD and is currently completing theological training at Southeastern College.  He has a vision to serve and walk alongside neighbors in the 27701 zip code in particular.   Matthew and his wife Zinnada have been married for 10 years and have 5 children. 

 

David Hofmann

Board Director

Dave is the Associate Dean for the MBA Program and Professor of Organizational Behavior and Strategy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. He teaches courses and executive education in organizational behavior and leadership. In addition to his work at DurhamCares he is an active member of the Church of the Good Shepherd and has recently chaired an ad hoc committee for Trinity School. He lives in Chapel Hill with his wife and daughter.

 

Jimbo Huckabee

Board Director

Jimbo, a Durham native, is the Managing Director for Northwestern Mutual’s Durham and Chapel Hill office, as well as a member of its National Leadership Development Program.  Within our community, Jimbo is currently serving as a board member and committee member for several local organizations.  Formerly, he was involved with the Oak Ranch, an organization helping to provide Christ-centered homes for at-risk boys in central North Carolina.  He is also an active member of both the UNC Alumni Association and Delta Kappa Epsilon of UNC Chapel Hill.  Currently, for DurhamCares, Jimbo is working to assist the Durham Rescue Mission in their ministry.  Jimbo and his family are members of St. Stephen’s Episcopal in Durham.

 

Bo Harrison

Board Director

Bo is a Durham architect with a particular interest in the relationship between the built environment and the bonds of community. A native of Durham, he was educated at the Phillips Exeter Academy, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA- International Studies), and North Carolina State University (Masters of Architecture). Bo’s appreciation for and involvement with Habitat for Humanity dates back to his days as an undergrad at UNC, and in recent years he’s had the great pleasure of helping coordinate two different new home sponsorships by the Church of the Good Shepherd in Durham. Bo, his wife Lisa, and their four children currently attend Blacknall Presbyterian Church.

 

Tom Hahn

Board Director

Tom is an Executive Vice President of ICAP Energy, LLC, the world’s largest OTC energy derivatives broker. Prior to his position at ICAP, Tom worked with Henry Kaestner as a co-founder of both Chapel Hill Brokers and Chapel Hill Broadband. Tom has been active in numerous local ministries and charities, including Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Triangle, Good Samaritan Inn, Samaritan Health Center, and the African Enterprise Leadership Training Center in South Africa. Tom is a member of newhope Church in Durham, NC. He lives in Hillsborough with his wife Jennifer and their two sons.

 

Andy Marino

Board Director

Andy is an investment consultant with long experience delivering comprehensive and integrated investment solutions to both private clients and institutional investors. Essentially acting as the clients’ “outsourced chief investment officer,” he is responsible for the overall investment direction and allocation of client assets.

Andy was previously Senior Vice President at an independent investment firm in Durham and also served as the Western U.S. Director of Investment Advisory Services with Arthur Andersen in Phoenix. Earlier in his career, he served institutional investors as an Investment Consultant at Wyatt Investment Consulting in Atlanta and as an Investment Analyst at SEI Corporation in his hometown of Boston. Andy lives in Chapel Hill and also serves on the Finance Committee at The Trinity School of Durham & Chapel Hill.