 Meet
Our Staff
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Charles Gardner, Executive
Director |
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Charlie and Stephanie Gardner have been with Agape since
1992.
He is an ordained Baptist minister.
Charlie first joined the board and then entered fulltime
missionary service as Agape’s executive director. Agape is
both Charlie’s and Stephanie’s first mission and
missionary experience. Charlie relocated to Bradenton, FL
in 1974 following four years in the US Navy. He and
Stephanie met in college and were married in 1975. They
both graduated from the University of South Florida. The
recently relocated to Venice. Their
son, Jason, and his wife, Diana, live in Orlando and are
parents of the Gardners' first granddaughter, Riley.
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Ann Wilkinson, Development Associate |
Carol Ann
Wilkinson has been doing development work with Agape since
1998. Her background includes teaching school, church
staff and alumni director. She played organ and synthesizer
at First Baptist, Bradenton, for many years before
relocating to the Venice area with Agape. She has two
daughters: Jenny and Sam Yochem and their daughter,
Marley, live in Bradenton, FL; Shari and Ramesh
King, live in Irvine, Calif. |
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Jeff Yannucciello, Missionary Pilot/ Mechanic |
Jeff was called to full time ministry while attending Liberty University. After graduating with a degree in missions, he spent a year teaching English in South
 Korea before entering the training program at Moody Aviation in Elizabethton, TN, where he met and married Crystal Peak. Jeff was a flight instructor at
Tri-Cities Airport (TN) and Crystal taught second grade before the Lord brought them to Agape Flights in February 2004 to fulfill their calling to be missionaries.
Their daughter Macayla was born in 2006 and Mariah in
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John and Sarah Niesen, Field
Directors, Santiago, D.R.
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John,
Sarah and their daughter, Evie Marie, joined Agape Flights
in September of 2006. In June 2008 they relocates to
Santiago, Dominican Republic, where they are Agape
Flights' Field Directors.
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Dan
May, Maintenance Director
Dan and Kate (and sons Danny and Jack) joined Agape
Flights in June 2007. Dan is an FAA certified A & P
aircraft mechanic and pilot who serves as director of
maintenance. Kate is a registered nurse engaged in
coordinating Healthcare Evangelism Teams into the
Dominican Republic and Haiti. Dan, Kate and Jack
will be relocating to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
as Field Directors. Danny will be attending a Bible
college in the States.
Mark
Mikarts, Pilot and Facilities Manager
Mark is a pilot and qualified flight
instructor. He will train aviation missionaries
from zero time to the commercial level as well as
to fly Agape's flights into the various air fields
in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In addition
he is Agape's facilities manager. He and Kristin have have
two sons, Zachary and Ryan.
Ryan Prouty, Videographer
 Ryan Prouty is Agape Flight’s
field videographer and photographer.
He is spending a year on the field, documenting all
the work of Agape and missionaries in both Haiti and the
Dominican Republic. Ryan
will also help Agape upgrade to new forms of digital content
delivery, like podcasts and streaming web video. His
background includes television news, corporate video
and commercial photography.
Paul
Prachar, Missionary Services
 Paul
and Travis Prachar and children Gabriel (11), Riley (9),
Holden (7), and Alayna (4) join us from Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Paul will be overseeing missionary services.
He recently retired from the Cedar Rapids Police
Department after serving as an officer for 8 years
and as Sergeant for 6 years. His wife Travis will be
staying at home with the children. She worked part
time as a Nurse Practitioner until their recent move.
The two of them have served in their local church in the
adult ministry for the past 7 years including conducting
marriage conferences, teaching adult classes, parenting
classes, and serving in MOPS International (Mothers of
Preschoolers). They have been involved in short term
missions in Haiti and Hurricane Katrina disaster areas.
They are very excited to be a part of serving missionaries
with Agape Flights and look forward to fulfilling their
calling to the ministry. To
follow what is happening with the Prachar family please
click on this link www.pracharfamily.blogspot.com.
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Agape's Field
Directors
Roger and Rosa Mort's ministry includes representing and
overseeing Agape
Agape's operations, working with
missionaries, airport
personnel and mission teams. Their
goal is to
increase Agape's partnerships, support, and
ministry to the missionaries and, as a result, to
the people in the areas where they work.
Roger and Rosa Mort, Santiago,
Dominican Republic
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Approved
New Staff who are raising
their personal support in preparation to join Agape:
LJ
and Ruth Scott, Les Cayes, Haiti
  LJ
and Ruth Scott will be heading soon to Les Cayes,
Haiti, as Agape Flights' Field Directors. The area
is familiar, since they served as missionaries
there prior to returning to the States because of
a family emergency. Their previous work in Les
Cayes gives them (and Agape) many advantages as we
develop services to missionaries in Agape's newest
service area.
Kevin
and Amy Hander
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Agape staff members have all answered God’s call to share the gospel of Jesus Christ by ministering to missionary families. Generous gifts from friends and family for their personal support make it possible for them to continue using their special talents and skills at Agape Flights.
Click here to make a contribution for a staff member’s personal support.
Volunteer
Captains
Board
of Directors
| Robert
Jones |
President,
Agape Flights Board of Directors
President, Jones & Sons Pest Control
Bradenton, FL |
| Art
McAninch |
Volunteer
Pilot, Retired Pastor and USAF
Bradenton, FL |
| Michael
Layton |
Owner, A-1
Technologies, Sarasota, FL
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"Each
year the efforts of missionaries affiliated with Agape Flights
touch nearly 1,000,000 lives!" |
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