Staff

Tanya Weaver, Executive Director

Raised overseas, she has always been interested in the world around her and especially, in the plight of the poor and forgotten. As a college student, she worked in orphanages in Colombia, Brazil and Jamaica during summer breaks, further broadening her world view.

Habitat for Humanity International took Tanya to Romania, Portugal, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary and Russia, where not only did she meet her husband, but where she worked as a volunteer for four years before moving to and working in Afghanistan as a Project Supervisor and later, Interim Country Director for Shelter for Life International. Wanting to settle down in USA for a while, it is a natural move for her to join an organization which is involved in the well being of children overseas.

A firm believer that we each have something to contribute which can help the lives of others, Tanya is very proud to be part of AFCA and looks forward to the growth of the organization as more and more children and parents receive the medicine and help AFCA provides.

Tanya has a Master in Art Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, IL and currently resides with her husband Eric and her daughter Julia in Harrisburg, PA.

Christine Bitikofer, Finance Manager

Christine graduated from Eastern Mennonite University with a degree in accounting. While in college she spent 3 weeks in Jamaica learning about the culture and what it is like to run a business in Jamaica. She and her husband Keith have been married for 13 years and have two wonderful children. Christine worked for 6 years in the accounting field before staying home full time to manage their home and be with their children. She also volunteers at Youth with a Mission in Lebanon doing some of their bookkeeping work.

Sarah Ladner, eBay Store Manager

Sarah Ladner has a degree in Elementary Education but in addition to teaching, she has worked in various fields including design & construction, home-based bookkeeping and private tutoring. She’s been married to Jason for eight years and is the proud mama of two beautiful children. She is very thankful to be able to stay at home with her children. She is thrilled to be on board with AFCA and to use her gifts to work out of her home and help AFCA grow in its scope and mission.

Jim Copland, Database Manager

James A. (Jim) Copland lives in Quebec, Canada and has worked in the information technology field since 1987. For the last six years he has specialized in database stewardship and management for charitable organizations.

Jim holds a bachelors degree in music from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in English literature from the same university. As well as doing database administration he also does French-to-English translation and conducts two community choirs and a professional orchestra and was on the boards of Les Groupes Bibliques Universitaires (Québec) and Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship (Canada) for several years.