Our Team
The Mossy Foot Project is registered both as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the United States and a chartered NGO (non-governmental organization) in Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, the organization operates under the name Mossy Foot International.
Our Mission
Our mission is to provide Mossy Foot patients with life-changing resources through medical treatment, prevention, education, vocational training, and a message of hope.
Our Future Vision
Mossy Foot Project has received permission from the Ethiopian government to bring treatment to five additional unreached areas. We are hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to reach these people with mobile teams as funding becomes available.
US Staff
The US office is located in Ventura, CA and is headed by Sharon Barlow Daly (President of Mossy Foot Project) and Kevin Daly (Vice President), the daughter and grandson of Dr. Nathan Barlow, the founder of the Mossy Foot Project. Kevin has taken the position of Vice President after his father Jim Daly‘s passing.
Ethiopian Staff
In Ethiopia, the following are key positions:
- Zebdewos Getahun, Country Representative and Executive Director
- Matewos Hilo, Clinic Site Director
- Feleke, Health Officer
- Mebrat Gorku, Social Worker
Mossy Foot Project has 55 Ethiopian employees; 35 of them are former mossy foot patients who understand and sympathize with the struggles of those we serve. Staff at our headquarters manage finances, purchasing, and driving. The majority of staff work at the clinics assessing patient needs, treating them, making home visits, and working on prevention and education programs in the community.
Zebdewos
Matewos
Feleke
Mebrat
Board of Directors
Mossy Foot Project has a wonderful board of directors with diverse skills and backgrounds that provides oversight and input in the direction of the organization. The board includes the following individuals:
- Lee Merritt, Board Chairman, retired Vice President of Finances at education institution
- Sharon Daly, president of Mossy Foot Project, retired educator
- Kevin Daly, vice president of Mossy Foot Project, has a juris doctorate and is a legal mediator
- Nesta Campbell, an American citizen born and raised in Guyana, who worked in special education
- Tsega Worku, MFT, born and raised in Ethiopia, Director of Counseling at an organization in Pasadena, CA
- Marilyn Evans, a personal acquaintance of Dr. and Mrs. Barlow who has been the liaison between the Mossy Foot Project and the supporters in Downey, CA
- Ryc Strader, an experienced businessman with two earned Master’s degrees who now helps others succeed as a life coach
- Wendy Gray, a former educator now helping global workers by teaching their children and helping with their transition to new cultures
Widow with Sharon and Nesta
Wendy distributing shoes
Board member Ryc Strader
Lee Merritt, Board Chairman
Board member and Mossy Foot advocate Marilyn Evans