SUE GANT
Wife, Mother, Grandmother.
Education: Masters of Arts in Teaching, retired June 2011. Recent Work Experience: 31 years of teaching at Gresham High School. Over the years duties included teaching Health and Physical Education, coaching soccer, basketball, track and cheer-leading, running the College and Career Center and assisting with the International Baccalaureate program. Passions: Soccer and travel, and if we can combine the two, even better. Hobbies: Cooking, working out, golf, cycling, reading.
TONI LOWE
Treasurer
Toni is a long-time supporter and volunteer for Dynasty House. She was asked to join the board of directors in March of 2018. Inspired by Dynasty House’s mission to provide education to girls and boys in Sierra Leone, she looks forward to serving with others to meet this lofty goal. Toni currently serves on the fundraising committee and is charged with Corporation Fundraising.
Toni first met Dom while coaching Olympic Development Teams and served together as staff coaches for Oregon Youth Soccer Association, eventually becoming a staff coach for Dominic’s football academy, School of Champions. She also coached Lake Oswego High School, Sandy High School and at Lake Oswego Soccer Club. She holds a lifetime National “B” FIFA coaching license.
Outside of coaching Toni has spent her entire career with Fidelity National Title Company. With 21 years of experience, she has worked in most areas of the company’s operations including title officer. In her current role, she advises builders and developers on strategies and provides key research for the development of new mix-use communities.
She is an avid soccer enthusiast, a loyal German and Timber’s supporter.
In her spare time, she enjoys cycling, sports, art and spending time with her family. She is a proud grandmother of 11 grandchildren.
RANDY LATHROP
Randy is a software engineer with 25 years of experience. He is currently working for A-dec. Randy brings his software engineering experience to the organization to keep the Kaimba website current and running.
Randy’s other passions include playing soccer and watching his sons play. He was a soccer coach for various youth soccer teams over the years, which is how he met Dominic. In turn Randy was introduced to Dynasty house, a cause which Randy is pleased to support as a board member.
Dan Kumprey
Dan was born near Milwaukee, WI, and continues to cherish his family that supports each other in everything. Dan graduated from and wrestled for Marquette University before relocating to Portland with his wife Sara Grimes in 1996. He immediately began teaching math and coaching wrestling at Lake Oswego High School, which is when he became friends with Dominic Yambasu. He continues to teach at LOHS, and is honored to work with the good people of Dynasty House, helping children and families in honor of Dominic's father and sister, Kaimba and Finda.
Juliette Oliva
Having grown up in Lake Oswego, Juliette met Dominic Yambasu as an elementary school student at Oak Creek Elementary. Her favorite memories include learning the unicycle, playing floor hockey, and being introduced in class to the legendary Obo Addy and his drums.
Juliette Oliva is now all grown up, and has been working in visual design & UX for 15 years, having earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Graphic Design from Portland State University. Juliette now works as partner and CEO of Pixelstrike Creative, a digital marketing & design agency in Richmond, Virginia. She combines her love of empathetic design with tactical know-how to aid Kaimba Incorporated in its efforts to provide for healing communities in Sierra Leone through fundraising, housing, and education.
Juliette is honored to be a part of the work of Dynasty House and Kaimba Inc.
Rhonda Neu
Wife, Mother, Grandmother and owner of Tigard Bellagios Pizza
Rhonda was born in Olympia, Washington and raised in Oregon. After graduating from Sandy High School in 1974, she attended Mt. Hood Community College where she was on the Football Rally Squad and active in student body government. She received an Associate DSegree as a Medical Secretary from MHCC and worked for Dr. Ben Alberts, OB/GYN for 4 years. After giving birth to a son, Christopher 1978 and a daughter, Elizabeth 1980, she was fortunate to become a stay at home mom. During this time, she was active in PTA and coached soccer at the club, high school and adult men’s level. She was also a soccer player herself playing at the premier level in the OASA league. Rhonda shares a passion for soccer with Dom Yambasu. She met Dom when she joined the School of Champions women’s team he was coaching and have been lifelong friends ever since. She became a Dynasty House board member in March of 2018.
In 2005 Rhonda opened up Tigard Bellagios Pizza and currently runs the restaurant with her children, Elizabeth and Christopher.
Passions:
Granddaughter: Staysia born Christmas Eve 2016. Timber Soccer (season ticket holder), New Orleans Saints Football, golfing and traveling with her husband, Cal Neu. They have traveled to France, Italy and Spain.
Mackenzie Neitling
Mackenzie grew up in Lake Oswego and currently lives in Austin, Texas… although L.O. will always be considered “home.” She studied architecture at the University of Oregon, where she was a student of the U.O. Honors College. After graduating, Mackenzie worked for an architecture and engineering firm, and recently launched a career in commercial real estate, managing and renovating properties for R&H Leasing Company.
Driven by a passion for volunteering, Mackenzie has served on the Portland Salvation Army Board of Directors and as the founder of their young professionals chapter. She is an avid member of the Oregon Historical Society, as well as Side by Side Kids, an afterschool tutoring and mentoring program for disadvantaged youth.
Mackenzie is a self-proclaimed history buff, an obscure country concert-goer, and a world traveler. She especially loves visiting her relatives in Greece at the “family village” of her great-grandfather. Mackenzie is honored to have worked on the architectural design for the Kaimba Dowa Secondary School, and is now inspired to add Sierra Leone to her travel bucket list!
Joy Dress Neitling
Joy was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, where she spent her early childhood before moving "out west" to Klamath Falls, Oregon. She majored in child development at Oregon State University and received her teaching certification from Portland State. A true lifelong learner, Joy loved her career as a first-grade teacher at John Wetton Elementary School in Gladstone.
Joy raised her family in Lake Oswego, and after spending a handful of years as a full-time mom, transitioned into the real estate profession. She is now carrying on her father's legacy as the Vice President of R&H Leasing Company.
Known for her love of travel, Joy is often visiting different countries, or in New York City, where she lives part-time. As a proud Greek-American, Greece is her very favorite travel destination. Her most recent project has been with the production of musicals and plays on Broadway.
Joy attended the Dynasty House fundraiser last year, and was so moved by Dominic Yambasu's story and mission, that she wanted to be involved at a greater level. She is excited to serve, and can't wait to see the school in Motema Village be built.
