95 Ursula Place
Stamford, CT 06902

Board of Directors

Minister Haimanot Haile:

Haimanot Haile-President of Rehoboth, Inc. is currently pursuing a Nursing degree at Norwalk Community College .  Haimanot attended and graduated from the Job Corps.   She is a trained Certified Nursing Assistant.  She worked as a C.N.A. in Scottsdale , Arizona for Scottsdale Village Square on the skilled, behavioral and Alzheimer’s unit.  She is currently working as a C.N.A.

 

Haimanot worked for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees at the Sub-Office in Dadaab , Kenya before relocating to the United States in 1994. Minister Haimanot is hardworking, honest and conscientious in all she does. 

 

During the last few years she has preached in Canada , Sudan , Eritrea , Boston , Massachusetts , and Connecticut . She is a Minister and member of the Union Baptist Church .

 

  

Reverend Dr. Robert W. Perry

Spiritual Advisor-is a graduate of Virginia Union University , Richmond , Virginia receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and later a Master of Divinity from the School of Theology .  He attended Law School at American University , Washington , DC; Union Theological Seminary, New York ; and matriculated in the Master of Science program at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut .  Two honorary degrees were awarded to him from Virginia Seminary and College, Lynchburg , Virginia .  Also an honorary degree was awarded to him from Virginia Union University in 2004.

Dr. Perry is the Senior Pastor of the Union Baptist Church , Stamford , Connecticut where he has served for the past 36 years, and has completed a 5.3 million dollar church construction with the church serving as its own contractor.

Dr. Perry brought diverse experiences into his ministry, becoming the first African American to become a tariff agent for United Airlines in New York City .  He was a social worker for the City of New York , an instructor at Norwalk State University Evening College , Head Start Visiting Teacher in Portsmouth , Virginia and Director of OIC, Southern Tidewater, Virginia.

  

Reverend John Drakeford.

Vice President-is currently working as the Staff Chaplain at the Stamford Hospital in Stamford , Connecticut . Retired after 27 years of dedicated service with Southern New England Telephone Company

He attended the Hartford Seminary, Hartford , Connecticut , Connecticut School of Religion, Bridgeport , Connecticut and New York Theological Seminary, New York , New York .  He completed the CPE Residency Program at Bridgeport Hospital , Bridgeport , Connecticut and Norwalk Hospital , Norwalk , Connecticut .  He is a Certified Chaplain.   

He is a member of the Stamford Pastor Care Network, Certified to instruct on HIV/AIDS awareness and a volunteer for the Bridgeport Correctional Center . He is a member of the Union Baptist Church where he serves as Assistant to the Pastor.

 

Dennis J. Hope

Assistant Vice President-is currently working in the accounting department at Covidien as a manager.  He previously worked at Purdue Pharma in the accounting department.  

Dennis is a breath of fresh air to the corporation.  He is an avid sports fan. 

 

Ada Caro-Hope

Event Planner-is currently attending Norwalk Community College pursing a Nursing degree.  Previously she worked for many years in the accounting field for several Corporations.. She felt the desire to change careers to be more helpful in the lives of others.

 Ada ’s accounting background will also be a great asset to Rehoboth Corporation.

    

Mrs. Mattie Drakeford.

Treasurer-is a graduate of North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Economics.  She has completed some courses towards an MBA.

Mattie has worked in the corporate arena for 25 plus years in the field of accounting and finance. She worked for such Corporations as Ricoh as an Accounting Manager, Savin Corporation as an accounting supervisor, ITT Research Center as the General Accounting Supervisor  and several other corporations in the accounting field.

Mattie brings a wealth of knowledge to the Rehoboth Corporation in accounting, organizational skills and management.  Her diverse background in finance will be a great asset to this corporation. Mattie is definitely a numbers person and loves to figure them out to the penny.

 Mattie was the first female in Union Baptist Church to hold the office of treasurer.  She also holds the office of Deaconess.  

 


Kimberly Kent

Project Director will have the primary responsibility to develop new and current projects for the outreach of Rehoboth. Kim is currently employed at a Fortune 500 Corporation in New York where her responsibilities on an International  bank sales account in the Global marketplace exposes her to current profitable business practices and sales endeavors with banks and corporate teams worldwide.  In this position, she brings a wealth a wealth of banking, project management and administrative knowledge in the area of Telecom and Finance.  She had previously worked for Bellcore and Morgan Stanley.

As a former missionary to South Korea where teaching Adult English courses served as a conduit to presenting the Gospel.  She is a member of The 700 Club on Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN).  Kim’s personal interests are real estate investing and metaphysical studies. 

 

Tiffani Oliver-McKenzie

Secretary is a graduate of the University of Connecticut , Storrs , Connecticut receiving a Bachelors of Arts degree in English and a Masters of Education from Phoenix University in Norwalk , Connecticut and also an ARC certificate. 

Tiffani is currently an English teacher at Trinity Catholic High School in Stamford , Connecticut .  She is adviser for the school newspaper, and for The Global Poverty Relief Club.   

She is a member of the Jack and Jill of America, Inc., The Union Baptist Church, the Gospel choir and the Assistant Superintendent of Education at the union Baptist Church .

 

95 Ursula Place
Stamford, CT 06902