 | | Patrick McDonald Founder and Chief Executive OfficerPatrick founded Viva Network in 1996 after working with street children in Bolivia. He has spent fourteen years researching Christian work with vulnerable children and building contacts internationally. Patrick oversees Viva and represents the issue of children at risk to the wider world. He is a Senior Associate for Children at Risk for Billy Graham's Lausanne Movement, and has also completed an MBA at the Saïd Business School, Oxford University. Originally from Denmark, Patrick is married with three sons and he and his family live in Oxford. |
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 | | Brian WilkinsonChief Operations OfficerThe running of Viva and its work with children draws on Brian's civil engineering (University of Birmingham) and management background (Director, John Laing plc). Brian has travelled extensively to all continents, utilising his strategic outlook to help Viva avoid repeating work already being done and instead target the critical gaps, designing and implementing initiatives that will make a real difference for vulnerable children in the future. Brian lives in Oxford with his wife and two daughters. |
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 | | Katharine Thompson Head of ProgrammeKatharine's role involves managing and co-ordinating the various elements of Viva's core programme (developing networks) worldwide. She has worked with Viva for over 13 years in various roles throughout Viva's global team, including the establishment of Viva's first regional centre in Latin America. Katharine has a BSc in Natural Sciences from Durham University and an MA from Fuller Seminary, and has previously worked among street children in Mexico and Central America. She now lives in Oxford with her husband Chris. |
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 | | Shelagh Windsor-Richards Head of Infrastructure and HR Shelagh has worked in Human Resources over the last ten years for both an international NGO and a food manufacturer, and before that she enjoyed the diversity of running a hotel, a restaurant, and a post office. She has a management MSc degree in Responsibility & Business Practice from the University of Bath, is part CIPD qualified, and is a trained co-active coach. Shelagh has four children and lives in Oxford. |
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