Chair of Trustees Daniel worked at KISC from 2008 until 2018. During that time he spent four years as School Director. His wife, Becky, also taught at the school and his two children attended KISC. Since returning to the UK they have been living in Birmingham.

Steve is the treasurer for THEN and was at KISC from 2017 to 2020 as Head of Finance, supporting the finance team during a building project. He has also served with SIM and was previously in Thailand and Zambia. After 27 years overseas he has now settled in Eastbourne.

Andrew worked at KISC from 2004 until 2009, including a period as Secondary Principal and overseeing two sight moves. He returned in 2018 to help the school move to its current site. He is still connected to projects in Nepal, such as building toilets for rural schools. Andrew and his wife, Kate, run three small cottages in the Lake District, otherwise they spend their time on grandparent duties.

Cynthia first went to Nepal from the US for three years in 1990 to teach in UMN’s Kathmandu Tutorial Group, precursor to KISC Primary. While there, she met Ian, who also worked with UMN.

After ten years of marriage in the UK, Cynthia and her family returned to Nepal, where Ian was advisor to HDCS’s health programme. Their two children attended KISC Primary from when it opened in August 2006. While in Nepal, amongst other things, Cynthia volunteered with Early Childhood Education Centre (ECEC), a preschool teacher training organisation and also served as a parent representative and as co-chair of the KISC Parent-Teacher Association. Cynthia and her family returned to the UK in 2018 to live in Birmingham.

Joel Hafvenstein is a KISC alumnus (1987-1990) whose two sons attend KISC.  He served for five and a half years as Executive Director of the United Mission to Nepal (UMN) and previously with Tearfund in the roles of Afghanistan Programme Director, Global Resilience Advisor, and Geographic Head for the Eurasia/Latin America/Caribbean region.  He is currently supporting his wife Fiona’s anthropological research into traditional medicine systems.

An ex- teacher who worked at KISC from 2008 until 2013. Richard is married to Sylvia and has three sons and eight grandchildren.  Richard was head of humanities during his time at KISC and has supported a number of Charities in Nepal, last visiting in 2017.

Richard has served as a Baptist Church Secretary; a deacon; a Youth Co-Ordinator and a Church Leader and currently attends St.Thomas’ Kendal.

Richard enjoys the outdoors, plays chess and watches too much soccer. He has lived in Switzerland, Albania, Italy and Nepal but speaks better Italian than Nepali.

After leaving Nepal they lived in Switzerland for a while before relocating to England in 2022.

Phillipa’s lives in Warwick, attends St Mark’s Church, Leamington Spa and has three married sons and six grandchildren. Phillipa is a teacher of Geography, English (ESOL) and Learning Support. She worked in Coventry 1999-2012 in Adult Community Education as tutor and programme manager of (ESOL) classes, and in special education at City College.

Having served with UMN 1988-91, she returned to Nepal in 2013-2018. She led the KISC Student Support faculty, also serving periods on ALT and SMC. After completing MA in Transformational Development, through All Nations Christian College, she returned to work with KISC EQUIP, based in Lamjung district for two years, 2021-2023. Phillipa and her husband currently live in Pokhara, until the completion of a project which includes collaboration with HDCS hospitals in Lamjung and Rukhum. They will retire to the UK in April 2025.

Having worked as a primary teacher in Scotland and with UMN in Nepal, Joy joined KISC EQUIP in 2019. Her main role was to support rural schools and empower teachers in Lamjung, Nepal. Now retired, she lives in Dumfries and maintains links with EQUIP and other education projects in Nepal by writing resources, mentoring teachers and regular visits.