Also known as PSam, the Founder and Executive Director of Teêbo™, is originally from the landlocked country of Burkina Faso. He has believed that Burkina Faso is a country with great potential, and has sought to provide hope and a brighter future to its people. He came to the US, San Francisco in 2008 and in 2015, he moved to Baltimore for a PhD in Cellular Molecular Physiology at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine with his wife, Christiane Bonkoungou.
Chloe was born and raised in San Francisco and has been a part of the Cornerstone Church community her whole life. She joined staff in 2012 after she graduated from University of California Berkeley where she studied Public Heath and Education….(click on image to continue the read)
David Nikiema is a pastor, a missionary, an entrepreneur, a self-Publisher of many books with the focus to help married couples. He has a rooted passion for the loss and has been traveling to many unreached villages sharing the Gospel and teaching the brethren to grow closer to the Lord. He has been married to his wife, Wattara Mamou for more than a decade and half, the two have been blessed with four children.
A native of Burkina Faso, Lazare has travelled in thousand of villages in the beautiful country. Here is a fun fact of Lazare, before becoming a pastor and founding Eglise Wendpouire in Karpala, he traveled all around West Africa as an entrepreneur.
He is father to three grown children and has been maried to his wife for more than a decade. In his passion to serve the needy, he also started a foundation to help those with (drug) addiction issues to go through recovery.
William Treseder is a Partner at BMNT Partners, where he advises startups and government agencies on collaborative problem-solving. He serves as the Director of Technology for Teêbo, primarily in the agricultural development and education areas. A graduate of Stanford University and former Teaching Fellow at Singularity University, William is interested in social disruptions and opportunities resulting from rapid advances in technology.
Lydia served as a U.S. Marine combat correspondent, and deployed to Afghanistan in 2006. She left the Corps after eight years with an honorable discharge and earned her BA in Communication Studies from Indiana University in 2013. She now owns a PR firm, MoriahCreatives, and lives in San Francisco.
Born and raised in Burkina Faso, Bonaventur traveled around West Africa and now works with ECOBANK as a Computer Engineer in Banking. He is also a Thinker and publishes his work on social media with an ambition to invest in sustainable things. He is married to his wife Leila Ouandaogo and they have a son now. One of his thoughts: It is often easier to say who the other might be but hard to describe who you really are, even if the first thing in life is to know yourself before seeking to know others. His favorite verse: Philippians 4:13
Born and raised in Ouagadougou, BURKINA FASO Guy Cedrick Pengdewendé KAFANDO, started very young in associations. For example one can retain its active participation in Shoot Nation project in 2007, he was also Leader of the project psycho social support for children and young people affected during the flood of September 1, 2009 in Ouagadougou. In 2007 he won the national title of vice-champion of swimming juniors…(click on image to continue the read)
Lee, originally a San Diego, CA native, has lived in San Francisco since 2001 and volunteered in the worship team, youth ministry, urban outreach ministry, and Mission Cafe greeting people with coffee and smiles. During the week, Lee is a quality control microbiologist at Genentech but spends most of his time outside of work creating music, volunteering, thinking of crazy business ideas that would help people in a positive way, and spending time with his friends. He loves to create events for a good cause and to simply gather and bring people together.
Aminata, also known as Ami was born and raised in Ivory Coast, a West African country. She moved to Burkina Faso in 1994 to pursuit her education and since then, she has called Burkina Faso her new home. It was there that she gave her life to Christ and couldn’t be more happier. She is the Head Secretary Administration at LTP/AD, one of the biggest technical schools in Burkina Faso. Her favorite verse is Psalms 23 and her heart desire is to continually support missionaries.
Originally from New York, Paul has made San Francisco his home for most of the past 22 years. He joined the staff of Cornerstone Church as Associate Pastor in 2009. Paul has Masters degrees from Wheaton College and Fuller Theological Seminary, and prior to joining our staff he spent a decade working for Williams-Sonoma.
Originally a native of Texas, Robert has lived in San Francisco since 2010, but has yet to embrace the 50-degree summers in The City. If he’s not ushering, you might spot him volunteering in the parking ministry, behind a grill at a Men’s retreat, or simply just lending a hand. But perhaps his favorite area of ministry has been serving the lost and homeless at City Team. And on those rare occasions when he’s not volunteering, you can find him with his headphones on, listening to Salsa music.
Vijay lives and works in San Francisco where he helps start ups raise capital and grow. Vijay has been part of Teeboo for several years. Vijay s interested in social disruptions and opportunities resulting from rapid advances in technology.
