January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2020
Thank you to all who have been part of our outreach and for helping to serve these children in need.
A year of challenge. And hope.
“Gracias por mi operación… los quiero mucho.” – Salvador

Reflection
We all know that this has been a very difficult time in the U.S., in Peru, and globally. The adjustment to these times has been very challenging for all of us, but we have worked very hard with our Peruvian partners to help them reach out to the population they serve – many of whom are FACES patients in need of food and shelter – as this pandemic continues to unfold.
Our current goal is to return to Peru as soon as it is safe, picking up the work we do with our local partners, and continuing the efforts to reach out as best we can.
Thank you to all who have been part of our outreach and for helping to serve these children in need.
Dr. Thomas Albert, FACES President

The Foundation for the Advancement of Cleft Education and Services (FACES) Foundation is a 501c3 U.S. based non-profit that works in partnership with local organizations in Lambayeque, Northern Peru. FACES has performed hundreds of cleft lip and palate surgeries on medically isolated patients. FACES also provides speech therapy, social services, dental care, orthodontia, other general healthcare, and family support.

Surgical Campaign 2020
Speech Therapy Sessions 2020

Speech Language Pathologists Chelsea Sommer and Hannah Sanford Keller prepared personalized instructional speech videos. Our Peruvian Patient Coordinator, Delia Delgado, assisted with outreach and technical support. We worked with parents to form a powerful team for children to excel with their condition and grow in the process.
Virtual, interactive sessions ensure that this important accompaniment will continue throughout the pandemic and into the future.
humanitarian support-lambayeque 2020
STORIES & outreach 2020

Claudia first came to a FACES screening campaign when she was 8 years old. Her lip and palate had already been repaired by another international cleft team, but her speech was really compromised. She met with the surgeons and the speech therapists, who collaborated on a treatment plan that involved both surgery and therapy. The first step was a surgical intervention to close a hole in her palate, the second step has been a multi-year process of speech therapy, including evaluation sessions and at-home exercises with her mother.
She is now 11 years old.
In 2020, she sent the surgeons a video of herself playing the recorder. In a previous video, she excitedly told the team that she wants to be a veterinarian when she grows up. We are so happy with her progress, not only physically, but emotionally. This is the joy of returning to the same location year after year: to follow the progress of our patients and rejoice with their families as they grow up into lovely, healthy adults.

Jesus was brought to the public hospital in Lambayeque by his parents last January. They had traveled from their coffee-growing village in the hills of Northern Peru after hearing about FACES’ surgical cleft campaign from a friend. Even though the surgical calendar had already been filled, FACES surgeons evaluated their son and saw that his lip, which had been previously repaired by another team, had developed an infection and not held together. He needed a surgery to re-close the lip. Jesus’ father had to return to their home town, but his mother, Tatiana, stayed near the public hospital and waited for days for the chance that there might be an opening. On the last day of operating, there was a cancellation in the schedule, and FACES surgeons took care of 11 month old Jesus. His lip is now completely repaired.
Tatiana shared a video update, greeting, and images of little Jesus with us this year. He is growing and doing all the things a toddler should do! We love the video updates from his mother, and we look forward to seeing both of them when we return and schedule him for his palate repair.

“Charla con un/a Cirjuano/a” (Talk with a Surgeon)
FACES sought to create new opportunities to maintain the strong connection with families and patients in Peru during the pandemic in 2020, providing information and support to patients.
We now offer “Talks with a Surgeon” via Zoom (and other formats in the future). Patients in remote areas can join in to share updates and ask questions. The first talk in December was well attended, with the presence of FACES board member and surgeon, Dr. Lourdes Quintanilla-Dieck.
Fall benefit 2020
Review a video of the evening’s highlights
NEW FACE in 2020
FACES extended a warm welcome to new staff member, Rae Anne Lafrenz, who joined the team in July as our Development and Operations Manager.
Rae Anne has spent much of the past 20 years living and working in Latin America on projects related to community development, human rights, humanitarian assistance, and advocacy. She is passionate about connecting with marginalized communities, providing accompaniment, promoting solidarity, and facilitating connections, as well as promoting organizational development focused on equity and dignity. Bilingual and bicultural, she brings an intimate knowledge of, connection to, and love of Peru, having lived there for many years (Lima and Ayacucho).

thank you
FUNDERS |
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Platinum: Machu Picchu – $10,000 + Chintimini Private Charitable Giving Diamond: Huascarán Sur – $5,000-$9,999 Dr. Tom & Kathy Albert Dr. Sharon Higgins Christadelphian Meal-A-Day Foundation Dr. Joe & Patricia Campbell Dawn Peront, MedConnect Pro Gold: Sipán – $2,500 – $4,999 American Academy of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Elizabeth Kossler Dr. Harry & Mei-Ling Schwartz Silver: Yerupajá – $1,000-$2,499 David & Penny Rich Craig & Layne BenBen Edward Seldon Doris & John Platt, Andina Restaurant Rob & Brenda Nicholson Merry Meek Crooks & Company Financial Management Mel Croner Compelling Reason Tom & Vanessa Bunker Edward & Rebecca Bard Allison Dobbie David Aronson José & Linda Barrera Richard & Patsy Yeager Christine Dickey Bronze: Coropuna – $500-$999 Stuart & Una Whitcomb Mark Wax & Roberta Guild Thuydung Trinh Dennis & Judi Tichenor Clark Taylor Terry Schandel Joseph Savage Ellen & Scott Renfroe Lourdes Quintanilla-Dieck Timothy Mosier Bonnie Donham Emmanuel & Patricia Cassimatis Debra Weekley Jeanne Tedrow Katie Peront-Curtis Mark & Kim McIntyre Carolyn & John Hall Charles Brod Angela Jensen Kelly Jensen Nanette Wecker Copper: Alpamayo – $101-$499 Dr. Steve Knox Eartha Roulier Jeffrey Mandel Adam Godley-Campbell Laura Jo Frizzell Anna Campbell Peter Andersen Mary & Griffith Garwood Barbara Blakeley Robert & Marybeth Allen Tammy Berks Kerith Vance Christian Stallworth Deborah Smith Dr. Carl & Joan Scharf Austin Peters John Murphy Nancy Fuller Jim Arnoux & Gwen White Sara Sherwood Tsunami Cabrera-Pérez Kelly Mitchell Leslie Warren Rodney & Anne Smith Charles Schwab Mike Roberts Steve Knox Jeff & Pam Israel Bruce & Madeline Donoff Jerry & Glenda Cox Kim & Debra Burchiel Leah & Daniel Bachhuber Anna Garwood Elizabeth deLaney Nathalie Croft Stephen Lieberman & Virginia Hensen Barbara Colleran Walt Allen & Louise Zimmer James Huntzicker |
2020 SURGICAL TEAM |
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Administration Thomas Albert Kelly Jensen Angela Jensen Surgery Dana Smith (Team Lead) Lisa Morris Tom Wang Jessyka Lighthall Allison Dobbie David Chen Natalie Krane Tom Shorki Anesthesia Justin Ramos (Team Lead) Austin Peters Jamie Rubin James Yawn Patrick Baker Christina Giblin Viviana Ruiz Vy Le OR Nursing Meghan McIntyre (Team Lead) Alisa Valles Richard Fowler Mikayla Mendez Hazel Mendoza Erika Scott Pre/Post-OP Tammy Berks (Team Lead) Michelle Lesman Heather Foster Angel Volvovic Sara Sherwood Nanette Wecker Sterling Berks Speech Hannah Sanford Keller Chelsea Sommer Photography Paul Foster Interpretation Nathalie Croft Carlos Disner Support Daphne Peters |

FRIENDS OF FACES |
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Alessandro Mangili Alexandra Hyman Alice Beckman Alicia Fettes Alisa Valles Alison Gilbert Allison Watson Amanda Herrera Amanda Leigh Amanda Rogers Amy Cutshall Ana Cristina Camelo-Jackson Ashley Northam Barb Ellington Barbara Johnson Kerr Barbara Ward Belinda Davis Ben & Katie Nelson Higgins Berklee Robins Birgit Knorr Brenda Menzenberg Brian Kochman Brittany Rogers Brittany Schneider Carlos Disner Carmen Lichtenstein Carrie Crino Casey & Micah Whythers Cassie Taylor Cathy Finn Cesar Rodriguez Charlie Vanderziel Chasity Tiel Chelsea Sommer Cheryl Jensen Chris Brehm Christy Hunter & Debra Appelman Cicily Haverson Cicily Price Cindy Lee Quale Cindy Thompson Craig Ludwig Crystal Taylor Cynthia Swanson Dana & Molly Smith Daphne Peters David Blatchford Debbie Gregory Deborah & Bill Hedges Deena & Paul Turner Denise Kossover-Wechter Diana Perez Colina Diane & Wally Lafrenz Diane Stone Dr. Natalie Krane Elk Cove Vineyards Ellen Scott Ellen Torres Elsa Colleran Emily Underwood Eric Little Eric McEwan Erika Scott Erminio Mangili Ethan Higgins Fernando Albujar Frank Acosta Gary Jones Gary Wass Ginny Duck Gloria Palacios Hanna Garbati Hannah Albert Hannah Sanford-Keller Heather Chamberlain Heather Foster Helen Lindgren Hollie Sallers Sharpes Jackie Linstram Jamie DeGeorge Jen Gray/Hurley Jennifer Manning Jennifer Popma Jess Firestone Jessica Hickman Joe Higgins Judy Blondeau Julie Sanford Justin Ramos Kaela Cummings Kaitlyn Chock Kali Albert Kara Chanasyk Kara Wright Karen Bailey Karen Lorentzen Kate Messina Katherine Foidel Kathy Delapan Kelli Lacey Kelly Wallace Kendal Miller Kiana Atabaki Kim Saunders Kris Eubanks Kris Soebroto Kyle Muchlberg Lani Matter Laura Doering Laura Rash Laurene Howell Linda Baugess Linda Newbloom Linsey Hagglund Lisa Morris Loren Peterson Marcela Sandoval Garza Marci Clark Margaret Brenneman Margaret Morrison Margery Dogotch Mari Miller María Josefina Quintanilla Melissa Jameson Melissa Rehder Michael Kuder Michelle Gander Mike Garbati Misty Weaver Myriam Loyo Naomi Cordoza Stevens Nicholas Blatchford Nick Higgins Nick Lunde Nikki Fitch Deslauriers Pam Alarcon Panida Chaiong Khan Pat & Yan Higgins Pat Love-Guida Patricia Carlos Pedro Fand Quintanilla Pedro Quintanilla Gomez-Noriega Penney Hill Piseth Pich Rachel Sobota Rae Latham Remigio (Remy) Roque Rhonda Flannery Robert Moon Robin Camex Robin Plies Russ Harris Ruth Epstein Scott Mitton Shae Garwood Shannon Allen Sharon & Harvey Rubenstein Sharon Susanka Sherri Bourdage Silvia Amaya Stacy Cook Stacy Letendre Stephanie Spangler Sue Ross Susan Brookfield Teddy Von Burg Teresa Eggers Tess Lehman Theodore Oulman Tim Carrol Timothy & Dorothy Carroll Tina Tamatisto Tony Higgins Tracey Naylor Gunderson Tracy Stevens Trish Spinar Tuyet Wright Ursula Barrus Vanessa Jackson Vicci Lee Martinazzi Vy Le Wanda Mangili Wendy Reiter Whitney Alexander Wilson Real |