About The Ama Foundation
The Ama Foundation funds Ama Ghar Children’s Home, a permanent care home, near Kathmandu, Nepal to provide a stable home and access to education for at-risk children. Working closely with the local Nepalese staff and the leadership of the Ama Ghar Board of Directors, Ama Foundation and Country Director, Bonnie Ellison, works to better understand the real needs of the children we serve and give them the tools they need to succeed.
Ama Foundation Staff
Administrator
Cathy has been working with The Ama Foundation in some capacity since her first visit to Ama Ghar in 2003. She served on the Board of Directors as a member at large until 2011, when she became Communications Director. In 2023, she took the position of Administrator, managing the Foundation’s database, correspondence and accounting. She has visited Ama Ghar 16 times and is devoted to the mission and the children.
Prior to that time, Cathy had a long career in communications and marketing, which included owning her own marketing agency in the Bay Area and finishing her career with an eight year stint as Communications and Marketing Director for the Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives at Arizona State University.
Communications Director
Stacy spent a month at Ama Ghar in the Fall of 2009 and stayed connected to the organization and the children after she left. Ten years later, in 2019, she joined the Board of Directors, and in 2023, she became the Director of Communications for The Ama Foundation. She is inspired by Ama Ghar’s commitment to providing a safe home and education to the children and is thrilled to support their mission through her work with The Ama Foundation. Stacy lives outside of San Francisco with her husband and two young daughters. Prior to her role at The Ama Foundation, she earned a degree in English from Vanderbilt University and led Social Media for POPSUGAR for over a decade.
Volunteer Administrative Assistant
Barbara first visited Nepal in 1969, and fell in love with the land and the people. Born and educated in Australia, she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1974, and worked for many years in the biotech industry. Now retired, she is able to spend much of her time indulging her interests in painting, gardening, travel and cats, and is proud to be able to help the children of Nepal as a volunteer for the Ama Foundation.