Marilee Pierce Dunker World Vision - Senior Advocate 

Marilee Pierce Dunker is a powerful and passionate voice to the Church, inspiring and equipping congregations, women and young people to use their gifts, time and resources to expand God’s Kingdom on earth and care for the poor.  

As the second daughter of Dr Bob and Lorraine Pierce, founders of World Vision, she brings a personal and unique perspective to every message, using illustrations from World Vision’s rich history and her own personal journey of faith to add dimension and Biblical perspective to the moving and often amazing stories of transformation she shares. 

An award-winning author, conference speaker, and radio personality, Marilee reconnected with World Vision in 2001 and discovered her own calling to the ministry her parents began five decades earlier. Since then she has travelled to many of the most impoverished places on earth and spoken to tens of thousands about the things that break the heart of God today.  

Traci Espeseth Program Manager, Child Ambassadors

Traci has been with World Vision for 5 years, where she most recently served as the Director of Conferences and Events, leading a team that facilitates opportunities for World Vision’s work to be shared with partners around the country. She brings with her a passionate commitment to the truth that every child deserves the opportunity to realize their full, God-given potential. Traci brings with her a passion to advocate for fullness of life for all God’s children, especially the most vulnerable.  

Prior to joining World Vision, Traci served the local church in a variety of pastoral and administrative roles. In addition to her ministry with World Vision, Traci also serves alongside her husband as lead pastors of a local church in Burien, Washington.  

We encourage you to check out the CA blog to get to know Traci even more!  

Kari Constanza Expert communicator: storyteller, writer, videographer, producer 

Kari is one of World Vision’s most respected and prolific communicators. She has traveled to nearly three dozen countries to gather stories of children and communities fighting poverty, and her writing—published in the magazines of World Vision U.S., Canada, Finland, Germany, and Hong Kong; the World Vision blog; and websites around the world—immerses readers on intimate trips to some of the world’s toughest places. 

Kari’s deep and varied communications expertise is indispensable as she curates trips for World Vision leaders, supporter groups, ministry leaders, and celebrities, generating the experiences and stories to equip these key influencers as they advocate for those living in poverty. She was also a content contributor for the books The Hole in Our Gospel and Outlive Your Life by best-selling authors Rich Stearns and Max Lucado.  

Denis Sabila World Vision Kenya 

Denis Sabila works currently works with World Vision Kenya as a Project Coordinator, ELO –TCTC (Every Last one Transformed Church for Transformed Communities), one of the CD grant projects in Kenya. A position he has held from September, 2016 under World Vision Kenya, Christian Commitment.

Denis is passionate about his work and has been instrumental in integrating Faith and development work through reaching out and empowering communities in Development. He has coordinated several Faith and Development initiatives; Spiritual nurture of children initiates, training of children workers, training RC parents / communities on different Models (Empowered World View, Celebrating Families, Channel of Hope, Do No Harm for Faith Leaders), coordination of Pastors training in Diploma in Christian Ministries.  

Your Fellow Child Ambassadors

We’ll hear from your team members who have RECLAIMED victory this year and have bared witness to TRANSFORMATION in the lives of the children and families we serve, in their communities and in their own lives.”