Dr. Paul Robinson
Director

Paul Robinson joined Wheaton College as the Director of the HNGR Program and Professor of History in the fall of 1999. He was raised the son of missionary parents in DR Congo, graduated from DePauw University, and completed a Ph.D. in African History at Northwestern University. Prior to coming to Wheaton in 1999, Paul spent 22 years in Kenya in cross-cultural university education, and involved professionally with issues of development and cultural change. He is married to Margie, and they have three grown children. Paul directs the HNGR Program and teaches several of HNGR's core courses. He also offers an anthropology course on Africa . Paul's vision is that in teaching and equipping students for global holistic Christian service, the HNGR Program will be truly responsive as servants to the vision of our many host partners, as they develop initiatives to meet the challenges faced by the people whom they serve.

Ryan Juskus
Assistant Director

Ryan joined the HNGR Program in the summer of 2008. A graduate of Wheaton College and alumnus of the HNGR Program, Ryan serves HNGR through the facilitation of internship placements, student mentoring, and networking with global partner (or "host") organizations. Prior to the HNGR Program, Ryan worked in a local community development and housing advocacy in Washington, DC. He and his wife, Kendra, are thankful for the opportunity to walk alongside students with whom they share a similar journey. Ryan's vision is to cultivate whole persons who connect their experiences of life with the poor to their faith, vocational choices, and long-term goals. He desires to see HNGR students develop relationships with those who are different from them -- culturally, racially, economically -- in ways that build true and healthy interdependence.

A native of the Midwest, Barbara has lived in the Wheaton area with husband Tom and daughter Monica for the past 27 years. Prior to taking the position of Department Secretary for the HNGR Program in August of 1990, Barbara served on the staff of Youth for Christ/USA at their national office in Carol Stream, and had also worked as office manager for a certified public accounting firm in downstate Illinois. Barbara enjoys her role in serving the needs of the HNGR students and her interaction with the wider College community, and considers it a special perk to meet the visitors from host organizations around the world that pass through the HNGR office.

Sarah Holsteen
Research and Program Assistant