Impact Burundi Team

Peter Haaksma

President

Peter is a successful and retired businessman from the Grand Rapids, MI area who is passionate about serving vulnerable people locally and internationally.

Mike Angell

Vice President

Mike returns to our board after several years, bringing with him extensive experience in sales and business leadership.

Libere Dusabe

Executive Director

Driven by his faith and love to serve God, Libere is a native Burundian who loves investing in other peoples’ lives. He founded Impact Burundi to address needs in his home country.

Jim Zylstra

Board Member

Jim is the CFO and founder of Tuff Turf Molebusters and many other businesses in West Michigan. He has a lot of experience in sales and marketing from growing Tuff Turf year for 28 years. He enjoys building his own machines, trailers, and truck body parts.

Brian Vanderlee

Treasurer

Brian is a Certified Public Accountant with tax experience and currently as Chief Accountant for a private company.

Deb
Nederhood

Secretary & Assistant to Treasurer:

Deb is compassionate about helping others and has a servant heart, humbly willing to serve (where needed) or (in multiple ways). She enjoys time spent with family and grandchildren.

Richard H. Leep

Board Member

Richard brings an extensive and impressive history of international agricultural development to our team. His global agriculture and rural development expertise makes him a valuable asset to our board, and we look forward to benefiting from their insights and commitment to positive change in the agricultural sector.