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A Little About Our Trajectory

How It All Started

It all began with Dani, a six-year-old boy from a small mountain village in Guatemala. Born with one severely clubbed foot and the other leg ending just below the knee, Dani had never walked or seen a doctor. Yet, with incredible determination, he learned to move—crawling sideways with speed and joy.

In 2017, thanks to the collaboration of Operation Rainbow surgeons, the Huehuetenango Rotary Club, and compassionate volunteers, Dani received his first prosthetic leg and took his very first steps. That moment changed everything.

Several years and prostheses later, Dani continues to grow, learn, play soccer, and dance—proof that mobility changes lives. His story became the heartbeat of FAKS Foundation, inspiring our mission to bring prosthetic care and hope to more children across Central America.

✨ Want to see Dani’s full journey—with photos and videos of his transformation? Read the full story!

Our Board

Leading with Purpose

Discover the people who inspire our work — just click on any name.

Steve Herrick
President
Dr. Charles Mosher
Vice President
Valorie Scott
Treasurer
Amy Smith
Secretary
Monica Laurent
Prosthetic Consultant
Meghan Markowski
Consultant
Angel Pantaleon
Board Member
Our Partners

We Can’t Do It Alone

You Can Make an Impact

Every dollar you give helps a child stand tall, move forward, and live with dignity. Whether it’s one step or a thousand, you’re walking with them. You can donate now or find out the different ways you can do it!

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Angel Pantaleon

An operating room nurse with over 17 years of experience, Angel has volunteered in Haiti, Guatemala, and Honduras providing care for adults and children during orthopedic surgeries.

Meghan Markowski

Meghan has been an orthopedic physician assistant for over 10 years. She works at Level 1 trauma hospital in Oakland, California, and has cared for many adults who have suffered severe orthopedic injuries. She has seen how obtaining a prosthesis can positively change the trajectory of one’s life. While volunteering with Operation Rainbow, she has met children who need a prosthesis and has joined FAKs to help children obtain and adapt to their prostheses. She hopes her dedication to the organization and its mission will instill confidence in children and allow them to live life to the fullest.

Monica Laurent

Monica has been a registered nurse for 25 years. She has experience as both an emergency room and recovery room nurse. With a passion for nursing and travel, she started her volunteer work with Rotaplast, a plastic surgery group, in 2000. She took a brief break in her volunteer work, to raise two daughters. She started her volunteer work again in 2016 with Operation Rainbow, an orthopedic group, traveling to Ecuador and Honduras, where she met and treated Levin, one of FAKS recipients. As an amputee herself, losing her leg at the age of three due to a congenital birth defect, she is very passionate about the mission of FAKS.

Amy Smith

A registered nurse with over 20 years of experience, Amy has volunteered in Guatemala and Honduras providing post-operative care for children following orthopedic surgeries. Her compassion and clinical expertise bring insight to the mission of providing prosthetic care to children in need.

Valorie Scott

Valorie spent her career in the financial services industry while putting her passion into volunteering and serving on boards of non-profit organizations to advance the lives of women, children and immigrants. She is grateful to use her skills as treasurer of Faks Foundation.

Charles Mosher

Dr. Mosher is Board certified in Public Health and Preventive Medicine. He is proficient in treating entire communities as patients. His role with FAKS expands prosthesis care to addressing the social ills resulting from disabilities.

Steve Herrick

Retired banker. Four years as a Peace Corps volunteer led him into business in Argentina and later into international finance. While working as volunteer translators with orthopedic surgeons in Guatemala, Steve and his wife (Sandra) saw congenital amputee children who had no access to prosthetic care. They established FAKS to help those children and their families.

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