ABOUT IHHELPP
a 501c3 Public Foundation
Canmaya Diot High School, Bohol_ Bathroom using Structure Insulated Panels (SIPs) & Handwash Station
Turnover Ceremony, September 2020
IHHELPP is a volunteer-based charitable foundation borne out of a simple desire to share the ample blessings that we receive with needy Filipinos in the Philippines. From school supplies to disaster-resilient homes and bathrooms, we have been giving support to school children, youth & families in need since 2006. Such efforts evolved into a charitable foundation formed by friends and associates who share the same vision, passion, and commitment.
MISSION: To assist indigent Filipino individuals and families improve their lives through better health, decent housing, quality education, and sustained livelihood. We will accomplish our mission by:
- promoting health & wellness
- building affordable disaster-resilient homes
- providing relevant education anchored upon LDS values
- teaching employable skills & creating jobs
Our vision is to create a leveled playing field for the poor by promoting health & well-being, housing, education, and livelihood. We are guided by the counsel...
"And after you have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good-to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted." Jacob 2:19
MISSION: To assist indigent Filipino individuals and families improve their lives through better health, decent housing, quality education, and sustained livelihood. We will accomplish our mission by:
- promoting health & wellness
- building affordable disaster-resilient homes
- providing relevant education anchored upon LDS values
- teaching employable skills & creating jobs
Our vision is to create a leveled playing field for the poor by promoting health & well-being, housing, education, and livelihood. We are guided by the counsel...
"And after you have obtained a hope in Christ ye shall obtain riches, if ye seek them; and ye will seek them for the intent to do good-to clothe the naked, and to feed the hungry, and to liberate the captive, and administer relief to the sick and the afflicted." Jacob 2:19
MEET OUR TEAM
Jenneth B. Doria, DNP MS RN
President
BSN, University of the Philippines; MS Teaching Nursing, University of Utah; DNP, Chatham University with focus on population health. Associate Professor (Clinical), University of Utah. Fellow, Academy of Health Science Educators. Fellow, George and Delores Eccles Foundation. 'Dare to Care' 2019 Awardee, University of Utah Honors for Nursing. '2019 Outstanding Alumna for Community Service,' University of the Philippines College of Nursing Alumni Association. Co-President, Gamma Rho Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society. With 32 years of nursing practice in acute care and behavioral care settings; 9 years as Nursing Educator. Founded Manila Development and Manila Basketry. Utah Asian Chamber of Commerce Awardee, Heritage Award recipient. A mother of 7 children, humanitarian, educator, & social entrepreneur.
Paul Staples, MSVice President, OperationsBS Human Resource Development, BYU-Hawaii. Masters in Real Estate. Real Estate Broker and Investor, Hawaii and Illinois; extensive background in real estate sales, contract negotiations and customer service. Served as Bishop of an LDS BYU-Hawaii Ward, volunteered for over 20 years helping the youth and as an employment specialist helping people find jobs. |
Rene G. Doria, MS CFAVice President, Technical/Housing DevelopmentBS Math, BYU-Hawaii, Magna Cum Laude. MS Statistics, BYU Provo. MS Structural Engineering, University of Utah. Investment Analyst; CFA Charter Holder; taught statistics in higher education for 30 years. Served a full-time LDS mission in the Philippines. Took 2nd MS degree to fulfill his desire to build disaster-resilient social housing in the Philippines.
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Lolita StaplesTreasurer and Director of Livelihood ProgramsAttended BYU-Hawaii, provides accounting services for real estate office such as preparing taxes, budgets and handling real estate investments. Volunteered in various capacities to help young women with challenges, as an office manager for an LDS Employment Resource Center, and at Polynesian Cultural Center's Hawaiian Culture to sustain the legacy of Hawaiian quilts & crafts. Volunteers in the reading/speaking English As A Second Language Program in BYU-Hawaii. Her heart has a tender spot for supporting self-reliance programs for families and communities.
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Emmie Comer-Bigler DNP, MS, RN
Director of Philanthropy & Fundraising Events Chair
BSN (University of Cebu); MSN (University of Utah); DNP (Chatham University).
Emmie currently teaches nursing research and informatics at Capella University in the RN to BSN program. She has also embarked in an entrepreneurial pursuit as an organic skin care formulator and runs her small skin care company. Her greatest passion is teaching and serving others. She and her late husband Don have provided financial support and assisted Filipino students complete their college education, which has made a great impact in the lives of these students and their families. She has two sons and many step-grandchildren. She is married to Dustin Bigler. She carried out several projects in her Cebu community and outlying areas especially after typhoon Yolanda; has donated computer lab equipment and other supplies to local schools in Cebu; and spearheaded IHHELPP's first bathroom project in Cebu in 2019. She oversees fundraising events and seeks donors for IHHELPP's various humanitarian and livelihood projects in the Philippines. |
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Steve Johnson, MBA
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Sheralyn Watt, RN
Sheralyn's love of the Philippines and its people began when she served a volunteer missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the Philippines Davao Mission on the island of Mindanao from May 1982- November 1983. As a nurse while on her mission, she not only did proselyting, but also received welfare service assignments.
She graduated with her licensed practical nursing (LPN) degree from Utah Technical College (now UVU) in 1981 and her associate nursing degree (RN) in 1985 from Weber State College (now WSU). She has worked in all fields within nursing and currently works for a large hospital in Utah County.
She is a recipient of the "2022 Healthcare Hero" Award from AMH Foundation. The IHHELPP team has been privileged to work with her since 2018 as a member of the gala committee. Sheralyn is grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve on the Board for IHHELPP.
Sheralyn Watt, RN: Assistant Chair, Fundraising Events
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