Board of Directors

EHA – USA is led by a dedicated group of directors. Each supports the organization and monitors the strategic and financial operations of EHA.

Dr. Joe Duerksen – serves as chairman of the EHA USA board and is a semi-retired anesthesiologist lives in the Kansas City area. He is a former medical missionary who served in the Sewa Bhawan Hospital in Jagdeecshpur, now in Chattisgarh state in central India, now one of EHA’s hospitals.

Dr. Robert Hansen – Dr. Hansen is a retired dentist residing in the Chicago area. He has traveled to India, observing the work of EHA dentists and supports our work as treasurer in our U.S. office. He continues to find ways to encourage and support the ministry of EHA’s pioneer dental ministries.

Dr. Mark Kniss – a retired Family Practice doctor living in the Harrisonburg, Virginia area. Under God, Dr. Kniss established the Nav Jivan hospital (now an EHA facility) in Satbarwa, now in the state of Jarkhand (formerly South Bihar). He travels periodically to India supporting the work of EHA staff physicians.

Dr. Henry Kreider – a retired family practice physician, Dr. Kreider served in the Madhipura Christian hospital in a particularly neglected area of northeast Bihar. Now living in the Harrisburg, PA area, he plays a vital role in raising funds to assist in EHA in its efforts to rescue and reinvigorate this small but strategic hospital.

Dr. Howard Searle serves as the volunteer executive director for EHA (USA). He lives in the Chicago area and is a retired physician and surgeon. Dr. Searle participated in establishing EHA in the late 1960s and helped guide its transition to Indian leadership in 1974. He travels regularly to India and facilitates speaking engagements and itineraries of EHA leaders as the visit the United States.

Captain Edmond Soliday is a retired airline pilot and corporate executive. He makes his home in the Valparaiso, IN area today. Ed’s considerable executive leadership skills have been invaluable to the board in clarifying the mission of EHA (USA). He has given strategic counsel and seeks to raise awareness and financial support on behalf of EHA.