Steele Hendershot, Chief Operations Officer

Steele attended the Marriott School at Brigham Young University and had the opportunity to work for Grameen USA in Washington D.C., where he learned from some of the pioneers of micro-credit, including Nobel Peace Prize recipient Muhammad Yunus. Several years later, Steele stepped in as the director of a reputable private school in California where he managed the finances, the budget, and many of the school’s administrative duties. During a fifteen-year span, Steele participated in, organized, and ran many business ventures, particularly in the entertainment industry.

Steele met his beautiful wife, Sarah, in Southern Utah where they were married and now have five children. In November 2009, Steele, Sarah, and their children moved to India to become the Country Directors at Rising Star Outreach of India, where they worked with and learned to love the amazing people of India, including the almost 200 children who live on campus and attend the Peery Matriculation School for Rising Stars. In April 2011, Steele became the newest Chief Operations Officer of Rising Star Outreach, USA where he will direct and manage the US and India operations.

Brian Andre, Director of Marketing

Brian Andre is the owner and creative director of Andre & Associates Advertising and Creative Services. Since 1991 Andre & Associates has specialized in doing award-winning, results-driven advertising campaigns and marketing pieces. The agency has a unique blend of talented artists, writers and technical experts that work together to keep the creative product at its peak and the budget affordably low. Mr. Andre has also spends part of his time as the Online Creative Director for Script to Screen Productions. For more than fifteen years he has supervised the finished design and final editing of hundreds of Direct Response television productions. In this capacity he also interacts directly with clients and marketing directors for many of America’s most successful and demanding companies. Brian donates a significant amount of his time and talents to designing and producing the marketing materials for Rising Star and is a wonderful advocate for the Leprosy-affected people of India.

Amy Humphrey, Controller/Office Manager

Amy Humphrey currently resides in Springville, Utah with her husband, Steve, and her four beautiful children. She has always been active in her children's schools and her local community and has a soft spot for small children. For years her time and talents have gravitated towards service for children - especially those with special needs. She joined Rising Star in November 2006 and took her first trip to India shortly thereafter. She feels incredibly blessed to be part of this great organization.

Callie Reagan, Program Director

Callie Reagan is a graduate of Brigham Young University- Hawaii in Hospitality and Travel Management.  After her degree Callie worked at Turtle Bay Resort and Spa as well as the Sales Manager with the Sodexo Conferencing for 8 years.  Callie has recently served as a long term volunteer with Rising Star Outreach in India as the Sponsorship Director.  She was there for about 5 months and plans to help others visit India to share the experience. Callie enjoys the outdoors, cooking and travel as much as possible.

Wallaroo Media, Website Management

Wallaroo Media is a full-service digital marketing agency. They specialize in search engine optimization, social media management, online marketing, web design, and content strategy. Lead by Brandon Doyle and Kade Hendershot, Wallaroo Media works with Rising Star on all things related to their website, newsletters, blogs, and more. In their free time, Brandon and Kade enjoy time with their respective families, playing sports, and the great outdoors.

Justin Doyle, IT Director

Justin is currently studying his Masters Degree in Computer Science at Sacramento State University. Currently fluent in Spanish he has a goal to know at least 4 languages. Married and living in Sacramento, CA, he spends a lot time with his extended family; meanwhile, he loves new breakthroughs in technology and is always trying to learn about more things to increase his knowledge. In that way the internet is a great medium and he loves to explore and create new things through it. He has been working on website creation and logo design for a couple of years now. In his free time he likes to draw and create new things whether on the computer or on a piece of paper. He incorporates the art, the web, the design, and the tech into his business because he feels that is how you can truly create something beautiful and useful.

Audrey Hunter, Administrative Assistant

Audrey Hunter, a former long term volunteer at Rising Star Outreach, spent over six months on the Rising Star Outreach campus where she tutored the students at the Perry Matriculation School in English, math, and science. After her time in India, Audrey became the administrative assistant for the US Rising Star office. She feels blessed to be apart of an organization and cause she is passionate about.

Dr. Susan Hilton, MD  Managing Director/ Medical Director

Born in Chennai, India, Dr. Susan Hilton was always drawn to religion, philosophy and nature.  Her love of God and helping others, motivated her to pursue an education in the medical field.  Dr. Hilton trained and worked in private and government health sectors for the past 24 years in the fields of Internal Medicine, Preventive Medicine, and Critical Care/Emergency Medicine.  She is also currently serving in the additional capacity of Medical Director Rising Star Outreach of India.