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Shirley Boone, Board Member
Shirley Boone is an international speaker, author and the Founder of We Win
Ministries, a non-profit organization under IRS section 501(c)(3) that empowers
women in need. She was the igniter of Mercy Corps, an international relief
organization that has appropriated $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid to alleviate
suffering, oppression and poverty in some of the world’s toughest places. Mercy
Corps is a team of 3700 professionals helping turn crisis into opportunity for
millions around the world. By trade, the Mercy Corps team includes engineers,
financial analysts, drivers, community organizers, project managers, public
health experts, administrators, social entrepreneurs and logisticians. In
spirit, they are activists, optimists, innovators and proud partners of the
people they serve.
Shirley serves as a member of the Executive Board of the King’s League of Women,
King’s College and Seminary, Los Angeles, California which is a group of dynamic
women who use their influence to advance the ongoing purposes of God. She is
also a member of the Board of Directors of Ryan’s Reach Foundation, Coto de
Caza, California, an organization providing support to victims of traumatic
brain injuries such as suffered by her grandson Ryan. Ryan’s Reach is committed
to expanding the programs, services and outreach of High Hopes Neurological
Recovery Group to more effectively address the financial, emotional, physical
and spiritual needs of Traumatic Brain Injury victims and their families.
She is the wife of Pat Boone, the mother of four daughters and 15 grandchildren.
She entertained internationally with the Boone Family for 7 years and recorded 2
albums with her husband Pat. Shirley is a champion of the family through the
Boone Center for the Family at Pepperdine University, Malibu, California.
Shirley currently resides in Beverly Hills, California
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