About our organization

Our mission

… is to serve the poor through sustainable community development via micro-lending and child-aid programs in partnership with established local organizations in some of the most impoverished communities of the developing world. 

Our vision

… a world where all parents have an opportunity to provide for their children’s nutrition, health, and education resulting in stronger communities for everyone.

The NEO Fund USA Staff

Ron Hockley, Executive Director

Dr. Francisco Barquero, PhD, Director of Microfinance

Cheryl Nemazie, Creative Director, Communications + Programming

Tonya Porter, Accountant


Our Board of Directors

Dean Hanson, Board President

Steve Beard, Caleb Coder, Ann Hanus, Kalany Hockley, Mark Tobin


The NEO Fund Nicaragua

Ramón Moraga, Director

Rosario Casco, Accounting

Ivania Varga, Client Attention Officer, Director of Training + Coaching

Byron Sequeira, Jasson Soza, Loan Officers


The NEO Fund Guatemala

Dr. Francisco Barquero, PhD, Director

Cèsar Alonzo, Accounting

Glenda Ixen, Assitant Director, Loan Officer


The NEO Fund India

KISES Leadership

Shoury Babu, Founder

Rajani Suram, Director

Haritha Rebba, Loan Manager