Dr. Marianne Serkland is a retired cardiologist from Minnesota who started volunteering at the House of Hope in 2007. She had been living in Honduras for many years and was doing missions in Honduras longer yet with International Health Services (IHS). Today, Dr. Marianne is our Medical Director on the Honduras side. She keeps track of and oversees the Katrina Engle Memorial Nourishment Program, maintains our internal database, stocks & organizes a clinic in her office, and so much more. Dr. Marianne works with medical teams that hold clinics and coordinates the logistics, including communication with the village leaders, grocery orders, and transportation arrangements. In addition to her work at the House of Hope, she supports children and youth in her surrounding neighborhood. She feeds 100+ children and youth 3 meals a day, makes sure that they’re enrolled in school, and provides them with uniforms, clothes, tutoring, and lots of love!
Dr. Marianne has 2 children and 3 grandchildren. When not in Honduras, she visits family in St. Cloud, Minnesota & New Mexico.