Horizons International - Steering Committee

Horizons Team

Horizons International is a volunteer organization made of students and members from the community. Some of the current steering committee members are listed below.

Akiko Buyo is from Japan, and she was once an international student. She received a B.A. degree in Women’s Studies and East Asian Studies and a M.A. degree in Women’s Studies at SUNY at Albany. She works at the Pineview Pre-School, where she is teaching young children about Jesus, and she also works with several ministries. She likes reading, listening to music, cooking, quilting, hiking, helping other people, etc. She attends .

Ben and Kumiko Collins are currently serving in southern Japan with the Southern Baptist Church. Ben grew up in Troy. He has worked with several local churches helping them develop community ministries. Kumiko is from Japan, and was once an international student in Tennessee (where she met Ben). She graduated with a psycology degree and loves to help people, especially international students. Ben and Kumiko attend church at Brunswick Baptist Church when they are in the area.

Edee Silva was born near Sacramento, California and received an MBA degree from UC Berkeley. She is a homemaker and a substitute organist at area churches and a synagogue. She has travelled in Europe and in China and enjoys music, gardening, and studying Chinese. She and her husband, Jim, have three children, all in college, and are members of First Presbyterian Church, Schenectady.

Erna Ormsby was born, grew up and still lives in the town of Glenville, NY. She works in the pharmacy at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady. Her hobbies are quilting, photo preservation, and being with international students, her home is always open to them. She attends Saratoga Chapel.

Ginny and Mark Harkness live in Ballston Lake, NY. Mark grew up in Clifton Park, NY and is an alumni of RPI. He currently works as an environmental engineer at the GE Global Research in Niskayuna. Ginny is from New Jersey and graduated from the University of Kentucky and Virginia Commonwealth University with degrees in music. She works for the Niskayuna public school system, where she teaches middle school band and instrumental lessons. Mark and Ginny enjoy ballroom dancing, hiking, fishing, and camping and attend Grace Chapel of Clifton Park.

Katherine Barnes lives in Cohoes,NY. She graduated from Syracuse University and SUNY at Albany with degrees in Geography and a specialization in Cartography. She currently works for the Department of Environmental Conservation in downtown Albany where she is a GIS specialist. Katherine is a member of the Roman Catholic Church and active in Holy Trinity Parish, where, among other things, she teaches a 7th grade class in Religious Education. In her spare time, Katherine likes to read, do crafts, walk and snowshoe.

Mark Kuo was born in Taiwan, but grew up in Ohio. He lives in Amsterdam and works as a New York State Certified auto mechanic and landlord. Mark likes to play basketball and restore old cars. He is currently working on a 1957 Chevy. Mark attends church at Grace Fellowship

Lisa Liu was born in Hong Kong and moved to the US with her family. She still treasures Chinese culture and it's food. She works providing work skill training to adults with developmental disabilities and enjoys tennis, biking, hiking, walking, ice skating, and cross country skiing. Lisa attends Loudonville Community Church

Lisa Mostrom grew up in Melbourne, Florida and graduated from Oral Roberts University with a degree in psychology. She has traveled in Europe, the former USSR and Mexico and enjoys dancing, reading and hiking. She and her husband, Paul, have a son and a daughter and are members of Grace Chapel of Clifton Park.

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