Tim Salmonson
Tim is the Executive Director and founder of Invision Global Network. He has served with hundreds of volunteers in dozens of countries during the past 20 years. He spent more than three years as a professional photographer prior to dedicating himself to the full-time work of volunteer service learning programs that provide training, mentoring and facilitate transformational experiences designed to promote holistic community development throughout the world.
Tim has lived in England, Mexico and spent three years in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where he served as the International Teams Coordinator for Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Illinois. Tim graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Interpersonal Communications and Group Dynamics from Western Michigan University and has a Masters degree in Organizational Leadership from Eastern University, St. Davids, PA. Tim is passionate about helping people find their place and purpose in life, loves music, the outdoors, techie stuff, cooking, being creative, playing the guitar, and staying active with competitive sports. Most of all he is eternally grateful to the one who has given him the true gift of life and instilled in him a passion for people and abundant living.
Cindie Gillie
Cindie Gillie is the Director of Operations for Invision Global Network (IGN) a non-profit organization serving the whole person in an effort to eradicate every form of poverty throughout the world. She brings passion and dedication as well as personal and business experience to endeavors she engages in. Cindie graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago and recently completed her Master's degree in International Development from Eastern University in St. David's PA. Vocationally working for IGN since 2007 and the previous 12 years in corporate America managing people, projects, and programs she learned many valuable business skills in program and project management, communication, leadership, and the value that comes from working as a team. A high integrity and capable individual she is consistent and committed to the programs and people she works with. Cindie also brings extensive volunteer experience including mentoring, serving as the volunteer lighting director at her church, leading a small group, as well as participating in both national and international short term serving trips. She is passionate about helping people identify how they are created and encouraging and supporting their process of personal growth and life transformation. To see the potential in others and help them to see it too and then watching people take steps toward their potential is exciting to Cindie. Working with the international community is another area of interest for Cindie. She has spent time throughout the world including Thailand, Laos, India, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, and Kenya, South Africa and Uganda in Africa.