Chris Dearnley is the co-founder of Pura Vida Coffee. He has lived in Costa Rica for over 16 years. He coordinates the Pura Vida Partners staff and volunteers in the implementation of Pura Vida's programs for at-risk children and families in Central America. Chris draws on his experience in international business, non-profit and pastoral work in making life-changing impact in the lives of children in need.
Chris Dearnley earned a BA from Wheaton College and a MBA from Harvard University.
One of the things I have begun realize what we're really about... when you begin to help children and you try and help people, our goal is we believe in empowerment and not entitlement. So we are trying to bring these teenagers and these kids into an understanding of how we are bringing opportunity...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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