Our Staff

Every member of our staff is dedicated to the mission of caring for foster children, equipping families for the ministry of foster care, and helping them navigate through the foster system. We will continue this work until every child has a home.

John Wilhelm

President & CEO

John brings a broad knowledge of the child welfare system and has many years of experience in working for faith-based foster care and adoption agencies. He is passionate about finding quality families to care for children in need and providing those families with the support and training that will make them succeed.

Kristi Nnokam Parker

Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director

Kristi contributes a vast array of professional and personal experience to the 1HOPE team. She has served as a CPS investigator, faith-based child-placing agency case manager, intake coordinator and program director. She is skilled in all the behind-the-scenes tasks of compliance with state and area regulations, while working with Child Protective Services representatives to make excellent placements in 1HOPE foster families.

Our Team