Richard Kollie

Richard Kollie was born 1970 in the West African Republic of Liberia; a place he lived until he migrated to the United States in 2010 to unite with his wife and children. Prior to migrating to the United States, Richard worked for developmental non-governmental organizations in Liberia including the Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA), United Nations Center for Human Settlement (UNCHS), Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE), and others in areas ranging from training former combatants in skill development to community training in project monitoring and implementations as part of broader efforts in fostering the country’s recovery process after fourteen years of devastating civil war (1990 to 2004). Richard is a devout Christian and is a baptized member of the Lutheran Church in Coatesville, Pennsylvania.

Richard holds MPA from the American Public University and BSc in Criminal Justice from Pennsylvania State University. Upon retirement from public service in the United States in 2022, he has decided to join the missionary team of Equip International and return to his native Liberia to continue humanitarian work in needy communities while carrying the message of the gospel.