Our U.S. Team
Haiti Awake Board Members
and Ministry Partnership Coordinator
Alexalndria Augi Caudill Executive Director
Alexandria first visited Haiti on a Haiti Awake mission trip in the spring of 2018. As soon as she stepped out of the Port-au-Prince airport, she sensed something special about the country and felt the trip would be life-changing. That summer, she returned to intern with Haiti Awake, and during that time she realized God was placing Haiti on her heart for the long term. She continued to travel to Haiti as often as she could through 2020.
After 8 years as the Treasurer of Haiti Awake, Alexandria now serves as Executive Director of Haiti Awake. She considers it a great joy to have been asked by former Executive Director Becky Graves to step into this role and to work on the Great Commission by coming alongside Haitian believers reaching their communities for Christ.
Alexandria is a UNCW graduate with a degree in mathematics and works at IQVIA. She lives in the greater Wilmington area with her husband, Owen, and they attend The Gathering.
Rick Graves
Board Member
Rick's first trip to Haiti came in 2012, traveling alongside Becky and their sons. What began as a family trip became a shared calling: two years later, he and Becky founded Haiti Awake to come alongside Haitian believers already at work in their own communities. While Becky had the initial calling and passion, Rick has served the ministry assisting with governance and finances so the work in Haiti can stay focused on relationships, gospel, and hope. Rick returned to the board in 2026.
Professionally, Rick is an attorney with Maverick Law in Wilmington, where he practices estate planning, trusts, and taxation. He holds a JD and a Master of Taxation from the University of Akron and a B.A. from Clearwater Christian College, and he is a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate Law. He is a CFP®️ and a founding partner of Ascendor Wealth, LLC and a past Chair of the North Carolina Bar Association's Tax Section. He also served 21 years in the U.S. Army and National Guard, first as a Green Beret and later as a JAG officer.
Jenn Augi
Board Member
Jenn took her first mission trip to Haiti in the spring of 2017 with Haiti Awake. It was on this trip she grew dramatically in her passion for global work and her eyes were opened to the beauty of God’s movement among the nations. She returned to Haiti in 2018 and her love for the people of Haiti continued to grow. Her passion for global missions led her to serve 3 years as global outreach director at The Bridge Church and she was part of multiple, international short term mission teams. Joining the board of Haiti Awake gives Jenn an opportunity to be actively involved, coming alongside the Haitian staff championing them as they carry the vision that glorifies God in every aspect. What a joy it is to continue to nurture the relationships with those she met in 2017 and develop new relationships as the Haiti Awake “family” grows.
Jenn holds a BA in political science and an associate’s degree in funeral service. She is an owner and works part-time in her family’s business, Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home. In 2020, Jenn completed Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. Jenn is a wife, mother, grandmother as well as a licensed funeral director and embalmer keeping a busy schedule between family activities, global mission work and fulfilling her role in her family’s funeral home business. And this is all why her grandbabies call her “GoGo.”
Jake Flaming
Board Member
Jake loves Haiti Awake and its mission to assist the Haitians to reach their fellow countrymen for Christ. He has been able to visit the beautiful country on two separate occasions.
Jake works as a Digital Experience Director for a company in Wilmington, NC. He’s an active member at The Bridge Church.
He has a amazing wife, Meg, and 4 awesome and active kids: Lily, Ella, Benny, and Wren.
Tonya Fink
Board Member
Tonya is married to Greg and together they are the parents of seven children, including three they adopted from Haiti. Their first contact with Haiti Awake came during their initial visit to Haiti in 2019, when Haiti Awake provided chauffeur service. That visit led to a friendship with Becky and the Haiti Awake staff and to two additional trips during the adoption process. Through these experiences, Tonya and Greg developed a deep affection for the Haitian people and have been ongoing supporters of Haiti Awake’s ministry. Tonya believes strongly in Haiti Awake’s mission of relationships, gospel, and hope.
She is a homemaker and has been homeschooling her children for 19 years. Tonya holds a BS in Civil Engineering and a BS in Environmental Engineering from NC State University. She and her family live in Gilbert, South Carolina.
Ministry Partnership Coordinator
Kynda Colson
Ministry Partnership Coordinator
Kynda found Haiti Awake amid the COVID pandemic of 2020. She was seeking a worthwhile ministry with which to build a relationship and become involved. Kynda knew that child and community sponsorship was what she desired and, by God’s hand, came across Haiti Awake. After researching the website and social media, she reached out in support of the community child sponsorship program. Desiring to expand her involvement, she offered to volunteer her time as well. She accepted the Ministry Partnership Coordinator position in July 2021.
Kynda lives on her family’s centennial farm in Southern Illinois, where she gardens and raises chickens. She is a speech‑language pathologist and works at an alternative school in the rural community.