Our Leadership
Director: Dwight & Heather McConnell
Dwight and Heather joined CompassionLink in 2012. They served for 25 years in Southern Africa, 16 years in Namibia and 9 years in South Africa. They are the Community Health Evangelism/Education coordinators at CompassionLink. They do Training of Trainers and serve churches and leaders all around the world by helping them reach their communities in a wholistic way. In 2021, Dwight became the director of CompassionLink.
COO: Dr. JoAnn Butrin
Dr. Butrin began her missions career as a registered nurse serving in the Democratic Republic of Congo for 14 years. In 1987, she joined CompassionLink (then known as HealthCare Ministries), later becoming the director. In 2005, she became the director of International Ministries for the Assemblies of God World Missions. She became the director of CompassionLink again in 2016 while still serving as director for International Ministries. Dr. Butrin, having achieved a PhD in community health, has taken a keen interest in a holistic approach to missions, sustainable development, community health, HIV/AIDS, and social justice. Having retired from her role as Director of International Ministries, she now serves as COO and Team Lead for Health Initiatives at CompassionLink.