Erika Rodriguez President of US and CR Boards

A Florida native, outdoor lover and graphic designer, Erika was living in the Costa Rican town of Jaco surfing, serving in her local church and resting after two years of ministry in Papua New Guinea when she heard of Cherie. She visited Residencia de Vida in October of 2016 with the intention of volunteering occasionally, but God had other plans! Two weeks later, she moved to Grecia and in the years to follow, learned Spanish, filled the roles of house mom, director and in 2018 assumed the presidency of both the US and Costa Rican boards due to Cherie’s illness. Her passion is to see Jesus’ true healing for each of the kids and to create real community and family, not only for the children, but for the staff as well. She currently fosters three of our children who have aged out of the programs.