Brett Hilton

CoFounder of DELIVEЯ , Chairman of the Board

Brett Hilton has been interested in helping children at risk most of his life.  Brett received a Masters in Family Life Education at Brigham Young University and a second masters in Child and Family Studies from the University of Tennessee.  He also has an undergraduate degree in Business Finance from Brigham Young University and an MBA from King University.  Brett Has been a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints commonly known as the Mormons.  He has worked with young men and young women in a variety of teaching and coaching capacities. Of all the activities Brett engages, it is working with young people that makes him the happiest. Brett is happy to be a co-founder of Deliver and prays for its success daily.

Bonnie Hilton

CoFounder of DELIVEЯ 

Bonnie Hilton, cofounder of DELIVER, has been married to Brett for 30 adventure-filled years.  She is the mother of nine children -- quadruplets through a surrogate mother and five more through international and domestic adoption. Bonnie is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  She has served in a number of leadership capacities within her congregation.  Bonnie has a bachelor’s degree in Family Science from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Utah.  She has worked as a licensed clinical worker for the past 30 years in a variety of settings including being employed for five years at a domestic adoption agency and more recently at Hand in Hand, an International Adoption Agency. She runs her own business called OliveTree Counseling.  Bonnie loves life, music, sports, traveling, General Conference, and especially rescuing children at risk.

Benjamin Bonney

Board Member

Three words that describe your personality: Ambitious, Genuine, and Adventurous

What inspires you? The opportunity to help others

2 - 3 Favorite Skills: Barbecue, clarinet, and doing my daughter's hair

2 - 3 Achievements: Was chosen by a great wife, Graduated top of my mining engineering class, supported numerous digital and strategically transformations

Who’s a hero of yours? Brigham Young

Do you have a specific goal you would like to accomplish as a member of DELIVER’s board? Build DELIVER’s launchpad for a great future

Fun Fact bout you: I am one of 14 children

Mary Bonney

Board Member

Mary Bonney is the Project Director for Project: Healing from being Trafficked.

Mary is a senior at Brigham Young University. She is currently studying Psychology, and has plans to continue her education by getting a masters in Social Work and becoming and LCSW.

She has a passion for helping children find their forever homes and hopes that through our anti-trafficking efforts we can find safe, loving homes for children who have been trafficked. 

Mary and her husband, Benjamin love working with Deliver and its goal to help children. They have one young daughter of their own, who is the absolute light of their lives and inspires their efforts to give that joy to others.

David Payne

Secretary of the Board

David is Assistant General Counsel for privacy and security at Afiniti, a global technology company headquartered in Washington DC. Prior to Afiniti, he was Deputy General Counsel at Afilias where he managed corporate and legal affairs for the company in multiple jurisdictions around the world.

David received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, a certificate in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton School, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. David is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive). 

His relevant volunteer service includes: English teacher to elementary school children for the International Language Program in Wuhan, China; Pro-bono assistance to HIAS, which provides supportive services to immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers; Missionary in Padova, Italy; and Bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania Stake.

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David and Bethany now live in Maryland with their five children. They currently have two teenagers, two grade schoolers, a toddler, and a dog

Alyssa Haws

Board Member

Alyssa Haws is a conflict, peace, and boundaries life coach. After navigating divorce, she has a deep desire to guide others during their unexpected circumstances of life. She finds deep joy in raising her 7 children; 5 Ethiopia strong adults, and 2 curious youngsters.  Not dying in CrossFit class, reading books partial, and meeting new people are her jam! She is curating a life she is proud of one day at a time. 

Lena Contor

Board Member

Three words that describe your personality: passionate about things I believe in (my church, healthy eating, recycling, etc.), enthusiastic, doer

What inspires you? people that have charity

2 - 3 Favorite Skills: cooking, being organized and efficient with my time

2 - 3 Achievements: graduated from college, potty trained my parrots

Who’s a hero of yours?

Do you have a specific goal you would like to accomplish as a member of DELIVER’s board? not yet. I just hope I can be helpful.

Fun Fact about you: I used to be a dancer. I butcher roadkills.

Bethany Payne

Marketing Committee Lead

Bethany is a Registered Nurse with over 12 years of experience. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Prior to becoming a nurse, she was a pediatric care technician for 2 years at Utah Valley Hospital. Bethany recently transitioned to a new hospital located in Maryland from the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Pennsylvania. At her prior hospital, she was chosen to be a member of the med/surg cluster, a shared governance committee.

As a nurse, Bethany is skilled at participating in interdisciplinary teams to design care plans for patients. She is a former violin music teacher, providing private and group lessons to children from many different age groups. During high school, Bethany volunteered for 6 weeks of service in an orphanage in Romania. She has many years of experience teaching and assisting children and families within the primary and relief society organizations of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Bethany is the mother of 5 children, ranging in ages from 16 years to a 2 year old and engaged in multiple activities around music, school, sports, and church.

Nancy Rappleye

Board Member

What Inspires you?
I have always enjoyed observing other people and finding the uncommon things about them
that brings good into the world. Not always but often I find that in association with the
members of my church.
3 Favorite Skills
I married without serving a mission and never expected to learn another language. Although it
was difficult, I was glad to have learned Spanish and Portuguese and use it normally in daily life.
For a while I thought that everyone had this skill but came to learn that I have an ability to
follow up details. Often without writing them down, they just come back to me and allows me
to remember what still needs to be done.
I have never seemed to have a problem getting along with others, and enjoy being with people.
2 Achievements
I agree with John, that raising our kids was one of my most rewarding achievements. Our 3 kids
are all adopted and the third was terminally ill when we got him. The time we were blessed to
have them with us, though at times was not easy, was a blessing to me.
When we were transferred overseas, I was concerned, but agreed to do it for “just 2 years”
considering a kind of ‘mission’. The 27 years we spent in other countries has blessed our lives
and taught me to adapt to situations I would have never volunteered to be in.
Who’s a hero of yours?
It may be cliché, but the longer I live the more I love the attributes and example of Jesus Christ.
Do you have a specific goal you would like to accomplish as a member of DELIVER’s board?
It seems that this will open up a lot of opportunities that we may not see now or expect, but I
hope that we can find something that I can do to help achieve the worthy objectives of DELIVER.
Fun Fact about you:
After getting married I have lived 27 years in Latin America and 22 in the USA. (It was great but
I’m glad to be home)

John Rappleye

Board Member

What Inspires you?
I am inspired and motivated when I see true happiness in people’s faces. Happiness that comes
from a momentary pleasure like an amusement park ride is good, but the really inspiring joy is
seen in the faces of a parent and child truly enjoying time together, a child that has achieved
something for which they worked hard, or someone that receives an unexpected but well-
deserved recognition etc. The joy in their faces is evident and inspires me to do what I can to
foment those kinds of moments. I also admire people that can accomplish that.
3 Favorite Skills
I’m somewhat OCD and many see that as odd, but I must say I often get enjoyment out of doing
things that others dread. Doing dishes for example. Turning a kitchen mess into something
clean and organized is easy and satisfying to me. It also has the additional effect of gratitude
from my wife. In the workplace it served me well. When the Japanese bought our company,
one pet peeve they had about the gaijin (non-Japanese), was that their spreadsheets were
shared too quickly and always contained errors. They had the habit of taking more time to
confirm the information than we did. However, they would come to me from all over the
company to get a copy of my summaries of the budgets because my OCD had organized the
information and checked it.
I like to fix things. My kids think I can fix anything.
I enjoy being multi-lingual, fluent in Portuguese and Spanish to the point that native Spanish
speakers would try to guess what country I was from, never considering I might be from the
USA.
2 Achievements
I don’t want to brag, but since you asked 1) I married a great wife, and 2) We raised 3 wonderful
kids.
Who’s a hero of yours?
John and Ada Davis are heroes to me. They were an older missionary couple that came to the
Dominican Republic to oversee the work of the first missionaries sent there. As they were
finishing their mission, they were called as the first mission presidents in that country. They
worked harder than I thought possible, and never stopped. Their selfless service and the love
they always showed for all of God’s children blessed the lives of everyone who’s path crossed
theirs in any way and set an inspiring example that many had never before seen. I was 28 and
knew from that time forward, that that was how I wanted to live my life.
Do you have a specific goal you would like to accomplish as a member of DELIVER’s board?
Find some way to bless the lives of children.
Fun Fact about you:
I have lived more of my adult life in Latin America than in my own country.

Adrienne Peterson

Board Member

Adrienne earned her Associates degree from Shoreline Community College in Seattle, Washington and her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.  After graduating she worked as a CNA in Orem Utah for a year before deciding to stay home as a full-time mom.  She later taught preschool for 13 years in California and Pennsylvania.  

Adrienne has been involved in various leadership responsibilities with-in her church.  These include being in charge of and teaching/training women, youth and children.  She was involved in missionary service for 18 months in her 20’s and later with her husband for 3 years in Houston, Texas.  Some of her responsibilities in Houston included training missionaries and assisting with mental health issues.

 As a youth she was involved in Girl Scouts of America for 7 years and a Girl Scout leader as an adult in California and Pennsylvania. Some of her duties included fundraising, organizing meetings and keeping track of a budget.  In additional community service she has been an active volunteer within schools for over 25 years where she tutored children in various subjects and helped teachers with projects.  She also volunteered with the local summer swim team.

Adrienne was a volunteer with the sports and music program in middle and high school which included fundraising and ticket sales.

Adrienne currently lives in St George, Utah with her husband Jordan and enjoys spending time with her 6 daughters, their husbands and 9 grandchildren.  She and her husband continue to be involved in volunteer service.  

Shadaiah Forsey

Executive Assistant, Program Development Coordinator

Shadaiah is currently helping DELIVER as an intern from Brigham Young University. Shae recently got married to the love of her life, Max. They currently love trying new things, including making charcuterie boards, watercoloring, and traveling. In her free time, Shae loves to read, design, and research topics she's interested in. Shae has personal interest in adopted children, as her father was adopted from India. She is planning on attending graduate school within the next year. 

Ashley Nelson Stuart

Ukraine Project Coordinator

Ashley is a Family Life Science major at BYU. She graduates in April, and after graduation she plans to work with adoption and foster care agencies to help find children loving homes where they can thrive. She served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Moscow, Russia, and she is so grateful to be able to use her Russian language skills to help with the internship here at DELIVER! She is creating a hosting program for orphans in Ukraine to come spend time with families in Utah. Hopefully, many will be adopted by their host families afterwards. Some fun facts about her are that she served as her high school’s Student Body President; she was a competitive cheerleader, and she has lived in Virginia, Idaho, Russia, and the Netherlands!

Lynette Herrera

Clinical Assistant

Lynette is studying Human Development at BYU, and is excited to be using that as a mother beginning in August. She feels that three words that describe her personality are sweet, compassionate, and inquisitive. She is inspired when she sees fellow coworkers and students who make the world better just by doing the simple things. Her favorite hobbies/skills include baking, cross-stich and intellectual conversations. Some of her achievements are that she served a mission for the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-Day Saints and that she has survived college this far. A hero of hers is her mother, who created her own business so that she could pay off our house before her father lost his job. She is exited to work for Deliver in helping them with their goal to promote healthy forever families! A fun fact about her is that she can cut and bag a 40-pound block of cheese in under 5 minutes.