Costa Rica
WELCOME TO THE BEGINNING OF YOUR Costa Rica ODYSSEY!
This site contains the information and details you need to prepare for the adventure of a lifetime. We’re thrilled to embark on this journey with you.
Meet the Team
Meet your A Fresh Chapter Team! For privacy reasons, all contact information (email addresses and phone numbers) is available on Rallyhood. Please feel free to contact us with ANY questions you might have!
Terri Wingham
AFC CEO and Founder; Pre & Post Support
Terri Wingham is the founder and CEO of A Fresh Chapter. A breast cancer diagnosis at age 30 changed Terri forever, transporting her from corporate life to a foreign world of chemotherapy and surgeries. An international volunteer travel experience in South Africa helped Terri see that struggle is universal – and inspired her to provide individuals deeply impacted by cancer the opportunity to expand their focus beyond the disease and discover new purpose in their lives. Terri is a committed global health advocate and cancer support innovator who speaks frequently on topics relating to using adversity as a catalyst for growth. Terri holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Entrepreneurship from Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada.
Deirdre Wilcox
Program Facilitator
Deirdre Wilcox is a co-facilitator and member of the first India Odyssey Tribe in 2013. She is a cancer survivor with more than 25 years experience in the field of health. Her passion is supporting others in navigating the mess and glory of the human experience. She does this through Aston Kinetics, therapeutic yoga, emotional support, and humor and compassion. Although Seattle is home, her continued adventures with A Fresh Chapter have turned her into a citizen of the world.
Lisa Nielsen
Program Facilitator
Lisa Nielsen is a co-facilitator with A Fresh Chapter and a member of the 2014 India Odyssey Tribe. She is a Holistic Wellness Coach, Fitness Trainer and Nutritionist. Lisa has worked in several facets of the wellness industry for over 22 years. Her work includes personal fitness training, nutritional coaching, cooking classes, outdoor fitness and mobility classes, personal cheffing, and varying wellness retreats. Her new business “Vibrant Life Wellness Coaching” (formerly Zen Fitness and Nutrition) is a way for her to bring all of her passions and experiences in wellness under one roof. She is especially interested in working with functional movement and mobility, therapeutic nutrition, and mental, emotional, and spiritual wholeness. She loves educating and inspiring others to live healthy lives by finding a balance in body, mind and spirit.
Manisha Braithwaite
AFC Project Coordinator – Logistics
Manisha Braithwaite is the program coordinator at A Fresh Chapter. She is an avid world traveler with a broad background in Canadian, U.S. and global volunteering. Her extensive experience in planning and logistics, combined with her passion for traveling and volunteering, help her in her key operations role with A Fresh Chapter. Her roots lie in Toronto, Canada and she received her B.A. from the University of Western Ontario. Manisha balances her work with her other interests in sports, fitness, traveling, spending time with family & close friends, and devoting her time to organizations that assist children.
Alumni Ambassadors
Stacy Stec
Program Mentor
Stacy is a member of the 2016 Peru Odyssey Tribe and ambassador leading the participant support and Odyssey Hub teams. She is the mother of two young daughters, works as a paralegal, and is a breast cancer survivor. She was born and raised in Virginia and is now living in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C. She is passionate about helping her community and loves to volunteer her time as a Girl Scout leader, at her daughters’ elementary school, and with her local Moms club.
“The people of Villa El Salvador’s resilience and sense of pride in their community that I experienced while volunteering had a profound impact on me. My time in Peru allowed me to look back on my life from a fresh perspective and reset from where cancer had thrown me off. I realized that life is messy and that I should accept that I can’t always control it.”
Sonnetta Jones
Program Mentor
Sonnetta is a member of the 2017 Costa Rica Odyssey Tribe and will be volunteering as an Ambassador. She is a single woman and a fellow Triple Negative Breast Cancer Survivor. She was born in Guyana and currently resides in the beautiful state of New Jersey.
One of the things she is passionate about is volunteering. She has been a member Red Cross Disaster Team and participated in many community and international events through the program at her church called HopeWW.
“The lessons I learned in this beautiful place was an elixir for the soul and life changing. Passions were reignited and dreams became filled with possibilities.”