Our Team Members
At RescueKids International, we’re united by a shared purpose: to protect and empower children in some of the most vulnerable places in the world. Our dedicated team and trusted partners work tirelessly to create lasting solutions and bring hope where it’s needed most.
J.R. McGee
Top Real Estate Agent and Advocate for Change
J.R. is one of Northern California’s top-rated real estate agents, with a mission to donate over $1 million in sales over the next five years to support RescueKids International. His passion for giving back fuels our vision to rescue and empower children globally.
Anita McGee
Founder and Visionary Leader
As the founder of RescueKids International, Anita provides mentorship to staff and oversees on-ground operations. Her heart for helping vulnerable children has been the driving force behind the organization’s growth and impact.
Deland Lo
Administrator and Advocate for Change in Asia
With over 20 years of volunteering experience, Deland oversees administrative work in Asia. Her expertise in social work, particularly in elderly support, and her ability to develop people make her an invaluable leader for our global mission.
Our Partners & Their Solutions
A Problem So Huge, Many Do Nothing ... but These Heroes Are Rescuing Children
Glad World (Joel & Laci Hill)
After the outbreak of Covid in 2019 & the subsequent military coup in 2021, a whole generation of children in parts of Myanmar are not receiving an education. As a result of the war, many parts of Myanmar have become some of the most volatile and unsafe places to live on the planet.
Their heart is to invest in changing this situation in Myanmar by helping children to receive an invaluable education, healthy meals and basic living essentials— so that they can be better equipped for a secure life away from war, and become change-makers in Myanmar’s future.
Future Builders is a new initiative within Glad World. Together with local communities and organizations, we are paying the salaries of teachers and providing essential supplies and balanced meals for children who are growing up in civil war.
Life Impact International (Lana Vasquez)
The first government-recognized safe home on the Thai/Myanmar border. Members of the Official Child Protection Committee.
Rescues happen in many different ways. Deploying teams into poverty and drug-infested areas where traffickers prey on the desperation of families. When they find a child being exploited, they intervene either directly or through the local partners to get the child out of harm’s way and into a safe house.
Also part of a network with the head of social welfare, police, border control, hospitals, community leaders, and local NGOs who refer victims to them. No matter where the child comes from, their primary goal is to get them to safety and begin the process of recovery and heal
Rapha International (Tasanee)
Rapha opened a Survivor Care campus in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2009. In 2014, Rapha began serving vulnerable children and families with Prevention services in Mae Sot. The TTF Protection Center, a new campus at Rapha’s property in Chiang Mai, opened in 2024, serving children with high risk security needs and open court cases.