Garrett graduated from The University of Montana where he received a marketing degree with an emphasis in entrepreneurship. He played football for San Diego State University and the University of Montana. He would retire his football career early to pursue his passion for serving our world and co-found The Red Road Foundation. He currently owns an operates a multitude of business and acts as a marketing and advertising consultant.

Garrett commented, “I’ve always felt a sense of responsibility to give love and aid to the people who need compassion in our world. I have been involved in community outreach programs and charity work for several years. I graduated high school with 450 hours of community service and graduated from college with over 1000. I’ve traveled to Tanzania, Africa to promote health and give supplies to the countless children in need after the genocide. My newest experiences in Cambodia have been heart wrenching, yet rewarding in so many ways, these kids have changed my life. Living life to inspire creativity, Garrett Riggio follows his passions all around the world. He is ambitious and passion in all aspects of sales/marketing, consulting, and project management. He has built teams and brands from the ground up and consulted for billion-dollar companies. His message is to be the change you wish to see in our world, which is why he lives every day making the dreams of others a reality. He strives to be a provider; his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to improving global communities have led him to connect people via digital communities and social enterprise, as well as provide customer service to develop innovative products and refined services to provide new solutions for everyday problems to expand brand footprints.

“Dare to take the less beaten path, have the courage to stand out and differentiate yourself, embrace your uniqueness, and be a catalyst for positive worldwide transformation.”

I’ve achieved my Bachelor of Arts in Education & English at Southeast International Institute, Associate of Midwifery at Chenla University.

In my decision to teach at The Red Road Foundation, I have several objectives. First of all, I want to share my knowledge and experiences with the next generation of children. In fact, I understand that sharing knowledge is the most important factor in improving the ability and skills of children.  I am able to use my influence to help with motivating their willingness to study hard. This is very important in Cambodia, as after a generation of war, their parents have learned that survival is the main focus of life and have not yet been exposed to the benefits and opportunities that education brings.  It is my passion to share knowledge and experiences that they may utilize to bring healing and education into our rural community.

I have studied and am a practicing midwife, as well. It is in accordance with my dream to become an educator who spreads knowledge that can aid mothers and children. Working with The Red Road Foundation has allowed me to play a crucial role to help and support Cambodian children. At TRRF, we have been serving Cambodian children, who have faced humbling life lessons such as loss of parents, living on the street, alcoholic parents, abuse, and barely having enough food to eat at the end of the day. Lastly, I love working with TRRF because I never stop learning and improving myself! I love to learn, and I do not want a day to pass where I don’t learn something new. I work at TRRF because I understand that we play an important role in Cambodia, by giving our children an environment to facilitate education and personal growth, we strengthen our country. Through our efforts, the children will be able to have a secure future and in turn, be able to create a better future for my country. I believe that my work with Cambodian children will play an important part in building confidence and developing their lives, moreover; it will reinstate hope in their lives.

Ellie Brister is a passionate, energetic, and enthusiastic individual in our Red Road family. From a seaside town in the UK, where her family has always been a voice in the local community raising her to be an empathetic advocate, friendly and confident. She loves diving and makes an impact with ocean conservation here in Cambodia. She is big into the sustainable living and anti-single-use-plastic movement, these aspects along with many others are what made her feel right at home when joining us back in 2016. Ellie has always worked closely with the local community and has created many beneficial relationships to work in collaboration with us. She constantly educates our students and their families on the importance of recycling, health, hygiene, education and community service. Over the years she coordinates our volunteers, carries out lessons on a wide- range of topics with our students, organizes and manages trips/workshops,  prepares for social events through networking and logistics, provides beautiful social media content and helps facilitate resources for our students and staff. Ellie commented: ‘Part of my heart will always be at the Red Road now, it holds so much love and joy, I can’t express my gratitude for finding Rachel and this amazing project.’

Hayley graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a BFA in Photography and Media Arts. Since then she’s worked with companies, nonprofits and ministries to tell truth that will inspire people to action. She’s always had a fervor for the arts and is fascinated by how something can be formed from nothing by someone’s hand. She believes that one of the most underrated art forms to see this in action is videography. A camera is often thought of as “unforgiving”, but there’s beauty in that vulnerability that draws us all together! Though everyone has a story to tell, Hayley has always enjoyed her work with nonprofits the most. After graduating she found herself working at a Christian summer camp for kids where she discovered her passion for helping kids lay down their spirit of fear and take up a spirit of adventure and creativity.

This desire brought her to a small school in Mississippi where she discovered that many of the kids didn’t have basic life or survival skills. So after creating a self-sustainability skills class tailored to high school students of the area, she fell in love with the idea of a recycle-to-reuse way of living. The Red Road Foundation stands for everything Hayley loves and she is thrilled to be able to serve a community like Cambodia. She currently lives in the smoky mountains of North Carolina with her jovial Golden Retriever and works for Samaritan’s Purse Ministries.