Our Staff

We are committed, prayerful, devoted Christians with a heart not only for the teenage girls that come to stay at our homes but for the ones who have not yet found the sanctuary of His care.

Douglas Sauder, President
Working with foster kids when he was in college transformed Doug’s life. His experience inspired him not only to change his major, but also to devote his life to helping the many children that others had given up on. A licensed foster parent, Doug has a master’s degree and many years of work and personal experience in foster care. Currently at His Caring Place, he provides leadership and direction for the staff. He also works to unite churches and community leaders and create a broad base of support for fulfilling God’s mandate to care for those in need. Apart from his role as a family pastor, Doug is a mentor, adoptive parent, foster parent, and biological parent.

Katy Mills, Community Relations

Katy has been working with teen mothers since 1999. Her heart and calling for this group began when she became involved with an inner city mentoring program for mothers while at college where she served as mentor, birth coach, volunteer coordinator and community outreach director. She attended Taylor University and graduated with a degree in Secondary Education and Communications. Shortly after graduating, Katy and her husband Aaron felt God calling them into full-time ministry and became houseparents at His Caring Place maternity home in 2003. After serving as direct care staff, Katy moved into community relations and has greatly enjoyed spreading His Caring Place’s message of “Saving lives two at a time” to the community.

Dee Proietto, Community Relations His Caring Place is near and dear to Dee's heart since she personally found herself in an unplanned pregnancy as a young, unwed mother. Dee understands the pain and uncertainty this causes in the life of a young girl. This personal experience allows her to genuinely reltate to the girls in the maternity homes, as she shares her life experience and God's faithfulness with them. "Even though I was unsure of my future and the future of my daughter, I also knew God had a plan for us. For me, my daughter Katie is a constant reminder of God's grace and His precious gift of life to all of us." Speaking life into the girls at His Caring Place brings Dee tremendous joy, and she sees how God has used her personal experience to bring Him glory. He has proven once again, that "all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28)

Coventry Myers, Assistant Maternity Houseparent
Coventry has always loved children and babies,consistently volunteering in the church nursery or babysitting as a youngperson. While in high school, she became involved with Campus Life and waslargely impacted by leaders who invested time into discipling and loving her.She volunteered for several years in her church’s junior/senior high youth group serving kids and developing a deep love for orphans and the fatherless.Her father grew up in an orphanage and foster care and this exposure gave her a compassion for the orphaned and hurting. She began to feel the Lord putting a burden on her heart to become involved in full-time ministry and was led to become a houseparent at His Caring Place. She provides direct care, counsel,and daily support to the ladies during their stay in the program. Her hope is to share the love that Christ has for each girl so they are able to experience it for themselves. Her prayer is that they discover God’s plan for their futures knowing their tremendous value in Christ.