About Us
MMI was founded in 2003 and is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization. Its predecessor, Medical Mission of Mercy (MMM) was founded in 1991. MMI’s primary mission is to provide medical services internationally. Its initial work has been in El Salvador where the emphasis has been on treating women, children and a general unaided rural community. In addition to its board members, MMI is greatly enhanced by a network of architects, lawyers, businessmen, and secular and religious organizations worldwide. Since their first trip in 1991, MMM has performed approximately 2,000 life-changing surgical procedures and attended to over 60,000 patients. MMI’s directors are Bradley D. King, Roberto Arevalo Araujo, Gian Paolo Einaudi, Rochelle B. King and Suzanne Farrell.
Bios
- David V. King, Founder —
After over twenty years of experience as a corporate executive, David retired from his position as CEO of a public company to found and grow an independent petroleum company in the New York metro area which he later converted to a diversified commercial real estate company. While recovering from life saving surgery in Tampa, Florida, he met Dr. Roberto Araujo and became aware of the work he and his colleagues had been performing as the Medical Mission of Mercy. David soon became determined to further this work and the work of other volunteer medical personnel by creating an organization that could help provide the type of modern facilities they needed, and so Medical Mission International was born.
- Bradley D. King, President —
Bradley D. King, the son of David V. King, is the second generation of the King family to become involved in MMI. Like his father, Bradley is passionately committed to bringing modern medical services to El Salvador. He is the head of a family office, which includes management and development of commercial real estate as well as tax, trust, and portfolio management. He has over thirty years of experience in tax and finance, including as a principal in the tax department of two prestigious New York City CPA firms and is a member of the Estate Planning Council of New York City. He has had extensive experience in negotiating and structuring acquisitions and leases as well as experience in resolving complicated environmental issues. Bradley is also a licensed attorney and member of the New York State Bar Association. - Dr. Roberto Arevalo-Araujo, Vice President —
Dr. Arevalo-Araujo, a native Salvadoran, was educated in El Salvador until he was 16 years old, when he was sent to Mexico City to pursue studies in medicine at the National University of Mexico. His postgraduate training was in the United States where he completed the subspecialty of Hematology and Medical Oncology with the College of Medicine and Dentistry in New Jersey. In 1991 he organized the first of 17 yearly trips to El Salvador for volunteer medical personnel under the name of Medical Mission of Mercy, who have offered medical care to nearly 60,000 patients and accompanied nearly 2000 surgical procedures. In 2003, together with David King, he co-founded MMI, which has taken over the work of MMM. - Gian Paolo Einaudi, Vice President —
Gian Paolo Einaudi graduated from Haverford College in 1998 and subsequently served in the Peace Corps El Salvador (PCES, 1999-2002), first as a volunteer concentrating on community organization and youth development in a rural community for two years, then as a volunteer coordinator, focusing on youth leadership and sports camps. He joined MMI in January 2003 as Project Administrator. Since then, he has led MMI’s operations in El Salvador and is currently pursuing an executive MBA at INCAE Business School. - Rochelle B. King, Secretary, Director of Fundraising —
Rochelle B. King is an investment banker who has arranged funding for a significant number of healthcare, life sciences, media and telecommunications companies. She serves as the Director of Fundraising for MMI. She has served as a Director of Paging Partners Corporation, a public company, and as General Partner of Kagan Media Partners, L.P., a Paine Weber public media partnership. Rochelle is also a licensed attorney. - Suzanne Farrell, Vice President —
Suzanne Farrell is another member of the second generation of the King family to become involved in MMI and carry on the vision of the late David V. King. Suzanne replaces her mother, Gisela R. King, on MMI’s board of directors and looks forward to contributing her time and expertise wherever necessary.
