Mark Quaas
Mark is the executive director and founder of Walk the Talk Missions and is responsible for managing everything from recruiting and training participants to logistics coordination of travel and field operations. Prior to this role, Mark worked as a letter carrier for the US Postal Service for 24 years and was owner/operator of Marquis Catering, a small full-service catering company. He serves as the logistics coordinator for the Northern Twin Cities region for Operation Christmas Child, and enjoys spending time with family and friends, photography, and being very active in his church. He and his wife, Susie, have two grown sons.
Susie Quaas
Susie has been on over 20 trips with Walk the Talk Missions. A founder of the organization along with her husband, Mark, she enjoys devoting her life to serving others and spreading God’s love through mission work, her church and social activities, and family. Her two favorite parts of the mission work with Walk the Talk are seeing things with fresh eyes when she travels with a group that has not been on a build trip before, and the dedication of the home to the receiving family. “It’s so joyous, and it’s very powerful,” she says. Susie works full time as an executive assistant for a global healthcare technology leader and her passions outside of work and volunteering are relaxing with family at the cabin, golfing, and traveling with Mark. Together, they have two sons.
Lisa Pelletier
Lisa is a native Minnesotan and is married and with four grown children and three grandsons. She truly enjoys sharing the Walk the Talk building experience with her family members and has been on several builds since her first in 2014 to Ensenada. Her work with Walk the Talk is a big part of her life, and she has made many lifelong friends in Mexico since joining the organization. She is looking forward to helping more families in the future and making a difference, one family at a time.
Brenda Borgeson
Brenda has been serving in mission work with Mark and Susie since before they started Walk the Talk Missions. She has been on several trips to Ensenada and comes back changed every time. “I’ve had times in my life, especially during hardships, that I couldn’t feel God’s presence. These trips make it easy to feel God’s love and presence,” she says. She has made lifelong friendships with several families from Mexico on her previous build trips and will continue to serve and walk side by side with them until God points her in a new direction.
Barry Borgeson
Barry is a 1976 graduate of Northwestern University and has been serving with Walk the Talk since its inception. He has been involved in various forms of mission work for over 30 years. He and his wife, Brenda, enjoy serving others by preparing and training them for their experience in the mission field.