Toby Spoon

Toby’s first exposure to AMIGOS was at the age of 13 in Guatemala where his parents were missionaries and AMIGOS worked in San Miguel Chicaj, Guatemala. It was there he began to dream about becoming an Amigo while helping by serving as a guide for the volunteers. He went on to get a degree in Theology and was involved in ministry and missions from 1982 to 1990. In 1990 he switched careers and began to work for the Tecma Group, where today he is a partner and holds several titles with the company. Tecma works in manufacturing in Mexico. They have 72 clients, 9,000 employees, and 3.2 million square feet of space mostly along the border. Working with and developing people continues to be his passion.

Toby participates on several boards, and he and his wife LaDeena have been involved in projects in Rwanda as well as AMIGOS. He served as a volunteer, route leader, assistant country director, and project director in Nicaragua and Ecuador. Toby also worked for AMIGOS HQ as the Field Program Coordinator.

He considers AMIGOS the wonderful foundation for all that has come his way in life and he is grateful to be able to serve on the board.