Background
Culver, Wesley Ellsworth was born on April 14, 1927 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles Percy and Nina Virginia (Wilkinson) Culver.
Relief and development organization executive
Culver, Wesley Ellsworth was born on April 14, 1927 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Charles Percy and Nina Virginia (Wilkinson) Culver.
Bachelor, Asbury College, 1949.
Executive vice president, World Vision, Pasadena, California, 1958-1961;
assistant general director, Overseas Crusades, Palo Alto, California, 1962-1964;
president, Stover & Associations, San Francisco, 1965-1966;
president, Involvement, Inc., Palo Alto, 1967-1976;
executive director, Alliance for Volunteerism, Boulder, Colorado, 1977-1978;
executive vice president, Food for the Hungry International, Scottsdale, Arizona, 1979-1981;
president, Culver Stowell, Inc., Portland, Oregon, since 1982;
president, Mercy Corps International, Portland, 1984-1993;
senior vice president, Mercy Corps International, Portland, since 1994. Vice president, board directors ARCA Foundation, Washington, since 1974. Chairman, board directors Spafford Children's Center, Jerusalem, 1991-1993.
Board regents Warner Pacific College, Portland, 1990-1994. Board directors Mercy Corps Europe, Swindon, England, board directors, Executive Committee InterAction, 1991-1994. Co-founder Sports Ambs.Internat.
People-to-People Program.
Married Josephine Y. Yankowski, November 27, 1967 (divorced December 1992). Children: Scott Ellsworth, Shannon Louise, Tania Marie. Married Esme Josephine Rymer, January 14, 1995.