Meet our team

Sylvia Banda is a technology and wellness leader with experience spanning higher

education, the corporate sector, non-profit digital strategy, and trauma informed

wellness services. She currently serves as Director of IT Professional Services at the

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where she leads strategic technology initiatives,

operational planning, and service delivery within a complex academic environment.

Sylvia also brings corporate experience as a strategic leader, with a background in

aligning technology, people, and process to support organizational growth and

sustainability. In the non-profit sector, she serves as the Chief Technology Strategist and

Director of Digital Program Delivery for the National Trauma-Informed Entrepreneurship

Initiative, Ladies Empowered with Resources organization strengthening mission

delivery through effective digital infrastructure and innovation. She is also the founder of

Syl Synergy, a wellness and consulting practice focused on trauma-informed care,

sustainable wellness and whole person healing.

Having grown up in Uganda and maintaining strong ties to the region, Sylvia brings

cultural insight, lived understanding, and global perspective to Beyond Beauty for

Survivors. As a board member, she is committed to supporting programs that empower

women and children through culturally responsive, dignified, and sustainable solutions

aligned with the organization’s work in Uganda.

Val currently has accepted a call back into ministry to serve as RiverGlen RG Kids Lead in Pewaukee! Val has had a passion for kids for many years. She has worked as a para-educator, a special-needs educator, a child-care provider, and for six years as a preschool teacher in New Berlin. But in addition to all that, Val helped build, launch, and lead a Children’s Ministry at one of the campuses for a mega church in California. She has a heart to see kids connect with faith, and a burden for mercy and justice. She has a passion for international missions and has been doing missions since 2008.  Vals loves supporting different organizations that deal with orphaned and rescued children, post abortion ministries, sex trafficking and rescued horses. She is a wife to an incredible man, mother to two beautiful children, originally from Peru, loves ceviche, dark chocolate with salt and will say to skydiving at any time. One of her most cherished moments in her walk with God was when she went to Uganda in 2008, since then her life has been changed and with God's grace. She is looking forward to walking along side this incredible organization!

Troy Skwor is Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin –

Milwaukee. He became involved with the team Beyond Beauty For Survivors after connecting

with the CEO Kelsey Hill during a church small-group gathering, where they discovered a

shared passion for children and communities in Uganda.

This shared passion for helping children in developing countries had brought Troy to mission

work in St. Lucia in the West Indies and South Africa in the past. During these mission trips, he

worked closely with local schools to teach children, supported community outreach initiatives,

and assisted families facing significant hardship. Additionally, he has volunteered and served on

the Board of Directors for numerous community outreach organizations focusing on helping

children in the local communities and working with local populations struggling with

homelessness and hunger. After returning to his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he sought

out meaningful outreach opportunities with organizations that prioritize direct impact—ensuring

donations go straight to those in need. Beyond Beauty for Survivors aligned closely with these

values, leading Troy to join the organization on a mission trip where he witnessed firsthand the

needs of the community and the organization’s vital work in providing support.

Troy is a husband and the father of one son, a role that further deepens his compassion for

orphaned and vulnerable children. In addition to his work with Beyond Beauty for Survivors, he

is actively engaged in volunteering within his local community and remains dedicated to service

both at home and abroad.

Mike Zaddack is a dedicated husband, father, and community leader who is passionate about serving others. An active member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Mukwonago, he has served on the Church Council, is a past president, and is currently in his fifth year of leadership. An Eagle Scout, Mike values service, integrity, and responsibility in all areas of life. He and his wife, Laura, operate SIGG Realty Group and live in Genesee Depot with their two sons. Mike is honored to support Beyond Beauty for Survivors and its mission to restore hope and dignity to survivors of human trafficking. 

 Laura Zaddack is grateful to serve on the Board of Directors for Beyond Beauty for Survivors, where she is passionate about being the hands and feet of Christ by supporting survivors of trafficking and abandonment. Alongside her husband, Mike, Laura co-owns SIGG Realty Group, helping individuals and families pursue homeownership with purpose and integrity. A lifelong Waukesha resident, Laura believes God calls us to love, serve, and restore hope—no matter where someone is in life—and she has raised her two sons with those same values.