Richard and Karen Bradford
Richard and Karen Bradford were married in 1994 in British Columbia, Canada. They have two children, Alexis and Simon. They live and work in Chalet La Bourdonnette.
Richard was born in Toronto and raised in a number of places around Southern Ontario. He completed his undergraduate degree in philosophy at Trinity Western University and his Masters degree at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Richard spent quite a few years painting houses before completing his education. He returned with his family in January, 2000 and he and Karen became workers in January, 2001.
Karen was born and raised in Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Karen has completed a number of college diploma courses. She graduated in 1988 from a two-year diploma course in Leisure and Recreation Management; in 1991 she completed a diploma in Long Term Care Aid; and in 1994 graduated with a diploma as a registered massage therapist. For three years she ran her own massage therapy clinic in Vancouver. She attended Swiss L’Abri as a student in 1993 and returned with Richard, Alexis and Simon in January, 2000.
Katrina and Aaron Fortune
Aaron and Katrina joined the L’Abri team in 2018. They were married nearby in Vevey, Switzerland in 2016 and have two daughters. The Fortune family lives in Chalet Les Mélèzes.
Aaron was born and raised in the South East United States, and studied Philosophy and English in college. He has worked as a web developer and several other things. Aaron loves talking, sometimes to himself.
Katrina is Swiss-American, and grew up near L’Abri. She loves trying new art forms and making colorful foods and often accidentally cooks food for forty people when she’s trying to cook for four.
Jake and Mélanie Marques-Rollison
Jake and Mélanie first visited Swiss L’Abri in 2017. They got married in 2019 and moved to Switzerland two years later. They live in Chalet Le Chesalet with their daughter Joy.
Mélanie grew up in north eastern France. She studied humanities, literature, publishing and education. She spent one year in Scotland and more time in Québec before working in France as a primary teacher. She picks up accents faster than she wishes she would.
Jake grew up in Pennsylvania, USA. He studied economics, philosophy and theology. He has been moving around Europe for some time now. He likes coffee, obscure French theology, and dumb jokes.
Stefan Baumann
Stefan is from Switzerland and joined the L’Abri staff in 2022.
Karoline Fonn
Karoline is from Norway and loves nothing better than being outside in the sun or snow. She studied journalism and pedagogy in school, and previously worked as a middle school teacher and in youth and children’s ministry. Karo first came to L’Abri as a student in January of 2024 and hasn’t left since. She joined the L’Abri team in 2025 and lives in Chalet Bellevue.
Dodo Schill
Dodo grew up in Switzerland and has worked as a primary teacher. She later studied art in Lucerne, as well as art therapy in Berlin. She has worked with kids and young people nearly all her life. Dodo first visited L’Abri in 2011 and has returned many times since then. She joined the L’Abri team in 2025, where she lives in Chalet Bellevue. She loves adventures, creating art, playing games and laughing loudly.
Becky Miller
Becky grew up at L’Abri and splits her time between caring for her mother and grandchildren and helping L’Abri with administrative tasks and correspondence. She almost always has a smile on her face and L’Abri students often comment on how welcome they feel after emailing with her. Becky enjoys hiking and the outdoors.
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