Board of Directors

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Born and raised in San Carlos, CA, Pat is clearly a Northern California boy. Pat and his wife, Celene, have been the Senior Pastors of Word of Life Fellowship in Mi Wuk Village, California, since 2003. Pat has the unique perspective of being a successful business owner. He knows how to serve in the arena of business and the community. His experience gives him the great advantage of understanding the importance of ethics.  Pat retired from his manufacturing business in 2004, but he has kept his passion for teaching integrity to business owners. Pat continues to travel around the world consulting and building healthy communities and small businesses.

Olga Pougatch was elected to Love Little Children’s Board of Directors in October 2004. Olga is the Manager of Love Little Children, a non-profit organization founded in Sacramento, California in 2003. Love Little Children is committed to feed healthy meals to thousands of low income children, daily.

In 2022, Olga became a certified Mental Health Coach.

Olga has an extensive musical background. She studied classical music for twelve years and has been involved in several music projects to include: producing one children’s album, producing two live music projects, recording a total of six albums and traveling overseas for concert tours to Finland, St. Petersburg, Latvia and Estonia. Olga is the Music Director of Christian Faith Church, Sacramento, California.

A native of San Francisco, California, Olga attended San Francisco State University.

Olga moved to Sacramento with her husband in March 1997. They have two beautiful daughters.

Serge Koblik is a first-generation Ukrainian-American who immigrated to the United States of America in the summer of 1997. His parents were seeking educational opportunities for their children. Serge, together with his older siblings began learning the English language, culture and customs.

After completing high school, Serge enrolled into American River College. In 2010, he earned his A.A. in Psychology and in the summer of 2011, he obtained his second A.A. degree in Christian Studies from Epic Bible College. By the summer of 2013, he received his B.A. in Ministerial Studies/Biblical Counseling from Epic Bible College and a B.A. in Psychology from CSU, Sacramento. In 2015 he obtained an M.A. in School Psychology while serving as a Child Development Assistant at an after school program for a local elementary school. Serge currently practices as a psychologist in a nearby school district and is involved in children’s ministry at the local church he attends. As a lifelong mental-health representative and child advocate, Serge has a passion and drive for education and for serving others, particularly those who can’t help themselves. 

In his free time, Serge likes to ski, fish, and hike outdoors with his wife and son.

Melissa became a Food Program Specialist at Love Little Children in August 2011. She was elected to Love Little Children’s Board of Directors in April 2015.
Melissa is a native of Sacramento, CA.

Melissa attended Sierra College for 3 years and achieved her AA degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences. In the summer of 2013, Melissa went to school and became a Certified Nursing Assistant. Melissa graduated from Sac State in 2017 with her Bachelor’s Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences focusing on Nutrition. She is passionate about eating healthy, nutritious meals, being physically active, and teaching others to do the same. In 2022, Melissa became a certified Mental Health Coach.

Melissa is happily married and resides in Roseville, CA with her husband and two beautiful children. In her free time, Melissa loves spending time outdoors with her family and friends and enjoys baking and cooking delicious foods.

Nadia Bobyk is the founder and Executive Director of Love Little Children. She came to the Unites States of America in 1991. Being of Ukrainian descent, she saw that there was a great need to educate the many Ukrainian and Russian speaking Americans about nutrition and healthy eating habits in the home daycare setting.

Nadia’s vision expanded beyond the confines of her own culture. She had a desire to create an organization that could meet the needs of the diverse population that California enjoys. Because of her vision, she was able to connect with others within the community who shared her desire to improve the lives of a diverse population of children and families by creating a service oriented non-profit organization that would encourage nutrition and education. As a result, Love Little Children came into existence in April 2003.

Nadia is an accounting graduate and has worked for non-profit agencies since 1998 to include World Relief, Inc., Quality Food Program and Sacramento Lao Family, Inc.  Nadia serves on Sacramento volunteer team for FamilyLife Marriage Retreats – since 2018. In 2022, Nadia became a certified Mental Health Coach.

Nadia is married to Nick and the proud mother of 3 beautiful children, their spouses, and their children.

Linda Barnes is a native of Missouri. Linda attended Charles Mason Bible College; Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO; Pacific Coast Bible College which changed their name to Advantage Bible College in Sacramento, CA. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology and later attended Elijah House Ministry School where she completed courses for Prayer Ministry on Inner Healing and Deliverance.

Linda is a conference speaker and teacher throughout the United States and abroad. She has served as a Pastor in Livorno, Italy and Sacramento, California. Linda has started and developed Women’s ministries, now assisting churches in the Southeast part of Missouri with outreach ministries, mentored many women or daughters in the Lord, and helped a ministry write a curriculum for Inner Healing and Deliverance.

Linda is the mother of one adult son whom she loves dearly. Linda has worked with Christian Faith Church in Sacramento, California under the leadership of Pastor Sergey and Natalya Golovey for 16 years. Linda moved from Sacramento, California to O’Fallon, MO and works with Pastor Kingsley and Glenda Walker at Life Gate International. Linda is developing the ministry called Hope for Homeland and International Ministries (HHIM) that targets the poor in Southeast Missouri and internationally. Linda serves on the Board for Love Little Children food program.