Pilot: Ken Evers
Ken spent a number of years as a teenager living in Papua New Guinea. There, he saw first hand the devastating effects of malaria. Even after leaving PNG for university, Ken kept in touch with the close friends he had made while living there. Over the years, letters, emails and phone calls continued to arrive telling of yet another death due to malaria.
Early in 2009, Ken decided to actively pursue the raising of awareness about malaria, and combining his aviation experience and his life in Papua New Guinea, Millions Against Malaria was born.
Ken learned to fly in PNG and currently holds an Australian commercial pilot's licence which he achieved through Bendigo Aviation Services.
Ken Evers works in the Animal Standards Branch of the Victorian Department of Primary Industries where he is heavily involved in Australia's National Livestock Identification System (NLIS). Ken is married to Kimberly, and they have three sons: Kristoffer, Kyle and Kaden.
Pilot: Tim Pryse
Tim grew up in Victoria, Australia and joined the Victorian Police Force after completing high school. Largely due to the influence of his father, Tim started flying in 1975. In 1985, Tim obtained his Australian Commercial Pilot's License and entered New Tribes Bible College in Sydney. Tim and his family then moved over to the United States in 1988 where he conducted further aviation training with New Tribes Mission Aviation. While in the USA, Tim obtained his US Commercial Pilot's License.
In 1989, serving New Tribes Mission, Tim passed a mountain and bush flying course, and moved to Papua New Guinea where he also obtained his PNG Commercial Pilot's License. While in Papua New Guinea, he amassed over 2700 hours flying into some of the world's most rugged airstrips under incredibly challenging flying conditions.
Tim also had the unfortunate experience of contracting malaria himself four times, and in his capacity as a pilot in PNG saw the death and suffering malaria causes throughout so much of Papua New Guinea.
Tim currently owns his own building company, Rock Solid Foundations, in Bendigo, Victoria. Tim is married to Sue, and they have four children: Nat, Rachel, Leigh and Bree. Tim and Sue are also the proud grandparents of four grandchildren.
