Thomas, Kentucky. A 1983 graduate of The University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, he became involved with SARA in 1999. At that time SARA was searching for an American dentist to host a dentist from Ukraine so the match was natural and nearly immediate. After two trips to Ukraine as an observer, Mettens also traveled to Romania and Serbia on a fact-finding mission. The following year he was asked to become Co-Director for SARA in Ukraine and had the honor of being invited to become a member of The Christian Doctor’s Association of Transcarpathia. As of 2010, Donn has made four dental missions to Ukraine and, along with other dentists and a dental hygienist, has provided care to a wide cross-section of people in Transcarpathia.