Christel DeHaan (née Stark, October 20, 1942 – June 6, 2020) was a German-American businesswoman and philanthropist who was the owner of Resort Condominiums International and the founder of Christel House International.

DeHaan was born in 1942 in Nördlingen, Germany,[1] the daughter of Adolf Stark, a German soldier who died shortly before the end of World War II, and his wife Anna Stark.

[3][1] DeHaan founded and donated $220 million to Christel House International.

[3] The nonprofit organization has opened schools in eight cities: Bangalore and Naya Raipur, India; Mexico City, Mexico; Cape Town, South Africa; and Indianapolis.

Christel House announced in July 2017 that a ninth school would open in Jamaica in August 2019.