About us

Global Water Brigades is a movement of passionate students and professional volunteers from around the world dedicated to improving access to clean water and sanitation. Our students collaborate with water experts and community leaders to create and implement new and innovative solutions to water problems. We currently focus our work in 40 rural Honduran communities where we have 5-year commitments to long-term sustainable development.

 

Global Water Brigades is a program of Global Brigades, Inc., a secular nonprofit based in Los Angeles, California whose mission is to empower students to provide communities in developing nations with sustainable solutions that improve quality of life while respecting local culture.  Our vision is to be the largest student-led social movement on the planet. 

 

 

 

Leadership Team

 

Ben Erker, Global Water Brigades, Program Director

Suzanne Zuppello, Global Water Brigades, Program Coordinator

Orion Haas, Global Water Brigades, Co-Founder

Steve Atamian , Chief Empowerment Officer

Dr. Shital Chauhan, Chief Executive Officer, Health Brigades

Catherine Markman, Chief Executive Officer, Development Brigades

Quique Rodriquez, Exec Director, Honduras Operations

Pablo Garron, Director, Panama Operations

Diane Dunn, Law Brigades Director, Panama

Adriana Piñeiro, Business Brigades

Anna Pasternak, Environmental Brigades Director, Panama

Joy Bittner, Public Health Brigades

John Cunningham, Architecture Brigades

Merrilee Chapin, Microfinance Brigades

Michelle Menclewicz  , USA Director, Student Advisory Counsel (Panama)

Chris Ha, USA Director, Student Advisory Counsel (Honduras)

Oison O'Connor, USA, Chief Transformation Officer 

Kim Hanson, GB Travel Coordinator

Danielle Starry, GB Travel Advisor