Officers and Advisors
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Amaira Palmer
Medical Brigades President 2025-2026; Dental Brigades Vice President 2024-present; Fundraising and Supplies CO-Chair 2023-2024
amp00040@mix.wvu.edu
Hello! My name is Amaira Palmer and I am a senior majoring in Immunology & Medical Microbiology from Clendenin, West Virginia.
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Sam Ulicny
Dental Brigades President 2025-2026; Charla Co-Chair 2024-present
su00004@mix.wvu.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Sam Ulicny, and I am a senior majoring in Immunology & Medical Microbiology from Allentown, PA.
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Corinne Lalama
Medical Brigades Vice President 2025-2026; Charla Co-Chair 2024-present
ckl00003@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Corinne Lalama and I am a Public Health graduate student from Bridgeport, WV.
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Gavin Corbin
Dental Brigades Vice-President 2025-2026
gac00020@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Gavin Corbin, and I am a senior Biology major with a minor in medical humanities and health studies. I'm originally from Ashburn, Virginia.
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Luke Markowski
Chief Medical Officer 2025-2026
lwm00011@mix.wvu.edu
Hello everyone! My name is Luke Markowski, and I am a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering from Pittsburgh, PA.
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Alex Olivero
Global Brigades Campus Chairperson 2025-2026
ajo00008@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Alex Olivero, and I’m from Hurricane, West Virginia. I’m a junior majoring in Biochemistry with a minor in Public Health.
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Brooke Elmore
Secretary 2025-2026
be00016@mix.wvu.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Brooke Elmore, and I’m a senior majoring in Biology with a minor in Child Development and Family Studies from Elkview, West Virginia.
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Cloe Ratliff
Fundraising Chair 2025-2026
clr00017@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Cloe Ratliff, and I am a junior majoring in biology and psychology from Morgantown, WV.
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Sophia Selvaraj
Charla Chair 2025-2026
srs00007@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Sophia Selvaraj and I am from Charleston, WV. I am a 2nd year graduate student studying Health Administration.
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Daniel Kaddar
Triage Co-Chair 2025-2026
dtk00011@mix.wvu.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Daniel Kaddar, and I am a sophomore from Morgantown, WV. I am majoring in Immunology and Medical Microbiology with minors in Leadership Studies and Medical Humanities and Health Studies
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Alexander Tadros
Triage Co-Chair 2025-2026
aht00002@mix.wvu.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Alex Tadros, and I’m a junior majoring in Biomedical engineering and biology with a minor in general business. I am from Morgantown, WV
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Professor Daniel Brewster
Professor of "Sociology of Health and Medicine" course required for travel and Advisor for Global Medical Brigades and Global Dental Brigades: Panama in 2015, Nicaragua in 2016, 2018, and 2018, Honduras in 2019 and 2020, Ghana in 2019, and Greece in 2020, Panama 2023, and Honduras 2024.
Hi. My name is Daniel Brewster and I am a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. I serve as the advisor for both the Global Medical and Global Dental Brigades, respectively. These two organizations represent the international Global Brigades non-profit.
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Dr. Rachel Nieman
INSTRUCTOR OF SUPPORT: Nicaragua 2018, Honduras 2019, Panama 2023, and Honduras 2024
Hi there! My name is Rachel Nieman, and I have been involved with the WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades since 2018. I work at the John Chambers College of Business and Economics as the Director of the Becker Academic Engagement Success Center.
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Dr. Pranav Jain
Faculty Support and Medical Doctor: Panama 2023, Honduras 2024, and Panama 2025. Medical Brigades President 2014-2016
Hello, my name is Pranav Jain. I am a former president of the Global Medical and Dental Brigades student organization. I did both my undergraduate studies and my medical schooling at WVU (WVU SoM Class of 2020). I am currently doing my fellowship training in the field of Pulmonary and Critical Care at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Nick Tabidze
Brigades Photographer and Videographer Honduras 2024 and Panama 2025; Public Relations Director and Media Specialist 2016-2018
My name is Nick Tabidze.
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Kallie Nealis
Instructor of Support: Nicaragua 2018, Honduras 2019, and Ghana 2019, Panama 2023, Panama 2025, Photographer and Videographer for Brigades
Hi! My name is Kallie Nealis, and I work for University Relations as a social media specialist. After traveling to Matagalpa for the 2018 Global Medical and Dental Brigades trip as a graduate student. I have served as a photographer and faculty support for five brigades.