Officers and Advisors
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Matthew Hudson
Medical Brigades President 2022-2023; Dental Brigades Vice President 2021-2022
msh0036@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Matthew Hudson, and I am a senior majoring in Immunology and Medical Microbiology from Teays Valley, West Virginia.
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Wren King
Dental Brigades President 2022-2023; Triage Co-Chair 2021-2022
amk0060@mix.wvu.edu
Hello! My name is Wren King, and I am a senior Anthropology, Women's and Gender Studies, and Geography triple major with a minor in Native American Studies from Morgantown, WV.
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Kiran Patel
Medical Brigades Vice President 2022-2023
kjp0018@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Kiran Patel, and I am a senior Biology major with a minor in Medical Humanities and Health Studies from Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Deshon Simon
Dental Brigades Vice President 2022-2023
djs0063@mix.wvu.edu
Hello! My name is Deshon Simon, and I am a senior pursuing a Biology major and a Business minor. I am from a small town called Williamstown, located in Wood County, West Virginia.
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Bailey Gibson
Chief Medical Officer 2022-2023
big0002@mix.wvu.edu
Hello! My name is Bailey Gibson and I am senior majoring in Immunology and Medical Microbiology with a minor in Dance from Morgantown WV.
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Alex Beckman
Fundraising Chair 2022-2023
acb0047@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Alex Beckman, and I am a recent alumni of West Virginia University from Haymarket, Virginia and majored in Exercise Physiology.
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Jake Herriott
Triage Co-Chair 2022-2023
jeh0060@mix.wvu.edu
Hello everyone! My name is Jake Herriott. I am a senior majoring in Exercise Physiology from Parkersburg, WV
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Sandrik Tabidze
Triage Co-Chair 2022-2023
ait0002@mix.wvu.edu
Hello everyone! My name is Sandrik Tabidze and I am a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Atlanta, GA.
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Olivia Dowler
Charla Co-Chair 2022-2023
ojd00001@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Olivia Dowler, and I am a junior from Weirton, West Virginia with majors in History, Spanish, and Philosophy.
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Luke Ochsenbein
Charla Co-Chair 2022-2023
lro00002@mix.wvu.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Luke Ochsenbein, and I am a junior Biology major with a minor in Spanish from Wheeling, WV.
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Thomas DeVecchis
Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
Hi! My name is Thomas DeVecchis and I am from Weirton, WV. I am a sophomore at WVU majoring in Immunology and Medical Microbiology.
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Sophia Flower
Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
Hi! I’m Sophia Flower, and I am a junior Biology student, minoring in Appalachian Studies from Fairmont, West Virginia.
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Ethan Hamilton
Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
Hello there! My name is Ethan Hamilton, and I am a sophomore majoring in Immunology and Medical Microbiology from Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
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Vanessa Mueller
Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
Hi! My name is Vanessa Mueller, and I am a sophomore biochemistry major with a minor in Nutrition and Food studies from Germantown, Maryland.
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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.
Hi. My name is Daniel Brewster and I am a teaching instructor 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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Rachel Nieman
INSTRUCTOR OF SUPPORT: Nicaragua 2018 and Honduras 2019
Hi there! My name is Rachel Nieman, and I served as a faculty chaperone for the Global Medical and Dental Brigades to Nicaragua in 2018 and Honduras in 2019. I work at the College of Business and Economics as the Director of Recruitment and Retention.
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Kallie Nealis
Instructor of Support: Nicaragua 2018, Honduras 2019, and Ghana 2019
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 served as a chaperone for brigades to Honduras and Ghana in 2019.
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Professor Genesis Snyder
Instructor of Support: Nicaragua 2017 and Honduras 2019
Hello, my name is Genesis Snyder. I am a teaching instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at WVU.