Officers and Advisors

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.

Matthew Hudson’s Bio

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.

Wren King’s Bio

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.

Kiran Patel’s Bio

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.

Deshon Simon’s Bio

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.

Bailey Gibson’s Bio

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.

Alex Beckman’s Bio

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

Jake Herriott’s Bio

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.

Sandrik Tabidze’s Bio

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.

Olivia Dowler’s Bio

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.

Luke Ochsenbein’s Bio

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.

Thomas DeVecchis’s Bio

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.

Sophia Flower’s Bio

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.

Ethan Hamilton’s Bio

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.

Vanessa Mueller’s Bio

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.

Professor Daniel Brewster’s Bio

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.

Rachel Nieman’s Bio

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.

Kallie Nealis’s Bio