Officers and Advisors
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Luke Markowski
Dental Brigades President 2026-2027; 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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Alexander Tadros
Medical Brigades President 2026-2027; 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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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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Cloe Ratliff
Dental Brigades Vice President 2026-2027; 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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Daniel Kaddar
Medical Brigades President 2026-2027; 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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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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Nika Tabidze
Brigades Photographer and Videographer Honduras 2024, Panama 2025, Panama 2026; Public Relations Director and Media Specialist 2016-2018
My name is Nika Tabidze
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Sophia Flower
Faculty Chaperone Panama 2026, Dental Brigades President 2023-2024; Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
Hi! I’m Sophia Flower, and I was the Dental Brigades President. I am a 2nd year medical student at WVU School of Medicine.
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Kiran Patel
Faculty Chaperone Panama 2026; Medical Brigades Vice President 2022-2023; Alumni Advisory Committee 2023-2024
Hi, my name is Kiran Patel, and I was the Medical Vice President. I am a 2nd year medical student at WVU School of Medicine.
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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.