Officers and Advisors
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Sandrik Tabidze
Medical Brigades President 2023-2024; Triage Co-Chair 2022-2023
ait0002@mix.wvu.edu
Hello everyone! My name is Sandrik Tabidze and I am a senior majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from Atlanta, GA.
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Sophia Flower
Dental Brigades President 2023-2024; Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
saf00001@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! I’m Sophia Flower, and I am a senior Biology student, minoring in Appalachian Studies from Fairmont, West Virginia.
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Thomas DeVecchis
Medical Brigades Vice President 2023-2024; Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
trd00006@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Thomas DeVecchis and I am from Weirton, WV. I am a Junior at WVU majoring in Immunology and Medical Microbiology.
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Luke Ochsenbein
Dental Brigades Vice President 2023-2024; Charla Co-Chair 2022-2023
lro00002@mix.wvu.edu
Hi everyone! My name is Luke Ochsenbein, and I am a senior Biology major with a minor in Spanish from Wheeling, WV.
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Vanessa Mueller
Global Brigades Campus Chariperson 2023-2024 and Chief Medical Officer 2023-2024; Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
vlm00004@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Vanessa Mueller, and I am a junior biochemistry major with a minor in Nutrition and Food studies from Germantown, Maryland.
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Olivia Dowler
Charla Co-Chair 2022-2024
ojd00001@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Olivia Dowler (she/her), and I am a senior from Weirton, West Virginia with majors in History, Spanish, and Philosophy.
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Ethan Hamilton
Triage Co-Chair 2023-2024; Leadership Support Team Member 2022-2023
ech0022@mix.wvu.edu
Hello there! My name is Ethan Hamilton, and I am a Junior Immunology and Medical Microbiology student from Connellsville, Pennsylvania.
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Laasya Chennuru
Triage Co-Chair 2023-2024
lrc00012@mix.wvu.edu
Hello! My name is Laasya Chennuru, and I am a junior majoring in biology and psychology from Martinsburg, WV.
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Christopher Smith
Charla CO-Chair 2023-2024
cjs00029@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Christopher Smith and I am from Point Pleasant, WV. I am a junior majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Molecular Medicine.
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Kennedi Lewellyn
Fundraising and Supplies CO-Chair 2023-2024
kzl00001@mix.wvu.edu
Hello! My name is Kennedi Lewellyn, and I am a senior majoring in Biology, from Buckhannon, WV.
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Amaira Palmer
Fundraising and Supplies CO-Chair 2023-2024
amp00040@mix.wvu.edu
Hello! My name is Amaira Palmer and I am a sophomore majoring in Immunology & Medical Microbiology from Clendenin, West Virginia.
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Kiran Patel
Alumni Advisory Committee 2023-2024; Medical Brigades Vice President 2022-2023
kjp0018@mix.wvu.edu
Hi, my name is Kiran Patel, and I am an alumnus of West Virginia University from Parkersburg, West Virginia and majored in Biology with a minor in Medical Humanities and Health Studies.
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Alex Beckman
Alumni Advisory Committee 2023-2024; 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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Stevie Ball
Alumni Advisory Committee 2023-2024
smb00028@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Steven Ball, and I am a recent WVU alumnus from Barboursville, West Virginia. I majored in and am currently getting my Masters in Exercise Physiology.
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Michelle Wunder
Alumni Advisory Committee 2023-2024
mmw0060@mix.wvu.edu
Hi! My name is Michelle Wunder and I am from Harpers Ferry, WV. I am also a recent WVU alumni with a BS in Biology and a minor in Psychology.
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Erin Langan
Alumni Advisory Committee 2023-2024
eml0026@mix.wvu.edu
Hi, everyone! My name is Erin Langan, and I’m from Ridgeley, WV. I’m a recent WVU alumna, having graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Linguistics, and I’m returning to WVU to pursue a master’s degree.
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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.
Hi. My name is Daniel Brewster and I am a faculty members 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, and Panama 2023
Hi there! My name is Rachel Nieman, and I served as a faculty chaperone for three WVU Global Medical and Dental Brigades. I work at the John Chambers 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, Panama 2023
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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Dr. Pranav Jain
Instructor of Support and Medical Support Doctor: Panama 2023; Medical Brigades President 2014-2016
My name is Pranav Jain and I’m from Fairmont, WV. I’m currently a 3rd year medical student at WVU.
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Nick Miller
Instructor of Support : Panama 2023; Medical Brigades President 2020-2021
nwm0006@mix.wvu.edu
My name is Nicholas Miller, and I am a senior majoring in Immunology and Medical Microbiology from Hedgesville, West Virginia.
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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.