Officers and Advisors
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Caroline Leadmon
Dental Brigades President
Hi! My name is Caroline Leadmon and I am a junior Biochemistry major from Hurricane, WV.
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Paraag Gupta
Medical Brigades President
wvu.gdb@globalbrigades.org
Hello! My name is Paraag Gupta and I'm a senior Biomedical Engineering student from Weirton, WV.
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David Laub
Dental Brigades Vice President
wvu.gdb@globalbrigades.org
Hello, I’m David! I’m a junior biology major and English and Spanish double minor from Martinsburg, WV.
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Keanan Allen
Medical Brigades Vice President
Hey Guys! My name is Keanan Allen and I am a junior Biology and Chinese dual major from Wayne, Nebraska. This will be my third year traveling with Global Medical and Dental Brigades.
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Professor Daniel Brewster
Advisor
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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Kareem Wasef
Secretary
Hey! My name is Kareem Wasef and I am a sophomore Biology major from Morgantown, WV.
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Jacob Workman
Triage Co-Chair
My name is Jacob Workman and I am a junior Biology major with a minor in Sociology from Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Jimmy Bishop
Triage Co-Chair
Hi! My name is Jimmy Bishop and I am a Senior Exercise Physiology Major from Hedgesville, WV. This year I will be serving as the Triage Co-Chair for the 2018-19 Global Medical Brigade.
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Mason Tincher
Triage Co-Chair
Hello, my name is Mason Tincher. I was born and raised in Lewisburg, West Virginia but currently call Morgantown my home. I am a current senior majoring in Exercise Physiology with two minors in Biology and History.
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Dylan Thomas
Charla Co-Chair
I am a senior in the pre-medical and Spanish programs at West Virginia University and I am from Parkersburg, WV.
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Nick Miller
Charla Co-Chair
Hello! My name is Nick Miller, and I am an Immunology and Medical Microbiology student from Hedgesville, WV.
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Morgan Hambel
Charla Co-Chair
Hey ya'll! My name is Morgan Hambel, and I am a junior majoring in Speech Pathology, with a minor in Special Education and a certificate in Disability Studies. I plan on applying to the PeaceCorps after graduate school and teaching English to children around the world.
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Professor Rachel Nieman
INSTRUCTOR OF SUPPORT
Hi there! My name is Rachel Nieman, and I served as a faculty chaperone for the 2018 Global Medical and Dental Brigades trip to Matagalpa, Nicaragua. I work at the College of Business and Economics as the Director of Recruitment and Retention.
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Professor Blair Dowler
INSTRUCTOR OF SUPPORT
Hi there! I am Blair Dowler, and I am the communications specialist for the WVU College of Business and Economics, an adjunct instructor in the WVU Department of Marketing and freelance writer for West Virginia Executive Magazine.
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Professor Christine Jacobs
Instructor of Support
Hi! My name is Christine Jacobs and I am a prevention education specialist at the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion tasked with violence prevention efforts, victim advocacy, and diversity initiatives at the University. I also serve as an instructor for the WVU Peer Advocate course through the Center for Service and Learning and serve as the faculty adviser for the Filipino Student Association.
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Dr. Matthew Wilson
Instructor of Support
My name is Matthew Wilson, and I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science.
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Professor Genesis Snyder
Instructor of Support
Hello, my name is Genesis Snyder. I am a teaching instructor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at WVU.
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Kallie Nealis
Instructor of Support
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 am grateful to serve as a chaperone for brigades to Honduras and Ghana in 2019.