Vice President of a Ripple

International Experience:

A Ripple. Cuenca, Ecuador.  Supported a clinic dedicated and run by Venezuelan Refugees with fundraising for ultrasound and ECG machines and Dignity Kits.  Nov/Dec 2020

A Ripple. Ayampe, Ecuador.  COVID prevention strategies, practicalities and education.  March-June 2020

Global Resource Management.  Matamoros, Mexico.  Ran a pop-up clinic triaging asylum seekers in Mexico at the US border. Installed water filters and tippy-taps. October 2019

A Ripple. Delivered and installed water filters in central and northern Loas to medical clinics, schools, remote villages. Sept 2019

Kyaka ll. Uganda. Trained Congolese Village Health Team refugees in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene. Installed water filters in refugee settlement. August 2019

Endless Medical Advantage.  Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.  WASH volunteer. Distribution and installation of water filters to Syrian refugees living in camps. 2018

Hope Foundation.  Cox Bazaar, Bangladesh.  WASH volunteer. Distribution and installation of water filters in Rohingya refugee camp. Taught local Hope Foundation workers classes in Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene.  2018

Independent Volunteer. Ecuador. In collaboration with various local organizations and independently, worked on several projects including disaster relief, teaching, and distribution of water filters post earthquake. 2016 

Health Point Foundation. Lesbos, Greece. Various jobs helping refugees arriving by boat from Turkey in Moria Camp. 2015  

MTW Global Disaster Response. Nepal. WAter, Sanitation, and Hygiene trainer post earthquake. 2015 

Lifewater International. Bangladesh. Teaching Assistant, (WAter, Sanitation, Hygiene) 2014 

Lebanese Relief Coalition. Lebanon. Assisting in a WASH program for Syrian refugees in Northern Lebanon. 2014 

Lifewater International. Ethiopia. Teaching Assistant, Transformational Community Development course. 2013 

Health In Harmony. Indonesia. Assisting in WASH. 2013

Grace Outreach Coalition. Nigeria. Teaching Bio-Sand Filtration course. 2013 

Lifewater International. Uganda. Teaching assistant for well drilling course. 2012 

Lifewater International. Zambia. Teaching assistant for well drilling course. 2012 

Living Water International. Honduras. Well drilling. 2011 

Mission to the World. Delta region, Myanmar. Project Director. Assisted villages in recovery from cyclone Nargis. Planned and directed the new construction and repair of water cisterns and schools. Planning and logistics in purchase and delivery of animals and plants. 2/11 – 1/13 

Mission to the World. Volunteer work for medical teams. Directed and performed triage and assisted in logistics. Short term Medical mission trips, 2 weeks each in: Hill Tracts Bangladesh 2/08, Delta region Bangladesh 10/09, Port Au Prince, Haiti. 6/10 

Starfish Ventures. Surin, Thailand. Built fish ponds, gardens, class rooms. 5/09 and 10/09.

Most of these volunteer trips were for 2 weeks to 3 months.

Suzanne’s International Experience

President of a Ripple

International Experience:

Independent Volunteer. Ecuador. Volunteer physician. In collaboration with various local organizations and independently, worked on several projects including disaster relief, teaching, general medical care, equipping local medical providers. Jan 2016-present 

Global Resource Management.  Matamoros, Mexico.  Volunteer physician. Ran a pop-up clinic treating asylum seekers in Mexico at the US border.  Oct 2019

Laos Friends Hospital for Children.  Luang Prubang, Laos.  Volunteer teacher.  Taught emergency medicine and supervised junior local Lao doctors in a dedicated pediatric hospital.  Sept 2019

Kyaka II Hospital (via ADRA).  Uganda.  Volunteer doctor. Treated refugees mostly from Congo, in the only hospital inside the refugee settlement.  August 2019


Endless Medical Advantage. Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. Volunteer physician. Treated Syrian refugees living in camps via a mobile clinic.  Aug 2018 

Hope Foundation. Cox Bazaar, Bangladesh. Volunteer physician. Treated Rohingya refugees living in camps. Taught local paramedics and midwives.  July 2018 

Health Point Foundation. Lesbos, Greece. Volunteer physician. Treated refugees arriving by boat from Turkey in Moria Camp.  2015 

Health in Harmony. Sukadana, Indonesia. Volunteer physician. Supervised and taught local physicians in a clinic. March-April 2013 

Mission to the World. Delta region of Myanmar. Volunteer. Needs assessment team post cyclone.  Feb 2011 

Mission to the World. Port Au Prince, Haiti. Volunteer physician and team leader. Planning, logistics and running mobile medical clinics in tent cities post earthquake.  May 2010 

Mission to the World. Golachipa, Delta region of Bangladesh. Volunteer physician and Co-team leader of mobile clinic.  Oct 2009 

Mission to the World. Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Volunteer resident physician of mobile clinic.  Feb 2008 

Most of these volunteer trips were for 2 weeks to 3 months.