Women Founded, Women Led

CHRISTA COOK, EI, RPCV

Bertha Alicia Bermúdez Tapia

Dison Valladares

Anik Patel, MD

Jordan Ermilio, PhD

Philip E Hughes, Jr., CPA, JD

ERIN HUGHES, PE

Principal Engineer

Erin received a bachelor's and master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Drexel University, and worked in the private and pubic engineering sectors for 10 years. She specializes water treatment, stormwater management, and construction. After working at an unrecognized refugee camp in Matamoros, Mexico for 9 months she now serves as the organization’s lead engineer.

Field Engineer

Christa received a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University. After working as a traditional civil engineer then joining the Peace Corps in Peru, she went on to complete a master's degree in Sustainable Engineering from Villanova. Christa has focused her career on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and the integration of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and drone technology into WASH work.

Advisors

CHLOE RASTATTER

Field Engineer

Chloe has two bachelor degrees in Chemical and Biological engineering and Neuroscience from the University of Colorado Boulder.  She has been working with refugees for 6 years, spending time in camps in Greece and working with resettlement agencies and harm reduction organizations in Colorado. She has been working at the US-Mexico border since May 2020.