Career Area: International Development, WASH, Global Engineering.
Degree earned at CU Boulder and year: M.S. in Civil Engineering in 2012 (Before the M.S. program in Environmental Engineering was approved).
Title and name of the company I currently work for: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Advisor at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
A little about my career path: After working on domestic US water/wastewater projects and leading volunteer activities like Engineers Without Borders during undergraduate and graduate school, I completed my M.S. from CU Boulder in 2012 with a certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities. I started working as a researcher on the Reinventing the Toilet Challenge at CU where I gained valuable experience on non-sewered sanitation and the circular sanitation economy. Seeking more field experience, I moved to Kenya to work for Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) managing a sanitation and hygiene study on child health and nutrition. I currently work as a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Advisor at the USAID where I provide technical support to USAID country offices, craft guidance for monitoring, evaluation and learning and participate in strategic partnerships.
List of topics students can ask me about: International Development, Global Engineering, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Environmental Health, International Volunteering, Drinking Water Services, Sanitation Service Delivery, Fecal Sludge Management