"MJ’s leadership is dynamic and proactive, and can be described as agile: she is not domineering, but rather consistently solicits input in order to continually adapt and improve based on available resources. Over twenty years, my memories of students may fade, but I absolutely recall MJ and her love for learning, math, and science. Her eyes light up when she talks shop, which is why she enjoys her STEM career." Thomas Siller, Academic Advisor, Letter, 2002
University and EWB requirements
Led students and volunteers through our unconventional, international project
Coordinated travel and complied with university, EWB-USA, and business regulations
Communications
Effectively communicating with stakeholders
Acted as translator
Built website for fundraising and stakeholder communication
Health Surveys
Data collection and communication
Fundraising
A major portion of this project was fundraising in which I coordinated:
5k run
T-shirt design and sales
Bake sale
Two galas with music at restaurants (See Event Planning)
Designed logo based on EWB-USA legal requirements
EWB Project: RoadMap, Budget, and Roles (gantt chart)
In our health survey, we found that several community members were using bleach to shock their wells, but several had suffered major health effects such as blindness and many other issues related to dehydration. The city had refused to build a water supply for this village. We (1) put together plans for pumping water from the bottom of the village up to a storage tank at the top, and (2) identified ways for communicating with the city such that they would comply amicably to providing water.