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Staff
Jennifer Schechter - Executive Director
Jennifer Schechter began working with HTH in March of 2005 while serving as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in the community health program. She helped to design and direct AED's first summer camp for orphans and vulnerable youth and went on to supervise the creation of AED's first satellite association. In 2006, she served as the HTH liaison to the Assoli satellite, overseeing the daily management of its rural health clinic. Jenny holds a bachelor of science in International Politics and a certificate in African studies from Georgetown University.
 Kevin Fiori Jr.- Associate Director & Co-Founder
Kevin Fiori, Jr. received a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics and a Certificate in International Health from Boston University School of Public Health in 2003 after earning undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry/Chemistry and Human Development from the University of California at San Diego. From 2003-2007 he served as a Community Health Specialist Volunteer with the U.S. Peace Corps in Kara, Togo. During his service, he co-founded Hope Through Health and served as field director for the Community-Directed HIV Initiative. He currently is the Associate Director for Hope Through Health.
 Patrick Aylward - Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Patrick joined Hope Through Health (HTH) as a Peace Corps Volunteer in 2005. After earning an MSE and BSE in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan, Patrick spent four years at Intel Corporation where he worked as an engineer on manufacturing, capacity planning, factory construction, and project management. As HTH Field Director in Kara, Patrick is currently working to improve the management systems, record keeping, and procurement of pharmaceuticals. The work at HTH allows him to combine his engineering and business background with his interest in public health and public policy.
Jared Macary - Communications Specialist Consultant
Jared Macary received a BFA in Visual Media Arts from Emerson College. In 2004-2006, Jared served as Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo's Girl's Education and Empowerment sector with the side intention of creating a documentary through two years of service. Jared redirected his attention toward producing Hope Through Health's first promotional video and addressing subsequent multimedia needs. Collaboration with HTH allows Jared to develop unique communication strategies.
Lauren Dockweiler - Chapter Coordinator
Lauren Dockweiler graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 2002, where she earned her undergraduate degree in Economics before entering her career in non-profit fund raising. After moving from San Diego and leaving her position as the Associate Director of Development with Planned Parenthood of San Diego & Riverside Counties, Ms. Dockweiler currently serves as a Database Consultant to PPSDRC. Now living in Boston, she also works full-time for the Animal Rescue League of Boston as the Manager of Donor Services. As a part-time volunteer on Hope Through Help staff, she oversees Chapter activity in her position as Chapter Coordinator, working to build a grassroots fund raising structure to help provide much-needed funding to The Initiative.
Michael Stockman - New York City Chapter Representative
Michael Stockman graduated in 2003 from Indiana University with a BS in Kinesiology and Psychology. From September 2003 to December 2005, Mike started a two year service as a Community Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education Volunteer with the Peace Corps in the Nandouta, Togo. He became very involved with the HTH and AED-Lidaw through the Espoir Campaign. In addition to serving as NYC chapter representative, he is a student in the Master of Public Health program with a concentration in International Public Health at New York University.
 Jacqui Lang - Los Angeles Chapter Representative
Jacqui Lang holds degrees in both Human Development and Dance from the University of California, San Diego. She was introduced to HTH in 2006 while traveling to Togo with her friend, and coworker, Lauren Dockweiler. Returning with an increased interest in international healthcare, she served in 2007 as a Community Health Volunteer in Urubamba, Peru. Jacqui currently works in development for the Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center and the UCLA AIDS Institute.
 Jonathan Lascher - Communications Coordinator
Jonathan Lascher joined Hope Through Health in 2006 as a Peace Corps community health volunteer where he supervised the creation of the Association Espoir pour Demain (AED) satellite in his village of Kandé. During his time in Togo, he was the director of Club Espoir, a monthly program for orphans and vulnerable children enrolled in AED services, as well as a national coordinator for Camp Espoir. After graduating from The George Washington University in 2005 with a BA in International Affairs and a concentration in African Studies, Jonathan spent a year at the United Nations World Food Programme working to secure increased international funding for nutrition interventions for people living with HIV/AIDS.
 Anna Schwoch - DC Chapter Representative
Anna Schwoch graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison with a BA (Spanish major) and a certificate of Global Cultures. She taught English to high school students as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cape Verde, West Africa, from 2005 to 2007. Because of her interest in HIV/AIDS education, Anna worked this material into her lesson plans and organized a number of community events around this topic. Anna is one of the founding members of the HTH-DC chapter and is excited to be the new Chapter Representative. She currently works on the Caribbean desk at Peace Corps headquarters and looks forward to continuing her involvement in raising HIV/AIDS awareness.
 Laraine Martin - Rocky Mountain Chapter Representative
Laraine Martin graduated from the University of Miami in 2004 with a BA in International Studies and French. Beginning in the fall of 2004, she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Togo, West Africa. It was there that she became involved with Hope Through Health and AED in the best and brightest of Togolese cities, Kara. Since completing service in 2006, she has begun a Master's degree in International Development with a focus in Global Health at the University of Denver's Korbel School of International Studies. She currently works for promotion of community health in the Denver area through youth development and recreational education, and serves as a board member for the Peace Corps Community at DU, the largest RPCV student group in the country.
Eric Goldman - San Diego Chapter Co-Representative
Eric Goldman graduated from the University of California, San Diego in 2002 with a Bachelors of Science in Bioengineering. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for the last 6 years in various positions and currently works for Amylin Pharmaceutical's, responsible for various activities within the commercial operations organization. Most recently he received his Masters in Business and Administration from the Rady School of Management at UC San Diego. Eric has been involved with Hope Through Health the past two years and most recently, through his graduate program, worked with Hope Through Health in evaluating and developing an organizational growth strategy.
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