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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. She is currently pursuing concurent master's degrees in social work and public health at the University of Washington in Seattle.
 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 is currently a third year medical student at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
 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.
Michael Stockman - Grants Coordinator
Michael Stockman received a Master of Public Health with a concentration in International Community Health from New York University in May 2009 after earning a BS in Kinesiology and Psychology from Indiana University. From September 2003 to December 2005, Mike served as a Community Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Nandouta, Togo. He became very involved with HTH and AED-Lidaw through the Espoir Campaign. Mike currently resides in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania where he works at a Training Design Specialist for the International Training and Education Center for Health (I-TECH).
 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.
Mark Kennel - Field Liaison, Monitoring and Evaluation
Nicole Kennell - Field Liaison, Education and Training
Mark and Nicole Kennell originally moved to Kara, Togo in 2000 and began working with Hope Through Health in 2008. Mark facilitates communication between AED Kara and the satellite clinics and assists with the development of HIV/AIDS awareness programs in outlying villages. Nicole works with the Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) program to help staff monitor and increase protocol adherence. Together they conduct monthly Professional Development Workshops for the staff at AED. They have two daughters, Maddie age 12, and Michal age 10, who both love growing up in Africa.
Global Tax Help
HTH would like to recognize Ebon Ameen, CPA of Global Tax Help for his invaluable pro-bono accounting support.
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