Sarah Angelo, a nurse from George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D.C., is a first–time volunteer for Project HOPE. She is working as a medical/surgical nurse onboard the USNS Comfort.
Charity Braden is a first-time volunteer for Project HOPE. A nurse from George Washington University Hospital, Washington, D.C., Charity is using her Spanish speaking skills while working as a medical surgical nurse during the last leg of the Continuing Promise 2009.
Amy Bream, a nurse from Swedish Medical Center in Englewood, Colorado, is volunteering on her second mission for Project HOPE. In 2008, she worked in Liberia at the JFK Memorial Hospital in Monrovia. Onboard the Comfort, Amy is working as a PACU nurse.
Jane Bower a nurse from Advance Nursing in Tucson, Arizona, joined the Continuing Promise 2009 mission in Antigua in May. She is serving as the lead nurse educator and will continue to educate patients and local health professionals through the completion of the mission in July. Jane speaks Spanish.
Meg Candage, a nurse from University of Cincinnati in Ohio has 17 years of experience in ICU, ER, PACU and FLIGHT nursing and currently works as a Flight RN with University of Cincinnati AirCare. A first-time Project HOPE volunteer, Meg is working as a nurse educator during Continuing Promise 2009.
Elise Chamberlain, from St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way, Washington, has more than 5 years experience as a public health and ER nurse. She has traveled throughout Central and South America and spent 3 months studying Spanish in Guatemala. A first-time volunteer for HOPE, Elise joined the Continuing Promise mission in Panama in May and continues to serve as a nurse educator.
Dr. Robert Coleman is the Chief of the Department of Surgery at the Illiana Veterans Hospital in Danville, Illinois. He is a first-time volunteer for Project HOPE but has participated in mission trips to Honduras and Costa Rica. Dr. Coleman is performing general surgeries onboard the USNS Comfort.
Marley Gevanthor, a nurse with 28 years of experience from San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, California is participating in her fourth volunteer mission with Project HOPE. She served onboard the USNS Comfort in 2007 working in Belize, Guatemala and Panama. In 2008, she traveled to the West African countries of Ghana and Liberia, working on the USS Swift. Later in 2008, she traveled to Papua New Guinea and Micronesia onboard the USNS Mercy. Marley joined the Continuing Promise 2009 mission in Panama, and is working as a triage nurse through the mission’s completion.
Dr. Peggy Goebel holds a Masters and Ph.D. in Maternal and Child Health and is currently employed as a professor at the Dominican University of California & Santa Rosa Junior College. She is participating on her second volunteer mission for Project HOPE. In 2007, she served on the USNS Comfort working in Belize, Guatemala, Panama. On Continuing Promise 2009, Peggy is working as a triage nurse.
Dr. Kenneth Iserson joined Continuing Promise 2009 in Antigua and will continue through the end of the mission, serving as Project HOPE’s Medical Director. A first-time Project HOPE volunteer, Ken is a Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He has more than 40 years of experience in delivering prehospital and emergency medical care. He has traveled and taught in many countries around the world, including Argentina, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Zambia, Israel and England.
Elizabeth Johnson is a Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia. She is a first time volunteer for Project HOPE. Elizabeth is working as a pharmacy technician onboard the USNS Comfort.
Tracey Kunkel is an operating room nurse from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She retired from the U.S. Navy after 21 years and has specialized in areas such as Mother/Baby unit, Labor and Delivery, Orthopedics and Podiatry, General Surgery and Pediatrics. Her Navy experience also includes humanitarian assistance deployments on both the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort. She joined the mission in Panama and is serving as Project HOPE Operations Officer for the remainder of Continuing Promise 2009.
Jamie Lummis is a recent Animal Science graduate from Novato, California. She is a first–time volunteer or Project HOPE. Jamie is assisting the veterinarians during Continuing Promise 2009.
Kelly Magee a nurse from Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York is a first-time volunteer for Project HOPE serving on the entire four-month long Continuing Promise 2009 mission. She is working as a perioperative nurse on board the Comfort.
Elizabeth Malloy is a registered nurse from the University of Utah Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. A first-time Project HOPE volunteer, Elie has been onboard the Comfort since it departed from Miami in April and is working as an ICU nurse until the completion of the mission in July.
Faye Pyles, a pediatric nurse practitioner from Norfolk with more than 30 years experience, is on her third mission with Project HOPE. She first volunteered in Ghana and Liberia in 2008 and later the same year she served on the USNS Mercy in Southeast Asia. Faye recently retired after 25 years from the Navy where she served in a variety of roles in both the US and overseas. Currently she is working part time in private practice and volunteering with a variety of nonprofits. She is volunteering as a pediatric nurse practitioner aboard the USNS Comfort.
Carleen Qualantone, a nurse from Memorial Health System in Colorado Springs, Colorado has 16-years of experience in emergency and cardiac Cath Lab care. A first-time volunteer for Project HOPE, Carleen is working as an ER /Trauma nurse onboard the USNS Comfort.
Carrie Reichert, a nurse from Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland is a first time volunteer for Project HOPE. Carrie’s previous volunteer experience includes work with the Phu My Orphanage and Tam Binh Orphanage in Vietnam. She also recently graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Public Health. Carrie is working as a NICU nurse onboard the USNS Comfort.
Marina Rivera is on her third volunteer mission for Project HOPE. An X-Ray technician from Colorado Springs Health Partners in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Marina brings more than 20 years of experience in radiology to the mission. She also is retired from the U.S. Army. Marina worked in Liberia for Project HOPE in 2008 and just returned from her second mission to West Africa to Ghana in March of 2009. She joined the 2009 Continuing Promise mission in Panama in May and is serving as an advanced X-ray technician onboard the Comfort for the remainder of the mission.
Elizabeth Roughead is a recent biology graduate of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont. A first-time volunteer for Project HOPE, Elizabeth is working in an administrative role onboard the USNS Comfort. Elizabeth is from Washington, D.C.
Ann Russell, a certified nurse midwife from Planned Parenthood in Seattle, Washington is a first-time volunteer for Project HOPE. Ann brings more than 25 years of midwifery experience and Spanish speaking skills to her role as a midwife onboard the USNS Comfort.
Diane Speranza is on her fifth volunteer mission with Project HOPE, previously serving onboard the USNS Mercy in 2005, following the Indian Ocean Tsunami. In 2006, she returned to Southeast Asia onboard the Mercy to work in Indonesia and also the Philippines. In 2007, Diane volunteered onboard the USNS Comfort in Central and South America and in 2008, she again volunteered on the Mercy working in Vietnam and East Timor. A nurse from Helen Ellis Hospital in Tarpon Springs, Florida, Diane is also a member at large for the Project Hope Alumni Association. She is serving as a triage nurse during Continuing Promise 2009.
Jacob Steele, from Atlantic Beach, Florida, is a first-time volunteer for Project HOPE. A former Public Relations Officer for the U.S. Navy, Jacob transitioned out of the Navy in June 2009, and is now focusing on peace building in Latin America. He is serving as Project HOPE’s public affairs officer onboard the USNS Comfort.
Susan Troll, a registered nurse from Ellis Hospital in Schenetady, New York is participating in her fourth volunteer mission for Project HOPE. In 2005, she served onboard the USNS Mercy during Tsunami relief efforts. In 2006, she volunteered in Biloxi, Mississippi following Hurricane Katrina and in 2007 she worked in Southeast Asia onboard the USS Peleliu. Onboard the USNS Comfort, Susan is working as a medical surgical nurse.
Adeline Wakeman is a nurse from Harborview Medical Center – University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. A first-time Project HOPE volunteer, Adeline is working as a medical surgical nurse onboard the USNS Comfort.
Tina Weitkamp is participating on her third volunteer mission for Project HOPE. She worked in Southeast Asia onboard the USNS Mercy in 2006, and served in Latin America onboard the USNS Comfort in 2007. The Director of International Affairs and Associate Professor of Nursing from the College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, Tina is volunteering as a nurse educator during the final leg of Continuing Promise 2009.SUPPORT Project HOPE Volunteer Missions
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