Meet the Project HOPE Volunteers for Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Western Samoa

HOPE volunteers from Shenandoah University participate in Pacific Partnership 2009

Four volunteers from the Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy in Winchester, Virginia are working aboard the USNS Richard E. Byrd and on shore on a four-month humanitarian assistance and health education mission in Southeast Asia. The volunteers are serving patients in the remote Oceania nations of Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Western Samoa. Read the Press Release

Stephen Creasy is currently attending Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia to obtain his Doctor of Pharmacy in 2010. The first-time Project HOPE volunteer works at CVS/Caremark Pharmacy in Winchester. Onboard the USNS Byrd and ashore, Stephen is using his pharmacy skills to help people in Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands.



John Hammill a pharmacy intern currently enrolled in Shenandoah University is a first-time Project HOPE volunteer. John is working aboard the USNS Byrd and ashore in Tonga and Western Samoa.





Dr. Alla Marks, a pharmacist with more than 20-years of experience is an Associate Professor at Shenandoah University, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy in Winchester, Virginia. A first-time Project HOPE volunteer, Alla will serve on the USNS Byrd and ashore in Kiribati, the Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands.



John Nett is a pharmacist with 15 years of experience including a 24-year career as an active duty Air Force officer. A first-time Project HOPE volunteer from Williamsburg, Virginia, John is working aboard the USNS Byrd and ashore in Tonga and Western Samoa.





ALSO...

Elizabeth Johnson, Doctor of Pharmacy Candidate at Shenandoah University recently completed a volunteer mission onboard the USNS Comfort, visiting El Salvador and Nicaragua. Read about her experience in her own words.