Meet the Team

SOS Board

Raul Valencia
​Board Chair
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Leslie Palmer
​Chair Elect
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Sherry Mathews
​Treasurer
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Erica Dabrieo
​Secretary
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Morgan Jones
​Member
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Lauren McLeaird
​Member 
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Saani ​Fong
​Member 
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David Johnson
​Member
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Martha Henry
​Member
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Amir Samandi

Founder and Executive Director
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Administration

Ruwani Tapiador  
Serve Manager
ruwani@sossanantonio.org
“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.”  - Winston Churchill

Fran Jankowski
​Make it Happen Manager
fran@sossanantonio.org
"It is so inspiring to see service-minded students eager to learn about other cultures and give back to their communities, and it is so humbling to get to be a part of their experiences."

Marion Torres
Explore/Project Manager
marion@sossanantonio.org
“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.” - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Auroara Nikkels
​Assistant to the Director
auroara@sossanantonio.org
“As a previous participant of SOS who now volunteers, working on the team has allowed me the opportunity to help give to students what SOS gave me."

The Team

Development Specialist~Diana Crow
Information Technology~Elizabeth Muire
Explore Coordinator~ Fernanda Carolina
Volunteer Coordinator~Olivia Montalvo
Campus Director and Trip Leader~Ashli Andersen
Campus Director and Global Educator~Carly Castillo
Campus Director and Global Educator~Analisa Vasquez

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Site Leader~Nancy Limon
 Medical Coordinator~Andrea Robbins
Site Leader~Brian Blickley
Campus Director and Trip Leader~Bianca Pitman​
Campus Director and Trip Leader~Jennifer Humphrey
Global Educator~Lisa Smalls
Global Educator and Trip Leader~Salvatore Reginaldo
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