CHI BOARD
Our work in Haiti simply would not exist without the guidance and leadership of our board.
DIMY DORESCA
BOARD CHAIR Dimy Doresca is a Certified Global Business Professional (CGBP) and an International Business Specialist and Consultant. He is also Lecturer in International Business, a Global Learning Faculty Lead, and the Director of the Institute for International Business, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa. His professional experience includes international market research, conducting business overseas, risk analysis, strategic planning, business development, operations, contracts administration, negotiations, claim analysis, and international banking. Doresca holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business from Augustana College and a Master’s Degree in International Affairs from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
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VALERIE MCDOUGALL KESTNER
BOARD VICE-CHAIR |
ROBIN MEETZ
BOARD MEMBER |
RIGAN LOUIS
BOARD MEMBER |
JODI CATTICH
BOARD MEMBER |
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KIM RILEY-ADAMS
SECRETARY |
AARON ANDERSEN, MD
BOARD MEMBER |
AUBREE RUZKOWSKI
MEDICAL DIRECTOR & BOARD MEMBER |
PAMELA GUGGINA
BOARD MEMBER |
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Aaron Andersen is an Emergency Medicine physician and medical director just outside Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he has practiced for more than a decade. His interest in global health started years ago in a former life as an English teacher working with a wide variety of immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking students from across the world, in addition to prior educational work in Emergency Medicine in Belize.
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Aubree is an emergency medicine physician living in Montana and working in Alaska. When not spending time in the mountains hanging out with her many animals, she tries to be in the place she loves the most-Haiti. She's been lucky enough to visit Haiti countless times working in both primary care and emergency medicine clinics. She is so excited and honored to continue her work with CHI and serve as a member of the board.
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Pamela Guggina is an Emergency Physician, based in Massachusetts. She has been involved with CHI for several years and can't wait to go back to Haiti! The organization is near and dear to her and she deeply believes in its mission of working with the local communities in a thoughtful and respectful manner. Serving on the CHI Board is a tremendous honor for her and she is excited to play a bigger role in the organization. She lives with her husband, two sons, and one dog, and loves to explore the outdoors of beautiful New England with the four of them.
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CINDY BRUNER
BOARD MEMBER Cindy is a retired County Court Judge. She was introduced to CHI by another board member and went to Haiti on surgical missions in 2018 and 2019, working under the supervision of a nurse in post-op, as well as helping out with triage and at the clinic in Dodigue. Because of the experiences there, she became committed to assisting the organization to continue to do its good work. She lives in Colorado with her husband, Jack. She loves to travel internationally to experience other cultures.
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NICHOLE MOHNING
BOARD MEMBER |