| U.S.-based Board members, staff and volunteers |
 Laura Sklaver (Board President and General Counsel), an attorney, concentrates her practice in multifamily, affordable and supportive housing. She represents non-profit and for-profit owners working with federal, state and local housing agencies, as well as private equity lenders and banks. Laura has counseled non-profit housing organizations in incorporation, IRS qualification, project development, grants and loans, and all aspects of ongoing operations. |
David S.  Abraham (Chief Executive Officer) has vast experience in foreign assistance and natural resources. David spent several years advising an energy trading firm and a global financial institution on credit, geopolitical and economic risks. Previously, at the White House Office of Management and Budget, he oversaw foreign assistance and natural resource accounts. David also worked with a United Nations program in Indonesia and was a Peace Corps Volunteer and Trainer in Lithuania. His work has been published in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and the International Herald Tribune. He is currently a Council on Foreign Relations/Hitachi International Affairs Fellow based in Tokyo. |
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Gary P.  Sklaver (Board Secretary) is an experienced litigator and trusted counselor to both individuals and businesses, and is a principal in the law firm of Licari, Walsh & Sklaver, LLC in New Haven, Connecticut. A native of Waterbury, Connecticut and a graduate of the Taft School, Amherst College and Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Gary’s commitment to the legal profession was recognized in 2006 when he was elected President of the New Haven County Bar Association. Actively involved in his community, Gary has served as President of Congregation Mishkan Israel and has been involved as a board member and volunteer in numerous non-profit organizations. |
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Dave  Eckerson (Board Member) currently serves as Mission Director for the United States Agency for InternationalDevelopment in Uganda. He brings over forty years of experience and perspective working on foreign assistance programs and policies. Dave has previously served as USAID's Director of the Office of Human Resources and the Office of Strategic and Program Planning. He has served in various capacaties throughout Africa and the Carribean during his distingushed career. |
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Brett D. Freedman (Board Member) is an attorney in the federal government specializing in international and national  security law. A native of Swampscott, Massachusetts, Brett previously worked as a Legislative Assistant in Congress and served as a Presidential Management Fellow in the Department of Homeland Security. Brett is a graduate of Boston University, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and Suffolk University Law School. He is also involved with the American Bar Association. |
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 Beth Segaloff (Board Member and Education Advisor) is a social worker with over a decade of experience working with children. She has a strong commitment to helping children become more self-aware, respectful, kind, and successful. Beth created a program that fosters an awareness of interconnectedness of communities in and out of school, and currently works at Eagle Hill School in Greenwich, CT, an independent school for children with learning disabilities.. |
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 Alyssa Sperber (Board Member and Marketing and Events Advisor) is a marketing and media executive with extensive experience in strategic marketing, branding, promotions, branded entertainment and strategic alliances. She has worked with premier entertainment and corporate brands at NMA Entertainment & Marketing, Brand Buzz, Tribeca Film Festival, and FourFront. Alyssa is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and is currently employed at Clear Channel in NYC. In addition to ClearWater she is involved with UJA-Federation and is a past board member of Step Up Women's Network. |
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 Jake Herrle (Media Advisor) is a photographer, writer and director. His clients include CNN, the New York Times, National Geographic and the Sunday Times Magazine. In the fall of 2007, Jake spent three weeks as an embedded photojournalist with the U.S. Army and several NGOs in northern Uganda. It was then he realized the Horn of Africa's urgent need for clean water, and how tragically the lack thereof can affect mass populations. Jake's pro-bono clients include CARE, Habitat for Humanity, The United Way, and The Ronald McDonald House. |
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 Stacy Johnson (Program Manager) has extensive experience with nonprofit program and logistics management, having worked over 10 years in the nonprofit realm. She began her career at the Food First Institute for Food and Development Policy and subsequently worked as the Associate Producer of the Spoleto Festival. Stacy has a master's degree in public administration with emphasis on international management from NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and a bachelor's degree in English from Colorado College. |
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 Rafael E. González (Designer) was born in Valencia, Venezuela, and moved to Atlanta over 20 years ago to attend art school. A long-term Candler Park resident, Rafael is the co-chair of the Latino Parent Association at Paideia School, where his daughter attends high school. Rafael is the creative director for CNN en Español and its ancillary services. |
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 Sandi Harari (Creative Director) is a 14-year veteran of advertising, design and branding/ID for clients ranging from P&G and Glaxo to W Hotels and MTV. Along the way, she has established strong credentials in fashion, film, hospitality and other lifestyle verticals. |
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| Uganda-based staff |
| Ojara Emmanuel “Sunday” (Country Director) oversees all aspects of ClearWater’s operations in country. Before coming to ClearWater, Sunday was the General Secretary at the Gulu Youth Development Association, where he oversaw a staff of over 20 people and managed and organized the association's finances. Previously, he led training and community development activities. |
| Juliet Aneno (Senior Trainer) develops ClearWater training material and assists communities develop and adopt long-term strategies to their fresh water needs. Juliet is a social scientist with by training and has experience in health education, community mobilization as well as logistics. |
| Drew Contreras (Information Technology and Management Advisor) works with the Gulu Youth Development Association as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He advises them on grant management and organizational issues. |
| Godfrey Otobi (Advisor) has spent many years working with NGOs operating in northern Uganda and provides strategic advice to our in-country based staff. |
| Felix Oneka (Trainer) spends weeks working alongside rural villagers, facilitating our community education and getting to know the needs and concerns of the communities, with the goal of helping them help themselves. Felix has a bachelor's degree in social sciences, with a focus on economics and social administration, from Kyambogo University. |
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Michelle White Yates (Peace Corps Volunteer) |
| Advisors |
| Ian Moise (Technical Advisor) has spent over 15 years advising on water and sanitation issues with the World Bank, the European Union and USAID. He has spent time throughout the developing world including substantial time in northern Uganda. He also is the founder ReuseConnection, an innovative organization focusing on the reuse of material goods. |
| Andrew Lyons (Financial Advisor) is both a seasoned financial professional and a veteran post-conflict aid manager who has spent a decade overseas in Afghanistan, Angola, Colombia and numerous other countries. He currently serves as Vice President of The HALO Trust USA, an international charity, and in a previous incarnation was Manager of Financial Planning for The University of Chicago. |
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