Water For People anuncia el nombramiento de cuatro nuevos miembros de su junta directiva

DENVER, December 16, 2021 — Water For People, a global nonprofit working to develop lasting quality water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in nine countries, is pleased to welcome Katherine Milligan, Pauline Idogho, Shannon Music, and Rich D’Amato to the Board of Directors.

"Water For People is honored to welcome these four accomplished individuals to our Board," said Eleanor Allen, CEO of Water For People. "I am looking forward to working with the new members. Their expertise, skills, and knowledge will help Water For People continue to grow. They will be key players in advancing Water For People’s efforts to implement our new Destination 2030 strategy and increasing our impact."

Katherine Milligan

Katherine is a Director at the Collective Change Lab, a think tank and capacity builder that provides social change leaders with practical inspiration, insight, and guidance on how to do the work of systems change. Named a "Top 100 Women in Social Entrepreneurship" by the Euclid Network, Katherine is affiliated with many innovation and entrepreneurship networks, including as a founding member of the Geneva Innovation Movement, an elea Fellow at IMD Business School Center For Social Innovation, an Accelerate2030 Advisory Council Member, an Unreasonable Mentor, and an advisor to The Wellbeing Project. She teaches courses on social innovation and entrepreneurship at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and Fordham University and is the author of over 17 publications, articles, and blogs published by International Institute of Economics, Stanford Social Innovation Review, MIT journal Innovations, Forum Agenda, and the Harvard Business School. Previously, she was the Executive Director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, the sister organization of the World Economic Forum, which supports the largest community of late-stage social entrepreneurs in the world. Katherine received her B.A. from Dartmouth College and her Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University where she was a Pforzheimer Scholar and Sheldon Knox Fellow.

Pauline Idogho

Pauline is the Founder/CEO of Mocktail Club, a line of premium crafted ready-to-drink non-alcoholic cocktails inspired by her quest to find sophisticated and better-for-you alternatives to alcohol. Prior to founding the company, Pauline had a 15-year career in investment banking, international development, and renewable energy finance. This included companies such as the International Finance Corporation (the private arm of the World Bank), Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, and the AES Corp. She has lived, worked, and traveled in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, which helped to inspire the rich and sophisticated flavor profiles of the Mocktail Club line. One percent of Mocktail Club’s sales go to support clean water access globally through donations to Water for People. Pauline is also the Treasurer and head of the Finance Committee of the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA). Pauline holds a B.A. in Economics from Howard University and MBA in Finance from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Shannon Music

Shannon is Co-Director of VIVA Idea, a think-action tank that contributes to solving the key sustainability issues in Latin America through research, capacity building, and knowledge management.  She is Co-Chair of the Board of the Central American chapter of the Global Steering Group for Impact Investing (GSG) or Plataforma de Inversión de Impacto Centroamericana (PiiC).  Ms. Music also serves on the Boards of VIVA Trust, FIFCO, the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), and her family skating rink business.  She sits on the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee of the Lincoln School Board.  She was Interim COO for the Social Progress Imperative (SPI), where she helped develop the methodology for measuring social and environmental progress around the world. Prior to that, she worked as a consultant for the Boston Consulting Group and was Program Manager at New Sector Alliance. She has an MBA, MPA, and Psychology degree from Harvard University.  Ms. Music lives in Costa Rica with her husband and three children.  

Rich D'Amato

Rich es el director ejecutivo de Brown and Caldwell (BC), una empresa líder en servicios de construcción e ingeniería ambiental. Se destaca en el desarrollo de estrategias y la dirección de equipos para brindar servicios y soluciones innovadores a clientes del sector privado y municipal en toda América del Norte y el Pacífico.

A lo largo de sus 30 años de carrera, Rich ha trabajado en empresas de operaciones y mantenimiento, consultoría, ingeniería de procesos, diseño y construcción, enfocados en desarrollar soluciones para clientes en infraestructura ambiental, hídrica y de aguas residuales. Hace incidencia en una cultura inclusiva en el lugar de trabajo y empodera al personal para crear un entorno que funcione para todos. Promueve la diversidad y la inclusión mediante la participación en numerosos grupos de redes de empleados en Brown and Caldwell, incluidos la Alianza del Orgullo, Las Mujeres en BC y Profesionales en Ascenso. Participa regularmente en conferencias de la industria y mesas redondas sobre temas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión.

Además, Rich es presidente de la junta directiva de Brown and Caldwell y miembro del Consejo de liderazgo de Water For People. Anteriormente, formó parte de varias juntas directivas de organizaciones sin fines de lucro, incluida la junta directiva de la Asociación Nacional de Empresas de Agua (NAWC).

Acerca de Water For People:  

Fundada en 1991 en Denver, Colorado, Water For People es una organización sin fines de lucro global que trabaja en nueve países de América Latina, Asia y África para lograr un acceso perdurable a servicios de agua potable y saneamiento. Water For People reúne a comunidades, empresarios locales y gobiernos para construir, operar y mantener sus propios sistemas de modo que cada familia, centro de salud y escuela tenga acceso a agua potable y saneamiento que perdure por generaciones. Este modelo de impacto se llama Cobertura Total Para Siempre Obtén más información en www.waterforpeople.org.

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