Board of Directors
Sarah Guerette, President
Sarah spent two and a half years working in Quito at CENIT. During that time she gained a thorough understanding of the administrative issues involved in running CENIT, and is constantly in contact with CENIT´s staff. She is currently pursuing an MBA in Public and Nonprofit Management at Boston University, and hopes to continue working in development projects for underserved populations.
Email Sarah: SGuerette@ECHOecuador.org.
Sara Ciner Schodt, Vice President
Sara spent two years in Ecuador working at CENIT first as a volunteer in the street outreach program, and then coordinating the Adopt-a-Dream program, which sponsors some of CENIT’s neediest children and strongest students. She is currently back in the United States working as an Immigrant Student Rights Program Associate for Advocates for Children of New York, and will pursue a Master’s in Public Policy with a focus on non-government organizations and International Development from the Fletcher School starting in the fall of 2008.
Email Sara: SCinerSchodt@ECHOecuador.org.
Eric Ruben, Treasurer
Eric spent seven months working in Quito at CENIT, and has sponsored a child in CENIT's Adopt-a-Dream program for over three years. Eric received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 2003 and a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 2007. While in law school, Eric served as treasurer for Law Students for Human Rights and spent the summer following his first year volunteering at Asociación Civil por la Igualdad y la Justicia in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presently, Eric is completing a clerkship on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Email Eric: ERuben@ECHOecuador.org.
Geneva Hall-Shelton, Secretary
Geneva lived in Quito from 2003 to 2005. During this time, her dedicated involvement to CENIT as Volunteer Coordinator helped the volunteer program to grow substantially, and donor relations to improve. A graduate of Georgetown University, Geneva currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband, Carlos Almeida, where she continues her work with underserved populations working at Habitat for Humanity in Atlanta and with their partner organization Habitat Costa Rica.
Email Geneva: GHallShelton@ECHOecuador.org.