About EWB-USA CU

The Columbia University chapter of Engineers Without Borders aims to address the problems facing people both locally and abroad by leveraging the skills, talents and passions of Columbia University students and the partnerships formed with our organization. Our members come from all engineering and arts backgrounds, sharing the desire to do meaningful work in improving the lives of others through creative, sustainable, engineering solutions.

What We Do

The chapter currently has three programs in Ghana, Morocco and Uganda. The Ghana program, which started in 2004, currently focuses on water management in the farming community of Obodan and used to work in the semi-urban town of Sakyikrom. The Morocco program, which began in 2011, has been readying itself to travel for the first time during the Summer of 2011. In 2008, the Uganda program was established to install a Multi-Function Energy Platform in the Soroti region. Each project draws from the skills of its members to provide technical solutions to worldwide problems.

Who We Are

The chapter is divided into the three different programs, all of which are overseen by the executive board.

Executive Board

Presidents: Christine Liu and Kristina Lee
Email: ccl2140@columbia.edu School: SEAS 2013  
Email: kal2158@columbia.edu School: CC 2013  
About: As the Co-Presidents of EWB-USA CU, Christine and Kristina provide the direction and vision for the chapter. They oversee all executive board activities and external CU-EWB collaborations, including those with EWB-USA.

Vice President (Public Relations): Birger Hennings
Email: bh2397@columbia.edu
School: SEAS 2014
About: As the vice president of public relations, Birger is responsible for molding the image of CU-EWB that is perceived by the Columbia community and the general public. He also networks with donors and manages all PR material, including the website and newsletter.

Vice President (Funding): Andrea Egan
Email: ake2105@barnard.edu
School: BC 2013
About: As the vice president of funding, Andrea is responsible for coordinating large-scale fundraising initiatives, overseeing grant applications, and continuing the ongoing corporate sponsorship campaign.

Vice President (Education and Training): Mira Armstrong
Email: mira.e.armstrong@gmail.com
School: SEAS 2015
About: Mira’s responsibilities as the vice president for education and training include organizing the monthly workshops and seasonal conferences.

Treasurer: Radhe Patel
Email: radhe.patel.93@gmail.com
School: SEAS 2015
About: Radhe’s duties as treasurer involve managing the chapter funds, budgets, spending, and logistics. Shee maintains all financial records for the chapter.

Secretary: Emma Yee
Email: ehy2102@columbia.edu
School: SEAS 2015
About: Emma is responsible for coordinating communication across the chapter’s programs, executive board, and general body. She is also in charge of booking space, organizing on-campus events, and managing the CU-EWB listserv.

Events Chair: Dhristie Bhagat
Email: dmb2186@columbia.edu
School:
SEAS 2013
About:
Dhristie works with planning and execution of group-wide events. She is in the head of internal logistics when it comes to planning.

Programs

Ghana Program C0-Managers: Mike Escobar mesco92@gmail.com and Eric Chen e.chen429@gmail.com
Ghana Program Liaison: Kerri Sidebottom kas2208@columbia.edu
Uganda Program Manager: Rebecca Ciez rec2125@columbia.edu
Uganda Program Liaison: David Oh dho2104@columbia.edu
Morocco Program Co-Managers: Derek Huang dbh2115@columbia.edu and Kevin Ma kkm2124@columbia.edu
Morocco Program Liaison: Andrew Sumner ajs2236@gmail.com