Founders

Colin Eves
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Sandra Eves
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Teddy Ncube
On the Ground

Henry Lungu Zambia Director, B.Eng
Henry has 15 years experience working in water development in Zambia, both in the private and public sector. He has a degree in Civil Engineering from Copperbelt University and a Diploma in Water Engineering from the Natural Resources Development College, Zambia. In addition to serving as in-Country director, Henry is the lead-implementer of SAM’s water programs, with a special interest in bringing water to communities through innovative solutions such as sand dams.
Advisors

Stephen Anderson MPA
Founder and director of FEG Consulting (formerly the Food Economy Group), Stephen specializes in capacity building combined with extensive technical experience in the operational and strategic management of large-scale food security programs, and disaster preparedness & recovery. Recently he has facilitated and coordinated the multi-agency Safety Nets process for poverty alleviation in Ethiopia which targets 8 million chronically food-insecure people. He continues to work at the policy level and has designed a global conflict and livelihoods tool kit for USAID. Stephen has worked as a food security and emergency preparedness specialist in Asia and primarily Africa for over twenty years, including Ethiopia, Ghana, Eritrea, Malawi and Kenya.

Dr. Chuck Erickson MD-Phd
Dr. Erickson received his MD degree from the University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine and completed his residency at The University of Colorado School of Medicine and Denver Children’s Hospital. Dr. Erickson retired in 2003 from general and behavioral pediatrics after 37 years and sought new ventures. He received a Yale Scholarship in International Health in 2003 and served at the Livingstone General Hospital at Livingstone Zambia for 6 weeks. Dr. Erickson has since returned to Zambia on ten separate occasions to teach Community Health Workers and develop collaborative relationships with non-government organizations in Zambia. With funding from Rotary International and District 5650 he is working to provide additional borehole wells and health and nutritional education. Dr. Erickson is the recipient of the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service and the Nebraska Wesleyan University Alumni Humanitarian Award.
Volunteers
Daniel F. Blankenau PG
Dan Blankenau is President of Great Plains Energy, Inc. an oil exploration company he established in 2004. He has also co-founded CGP Inc., an environmental consulting and contracting firm specializing in characterizing and remediating groundwater contamination, and Great Plains Well Service, which specializes in the installation of domestic water wells. Dan is a past president of the Nebraska Geologic Society and a board member of both Shallow Exploration Drilling Clinics and the Department of Geosciences Alumni Advisory Board at the University of Nebraska. He is licensed as a geologist and water well contractor. For the past five years Dan has served as a consultant to the East Lincoln Rotary and the SAM Project’s Zambian water supply initiatives. Drilling new wells, investigating potential water catchment dams, and refurbishing old wells have all been part of this process. Dan hopes to continue to support these efforts as well as to characterize area aquifers, and link new information to a data base in hopes of increasing the success rate of future drilling projects.
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Rachel Lunch Director
Rachel is a programs, governance and strategic management specialist who has been living and working in Zambia since 2017. Rachel first came to Zambia as an intern with The SAM Project while completing her MA in Economics at the University of Victoria. Rachel’s experience and expertise have made her a great addition to the SAM Project Board of Directors, which she supports by strengthening our financial systems and policies, and advising the in-country management team.

Taylor Josephy Director
Taylor first volunteered for The SAM Project in 2014. In between university semesters studying Water Security, Earth Science, and Ecological Restoration, he spent over three and a half years in Zambia supporting the establishment of SAM’s water projects. Today, he continues to support SAM remotely, focusing on drought resilience-building and the mapping of water resources. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Taylor works in the public sector, specializing in watershed management and GIS.
Volunteer Alumni

Kate Chadwick
Kujana Project Manager (2021-2024)

Krisha Quiamboa
Project Associate - Water (2019)

Ashley Stevens
Project Associate - M+E (2016)

Leah Blezard
Nutrition Education Manager and Field Operations Co-Lead (2017-2020)
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Christina Joynt
Project Associate - Water (2016-2017)

George Blankenau
Project Associate - Nutrition (2016)

Hilary Fraser
Project Associate - Water (2017-2018)
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Liam Grigg
Project Associate - Micro-enterprise (2017)

Cole Blezard
Project Associate - Agriculture (2016)

Naiomi Lu
Project Associate - Nutrition (2014-2019)
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Shania Rados
Project Associate - Nutrition (2017)

Jake Rogger
Project Associate - Agriculture (2015)