Board of Directors

Diane Yoder

New York

Chair

Diane is a founding member of African Well Fund and as vice-chair she serves as head of operations for the fund. She has travelled to Ghana in 2009 and Benin in 2013 to visit AWF projects. Diane believes that access to clean water and sanitation is indeed a basic human right and that it’s just crazy that it’s not a right enjoyed by everyone.

Diane is the operations manager at Mayan Hands foundation and lives in Niskayuna, NY.

dyoder@africanwellfund.org

Lara Wineman

Georgia

Vice Chair

Lara is a founding member of AWF and serves as graphic designer for the fund. She also serves on the Fundraising and Web Design committees. Lara believes that as a first-world citizen blessed with things the rest of the world struggles to obtain, it is our duty to help bring things like clean water to countries where it is needed. She traveled to Benin in 2013 to visit AWF projects.

Lara is an Operations Director with RR Donnelley and lives in Atlanta, GA.

lwineman@africanwellfund.org

Angela Martens

Alberta, Canada

Secretary

Angela is a founding member of the African Well Fund and board secretary. During her visits to Uganda in 2006 and Ghana in 2009, Angela witnessed firsthand how clean water and sanitation projects not only reduce water borne illness, but also become a stepping stone for other projects to improve health and increase income, empowering communities to escape extreme poverty.

Angela is a Protection Designer and lives in Alberta, Canada.

amartens@africanwellfund.org

Elizabeth Gipson

Boston/Dublin

Elizabeth joined the board in 2013 and is the chair of the communication committee. She believes that working to provide access to clean water and sanitation is one of the most effective strategies available to combat extreme poverty. For a small investment, we can see huge returns that continue to pay out indefinitely. She travelled to Benin in 2013 to visit AWF projects.

Elizabeth is a graduate student.

egipson@africanwellfund.org

Ayesha Marcel

California

Ayesha joined the Board in 2010. She is the donor database administrator and serves on the development committee. Access to clean water continues to be a critical problem in sub-Saharan Africa, and as someone with West African roots, this is an issue that hits close to home for Ayesha. She believes AWF shows that a lot can be accomplished with very little. Ayesha has travelled frequently to Africa and visited AWF projects in Benin in 2013.

Ayesha is a university administrator and lives in Southern California.

amarcel@africanwellfund.org

Anne Cimon

Massachusetts

Anne joined as the bookkeeper for the African Well Fund in 2004. She joined the board in 2008 and became Treasurer in 2020. Anne believes the availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation should be equal to everyone.
Anne is an Accounting Manager and lives in Sharon, MA. She is also a Congressional Advocate for ONE.

acimon@africanwellfund.org

The African Well Fund is managed by a volunteer Board of Directors. Board positions are filled by election and board members serve three-year terms. Board members are typically chosen from active volunteers of the organization. If you are interested in serving on our board, please email us.

African Well Fund would like to thank the following past board members for their service:

Current Board Advisors
Elizabeth Beech (founding member)- ebeech@africanwellfund.org
Laura Page (founding member)- lpage@africanwellfund.org
Anne Cimon- acimon@africanwellfund.org
Devlin Smith- dsmith@africanwellfund.org

Past Board Members
Jo Sanchez (founding member)
Patricia Hefner (founding member)
Bridget McCann (founding member)
Aimee Powell
Karla Siegel (founding member)
Donna Laughlin
Annette Quintero
Paola Palumbi Yeager
Julie Cook