Communitere is an innovative non-profit, pioneering an effective international model for sustainable disaster recovery. We\u00a0create dynamic, collaborative hubs in affected communities that make a powerful impact by giving individuals the means to become self-reliant.<\/span><\/p>\n Our proven grassroots approach involves an active, experienced, on-the-ground presence with a focus on providing the resources, processes and tools required to empower local communities to take an active role in the renewal of their own community. In addition, we are committed to bridging the gap between individuals who are willing to help and organizations that can effect change. Central to that commitment is the notion that communication, information and strategic partnerships are vital to effective emergency response, recovery and renewal of affected communities.<\/span><\/p>\n Communitere has been on the ground in Haiti since the 2010 earthquake, in the Philippines since the super typhoon hit in 2013, and in Nepal since the earthquakes in 2015. We look forward to sharing how Communitere is supporting each of these unique communities and how we are growing our global efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n <\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”A History of Success” style=”three” element_type=”h1″ font_size=”32px” font_weight=”600″][vc_column_text]A disaster, by definition, destroys communities by severely affecting\u00a0not only life and normalcy but infrastructure, leadership and hope. But disasters also motivate those who have a heartfelt desire to help. In the aftermath of the 2004 earthquake in the Indian Ocean that caused the most deadly tsunami in history, an astonishing array of organizations and people responded, mobilized and arrived in record time. They brought energy, technology, skills, food and comfort\u2026 and they brought it all at once. Unfortunately, the heartbreaking result of this instantaneous outpouring was that it exposed fatal logistical gaps; rice rotted before it could fill empty stomachs, medicine expired before it could help the sick and dying, and water languished in warehouses while thirsty people drank fetid water contaminated by disaster.<\/span><\/p>\n Communitere grew out of this failure. In the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami \u2013 and in Peru following the 2007 earthquake, Haiti in\u00a02010, the Philippines\u00a0in\u00a02013, and Nepal in 2015 – Communitere provided the ability to connect the dots at the final mile and created a foundation that provided a path to repair and to ensuring that everyone affected sees hope for the future. From closing the immediate gaps in the supply chains to helping rebuild homes once the emergency conditions abate, Communitere\u2019s global network of volunteers and partner organizations come together to ensure that aid is efficiently and effectively used to rebuild communities that have been profoundly affected by disaster.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n <\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Communitere Board of Directors” style=”three” font_size=”32px” font_weight=”600″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”251″][vc_column_text]\n Sam Bloch<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Co-Founder & Executive Director<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Sam began working in post-disaster relief after hearing of the 2004 Asian Tsunami. As Project Manager for the Tsunami Volunteer Center (TVC) in Thailand, Sam led the reconstruction of the coastal village of Laem Pom.<\/span><\/p>\n After the Peruvian earthquake of 2007, Sam worked as Operations Director for Burners Without Borders (BWB) in Pisco, Peru. There he managed over 800 volunteers representing 34 countries, culminating in over 54,000 man-hours of relief operations. The program developed by Sam and BWB was handed over to local partners, which resulted in the founding of Pisco Sin Fronteras (PSF).<\/span><\/p>\n Most recently, Sam\u00a0spent four years in Haiti, responding to the 2010 earthquake. It was in Port-au- Prince that he founded Communitere and the successful model of grassroots relief-response that has now been duplicated in the Philippines.<\/span><\/p>\n Aside from relief work, Sam is an avid climber and has designed and constructed multiple forest canopy zip-line tours. <\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1276″][vc_column_text]Daniel Goldman<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Chairperson<\/em><\/p>\n Daniel Goldman has been an entrepreneurial leader, engaging and educating communities and using technology for good most of his life.\u00a0 He spends most of his time on future facing initiatives, often building communities of trust and collaboration, and practical execution.<\/p>\n He started building games and educational application on calculator at the age of 7.\u00a0\u00a0 Daniel built the leading online community, Inner Circle, before the public internet and was senior developer on the ground breaking game SimCity.<\/p>\n He founded Total Entertainment Network (now POGO), an early online community bought by Electronic Art. He has built teams with talent who have gone on to win awards and create billion dollar companies.\u00a0 He lead innovation work with the EPA and WHO,.\u00a0 He has raised over $50 million for technology and media companies, creating products and services used by millions.\u00a0 His service on non- and for-profit boards, includes Netcom, the first internet company to go public, Climate Cartoons , the Al Gore endorsed non-profit, founded by the people behind Tri-star and Colossal Pictures, BoPHUB.org in Singapore, and Communitere International.<\/p>\n Daniel began mentoring and angel investing in 1997 with Ellie Mae, which went public in 2011 and currently trades at more than 18x its go to market price.\u00a0\u00a0 He speaks and supports entrepreneurship, collaboration, start ups, and economic development around the world. He and his work have been included in publications from the SF Chronicle to Time magazine.<\/p>\n Since Daniel\u2019s focus is supporting people making positive world change through entrepreneurship and place.<\/p>\n He has a BA in Computer Science from UC Berkeley and did graduate studies in Cognitive Neuroscience at Columbia.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”1290″][vc_column_text]Leanne Gluck<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Board Member<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Leanne Gluck is the Deputy Director of Workforce and Education for America Makes, providing overall program leadership for Workforce and Educational Outreach to accelerate the adoption of 3D Printing in the US. As the national accelerator for additive manufacturing (AM) and 3D printing (3DP), America Makes is the nation\u2019s leading and collaborative partner in Advanced Manufacturing and 3D Printing technology research, discovery, creation, and innovation.<\/span><\/p>\n Prior to joining America Makes, Leanne was <\/span>the Director of Social Impact at 3D Systems, a leading provider of 3D printing centric design — to — manufacturing solutions including 3D Printers, print materials and cloud sourced on demand custom parts. These solutions are used to rapidly design, create, communicate, prototype or produce real parts, empowering customers to manufacture the future. In her role, she managed corporate philanthropy, youth education and sustainability initiatives, helping 3D Systems deliver on the mission of “Making Good.” \u00a0She joined 3D Systems after working at the Clinton Global Initiative, running the CGI America Manufacturing Convening, <\/span>building cross-sector collaborations focused on developing a skilled workforce, supporting entrepreneurs and SME’s, and strengthening innovation ecosystems to bring manufacturing back to the U.S<\/span><\/p>\n Leanne holds a Bachelor’s degree in Cross-Cultural Communications and Chinese from Baruch College, and an MBA with a focus on Social Enterprise and Global Sustainability from the Ohio State University. From inspiring students to fixing the world someday, to using 21st century tools to change the world now, she believes 3D printing enables everyone to turn ideas into opportunities for impact and action.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”346″][vc_column_text]\n Rachael Stott<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Board Member<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Though Rachael began her career in finance and compliance, her true passion is a desire to serve. She fulfills this passion by applying her skills to social entrepreneurship. At her best when facing wicked problems, Rachael thrives where there is a gap, an underserved population or a new way of tackling an old issue.<\/span><\/p>\n Rachael first applied her solution-oriented outlook and entrepreneurial spirit when she established a charity that provides homeless babies a safe place to sleep. More recently, she has devoted herself to re-humanizing our work lives by applying compassion and mindfulness to enterprise and innovation. Currently, Rachael is the Director of Refraction, a co-working experiment that brings together leaders in technology, social good and the arts into a diverse community that is focused on innovation, collaboration and impact. <\/span><\/p>\n In addition to her work, Rachael is committed to supporting social entrepreneurs working toward positive sustainable change. She co-founded and continues to support the Dandelion Support Network, a charity that supports vulnerable families and is working to launch the first international affiliate of Off the Mat, Into the World in Australia and New Zealand. <\/span><\/p>\n When Rachael isn\u2019t working or with her two young sons, you will find her devouring the latest research or on her (yoga) mat.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”463″][vc_column_text]Mike Zuckerman<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Board Member<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Mike’s life and career are all about re-thinking industries and trends to create mass appeal and participation. He continually pushes the boundaries of shared economy models and their impact on innovative ecosystems, sustainable development and grass-roots community activation to improve civic life.<\/span><\/p>\n Currently, Mike is an affiliate of Institute for the Future,\u00a0Organizer for the National Day of Civic Hacking,\u00a0a member of the Board of Directors for Communitere,\u00a0Director of the Free Burma Project,\u00a0Creative Director of the Urban Innovation Exchange,\u00a0Community Organizer for the free sharing site, Yerdle and, most recently, a co-founder of [ FREESPACE ]<\/span><\/p>\n Other projects and innovations Mike has been involved with include Yahoo!, Project Manager for Pacific\u00a0Building\u00a0and Design and\u00a0Director of Sustainability for Temple Nightclub, America’s first \u201cgreen\u201d nightclub. <\/span><\/p>\n Mike has also been a participant on the original\u00a0Advisory Council for the UN-backed Business Council on Climate Change, elected\u00a0Chairman of the Kyebando Green Movement in Kampala, Uganda,\u00a0Creative Consultant at the Barlow, a new \u201cmaker\u201d retail community in\u00a0Sebastopol,\u00a0and Culture Hacker at Innovation Endeavors, Eric Schmidt\u2019s VC firm.<\/span><\/p>\n Mike is also an urban beekeeper and loves sailing. <\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”919″][vc_column_text]\n Bobbi Dunphy<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Board Member<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Bobbi Dunphy is Head of Business & Strategic Partnership Development for Treasure8, a food and tech innovation company based\u00a0on Treasure Island in San Francisco. \u00a0Treasure8 develops, patents and deploys healthy food ingredients, processes and\u00a0products that\u00a0address the world\u2019s\u00a0need for highly nutritious, convenient whole food solutions\u00a0while concentrating on food\u00a0waste,\u00a0thereby confronting some of the biggest challenges in the global\u00a0food\u00a0system.<\/span><\/p>\n Bobbi is a\u00a0social entrepreneur who has worked at the nexus of water, food, climate and energy security for the past 15 years. As a Founding Member and Strategic Director for the\u00a0Global Peace Index<\/strong>\u00a0(the inaugural initiative of the Institute for\u00a0the Economics of Peace in Sydney, Australia)\u00a0published by The Economist annually since 2009, Bobbi has worked closely with Heads of State, Nobel Peace Laureates, CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, renowned humanitarians, entrepreneurs, celebrities and environmentalists.<\/span><\/p>\n She currently sits on a number of Advisory Boards including\u00a0High Water Women\u2019s summit<\/a>, \u00a0Nexus Global Network<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0WaterTrust.org<\/a>\u00a0and recently was named one of\u00a050 Global Achievers by the Australian Government\u00a0for her outstanding work in the water security sector.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”918″][vc_column_text]\n Leiasa Beckham<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Board Member<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Leiasa Beckham brings over 15 years of real estate experience to Communitere’s Board of Directors.\u00a0She specializes in grassroots development projects that serve the affordable housing, social enterprise and nonprofit sectors.\u00a0Her most notable projects are the City of San Francisco’s\u00a0Central Market\u00a0Economic\u00a0Strategy<\/a>,\u00a0Community Arts\u00a0Stabilization\u00a0Trust<\/a>,\u00a0San Francisco Nonprofit\u00a0Displacement\u00a0Program<\/a>, San Francisco Community Land Trust’s\u00a055 Columbus<\/a>\u00a0in Chinatown and the\u00a0Refugees Resettlement\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0for the City of\u00a0Lewiston, Maine.<\/span><\/p>\n Leiasa holds a Masters in Urban Studies and Planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelors\u2019 of Science in Urban Affairs and Planning from City University of New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n When Leiasa’s not busy promoting social equity, she spends her time with her family\u00a0doing anything else but real estate.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”275″][vc_column_text]Jimmy Levi<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Co-Founder & Board Member<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Jimmy brings nine years of experience in the non-profit arena to Haiti Communitere; previously, he worked as Environmental Coordinator for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California. There he focused on the restoration of traditional homelands and strengthening the tribe\u2019s ability to contribute to Lake Tahoe Area public policy.<\/span><\/p>\n In 2007, he was exposed to disaster relief work in Peru with Burners without Borders (BWB). As BWB Program Coordinator and a board member of Pisco Sin Fronteras (PSF), Jimmy has dedicated himself to the long-term sustainable redevelopment of Pisco.<\/span><\/p>\n Jimmy graduated with a BS in Environmental Management and Policy from Indiana University.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”248″][vc_column_text]Emma Weisman, Esq.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Secretary<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Emma has been with Communitere since 2010 when she joined Haiti Communitere in Port-au-Prince. She has a background in writing, small business development, international human rights law, nonprofit management, development and civil litigation.<\/span><\/p>\n Emma is an equality activist who believes, as the UN\u2019s Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares, that all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights, and that they are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of family-hood. She is devoted to the Communitere ethos of giving communities the tools to empower themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n When Emma is not \u201con the clock,\u201d she can be found curled up with a book.<\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Response. Relief. Renewal. Communitere is an innovative non-profit, pioneering an effective international model for sustainable disaster recovery. 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