Staff

Lindsay Mattison is the executive director of International Action. Lindsay served as the director of the International Center for twenty-five years, organizing political commissions on Central America, East Asia, West Africa, and Eastern Europe. He has spent over thirty years working on international issues on Capitol Hill.

Youngmin Chang is the associate director of International Action. After receiving her Masters degree in International Relations from the University of Virginia, she joined International Action. She has made six trips to Haiti to work with our team. Her photos, videos and website have won many friends for our project.

Amélie Cardon - a Cameroonian French - came to the U.S. for college and joined us as an intern. Now on the staff, Amélie has visited our sites in Haiti, translates for our Haitian staff, and plans a future in development.

Dalebrun Esther - Haitian chemical engineer - became our Director in Port-au-Prince in 2007. Dalebrun has worked for CAMEP (Haitian Water Agency) and as zone President in Cité Soleil, the worst slum in Port-au-Prince. He remains General Coordinator of the Committee of Poor Neighborhoods in the Capital. He has excellent working relations with most national and municipal officials.

Joanes Bastin is International Action's senior technician for Port-au-Prince. He left La Gonave in 1986 to serve as an apprentice in the capital. After eight years as a professional plumber, he took at position at Hotel Kinam. He works full-time at our sites in Jalousie, Martissamt, Cite Soleil, and Bertin. He is the father of four children.

Emilio Bastien - a technician and plumber - lives in Petionville. His first job with us was Simmond/Pelé in 2007. "It's truly a joy to work with the International Action staff."

Jean-René Lamour is from Jacmel in the South. He studied both electrical and plumbing work, and wants to train as an engineer. "I realized that with this job, I am really accomplishing something important."

Daniel Esther started working with us in 2008. "This is a great job. We are helping the Haitian people. I educate the women about clean water after the installation. I show them how to conduct tests on the water."

Fred Stottlemyer has led the international group in the National Rural Water Association (NRWA) for many years. He has run a water system in West Virginia for 15 years, retired and spends 6 months a year in Honduras at no pay installing water and chlorine systems in towns in rural areas. He has worked with us from the start (for free), training us on technical issues and community work, and training Haitians.

Lupe Aragon has run rural water systems in New Mexico for 20 years, stayed active in NRWA and joins Fred Stottlemeyer in Honduras, several times a year. Few people have Lupe's touch with inexperienced groups while showing them how to install and maintain chlorinators. He has been elected to city council in his hometown reflecting his energy and charm.