Executive Director and Founder
Erin Huber Rosen
Huber is a rural WASH expert, social entrepreneur, author, documentarian, founder, and executive director of Drink Local Drink Tap. Since 1998, she has emerged in civic engagement, held multiple management roles, worked directly with underserved communities, and developed deep leadership, environmental stewardship, and advocacy experience.
Since 2011, her international development expertise began developing in Uganda in the water, hygiene, and sanitation sector. Huber was recognized with the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award from Cuyahoga Community College. In 2019, she received the Crain’s Cleveland Business 40 Under 40 award, in 2017, she was voted ‘Best Activist‘ by Cleveland Scene Magazine, selected for Crain’s 40 Under 40, and invited present at bigBANG! in 2013, named one of Cleveland’s Most Interesting People of 2012 by Cleveland Magazine, inducted into the 2012 Mentor High School (Ohio) Alumni Hall of Fame, awarded the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award from the Urban College at Cleveland State University, featured a water action figure by Circle of Blue and was chosen as one of Cleveland Scene’s People July 2016. Huber is the executive producer of the 2014 documentary, “Making Waves“, the executive producer and director of the 2020 documentary “The Last Drop“, co-author of Make Waves 4 Change, and advocates for equitable water and sanitation domestically and creates WASH projects in East Africa in Uganda.
She currently serves on the US Global Leadership Coalition Advisory Board for the State of Ohio, the Greater Cleveland Water Equity Partners board, and as an advisor in various capacities. Click here to connect with Erin on LinkedIn.
Speaking Requests: Request Erin as a speaker by emailing Info@drinklocaldrinktap.org and we will consider your request. Speaking topics include Rural WASH in Uganda, Water Equity, Climate Crisis/Water Youth Education, Drink Local Drink Tap’s local and global mission, Non-profit/NGO careers and experiences, social entrepreneurship, and leadership.
Team Members
Johanna Hamm, Operations Manager
Masembe Muhammad, Operations Coordinator
Akidi Pauline Angioletta, Technical Coordinator
Ben Jurek, Wavemaker Program Manager
Kizito Johnson, Construction and Site Logistics Manager
Ejang Fiona, Lead Field Officer
Nantogo Catherine 'Cathy', Hydrogeologist and Drilling Supervisor
Nantamba Susan, Nakasongola Monitoring Representative
Johanna Hamm, Operations Manager
Johanna Hamm is a native of Northeast Ohio and a graduate of Kent State University in Art Education. She began her career teaching Art in the Cleveland Municipal School District which strengthened her commitment to social justice, equality in education, and the need for more environmental literacy. Johanna also worked for many years in Cleveland City Council as an Administrative Assistant and Project Manager for Wards 15 and 14, overseeing operations and numerous projects, such as a ward wide tree planting campaign and a public art installation. As a volunteer, she has worked with many non-profits in leadership roles to improve capacity, operations, and development. She has written, received, and managed various grants for projects, such as a community orchard in the Brooklyn Centre neighborhood of Cleveland, and the building of three outdoor classrooms in the Solon City School District. These classrooms allow teachers to easily incorporate the outdoors into their curriculum, helping foster environmental stewardship and improve social emotional learning among their students. Johanna and her husband Darren have two children and enjoy hiking, traveling, and sharing their home with a variety of foreign exchange students throughout the year.
Masembe Muhammad, Operations Coordinator
Masembe is a graduate of Mass Communication (Journalism & Public Relations) from Makerere University, Uganda. He is passionate about communication for development and loves to see inclusive improvements and progress that uplifts people to descent livelihoods. He has over 15 years of experience working with people from all backgrounds and communities as a Customer Consultant in the banking industry and as a Projects Coordinator in the construction industry. He has widely travelled in Uganda interacting with people in the public and private sectors. Masembe is passionate about WASH because he has attended schools and lived in communities with the same WASH challenges DLDT is addressing today. He enjoys traveling, reading, music and movies.
Akidi Pauline Angioletta, Technical Coordinator
Pauline has been working in Civil Society Organizations for 5 years as a trainer and program manager. She has experience in designing, operating and planning the management of water systems, water resources assessments, irrigation systems amongst others. Through her participation in the development of sector documents such as the design manual for solar powered systems (Ministry of Water and Environment in Uganda), Pauline has mastered capacity building and training, a key role in WASH sustainability and so she doubles as an expert trainer. She is very jolly, ambitious and has a get-it-done attitude. She is strong willed, has a learning mindset and is a proud Acholi from Northern Uganda. Pauline loves her family and enjoys singing with her mother.
Ben Jurek, Wavemaker Program Manager
Ben Jurek is originally from Toledo, Ohio and now lives in Cleveland’s west side. During Ben’s tenure as an education specialist, he’s worked with learners from elementary to high school. Ben began his journey into education when he enlisted in the United States Army. During his army service, Ben facilitated basic first aid and security training with refugees and international groups. Ben’s passion for raising awareness about water scarcity developed as he traveled. Ben completed his B.S. in Education with a focus on Science from the University of Toledo. He will complete his master’s in Management and Strategy from Michigan State University in Spring 2023. Ben enjoys reading science-fiction novels and fishing along the shores of Lake Erie.
Kizito Johnson, Construction and Site Logistics Manager
Since 2012
Johnson has been with DLDT since the very first WASH project opening in 2012. He has over 20 years of experience in construction and water working in all parts of Uganda. He speaks multiple Ugandan dialects in addition to English and is a true leader and problem solver. Johnson has his wife, Lydia, and three children and he likes to watch Arsenol play football (soccer). Johnson is funny, creative and a true problem solver and leader who is always willing to learn.
Ejang Fiona, Lead Field Officer
Fiona (Fifi, Fio) is the first one to pick up a shovel at a job site and always the first to help a fellow team member in need. Fiona has a background in community health and research working for various NGOs and rural health research projects nationally. She is very passionate about her work, always wanting to learn and grow. Most importantly, she is flexible and has a great sense of humor. She makes talking about toilets and water fun! She has been a team member since 2019.
Nantogo Catherine 'Cathy', Hydrogeologist and Drilling Supervisor
Since 2022
Nantogo is a hydrologist in Uganda with experience in surveying, drilling supervision, WASH training and WASH committee development. She currently oversees groundwater projects for Drink Local Drink Tap. Nantogo prefers to go by ‘Cathy’, lives in Kampala and enjoys making her own gold jewelry and is constantly developing her many interests and skill sets. She loves the field, is easy going, detail oriented and hardworking.
Nantamba Susan, Nakasongola Monitoring Representative
Since 2014
Susan has been helping DLDT since 2014, but officially became an employee in January 2018. Susan, is a member of the community in the Nakasongola District and remains a close contact, support and voice of our work and partner communities. She assists in monitoring, WASH training, interviewing schools, representing DLDT at District meetings and helps with logistics. Susan has a musically talented daughter that toured the US in 2017, teaches baby class at a primary school, had a baby named Jariah in 2019 and is married. Susan is a jolly teammate who cares about her community.
2023 Board of Directors
Jane Griffin, Board Chair (Financial Development and Executive Committee)
Stephen Chipchase, Vice Chair of the Board (Chair, Finance Development Committee)
Matthew Bennett, Board Member (Finance Development Committee Member)
Gary C. Bullard, Board Member (Governance Committee Member)
Delphine Francois Chiavarini, Board Member (Chair, Marketing Committee)
Pembroke Fallon, Board Member (Treasurer and Finance Development Committee Member)
Meagan Moore Cook, Board Member (Finance Development Committee Member)
Julie Dean, Board Member (Secretary, Marketing Committee Member)
Domenic DeCaria, Board Member
Matthew Frank, Board Member
Jennifer Duggan Gettens, Board Member
Jay Dumaswala, Board Member
Salona Appalsamy, Board Member
Gareth Vaughan, Board Member
Jane Griffin, Board Chair (Financial Development and Executive Committee)
Jane is currently a Global Account Executive Director for PwC. Over the last 10+ years she has held multiple positions within the consulting industry with a focus in the Consumer Products and Retail space serving clients and PWC across a broad range of strategic and operational challenges.
Jane joined the board in April 2016, and became Chair January 2021. Originally from Ukraine, Jane immigrated to America with her family in 1990 and grew up in Cleveland. She studied Economics at the Ohio State University, and received a MBA with focus on Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Jane has always had a passion for the outdoors and the environment. The combination of local engagement and the global reach of DLDT is what drew her to the organization. In her “spare” time, Jane enjoys spending time with her family outdoors, traveling, and photography.
Stephen Chipchase, Vice Chair of the Board (Chair, Finance Development Committee)
Steve is a Senior Operations Executive having worked in a variety of markets and industries; electronics, semiconductor, medical device and fluid component systems throughout his career. He worked at Keithley Instruments for 10 years as VP, Operations in Solon, COO of Accuri Cytometers a ventured-backed medical device company in Ann Arbor, Michigan and in 2013 returned home to take the position of Director, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Operations Director for Swagelok’s High Purity Division and currently is the CMO (Chief Manufacturing Officer) for Carterra, Inc, a medical device start-up in Utah.
Steve joined the board of Drink Local, Drink Tap! In November of 2015 and became Chairman in April of 2016. He served in the past as a Board Member of the Solon Chamber of Commerce and significant corporate participant in “Light the Night” in Ann Arbor for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Steve grew up and raised his family in Northeast Ohio but it’s his international travels into Southeast Asia and Africa that drew him to the organization. Seeing first-hand the extreme poverty that occurs in 3rd world countries he was drawn to DLDT’s mission of access to clean drinking water in Africa and the education and activism locally to bring awareness to the world’s water issues.
In his spare time Steve enjoys travelling, hiking, golf and motorcycle riding.
Matthew Bennett, Board Member (Finance Development Committee Member)
Matt is Vice President of Great Lakes Water Resources for Shook Construction, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio. Matt oversees all aspects of water resource related construction projects around the Great Lakes as part of the company’s Cleveland operations. Shook Construction Co. is a General Contractor/Construction Manager specializing in projects in Education, Healthcare, Water Resources and Industrial.
Since graduating from Bowling Green State University, Matt has spent his entire career at Shook managing the construction of water and wastewater treatment facilities across Ohio. Having a career centered around water, Matt has vast experience in engineering and construction of the types of projects DLDT provides for communities in need. In 2019, Matt traveled to Timusi, Bolivia as part of a Shook Mission Trip Team, which helped restore the water supply for the small village in the Andes Mountains.
Matt has a wife and two daughters and spends many weekends traveling with now the second daughter on a National Club Volleyball Team. The family also loves spending time on, near or in the water at their family cottage, entertaining friends, fishing, boating, watersports, and hitting the slopes in the winter.
Gary C. Bullard, Board Member (Governance Committee Member)
Gary C. Bullard is a thirty-year DuPont veteran that has held a variety of positions. He currently serves as the hiring manager as well as a site outreach coordinator. In addition to these responsibilities, he supports training and development at two Northeast Ohio DuPont sites.
The training and development that Gary has received as a function of his employment has fostered passion for people and community. His interest in water sustainability started because of DuPont. The DLDT mission aligns with many of his personal goals and provides insight, direction, curriculum, and tools to support its mission.
Before joining DuPont, Gary served for 7.5 years in the U.S. Army/Army Reserve. He earned both an associate degree in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Management from Indiana Wesleyan University and completed an Operations Leadership certification from Cuyahoga Community College.
Gary’s family relocated to Cleveland in January of 1994. He and his wife Keisha have two children, Gary and Kelsi. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, the ocean, the outdoors, and outreach and volunteering. He is an avid football fan, a proponent of servant leadership and has served on many boards and volunteered as an election official.
Delphine Francois Chiavarini, Board Member (Chair, Marketing Committee)
Delphine Francois Chiavarini is vice president and general manager at Moen Incorporated. She joined the faucet brand in June 2017 and is responsible for developing strategies for profitable growth, increasing Moen’s market share and ensure winning execution in the U.S. market.
Before joining Moen, Delphine was senior vice president and general manager Food and Beverage North America at Ecolab, a global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. She also held several executive positions with Newell Brands where she was responsible for leadership in brand and business transformation through impactful P&L management, strategic planning and change management.
Prior to Newell, Delphine spent time in sales and marketing in the luxury goods and retail sectors, spanning B2C and B2B in multiple geographies and categories.
Delphine earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree from Audencia Business School in Nantes, France, and attended executive programs at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Pembroke Fallon, Board Member (Treasurer and Finance Development Committee Member)
Pembroke received a degree in Accounting and an MBA with a concentration in Accounting at the University of Dayton. She started her career at PwC in 2012 in Boston, MA and continued with the firm in Cleveland from 2015-2020. In August of 2020, Pembroke joined Union Home Mortgage as the Finance Manager where she currently works today.
Pembroke previously served as a member of the DLDT Associate Board from 2018-2021 before joining the Board of Directors in July of 2021. Pembroke was drawn to DLDT because it is a growing non-profit led by passionate individuals with great energy. The organization makes an important impact and will continue to achieve great things going forward.
Pembroke is a Northeast Ohio native and loves reading, being outdoors, and spending time with family.
Meagan Moore Cook, Board Member (Finance Development Committee Member)
Meagan has always had an interest in environmental stewardship, which led her to her career as an environmental attorney. She has extensive experience in the area of environmental law and is currently Counsel at BakerHostler. Meagan’s legal practice focuses on providing compliance counseling, supporting environmental litigation and addressing environmental liabilities identified in the course of transactions for industrial, real estate and municipal clients, both domestically and internationally. The opportunity to join the board of DLDT allows her to utilize her knowledge and passion for environmental stewardship to advance the organization’s mission of promoting the basic human right of clean water. She enjoys being out outdoors, traveling, listening to live music and spending time with her family, including a rambunctious toddler, husband and two dogs.
Julie Dean, Board Member (Secretary, Marketing Committee Member)
Julie Dean is Director of Internal Communications at Avery Dennison. She has more than 20 years of experience leading internal communications and employee engagement for companies including Rockwell Automation, Eaton, Tarkett, and Goodyear, and has a passion for helping employees connect to and engage in their company’s strategy, mission, vision, and purpose. Julie earned her master’s degree in Applied Communication Theory and Methodology from Cleveland State University and her bachelor’s degree in Communications from Baldwin-Wallace University. Born and raised in the greater Cleveland area, Julie has a love of and deep appreciation for the Great Lakes. The ability to have local impact and global reach is what drew her to Drink Local Drink Tap. In her spare time, Julie loves spending time outdoors, traveling, and writing.
Domenic DeCaria, Board Member
Domenic DeCaria first joined the Drink Local Drink Tap Board of Directors in the summer of 2022. He started working with the Vinyl Institute in 2019 and currently serves as Vice President of Regulatory and Technical Affairs. A chemical engineer by education, Domenic’s professional background spans technical, business, and environmental leadership roles in the steel and plastics industries. He currently serves on various committees developing programs and standards related to emissions reduction, water stewardship, and climate-related community health and works on regulatory issues related to the plastics industry. He also is an advocate for clean water initiatives that spur economic growth and equity, notably where PVC products can be part of the solution.
Matthew Frank, Board Member
Matthew Frank is experienced at bringing people together to make valuable connections and move projects forward. He currently does this as the Director of Business Development and Marketing at Fortney & Weygandt, Inc., a general contractor based in North Olmsted, OH. There, he focuses on bringing together architects, engineers, and owners in the Commercial, Retail, Restaurant, Medical, Hospitality, and Senior Living industries, to make projects successful.
Matt is a graduate of The College of Wooster, where he was first introduced to the global impact that local efforts can accomplish. He became involved with the development of a medical clinic in the Dominican Republic to serve a community near the Haitian border. After several trips to help build it, and countless hours to help fund it, the hospital is self-sustaining. Looking for another mission with a local and global impact led him to join Drink Local Drink Tap in 2023.
Matt, his wife, and three daughters are always on the go! The family enjoys being outdoors and taking part in the latest interests their daughters have developed – from lacrosse to piano. He looks forward to getting his children involved in DLDT beach cleanups and 4 Miles 4 Water.
Jennifer Duggan Gettens, Board Member
Jennifer joined Nestlé in 2002 and has over 20 years of progressive operations and commercial leadership experience. Her current responsibilities include delivering the Value Chain Roadmap for the organization by building a collaborative End to End culture around ways of working and continuous improvement. Jennifer leads the optimization of business processes for Pizza & Snacking to raise consumer value, eliminate waste, optimize the capacity of assets, and improve overall costs to drive business growth. In her previous role, Jennifer led the Technical Application Group for Beverage and Nestlé Premium Waters teams in the creation and execution of brand Innovation & Renovation strategies and product development efforts to deliver the MBS. She started as an Operations Management Trainee in the Solon Factory and moved into Operations Improvement Team [OIT], Contract Manufacturing, Innovation Acceleration, Production Management, TAG Pizza & Snacking, and Roles in Frozen and Chilled R&D as Site Operations and Technical Competence Unit/Process Engineering. Jennifer received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University Potsdam, New York. She currently lives in Rocky River, Ohio with her children Finley (10), Cora (7), and dog Candy. In her free time, Jennifer enjoys yoga, traveling, and watching her kids at their various sporting events.
Jay Dumaswala, Board Member
Jay Dumaswala works at Progressive Insurance. He leads the teams that deliver compensation programs to Progressive’s vast network of agents. He also serves as a board member of the Network for Empowering Women, an internal Progressive Employee Resource Group. Prior to joining Progressive, Jay gained significant experience working at JPMorgan Chase, Del Monte Foods / Big Heart Pet Brands, Sutter Health, and Lyft. He brings a deep background in General Management, Marketing, Operations, and Finance. He has a BSBA in Finance from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Jay lives in Lakewood, Ohio with his wife, Dawn Wojnarowski, and four-year-old daughter, Maeva. They enjoy spending time outdoors, exploring new restaurants, and attempting to grow a pollinator garden (and not get stung!).
Salona Appalsamy, Board Member
Salona Appalsamy is a dedicated Senior Talent Management and Human Resources professional with over 10 years of experience in global manufacturing, corporate environments, large law firms, recruitment process outsourcing, and non-profit organizations. She excels in influencing and relationship management, while cultivating a data-driven mindset to deliver solutions and measurable success. Salona is known for her open communication style, leading by example with authenticity, agility, collaboration, and innovation in all aspects of talent management and employee engagement.
She has a deep passion for fostering teamwork, cross-functional relationship building, engaging with stakeholders, and aligning resources to impact operational success. With a culturally diverse background and an innate ability to connect with people, Salona thrives as an ambassador for her organization and its brand.
Salona’s core competencies include cultural transformation, diversity, equity, and inclusion, change management, client service, critical thinking, continuous improvement, training and development, campus recruiting, project management, organization, employee experience, analytical skills, talent marketing, networking, onboarding, results-driven mindset, problem-solving abilities, strategic implementation, and community development.
She specializes in talent management, training and development, performance management, employee engagement, global mobility, recruiting and onboarding. Salona has a proven track record of driving success in high-pressure environments and possesses a growth mindset. She leverages best practices, measurable solutions, and standardized processes to support talent management activities globally. Her ability to think globally and act locally, combined with a commitment to openness, sets her apart as an HR professional. Salona is an advocate for diversity and inclusion, using data to drive decision-making and equity in organizations.
Salona holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Ohio University and an Associate of Applied Business in Paralegal Studies from Cuyahoga Community College, both earned with summa cum laude honors. She actively engages in volunteer work, serving as a board member for HR Governance at Drink Local Drink Tap and volunteering at organizations like Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio and Rise Against Hunger. Salona is a well-rounded HR professional who consistently delivers value to her organization and the community.x
Gareth Vaughan, Board Member
Gareth earned a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Trent in the United Kingdom and an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Cincinnati. He commenced his tenure at The Albert M. Higley Co. in 2001 as a Regional Manager and ascended to the role of President in 2010. Gareth assumed the position of CEO in 2017.
As President & CEO, Gareth exercises strategic leadership at AMHigley, defining the organizational structure, direction, and plans essential for realizing the firm’s vision and objectives. His principal duties involve safeguarding the company’s reputation by adhering to core values, nurturing the next generation of leadership, and ensuring financial stability.
Gareth has championed diversity and inclusion at AMHigley by implementing a dedicated program. Actively engaged in the community, he is a Leadership Cleveland graduate and a current member of YPO Gold Cleveland. Gareth is pivotal in the local construction industry and community, serving as a Board Member for the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Commission on Economic Inclusion and the Burning River Foundation. He has previously held positions as Board Chair or Board Member for organizations such as The MetroHealth Foundation, The American Red Cross, Providence House, CCH Development Corp., City Year Cleveland, and Greater Cleveland Partnership’s Construction Diversity Initiative.
In addition to local initiatives, Gareth has volunteered on projects and causes in Kenya, Uganda, and Ecuador. Having been born in Cape Town, SA, raised in the UK, and emigrated to the USA, as well as having traveled extensively, Gareth is passionate about respect for people from all countries and creating safe and equitable conditions for all while celebrating different cultures.
A special thanks to our year-round support
- Associate Board, Volunteering & Outreach
- Gail Palmer & Team, Event Curation & Production
- Kalyani Sapkal, Grant Writer & Donor Prospecting
- Hobe and Lucas, CPA Inc., Accounting Partner: USA
- Andrew Kasumba, Audit & Finance: Uganda
- Kevin Hejduk, Web Design & Management
- Staci Lowell, LGL CRM Management
- Raise the Roof, Event Production (Tech)
- Jay Toole, Race Production Partner