Elizabeth Basha
Graduate Student, CSAIL
Elizabeth studies sensor networks, specifically targeted at early warning of potential natural disasters. As part of her research and the FloodSafe Honduras student group, she leads a project to design and implement an early warning system for river flood detection in north-eastern Honduras.

Joost Bonsen
http://alum.mit.edu/www/jpbonsen
Lecturer, MIT Media Lab & Founding Research Fellow, MIT Program in Developmental Entrepreneurship
Joost is an innovation ecologist studying global transformations at the level of invention in research labs, action in entrepreneurial ventures, and the orchestration of innovation ecosystems generally. He co-founded and has taught the 15.971 / MAS.665 Development Ventures since 2001. He is co-founder of the Howtoons Project which distributes educational cartoons which show kids everywhere "How To" build things. He finished the Management of Technology program at the MIT Sloan school with his thesis The Innovation Institute: From Creative Inquiry Through Real-World Impact at MIT. Prior to MIT Sloan, Bonsen ran the MIT Founders Project which quantified the economic impact of MIT-related entrepreneurs, findings ultimately published by BankBoston as MIT: Impact of InnovationJoost did his Bachelor's in Bio-Electrical Engineering also at MIT.
jpbonsen@alum.mit.edu

Alex Hamilton Chan
Alex is a PhD student from the Science, Technology and Society Program, his current research is on energy innovation and energy policy. Other research interests include the STS studies of economics and international development. He is a researcher at the Industrial Performance Centre. He is currently the Chair for Housing and Community Affairs of the Graduate Student Council, and is responsible for advocacy. He is also the graduate representative to the International Students Association and a staff photographer for the Tech. He is currently Director of the Harvard/MIT COOP.
ahchan@MIT.EDU

Sunita Darbe
Design For Change
Sunita is an MIT undergraduate studying Materials Science. She became interested in international development issues after arriving at MIT and seeing how much could be done.

Xaq Frohlich
Graduate Student, HASTS
Xaq studies the history of 20th century food and agricultural technologies in MIT's History, Anthropology and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) PhD Program. He became interested in international development studies through the MIT Program on Human Rights and Justice Fellowship and his work with Oxfam America on the social impacts of genetically modified crops in developing countries. Xaq's participation in organizing the annual IDF has provided him an opportunity to become better acquainted with the many wonderful people in the MIT community who are tackling novel and diverse international development projects.

Amy McCreath
The Rev. Amy McCreath is the Episcopal Campus Minister at MIT and Coordinator of the Technology and Culture Forum at MIT. Her interest in development issues began as an undergraduate at Princeton studying international relations and African history, grew through a year spent working in rural Kenya, and took theological root in seminary. Her involvement in the IDF arises from a commitment to living and promoting the central values of the baptismal covenant, which are justice, peace, and the promotion of human dignity.
mccreath@mit.edu

Laura Sampath
Laura joined MIT in December 2007 as the manager of the International Development Initiative (IDI). In addition to working at MIT, Laura also co-teaches a graduate course in the Principles of Conflict Mediation and Negotiation at Clark University. Prior to joining MIT, Laura worked with USAID's Regional Conflict Management and Governance office in Nairobi, Kenya. Her areas of technical skill and expertise include strategic planning, program and project management, participatory approaches to community development, conflict prevention, mitigation and response, and analytical writing. Laura’s international experience spans many countries, including the Horn of Africa, Somaliland, Morocco and India. lsampath@mit.edu

Amy Smith
Amy Smith is the founder of the Designs for Developing Countries Project at the Edgerton Center and has taught classes related to this subject for ten years. She served in the US Peace Corps in Botswana for four years and has also done field work in Senegal, South Africa, Nepal, Zambia, Ghana, Haiti and Honduras. She has taught engineering design at a variety of levels, ranging from undergraduate courses in mechanical engineering to high school enrichment programs to graduate courses in sustainable development. She continues to focus on engineering design for developing countries and working at creative ways to bring this kind of design opportunity to MIT students.
abs@mit.edu

Sally Susnowitz
Sally Susnowitz is Director of the MIT Public Service Center and an Assistant Dean in Student Life Programs. She enjoys working with students, collaborating with colleagues, and figuring out how to best serve the public and university communities simultaneously. Her previous career as a scientific and technical writing teacher arose from her lifelong fascination with rhetoric, especially the interface between factual information and persuasion.
susnowit@mit.edu

Patricia Weinmann
Patricia Weinmann is the Associate Coordinator of the Technology and Culture Forum. Although trained as a musician and now a faculty member for the New England Conservatory's Opera Studies Program, Patricia has been long dedicated to issues of justice, peace and sustainable living. Her part-time position at T&C affords her the opportunity to work on such issues and explore new ways to promote a just and viable world.
weinmann@mit.edu