Meet the dedicated people behind One Drop

Alexandre leads the charge when it comes to organizing major projects intended to raise funds for One Drop’s international programs. In his role as Chief Marketing and Events Officer, he creates and executes innovative projects, combining elements that are often unprecedented in the philanthropy sector. With 16 years of experience under his belt, Alexandre is always striving to build on his latest project and find new, innovative ways to convey the One Drop message.

For Alexandre, there’s nothing more exciting than a challenge! More than anything, loves the ambitious nature of the One Drop organization, as well as overcoming things that seem impossible. Together with his team, he is faced with big, bold ideas and tasked with bringing them to life!

Alina is dedicated to improving communication and translating complex ideas into visual elements to create shared meaning and a call for action. As a consultant with One Drop, Alina’s work vary from designing creative interventions to being part of the collaborative process for developing the digital platform to creating visuals for key theories and templates to work with the communities in the field. Alina brings a diverse background to the Social Art for Behaviour Change team, including an expertise in graphic design, human centered design, visual thinking and process design as well as facilitation.

Alina previously worked with UNICEF staff and partners to co-create and facilitate a session on Design Thinking and Ideation. While at Concordia University, she also participated as a moderator and graphic facilitator during all the university’s sessions on its Strategic Directions Initiative.

Alina has been using graphic facilitation and creative methods for over 8 years to increase participation in different initiatives and to help individuals and teams perform better and exceed their goals. Alina believes that helping people SEE better allows them to engage in design thinking and, through graphic facilitation, she seeks to support clients to gain a better understanding of important topics, increase employee participation and ensure thoughtful decision-making.

Alina is pursuing her Doctoral studies at Concordia University and her research centers around the theme of “The effect of visual tools on facilitation in communities, organizations, and human systems.” She holds a master's degree in Human Systems Intervention from Concordia University, a graduate diploma in Business Administration from McGill University, and a Degree in Fine Arts from Concordia University.

In order for One Drop to get the most out of its financial resources to better serve the needs of communities around the world, André Léger is tasked with making sense of the dollars and let them talk.

With an MBA, years of experience and a knack for numbers in his arsenal, André brings to the team everything one needs from a financial wizard but with a humanitarian streak and an unrelenting sense of optimism to boost his colleagues. For him, the most rewarding part of his job is seeing how it all translates into creating a better world for everyone. André loves to support his colleagues and help those around him develop their skill sets.

As One Drop’s project officer, Anna’s role involves increasing the quality and sustainability of our interventions through research and reporting. Her background in environment, development and ecological agriculture, as well as integrated water resources management, makes her expertise invaluable to the One Drop mission.

As a cross country skiing enthusiast, Anna’s ability to traverse along difficult tracks matches her holistic thinking at work where she is tasked with tracking the progress of the One Drop projects. Navigating her way around problems, like she would on a pair of skis, her ability to adapt to upcoming obstacles is a skill that’s constantly put to the test in her line of work.

Anna’s background is diverse, with both French and Mexican roots, but now she calls Canada “home.” Her exposure to different cultures brings with it worldly insights that allows her to better connect with the people she works with around the world. For her, the most rewarding part of it all is when insights from monitoring and evaluation of One Drop’s projects are integrated into decisions for programming improvements.

Antonio Rosillo joined One Drop in 2017 as a strategy development expert focused on access to microcredit for rural communities seeking solutions for strengthening water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, as well as revenue-generating activities to increase income for vulnerable households. Antonio brings his expertise to the Lazos de Agua program, as well as to projects in Nunavik, Haiti and India.

Antonio brings over 25 years of experience in international rural development, particularly on irrigation projects with a value chain approach in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and Canada. His experience as an Agroeconomist has provided him with a strategic vision of rural development that puts a focus on sustainability.

Antonio Rosillo holds a degree in Agricultural Engineering with a specialization in Integrated Rural Development from the University of Israel. In addition, he holds a Master's degree in Agroeconomics from Laval University.

Ariane has been with the One Drop Foundation for more than three years now. Centered around the Communications Hub, she is tasked with the online aspect of communications, everything from the website to the newsletters and social media management. She not only takes an active role in producing One Drop’s global marketing strategy, but she also ensures that the video content production is up to her producing and strategic standards. She is proud to contribute to the realization of the Foundation’s social and humanitarian objectives, to promote its ideals and to contribute to its fundraising activities.

With a bachelor’s in Communications from Université de Montréal and a Diploma of Specialized Graduate Studies (DESS) in Cultural Organization Management from HEC Montreal, Ariane started her career at the Cirque du Soleil ten years ago. In that extremely enriching environment, she learned the ropes of web, social media and content creation. She then specialized in social media and community management at TC Media, before joining the marketing team of the Quebecois clothing and events brand Lolë, where she was in charge of developing strategic partnerships.

Ariane’s commitment to social change goes well beyond her work at One Drop. She is a board member of the Volunteer Bureau of Montreal and, through the YWCA’s Peer-Helper program, she mentors a newcomer to Canada in her career path.

Bérangère Julien has been with the One Drop Foundation since 2020, joining us with more than 16 years of professional experience.

Before joining One Drop, she worked as Production Accountant for both Lune Rouge Entertainment and evenko; prior to that, she worked for more than 12 years as Financial Analyst for Governmental Affairs and Tourism Development at L’Équipe Spectra entertainment production and artists agency.

Bérangère is never deterred by a challenge, and brings an air of friendly confidence to everything that she does, with just the right added touch of humour and curiosity. In her off-hours, she enjoys working out, is enthusiastically devoted to her children and loves to cook with them.

Bérangère holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from HEC Montréal business school at the Université de Montréal.

As a Project Officer at the One Drop Foundation, Camille Nadia supports the International Programs team in the management of active projects, in the development phase of new projects and in communications.

Passionate about anthropology, intercultural dialogue and international cooperation, she aspires to work towards the resilience of the most vulnerable communities. Before joining the One Drop team, she worked for the Canadian Red Cross as a disaster relief worker. She also worked as a volunteer in monitoring and evaluation for Carrefour International and the Association de femmes paysannes Pag La Yiri in Burkina Faso. Passionate about human rights, she was also a volunteer group coordinator for Amnesty International for nearly 10 years.

Camille Nadia holds a Bachelor's degree in social and cultural anthropology and a Master's degree in administration with a specialization in humanitarian aid and international development from Laval University.

Driven by the desire to help people in need by devoting her extensive expertise in fundraising, Caroline Duret spent most of her professional career working with large organizations and managing sales teams, all the while building a sprawling network locally and internationally. With her wealth of experience and proven track record in sales, she joined One Drop in 2019 as Director, Event Partnerships.

Caroline helps put together novel fundraising initiatives supported by a visionary community of partners and donors.

Prior to joining One Drop, Caroline Duret held management positions in sales, strategic partnerships, business development, and wealth management, lending her expertise to organizations such as C2 International, The Family Company, and The French Organizing committee of The FIFA World Cup France 1998.

Caroline studied Economics at Université de Nanterre (Paris) and was inducted into the National Order of Merit in France. When she’s not busy forging partnerships at One Drop, she’s either indulging her passion for sports and cooking, or busy making sure her kids get the best chance to succeed in life.

After many years living and working abroad, Québec City native Émilie Lafond, returned home to Canada and was excited to land a dream role at the international foundation, One Drop.
With a bachelor's degree in communications, a background in public relations and an artistic soul, Émilie was in the perfect position to shine at One Drop. Deeply proud to be part of the organization, Émilie works hard to help spread the charity’s message and provide safe water to communities in need. Émilie believes deeply in the power of art, especially in its ability to connect with people on an emotional level and uses it to craft meaningful communications strategies that change millions of lives.

As a versatile member of the communications team, Émilie manages numerous projects including corporate communications, marketing campaigns, signature auctions and One night for One Drop, the organization’s annual flagship event that features performances by Cirque de Soleil. Seeing her words inspire others to become more aware of the need for safe water motivates Émilie to keep bringing her best.

Emilio Gómez Grijalva is a consultant specializing in Social Art for Behavior Change (SABC) at the One Drop Foundation. He is currently part of the SABC team and the Lazos de Agua program, that covers 5 countries in Latin America. With his experience, he collaborates and assists the SABC coordinators in the implementation of processes in Colombia, Mexico and Paraguay. He has important experience in various types of community engagement, such as teaching at elemantry, secondary and university levels, managing numerous projects and practicing clinical psychology.

With a diverse professional background in the field of human behavior, he joined the Water For People Guatemala organization in august 2015, where he was responsible for the Social Art for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Behavior Change component. For 5 years, he planned, managed and ensured the implementation of the component's processes at the strategic and operational level and contributed to knowledge management as well as collaborative and synergistic work between the organization's components, He also contributed to the experience of designing and co-creating SABC activities and tools in collaboration with the various groups of artists responsible for the implementation of the process on the ground.

Emilio Gómez, of Maya K'iche' descent, graduated as a clinical psychologist from the Central Campus of the Rafael Landívar University of Guatemala in 2009, where he also graduated with a degree in Political and Citizenship Education in 2015.

As Director of Programs at One Drop since 2016, Ernenek leads the Lazos de Agua regional initiative in Latin America. In his role, he is responsible for overseeing the implementation of One Drop’s portfolio of projects in Latin America, which includes building complex multi-stakeholder alliances, leading the design and operational execution of projects and managing a multi-disciplinary team of professionals. Before his current role, Ernenek occupied two other positions at One Drop, namely Project Development Manager and Project Manager for India.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Ernenek worked with Oxfam-Quebec where he spent three years working directly in the field as advisor for the implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), rural economic development and food security projects in Honduras and Haiti. Ernenek has also previously worked as Director of Programs for the EDUCA Foundation, a Mexican organization dedicated to supporting schools that benefit underserved children and their families across Mexico.

Ernenek holds an MBA in Corporate Social Responsibility from Laval University, a master’s in Management and Information Technology from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México and an engineer degree in Computer Systems.

Fanny joined the One Drop Foundation in August 2021 as Social Art for Behaviour Change (SABC) Expert.  She brings to the team’s collaborative art projects her practical expertise and creative touch. Fanny is fascinated by collective intelligence, human behaviours, and knowledge-sharing; she wishes to take an active role in amplifying concrete and smart solutions that bring to life our healthy behaviours, cultural relations and identity towards water, while finding new pathways for climate innovation.

Fanny joins the Foundation after 15 years of work in the arts, learning and community development fields. She has collaborated with many natural conservation organizations, national parks, as well as a wide array of cultural institutions and organizations. As a visual artist and an entrepreneur, she has facilitated a variety of collaborative art projects while working with communities across the world. She started her artistic career as a muralist, exploring how Brazilian street art has been weaponized as a tool for fighting against systemic violence. With a keen interest in leadership and youth mentoring, she has focused on bringing art and community engagement residencies to Indigenous schools and coastal, rural and urban communities for more than ten years. Her personal and community practices have been centered around the protection of the living heritage and water conservation. She deeply believes that public and collaborative art can work as a vector in intergenerational knowledge circulation around water and ecosystems. Her passion has led her to myriad cultural universes throughout Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, Senegal and in knowledge-rich and creative Nordic and Indigenous territories.

Fanny holds a bachelor’s degree in Cinema and Latin American Studies from the Université de Montréal. She has a completed a one-year exchange at the Social Communications department of the Ponctifia Universidade Catolica in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). She has also attended many professional trainings in entrepreneurship and business development. She has also audited many classes in film animation and digital design at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi/Centre Nad, as well as intensive trainings in community website production and international relations.  

Founder of One Drop, Cirque du Soleil, and Lune Rouge, Guy Laliberté was named one of the most influential people in the world by Time Magazine and was recognized as one of the most creative and innovative minds by Condé Nast. The strong vision of this unique entrepreneur and prominent philanthropist is what made Cirque du Soleil a respected brand worldwide. Perceiving water as one of the 21st century’s greatest challenges, Guy founded the One Drop Foundation in 2007 with the vision of a better world, where all have access to living conditions that allow empowerment and development, today and forever. A true ambassador for local talent and creativity, he also continues to work with young creators and entrepreneurs by supporting several innovative initiatives.

With a background on international events, working with Fortune 500 companies and organizing business forums, incentive trips and benefit galas for global charities, Heather brings to One Drop a vast knowledge to connect people beyond borders. She is the only Canadian to ever serve the 700-year-old dynasty of the Grimaldi family of Monaco, as Attachee to the Soverign Prince of Monaco. There she organized Palace events, Head of State visits and built international relationships that enrich her role as Global Ambassador to One Drop.
Aside from connecting people from all over the world to One Drop fundraisers, Heather is a 19th century script writer. Referred to as ‘Ladypenman’, Heather has scripted by hand historical entries inside ancient Royal history books. She is also writing her autobiography, which will undoubtedly be a page turner...

Hermann supports the members of the International Programs team in the content management and communication of active projects. He focuses on building and maintaining effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and teams to ensure any content writing requests are fulfilled, and supports an overall communications strategy including events, social media, website content, and PR-related material. Being primarily involved in the Lazos de Agua Program, Hermann helps manage and coordinate several project-specific work plans and supports the team with content creation for upcoming events.
Before joining the One Drop team full-time, Hermann assisted in corporate communications, knowledge management, monitoring, and research on innovation and digital strategy in international development. He continues to support these initiatives, working closely with directors to support innovation and learning.

Hermann holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from HEC Montréal, specializing in Marketing and Sustainable Development.

Isabelle Thibeault has built her career mainly around the management of international development projects. Her expertise in environmental training led her to join an international development project on industrial pollution prevention in Vietnam. A project that would have a definite impact on her personal and professional life as, in 2009, she was appointed field manager and moved to Hanoi with her 4 children and her spouse.

Upon her return from Vietnam, she headed to Africa to work on international development projects in Mali and Burkina Faso. It was at that time that she met some members of the One Drop team and was charmed by their singular approach of behavior changes through social art.

Social aspects have always been at the center of her interventions, and the consultation and participation of partners have been the basis of the training programs she has developed and the international projects she has led. She joins One Drop with great enthusiasm to support the International Programs team in its coaching initiatives and to contribute to the achievement of results.

Isabelle Thibeault holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sherbrooke and an Environmental Health and Prevention graduate diploma from the University of Montreal.

As an expert in Social Art for Behaviour Change (SABC), Isabelle contributes in various ways to all One Drop projects. She has developed specific experience in Latin America where she works synergistically with the Lazos de Agua Program, a regional initiative that brings together WASH, behaviour change, social art and finance. Within the SABC team, she brings her expertise in integral and creative project design, formative behaviour change research (concept and methodology), social norms, nudges, co-creation, and adolescent empowerment.

Prior to joining One Drop in 2015, Isabelle collaborated with the organization OXFAM Quebec as a volunteer cooperant in the fields of art and strategic planning. During her two-year tenure, Isabelle developed strategic planning trainings for artist groups participating in a project in El Salvador. Over the past two decades, Isabelle has worked in the field of international cooperation, accumulating more than twenty years of experience in the fields of social art and popular education, including seven years with the One Drop Foundation. Over the years, her work has allowed her to collaborate with different projects in West Africa, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and of course, North America.

In addition, since April 2021, Isabelle has assumed the position of Vice President on the Board of Directors of the Société Mer et Monde, where she collaborates with a team of committed managers who carry the "being with" message loud and clear in the projects implemented by the organization.

Isabelle holds a bachelor's degree in drama education from the Université du Québec à Montréal and a Diploma of Collegial Studies in Human Resources Management from the Cégep de Maisonneuve.

An experienced manager with a career that spans nearly four decades, Jean-Louis Dufresne spent almost 20 years at the prestigious communications and advertising agency BCP (Publicis Canada). He also held major positions within the Quebec government, and was awarded numerous strategic planning mandates for senior multisector leaders. He has the experience required to take organizations, partnerships, and projects to the next level.

With a keen focus on solutions and results, Jean-Louis is widely recognized for both his strategic and analytical skills and his ability to succeed at the seemingly impossible. His role as Vice-President, Senior Director of the BCP Reputation division provided him with a key leadership position where he built his standing as a renowned communications and reputation management strategist. The many positions he held alongside both business and Quebec government officials led him to serve and advise Premiers Robert Bourassa (1989–1994), Daniel Johnson (1994–1996), and Philippe Couillard (2013–2017).

Jean-Louis Dufresne holds university degrees in political science (international relations) and social anthropology, so he can attest to the added value of One Drop’s Social Art for Behaviour Change approach. Over the course of his career, he has been involved with the boards of directors of numerous non-profit organizations. This diverse wealth of professional expertise gives him a rare perspective with respect to both the business world and international and philanthropic issues.

José Léger joins the One Drop Foundation team after having acted as head of legal, corporate and litigation affairs for companies such as SNC-Lavalin, Suez-GDF and AECOM. Over the past 34 years, she has acquired a high level of expertise in building productive business relationships.
Passionate about One Drop's vision for international development, José holds a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the University of Ottawa, a Diploma in Notarial Law (D.D.N.) from the University of Sherbrooke and a Diploma in Finance for Legal Counsel (Boston University).

Juliane Bonieux joined the One Drop Foundation in 2020.

Prior to coming on board, she spent more than five years at the Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, first as Treasury Coordinator, then as Treasury Analyst, where she gained extensive expertise in banking management and foreign exchange risk.

With a particular penchant for efficiency, Juliane is satisfied only when things run smoothly like clockwork. She applies this efficiency to her leisure activities as well, particularly when she’s downhill skiing, kayaking, playing golf, or enjoying the outdoors on her bike.

Juliane Bonieux holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Université du Québec à Montréal.

Kelly is responsible for implementing the regional Lazos de Agua communication strategy. She coordinates and aligns actions from the program's five projects in Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Mexico and Paraguay with the support of their communications officers; creates content and manages information directly and coordinates external collaborators; leads the execution of storytelling and knowledge initiatives to communicate the progress and impact of the program; ensures the update of the program's online platforms; advices on brand management and narrative; and coordinates communication actions with the other program's founding partners: the Inter-American Development Bank, the FEMSA Foundation and the Coca-Cola Foundation.

Prior to joining One Drop, Kelly collaborated with initiatives such as Climate Reality Canada and, early on in her career, with the NGO Corporación Opción Colombia on social and community work linked to a governmental program. Apart from volunteering with other non-profits, Kelly has worked in marketing and publishing and is currently collaborating with the Global Landscapes Forum. Kelly is a team player, detail-oriented and a communication professional, passionate about contributing to positive change in the world.

Kelly holds a specialization degree in Environmental and Sustainable Development from the Université de Montréal and a bachelor’s in Social Communication and Journalism from the University Jorge Tadeo Lozano.

Lauren Alcorn was recently appointed as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at One Drop. Previously a Director of International Programs, she managed projects and partnerships for the last 10 years. Lauren began working in the WASH sector 15 years ago, having established a youth movement on water as a human right.
At One Drop, she is responsible for fostering partnerships with sector and business/industry actors working to accelerate the progress of SDG6. Lauren is spokesperson for the organization’s WASH in Health Care Facility initiatives, and she is a proponent of indigenous rights, gender equality and inclusion. Lauren has an MSSc in Development and International Relations from Aalborg University, Denmark and a BA from Dalhousie University.

Lina is dedicated to improving and developing new communication strategies for the Lazos de Agua Program in Latin America. 

Lina works closely with key members and partners to grow efforts in a variety of collaborative processes. From improving strategic thinking to leveraging the Program’s resources to best effect, Lina regularly engages to share the Program’s work, enhancing storytelling to better communicate its messages, results, stories, and impact.

She is tasked with overseeing and keeping up to date the Program’s online platforms and communications, designing creative solutions to meet objectives, giving advice on brand management, or creating innovative templates to work with different teams. 

Before joining the One Drop Foundation and the Lazos de Agua team, Lina worked in Telecommunications and Big Data, in Filmmaking and as an Entrepreneur while strengthening her coaching and team leadership skills. 

Passionate about the arts, with over a decade of experience in content creation in diverse formats and on multiple platforms, Lina is a multifaceted professional. Her background as a creative manager for national and international companies gives her the tools to advocate for social projects. She is pleased to be part of a sustainable and scalable solution with the Lazos de Agua Program. 
Lina received a bachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking and a bachelor of Communications and Information Sciences from the University of Bordeaux in France. 

Lisa Clowery is responsible for enlarging One Drop Foundation’s ecosystem of financial donors and aligning their CSR and marketing objectives with transformational philanthropic projects and campaigns. She brings her vast philanthropic knowledge, expertise, and experience to the foundation.

As a true negotiator, her experience working with large corporations gives her an edge to identify strategic revenue generation opportunities that have a significant impact on the One Drop Foundation’s projects on a national & and international scale. She excels at building strong partnerships and continuously finds ways to pursue strategic win-win alliances.
When developing corporate and social partnerships, her goal is to create long-lasting sustainable relationships with our partners and donors to benefit the supported communities by the One Drop Foundation. As a fundraising and business development expert, she is presently leading a team of fundraising professionals and spearheads national fundraising campaigns and multi-year partnerships with corporate partners and foundations.

Lisa is an inspiring woman. She is mission-driven and passionate about social issues. She truly cares about bringing good to the world. Her transparent, collaborative, and solution-driven style of management makes her an efficient and honest leader.

Prior to joining the One Drop Foundation, Lisa devoted close to 20 years to Breakfast Club of Canada’s mission as head of national development.

Lisa has also worked in the telecommunication and pharmaceutical industries in technical training, project management, and business development. Lisa majored in marketing at Concordia University (Montreal).

Marie-France is the One Drop Foundation’s Communications Hub lead, responsible for developing communications strategies and tactics that help advance the Foundation’s efforts towards the achievement of the United Nations’ SDGs. Taking a collaborative, structured and creative approach, she inspires her team to do just that. Working in synergy with all departments and very closely with partners from all spheres of action, she oversees One Drop’s communications plan, creative productions and content calendar, ensuring they contribute to making the projects, programs, fundraising efforts and partnerships reach their full potential.

From corporate communications to public relations, digital strategy and internal communications, Marie-France integrates best practices into One Drop’s day-to-day communications, as well as its long-term positioning. Prior to joining the One Drop Foundation, Marie-France had a successful advertising career specializing in communications campaigns for cultural institutions, governments and non-profit organizations. Working in major advertising agencies, she orchestrated 360-degree communications campaigns for prestigious clients such as the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, SOS Violence conjugale, Banques alimentaires du Québec, the Office de la langue française and the Government of Quebec. Her enthusiasm for branding and storytelling opened the door to numerous collaborations on the local and international scene and led to her participation in conferences all around the world.

Marie-France has graduate degrees in both marketing communications and linguistics. She is a member of the Réseau des Jeunes Femmes Leaders de Montréal and the Jeune Chambre de Commerce des Femmes du Québec and has been tirelessly involved as a board member for philanthropic organizations promoting gender equality and youth development in the arts sector.

Pascale Gravel-Richard collaborates with One Drop and its partners as an expert in Social Art for Behaviour Change. As an adept of collective intelligence and co-creation, she accompanies teams in project design by leveraging the complementary strengths of stakeholders in a systemic, synergistic and sustainable perspective. She then facilitates the co-production, capitalization and knowledge-sharing process for the One Drop community of practice. She also contributes to the design of training and knowledge-sharing tools.

A pioneer in Cirque du Monde, Cirque du Soleil's philanthropic program, she has acted as a social artist and trainer. Since the beginning of the One Drop Foundation, she has contributed to the development of the Social Art for Behaviour Change approach by drawing on the foundations of popular education, behavioural science and the wealth of experience of the social art partners who form the One Drop community of practice.

Founder of Consultants IN©ludo, she deploys individual and group psychometric tools to build high-performance teams capable of turning obstacles into opportunities for commitment, growth, synergy and knowledge-building.

Pascale holds a master's degree in Literature, Performing and Screen Arts from Laval University. Her thesis focuses on the alternative pedagogy of social art. Her doctoral research, co-directed in psycho-pedagogy, literature, performing and screen arts, explored co-creation as an experiential device to foster intelligence and collective action. She is certified as a TRIMA consultant for the interpretation of individual psychometric reports and team sociograms.

Priya leads One Drop’s work in India. For the past 3.5 years, she oversees the management of the foundation’s projects in the country. Her focus is to co-develop, co-design and support the implementation of community-led water and sanitation projects. Through her work, she aims to unpack the complexities of gender and social inequalities while moving towards concrete steps to address them. The core of her work as the Country Lead lies at the intersection of art, community participation and WASH systems strengthening.

Before joining One Drop, Priya worked as a manager and researcher in many organizations devoted to public health and other developmental concerns in rural India. Previously, she has worked as Senior Research Officer with the Centre for Enquiry in Health and Allied Themes (CEHAT), Research Consultant with Ekjut and Area Convenor – Rural Extension Activity at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). She also worked as the Senior Programme Manager at the Centre for Child Health and Nutrition, a CSR initiative of the ICICI bank. In 2013, she was awarded a fellowship on maternal health by the Maternal Health Task Force at the Harvard School of Public Health.

She holds a Master's degree in Social Work from Delhi University and a Master's degree in Gender and Development from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

Raquel Porras has been working at the One Drop Foundation since May 2017 as Project Manager for three Lazos de Agua Program projects in Mexico, Guatemala and Nicaragua. In her role, she is responsible for establishing and maintaining good working relationships with the Program's implementing partners and overseeing the implementation of the projects with respect to One Drop’s A·B·C for Sustainability model and Social Art for Behaviour Change approach.

Raquel has more than ten years of experience in the sector in which she has had the opportunity to work with different NGOs, multilateral agencies, as well as private sector and government actors. While with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) for five years, she served as manager for the water and sanitation project in San Jacinto, Telica (Nicaragua) with funding from the IDB, the Austrian Development Bank and POLARYS Energy Nicaragua. Subsequently, she held the position of water and sanitation manager, coordinating the planning, execution and evaluation of projects, as well as supporting and advising the managers of other sectors with a water and sanitation component. She also supervised the implementation of the CRS and CARE SWASH pilot project in Nicaragua, in close collaboration with municipalities, government agencies (Ministry of Education), and communities. Passionate about her work in development projects, she enjoys learning and working closely with stakeholders and communities in finding solutions to their water, sanitation and hygiene problems.

Raquel graduated as a civil engineer from the National University of Engineering (UNI) in Peru.

The role of One Drop’s Ambassador of Fun couldn't be more suited to the energetic, full of life force that is Sally Dewhurst! As someone that practices what she preaches, Sally’s inherently positive outlook and high spirits are tangible wherever she goes, inspiring the same in those around her. She’s the one responsible for putting the ‘fun’ in fundraising!

As an ex Cirque du Soleil performer herself, Sally has over 20 years of experience, during which time she has done her fair share of globe trotting -- the US, UK, Japan and France are just some of the places she’s taken her fun-loving attitude. What does she like most about her current role with One Drop? The creativity it brings, the inspiration it provides and of course, those that she gets to work with every day, contributing to the One Drop mission.

Since 2017, Santiago has served as Project Manager for One Drop where he currently provides management oversight and leads coordination efforts for three projects within the Lazos de Agua program in Colombia and Paraguay.

Santiago is an engineer and a project manager with more than 15 years of experience in the design and implementation of environmental and water related projects in the private, public, academic and nonprofit sectors. Santiago has also served as a professor and researcher on topics related to water treatment and management for over 11 years in various Colombian universities at the undergraduate and graduate levels. As a consultant, he has led the design and assembly of hundreds of water treatment systems and the implementation of water, sanitization and hygiene (WASH) projects at both the regional and national level throughout Colombia. Santiago has also pursued various entrepreneurial ventures and built three engineering companies during his career.

Santiago holds a master’s of Science in Engineering with emphasis in water treatment from the University of Antioquia and an engineering degree in environmental sciences.

At the One Drop Foundation, Sarra is tasked to support the Communications Team with copywriting, editing and translating content for internal and external communication strategies. She relentlessly ensures that the communication strategy respects the meanings of words, concepts, practices, or cultures of those it intends to represent.

Sarra is devoted to helping others. Before joining the One Drop team, she has supported local NGOs welcome Syrian refugees and other vulnerable communities into Canada. She has also accompanied the European Commission into their trans-Mediterranean project whose aim was bridging the gap between the North and the South to garner knowledge on water-related issues in North Africa.

She graduated McGill University with a bachelor’s in History and World Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. She also has a master’s in Translation and Terminology from Laval University in Quebec. She is a certified member of Quebec’s Order of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters (OTTIAQ).

Sunayana Wadhawan joined the One Drop Foundation’s team as the SABC expert in India in 2020. While primarily working with our partners on developing SABC strategies and interventions involving different contemporary, traditional and digital artists and art forms, Sunayana also contributes to the country’s strategy for India. She has a natural gift of encouraging community participation and is very spirited towards empowering local artists to become Agents of Change.

Before joining One Drop, Sunayana has worked with NGOs and community-based organizations in India towards participatory research and community-led initiatives for over 10 years on housing, water, sanitization and hygiene (WASH) and basic services, childcare, public transport, gender justice and human rights. Throughout her work, the focus has been building community knowledge and media, and she has been a strong advocate of the power of art to bring positive change. She has also worked as a translator with UN Women, the BBC radio and she also coordinated production for radio programs. Her passion and organizational skills have also brought her to contribute to music festivals like the first MTV India Music Summit in 2017, youth festivals for sustainability and more.

In addition to all she does with One Drop, Sunayana also does volunteer work with survivors of violence and marginalized folk artists. She also has a keen interest in music and poetry and is a musician and composer too.

Sunayana holds a master's degree in Political Studies from the Centre for Political Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, and an Honours bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Lady Shri Ram College for Women at the University of Delhi in New Delhi.

Tania leads a team of Social Art for Behaviour Change experts at One Drop. She and the SABC team members are passionate social arts experts who co-design behaviour change interventions with local partners and artists. They accompany local change by ensuring that creativity and emotion are at the heart of individual and collective transformation. In addition to her contributions to the development of the SABC approach, she also organized 5 international events that brought together hundreds of people from around the world in a community of practice where peers exchange and share experiences. She has delivered workshops and presentations at various international events and most recently created an online course on the SABC approach that is accessible to anyone who wants to understand better the links between systemic change, water, hygiene and sanitation, and behaviour. She brings 25 years of international development experience to the team, having worked in many different contexts. She speaks three languages.

A strong team player, Tania has a particular talent for bringing people together to achieve a common goal. Whether it's breaking down barriers in the office or in the communities in which she works, her ability to connect people is put into practice every day in her role as Director of Social Art for Behaviour Change.

Tania holds a master's degree in Sociology with a specialization in International Development from the University of Ottawa, as well as a bachelor's degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology from Laval University.

Tanya is a seasoned traveller who loves nothing more than to immerse herself in diverse cultures and ways of life. She has spent much of her life moving between different countries and continents: Spain, Brazil and Asia, just to name a few! Her worldly background has instilled a desire to continue learning about different communities, which comes directly into play working towards a global cause with the One Drop mission.

Known for her skills on the handball court, Tanya is no stranger to teamwork with peers and colleagues alike. In work as in sport, her favourite aspect of her role at One Drop is overcoming challenges and collaborating with her co-workers. Recently, she turned her sporting focus to crossfit, helping her pushing her limits and become an even more driven individual with resilience of steel!

A Bachelor in both Fine Arts and Communications, Tanya is continuing to build upon her educational accolades as she is currently working towards gaining her Master’s in Strategic Management.

Tara is a dynamic, dedicated and passionate individual who works tireless as a member of the team to keep the One Drop Foundation’s philanthropic relationships thriving.

After completing an Associate’s degree focused in Commerce from Vanier College, Tara used her sales management and administrative skills to benefit charitable organizations. As the Advisor, Donor Relations and Corporate Development, Tara is a tremendous asset in developing and executing the strategies needed to build meaningful relationships with the One Drop Foundation’s donors and partners.

A true believer in the mission and values of the Foundation, Tara is perfectly suited to the task of bolstering individual giving and building business development relationships with corporate partners that fundraise on the One Drop Foundation’s behalf. She is also tasked with maintaining internal relationships between services within One Drop.

Véronique Doyon joined the One Drop Foundation in 2017 after over 25 years of experience in the international development sectors through the implementation of more than 50 projects across 30 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. As an expert in the implementation of complex and varied projects, Véronique Doyon decided to move to the funder side of the equation by bringing her expertise and experience to One Drop, to enable the foundation's technical and financial contribution to make a difference for the benefit of communities.

Véronique possesses an impressive mastery of international development project cycles in the field of irrigation, agriculture, food processing, access to drinking water, hygiene, sanitation and of course capacity building and training of actors. Having worked with different donors and clients (AMC, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation, African Development Bank, private clients, national financial institutions...), she understands their requirements and functioning. She is always listening and in solution mode to develop pragmatic and innovative approaches to overcome the constraints of the intervention sectors, the varied and unstable contexts and meet the delivery requirements.

By joining the One Drop Foundation, Veronique wants to use a partner empowerment approach and work in a participatory mode with all actors and stakeholders to support inclusive and resilient economic development in order to fight poverty in the poorest countries of the world while the world is in turmoil.

Véronique holds a bachelor's degree in agronomy from the École Nationale Agronomique de Montpellier in France and a master's degree in agricultural engineering.

Xavier De Marre has been with the One Drop Foundation since 2015. As Coordinator of the International Programs, he helps smoothen technicalities out to a harmonious flow. As described by André Hould, Xavier’s work is like “the oil without which the [One Drop] machine squeaks and eventually breaks.”

Since touring with Cirque du Soleil, Xavier has a deep-rooted faith in Guy Laliberté’s vision of a better world and in his commitment to his people and his projects. Putting his shoulder to the advancement of One Drop’s mission is a unique experience that Xavier is proud to share with a group of specialists each in their own field from departments to departments. Through his position, he learns something new every day and considers himself lucky to wake up every morning having the confidence that the work that he puts helps the world become a better place. 

Before joining the One Drop team, Xavier worked in a variety of positions, for instance at the Cirque du Soleil. He is a trained Kung Fu instructor for the International Shaolin Wudang Association.

Xavier holds a diploma in Organic Horticulture. Aside from his work at the One Drop Foundation, he is also a Hypnotherapist, Massage Therapist and Reiki practitioner. He is fluent in French, English and Spanish.