Meet the dedicated people behind One Drop

As the Advisor, Marketing Communications, Global Programs at One Drop Foundation, Hermann supports the members of the Global Programs team in the content management and communication of active projects, promoting the Foundation's international initiatives and their positive impact around the world. Acting as a resource person for the management, collection, writing and editing of content, Hermann collaborates in the development of various strategies relating to events, social media, website management, and public relations, and supports One Drop Foundation’s various teams in promoting their activities. 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. Hermann holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from HEC Montréal, specializing in Marketing and Sustainable Development, and is fluent in English, French and Spanish.

As the senior 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.

Samuel works hand in hand with our partners in the co-creation of social artworks for behavioural change. Passionate about experiential learning and collective creation processes, he seeks to empower the protagonists of ongoing projects by facilitating collective intelligence around existing issues.

He has gained recognition for his creativity and his ability to facilitate large-scale unifying projects. He has contributed to several innovative international development projects in Africa and Asia, as well as in Indigenous communities in Canada. For nearly 15 years, he has sought to create positive changes in individuals and communities through art.

A circus artist and musician himself, Samuel trained at the Gaspé Circus School and the National Circus School. Samuel has spent much of his life abroad performing in the street and mobilizing different communities around art. He is an experienced manager in various local and international community-based organizations. He has also worked for various projects around the world as a trainer for Cirque du Soleil's Cirque du Monde programs.

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.

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 also leads Matter of Art, a One Drop service offering that uses social art to drive behavior change and enhance project impact.

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.