Humanitarian Assistance

Our hack: Create a mobile and internet app that permits coordination, collaboration, and information sharing between International (e.g. U.N.), Federal (i.e. DoD, FEMA, US AID), State, local, and civilian populations. 

MEET THE TEAM 

Jacqueline Dillion

Jacqueline Dillion

Jackie is originally from Richmond, VA and is studying Public Policy and History at JMU. She wants to apply her skills in problem solving to improve the processes needed to get critical resources to HADR operatives, so that the people working on the ground can focus on saving lives and not navigating policy. Her interests outside outside of academics include writing, traveling, and playing tennis.

Adam Warren

Adam Warren

Originally from Johnstown, PA, Adam Warren is an Engineering major with minors in Robotics and Mathematics. He is an aspiring Coast Guard Engineer with a love of tinkering, designing and building. His ultimate career goal is to work as an engineer for a government contractor. His interests outside of academics include running, drawing, and learning new skills.

Cesar Corona Gutierrez

Cesar Corona Gutierrez

From Staunton VA, Bio major with a focus on Pre-med. I am a senior graduating in May 2017 and plan to take a gap year to study for the MCAT and then off to med school. My goal is to ultimately become an Orthopedic Surgeon

William Khairalla

My name is Will Khairalla and I am a Communications major and Writing and Rhetoric minor at James Madison University. I am planning to go to law school after my undergraduate years are finished. My interests outside of academics lie mainly in the sports world, where I am constantly using my rhetoric skills to debate anyone who wants to talk sports with me. I am very excited by the opportunity provided by this class.

Emma Richer

Emma Richer

Emma is originally from Fairfax, Virginia and is currently a Nursing student at James Madison University. She is skilled in problem solving, and wants to use her training to improve the quality of life of people in crisis and help them get the medical care they need to survive.

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Thank you for taking our survey and being a part of our effort to solve real problems so more people can save more lives more quickly! We will not share your contact information.

Our Survey
Mar 2017 30

What is the problem? Pt. 2

By | Humanitarian Assistance

We realized early on that there are too many problems in Humanitarian Aid missions to solve. With a focus on supply movements, locations of first responders, and crowdsourcing data from victims (location & supplies needed) we should be able to alleviate some of...

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Mar 2017 16

Team Vital: Solution Oriented

By | Humanitarian Assistance

This week team Vital conducted ten more interviews and brainstormed more ideas for our app. Some of the people we interviewed include: Marine Corps Analyst, Marine Corps Intelligence, an app developer, and a chief intelligence officer for National Defense...

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Mar 2017 2

What is the problem?

By | Humanitarian Assistance

What is the problem? Over the past few weeks, we learned there are too many problems in HADR missions to solve. We have interviewed Nurses, Doctors, Marines, pilots, directors, firemen, lawyers and professors who all have experience in Humanitarian Assistance. Each...

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Feb 2017 9

Change in tactics

By | Humanitarian Assistance

This week we focused on interviewing people with hands-on experience in disasters. We realized it is important to gain empathy for the first responders and that as a group we need to dig deeper and ask the tough questions during interviews. With a clearer...

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