Dear AguaClara Reach Volunteers & Supporters,

I have had the pleasure of serving as the President of the AguaClara Board of Directors for the last 16 months. Together with my fellow Board members, employees, and volunteers we have made solid progress for ACR. I would like to extend my most sincere gratitude to everyone who has been involved in this work.

My primary goal during this time has been to establish a strong foundation and easy to use building blocks for our organization. We have worked hard to create a structure, environment, and culture that best utilizes the skills and interests of our many volunteers. This has been crucial in allowing ACR to effectively make use of the non-monetary, time donations ACR volunteers have been so generous to offer - estimated at roughly 6,500 donated hours in the last year alone!

We have also been extremely fortunate to continue our project work - both in India with partners Gram Vikas and Tata Cornell Institute (read more here) and in our AguaClara Infrastructure Design Engine development (read more here). This work would not have been possible without our dedicated employee, Fletcher Chapin, and past employees who continue to support our efforts, Emily Spiek, Subhani Katugampala, and May Sharif.

As I step down from the Presidency in anticipation of my upcoming maternity leave, I also want to thank our incoming and continuing Officers. New Officers were appointed through a special election, upon my resignation as President. Zoe Maisel has been an excellent Secretary and is well prepared to tackle the challenges of serving as President. Subhani Katugampala, previously an ACR employee and a current Board Director will be stepping up into Secretary role. And we are extremely fortunate to have Blixy Taetzch continuing to serve as Treasurer. I will continue and look forward to serving as a Board Director and am so excited to see these three serving as ACR Officers, as they continue to lead ACR into the future.

Thank you,

Alissa Diminich