Team Guatemala 2011 - 2012
From left to right: Dana Zichlin, Cameron Roth, Lorena Zamarelli, Emily Vieth
Country Director
Dana Zichlin
Connecticut College, '09 - Green Psychology
Dana Zichlin, the trailblazer who led the eight-week feasibility trip that preceded the founding of the Guatemala site, hails from Westfield, New Jersey. A long-standing NY Yankees fan and avid candid photographer, she helped build a dam alongside Engineers Without Borders in Tsuraku, Ecuador during college. This confirmed her interest in international development and inspired her to continue working in the field with MPI. Dana brings her leadership skills and fluency in Latin American culture to our newest site, and hopes to continue working abroad in the future.
Program Directors
Cameron Roth
Vanderbilt University, '11 - Medicine, Health & Society
Cameron, of Weston, Massachusetts, already knows a thing or two about international travel, having previously spent time in Costa Rica, Thailand, parts of Europe and the Caribbean. Some of his other hobbies include reading, playing the piano and all Boston sports. His summers spent working as an Operating Room aide and shadowing physicians will be beneficial as he focuses on health care initiatives in Guatemala. Cameron joined Manna to immerse himself in a different culture, spend more time outside of the U.S., and help people in need before attending medical school to be a surgeon next year.
Emily Vieth
Vanderbilt, ’11 - Neuroscience
Emily Vieth is originally from Louisville, Kentucky. She spent a month in Xela, Guatemala working with another NGO, and is excited to return for a longer experience. Her experience includes serving as president of Kasiisi Project Vanderbilt, a non-profit organization working in education in Western Uganda. She plans to attend medical school after Manna, but is looking forward to integrating health into the current MPI programs. In her free time, Emily’s interests include running and reading.
Lorena Zamarelli
Fordham '09 - Marketing
lorena.zamarelli@mannaproject.org
Originally from Westfield, New Jersey, Lorena completed a year of service with the Jesuit Volunteer Corps from 2009-2010 in San Diego, CA. Her assignment was working as a case manager at a shelter for homeless and runaway youth. She came to MPI Guatemala after working for a non-profit high school student exchange organization which served as inspiration to go abroad. Lorena's past international experience includes studying abroad in Costa Rica and visiting our Ecuador site. She hopes to pursue a Masters in Social Work after her term with Manna. Her hobbies are running, yoga, baking, arts and crafts, food, and good conversation.
