TINA WHEELER

My name is Tina, and I have spent many years living in Germany, Africa, and England, but I have called Virginia my home for the past 25+ years. I work in IT and am currently pursuing an IT degree. I have 2 rescue dogs that I adopted from shelters. I have traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia, and have lead or participated in Global Village builds in Mongolia, South Dakota, Egypt, and Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand, I also participated in a conservation effort in Machu Picchu, Peru....which was amazing.

I fell in love with Cambodia and the people on an HFH build in Phnom Penh a few years ago, I'm so excited to get the opportunity to go back. I can't wait to meet everyone on our team, the local staff, skilled construction workers, and our family/ community that we will be working with. See you all in Siem Reap!

RATHNA RAO 

Hello Everyone!  My name is Rathna and live and work in Silicon Valley, California.  I have been on two Global Village builds in New Zealand and Argentina and have enjoyed those experiences a great deal.  I have not been to Cambodia and look forward to building with all of you, as well as exploring Angor Wat and the local color in Siem Reap.  See you in late March!

 

 

 

LANDON WALLER

I have lived in the Dallas/Fort Worth area all of my life. For the past several years I have worked as a tax accountant and previously I worked in the mutual fund industry. I have participated in several Global Village trips and I have loved each one of them. My interests include, watching documentaries, boxing, watching ultimate fighting, and hanging out with my little brother from the Big Brothers Big Sisters program. I am very excited about this trip to Cambodia and to meeting and working with all of you.

JOHN SNYDER

Greeting fellow team members. Until recently, I would have said I was representing the beautiful Pacific Northwest, having been born and raised in Spokane, Washington, graduated from Washington State University (go Cougs) and living in Portland, Oregon for 37 years. That’s now changed, after working at the same company (a national mail order firm) for 36 of those years, in several different positions (copywriter, Creative Services Director, and finally Print & Production Director), I recently opted for an early retirement in June 2012 and moved to the beautiful blue skies and sunshine of Placitas, New Mexico (just north of Albuquerque). This will be my ninth Global Village trip, having participated in builds in Honduras, New Zealand, southern Thailand (Phuket and Rayong), northern Thailand three times (Chiang Mai) and soon Nicaragua (in Nov. 2013). Another volunteer adventure from my past included an Earthwatch Expedition to Barbados to work with sea turtles (which was amazing!). I appreciate the great outdoors, having climbed all the major Northwest peaks in my younger years, and I always look forward to ski season. Aside from trying to do a Global Village build at least once or twice a year, I love to travel for pleasure as well, usually taking an annual trip to somewhere in Europe, although I’ve now come to appreciate the convenience of cruises, having done Alaska, Mexico, the eastern and western Mediterranean, the Baltic and Panama Canal. I’m looking forward to yet another rewarding trip to Cambodia and working with a great group of like-minded and fun people.