Our Team
Grab Your Pillow and Prepare for Battle: Now Introducing Courtney
Now that you’ve met Aaron, Jake, Katherine, and Katy, we want to introduce you to our gallivanting, pillow-fighting, goat-eating marketing director, Courtney Baker. Courtney was once knocked out… in a rather unusual way. No, it wasn’t while she…
You Helped Write the Story. Reserve Your Copy of the Book Today.
We are so excited to announce that co-founder Jena Lee Nardella’s first book, “One Thousand Wells,” is being released August 25! We can’t wait for you to read the story you helped write! And did you know that…
How to Save the World: Step 1
We are so excited to introduce you to our new summer marketing intern, Camille! Check out how this internship fits in with Camille’s dream job! Since graduating college in 2012, people have asked me what my dream job…
New Faces Around the Office
Blood:Water has a few new faces around the office! Audrey, Kristin, and Blake have all recently joined us, and we’re thrilled to have them on the team! To help you get to know them a little better, we…
An Incredible Night for Africa
Last Tuesday, we hit the road with Show Hope for the sixth annual Hope in the Dark event in Knoxville, Tenn. As Miss East Tennessee Lexi White put it, it was a night “full of hope, promise, and…
She’s Our Wanderlust Football Expert. Meet Katy.
Now that you’ve met Aaron Sands, our bass-playing director of internal operations, Jake Smith, our country-crooning director of engagement, and Katherine Hofstetter, our tenderhearted director of donor engagement and special events, we want to introduce you to Katy Lee, our…
Dig Deeper with Us
Building a community that works together to address the HIV/AIDS and water crises is the main tenet of the work we do in Africa. But building community isn’t something that stops in Africa; it is something that we…
Building a Global Community
The Partner Summit wrapped up today with a focus on system strengthening and communications. Peter Irungu, programs and operations director from INUKA Trust, joined the group to discuss resource diversification. He encouraged our partners to push beyond standard…
The Redemption of Springtime
Our spring interns are about to wrap up their time at Blood:Water. Here’s a beautiful post on spring from our marketing intern, Julia. “In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” -Margaret…
Meet Katherine, Our Tenderhearted Cheerleader
Welcome to the third installment of meeting the staff at Blood:Water. First you met Aaron Sands, our bass playing, hiking machine. Then you met Jake Smith, our country-crooning jokester. Time to meet Katherine, our tenderhearted cheerleader. With a…