Katie Cassetta, President

After her first year of college, Katie volunteered at an orphanage in Nepal where Prakash (now director of CASD Nepal) was the manager. In 2014 he asked her to join CASD as an ambassador and within a year, they raised enough money to build the organization’s first water pipeline. Today, she oversees most aspects of operations for CASD, including fundraising and communications.

Katie is also an Associate Director at the Aspen Institute.

Nicole Mason, Vice President

Nicole is a Professional Civil Engineer with an insatiable thirst to explore and support the international community. She was in Myanmar when the 2015 earthquakes hit Nepal, and through the power of social media, connected with the CASD team and joined relief efforts on the ground. Today she specializes in project development, and manages the technical aspects of the water projects.

Sean Robison, Co-Founder

Sean is a mountaineer, surfer, traveler, and musician with a professional background in restaurant management. He is a co-founder of CASD, and was on the team’s first trip to Nepal after the earthquake during which he helped launch a shelter building project that would house 600 people.

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