Staff

Stateside Staff

Lisa Massey, Director of Administration

Lisa has been doing administrative work from her Dallas office with Long Way Home since 2004.
Her administrative responsibilities include HR and stateside correspondence with:

• Donors
• Organizations
• Interns
• Volunteers
• In-country staff

Lisa is from Dallas, TX and has an M.B.A. with a Nonprofit Management Concentration from Marylhurst. She received her B.A. in Religious Studies from Southern Methodist University.

Mark started his work with LWH in June 2009 and has provided invaluable engineering assistance.
His responsibilities include:

• Project research and design
• International promotion of LWH projects

Mark is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Minnesota. He is currently leading a water project in Comalapa for Engineers Without Borders-Minnesota.

Matt first came to Guatemala with Peace Corps in 2002, and was stationed in the town of Comalapa during his service. His Peace Corps assignment was to help the local youth avoid drug and gang activity through clubs and other programs. After two years in the Peace Corps, Matt returned to the United States to begin raising money for a new development project inspired by the need he saw in Comalapa. He founded Long Way Home in the Fall of 2004, and returned to Comalapa in January 2005 to launch Parque Chimiyá , the new organization's first project.
His responsibilities include:

• Managing LWH’s day to day in-country operations
• Main contact for in-counry volunteers and interns
• Promotion of LWH projects locally, nationally (Guatemala), and internationally

Hailing from Lufkin, TX, Matt has a degree in Emergency Medical Services and worked as a paramedic for three years before joining the Peace Corps. To read Matt's reflections on development work in Guatemala, please click here.

Adam joined the Peace Corps in 2002 and led construction projects in a rural Guatemalan village building stoves, latrines, and water tanks for the next 3 years. Adam is one of the original Long Way Home volunteers, joining forces with Matt when he first returned to Guatemala to start the organization at the beginning of 2005.
His construction responsibilities include:

• Research and Design
• Estimates and Project Budgets
• Building

Adam is from Upstate New York, where he received a degree in Construction in 2000. Adam worked as a mason/carpenter for 6 years before joining Peace Corps.

Liz arrived in Guatemala in 2003 as a Peace Corps volunteer and led an animals project in a small Guatemala village. Since competing her PC service Liz has been an invaluable addition to our staff.
Her responsibilities include:

• Construction
• Animal Husbandry

Liz is from Philadelphia and graduated from Bryn-Mayr University in 2001 with a degree in Psychology. She has also volunteered for Heifer International.

Aaron started work with LWH in September 2005 as the first intern. He then returned to work with LWH in 2006 on the basketball court and EWB water project.
His responsibilities include:

• Construction
• Documentation
• Volunteer mentor

Aaron is from Bend, Oregon and has a B.A. in International Studies from Southern Oregon University. Aaron has also volunteered with the Multicultural Association of Southern Oregon and worked for the YMCA.

Ericka has been working with Long Way Home since Feb 09, living in Comalapa for the majority of that time. She works on the design and construction of Long Way Home's green building projects, focusing on the Tecnico Maya Vocational School project.
Her responsibilities include:

• Design and planning
• Architectural drawings and documentation
• Construction

Ericka is from Newton, MA and received a Master's of Architecture from Syracuse University. She has also worked on school and museum projects at an architecture firm in Cambridge, MA.

Danny's first official duty for Long Way Home was driving a donated truck from the United States to Comalapa in 2009. He stayed in-country for four months and during that period he made a long term commitment to the success of the organization. His background in international management, experience in Latin American politics, and educational background have made him an integral part of LWH.

• International Promotion of LWH
• In-Country Government Relations
• Organizational Consulting
• Green Builder

Danny is from Los Angeles, CA and has a Masters in Pacific International Affairs from the Graduate School of International Relations/Pacific Studies at UC San Diego. He is currently undertaking tasks for Long Way Home on the West Coast of the United States.

Ben has been working with Long Way Home since Feb 09 when he arrived with Matt and Aaron in a van full of donations for the local firefighters. Ben returns to Comalapa to escape the Oregon winter in Ashland and assist with construction of the school.
His responsibilities include:

• Construction
• Lower Bodega
• Fundraising

Ben is from Los Angeles, CA where he was a real estate agent and morgatge broker. He currently lives in Ashland, OR.

Genevieve came to Long Way Home in March of 2009 and quickly decided she wanted to become a permanent part of the team. She focuses on internal and external communications and organizational structure.
Her responsibilities include:

• Fundraising
• Marketing
• Developing Organizational Processes and Procedures

Genevieve holds a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management (MNpS) from Arizona State University and spent five-and-a-half years helping to administer the Dorrance Scholarship Programs at the Arizona Community Foundation. An Air Force brat, she comes Guatemala by way of New Hampshire, Virginia (five times), Arkansas, Nebraska, Louisiana, Minnesota, Maryland, California, Washington and Arizona.