Staff
Sarah Henry, MPH - Executive Director
Sarah served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Dominican Republic in a school for children with special needs. It was during her service that Sarah discovered her passion for working in HIV/AIDS prevention with adolescents and for public health in general. Upon completion of Peace Corps, Sarah obtained her MPH from Columbia University. As World Connect's first employee, Sarah joined Infante Sano in 2006 as the Country Director in the Dominican Republic. As Country Director she helped build and grow the field office, hired key staff, initiated partnerships, established work in our pilot hospital, and opened two rural maternal and newborn health clinics. Sarah returned to the US in 2008 to lead World Connect's Development team and now serves as the Executive Director of the organization. She lives in Washington with her husband and son.
Christopher Daniel - Chief Operating Officer
Chris Daniel is World Connect's Chief Operating Officer. Chris comes to World Connect from the Rhode Island Department of Health where he oversaw the RI Responds Medical Volunteer Program and coordinated the state's Strategic National Stockpile Program. Additional to his work in domestic preparedness and public health emergency planning, he brings 10 years of management experience from the international humanitarian sector to World Connect. He began as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon and subsequently served in multiple leadership roles for Catholic Relief Services, an international non-profit. He has worked throughout Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean often responding to natural and manmade disasters in countries such as Belize, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Honduras, Liberia, Pakistan, Sierra Leone and Sudan (Darfur). Chris lives in Rhode Island with his wife and two daughters.
Jacquelyn Caglia, MPH - Director of Development and Communications
Originally from Pennsylvania with roots in community organizing and service learning, Jacque holds a Masters in Public Health from Boston University. She has held various positions focused on local and international health including several years researching how race, ethnicity, language and culture affect health. Jacque has also worked with various community agencies to evaluate their health interventions and communicate about their work. Jacque has extensive experience in training development and grant writing. She served with the Peace Corps as a community health specialist in the Dominican Republic and maintains her connections to service as the Vice-President of the Boston Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. She lives in Cambridge, MA.
Patrick Higdon - Kids to Kids Program Coordinator
Patrick Higdon is the Program Coordinator of World Connect's Kids to Kids Program. Patrick brings years of commitment to youth development to the Infante Sano team. Originally from Nashville, Tennesee, he has volunteered and worked in numerous schools and child-centered non-profit organizations across the country and the world. After traveling and working in El Salvador and Brazil, Patrick received his Masters in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from New York University in 2007. He currently lives in Brighton, MA.
