Meet The Board
Co-President
 Eliza Goode is a sophomore in Wharton studying Marketing and OPIM and minoring in Spanish. She joined the club in Spring 2011 as for of the Project Development team and is now enjoying scoping trips. She is obsessed with traveling and learning about other cultures, and hopes to go on a PIBV trip this summer. Eliza is also involved in the undergraduate Marketing club, the PennPals program, and a sorority. She loves any kind of working out and eating new different types of food.
Co-President
 Meher Rehman is a sophomore in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in International Relations, minoring in Journalism. Born in Pakistan, she has grown up in Saudi Arabia, Canada and Michigan. Her committee, Internal Affairs, coordinates training for project trip participants in the spring, and conducts impact evaluation of the trips in the fall. Outside of PIBV, she is involved with her NGO, which focuses on development projects in rural villages in Pakistan such as providing technical training for women and installing water filters. She likes hanging out with friends, attempting to cook with her roommate and traveling.
Marketing Chair
Johnathan Lee is a sophomore in the engineering school majoring in bioengineering. He has a strong interest in math and is currently looking into majoring in math as well. Though born in Southern California, he has spent most of his life so far in Taiwan – a beautiful Island everyone should visit. As the marketing chair, Johnathan hopes to be able to increase awareness of the wonderful opportunities PIBV offers to the Penn community. Other than PIBV, Johnathan is also involved with Penn Taiwanese Society (PTS) and the Penn Swim Team. He also enjoys reading comics, playing basketball, and napping during his free time.
Advisor
Christopher Perez in a junior in the Huntsman Program in International Studies and Business considering concentrations in finance and accounting. Having read about PIBV prior to coming to Penn, Chris was impressed with the club’s mission and joined immediately at the start of his freshman year. As a member of the project development committee he organized a summer trip to the City of Joy Foundation in Quintana Roo, Mexico. This NGO operates a complex of homes and centers providing a variety of services to the surrounding underprivileged community. PIBV assisted the City of Joy in measuring its impact and improving efficiency and management practices. Today Chris is focused on coordinating and implementing PIBV’s strategy as the club continues to grow. Chris has spent his summers assisting in research at the CIEF of the Tecnológico de Monterrey University in Mexico, working as an undergraduate consultant at the Wharton Small Business Development Center, and interning for the Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in Germany.
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