Everyone at Engineers Without Borders International is passionate about supporting the global Engineers Without Borders movement to drive positive change. Explore our current board of directors which consists of representatives from national Engineers Without Borders organisations.
Board of directors
Our directors are a diverse group of talented, passionate people from around the world. We have nine elected positions from across the global Engineers Without Borders movement and two appointed positions.
Kapil Dev Regmi
President 2026 & 2027
President-elect 2025
Elected board member 2022-2025
EWB Nepal Mr. Regmi founded Engineers Without Borders(EWB) Nepal during the 2021 lockdown which has been one of the fastest growing Social Sectors Institutions in Nepal. As President of stars Alumni Nepal, he is working on global-local partnerships. Additionally, he is involved in education, cerebal palsy support, and Nepal immigration initiatives.
Kristina Teppo
Elected board member 2026-2028
EWB Luxembourg
Kristina is a mechanical engineer passionate about environmental sustainability and global collaboration. Guided by curiosity and empathy, she loves working with people from diverse backgrounds to create a real positive impact. She believes that together we can turn today’s challenges into lasting opportunities for people, communities, and the planet.
Emmanuelle Sallin
Elected board member 2025-2027
EWB Switzerland
Emmanuelle is a structural engineer with a passion for bridge design. Active with Engineers Without Borders Switzerland since 2016 and on the board since 2020, she values teamwork and diversity. In her free time, she enjoys hiking in the mountains and travelling.
Julia Inés Roitman
Appointed board member 2022-2028
Post Growth Institute
Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Julia Inés Roitman Gil is a lawyer specialized in Public International Law and a graduate of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. As a human rights activist, Julia’s work has centred on sexual and reproductive rights, youth participation in decision-making and transitional justice.
Rajeev Lal
Elected board member 2024-2026
EWB India
Rajeev Lal has a two-decade-long association with EWB-India, and serves as a Director on its Board. His extensive background in the information technology sector spans leadership roles held across multiple companies and professional bodies. Within EWB-India, Rajeev plays a leading role in conducting annual events and championing Project Based Learning in Student Chapters, aimed at uplifting marginalized sections of society. He actively engages in workshops organized by EWB International.
Chikondi Gurrira
Elected board member 2025-2027
EWB South Africa
An experienced leader in the engineering sector, with a strong background in Agricultural Engineering, Chikondi has successfully managed national and Africa-wide voluntary engineering societies. Chikondi’s career includes collaboration with government departments, parastatals, private sector entities, and nonprofit organisations to deliver impactful engineering projects. Focusing on civil and agricultural engineering in KwaZulu-Natal, she has partnered with diverse stakeholders to develop sustainable solutions addressing community needs.
Peter Nzabanita
Elected board member 2024-2026
EWB East Africa
Peter S Nzabanita, Executive Director of EWB East Africa in Uganda, has 20+ years in community engineering. He holds a Master’s in Water and Sanitation, a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, and diplomas in Building Construction Engineering and Water Engineering. Passionate about leveraging local knowledge for sustainable impact, he advances SDGs through innovative engineering solutions.
Enrique Guemez Elected board member 2026-2028
EWB Mexico Enrique holds a BSc in Biochemical engineering and a MSc in Natural Resource Management, working in the food production, waste management and occupational health industries. He has traveled several parts of the globe and has been recognized by his community for his environmental and humanitarian efforts.
Angeline Tan
Elected board member 2025-2027
EWB Singapore
Civil Engineering trained (MEng) from Imperial College London, with a passion for humanitarian engineering, statistics, operational research, computational mechanics, computational algorithms and numerical computing.
Karl Ove Ingebrigtsen
Elected board member 2024-2026
EWB Norway
Karl Ove is born in Norway and is living outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. Karl Ove has been engaged in the EWB-Norway Board since 2019 and Chairman since 2021. His background is mechanical engineer and management. 20 years as international manager for consulting companies focusing on management of risk for preventing loss of life in the industry and in public transportation.
Kalpana Khanal
Appointed board member 2025-2028
Policy Research Institute
Kalpana is an economist specialising in public policy, currently serving as a Senior Research Fellow at the Policy Research Institute (PRI), a prominent government think tank in Nepal. In her role, she guides policy research initiatives, fosters high-level dialogues, and collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders to shape and refine policies.
Delivery team
Katie Cresswell-Maynard
Executive Director
EWB International
Previously the CEO of Engineers Without Borders UK, Katie has been involved in Engineers Without Borders ever since she first learnt about the movement during her engineering undergraduate degree in 2004. She has worked at global engineering consultancy Arup in the cities and climate change team, and participated in advisory committees shaping future fit engineering skills.
Joachim Schneider
Community Director
EWB International
Joachim is a trained civil engineer and project manager. He is passionate about collaborative problem solving and has been active in various engineering-related NGOs since 2014, both in Germany and in the USA. Concurrent to his role at EWB International, Joachim is a project manager in the German infrastructure construction industry.
Aisling Cashell
Member Support Volunteer
EWB International
Aisling is a dedicated civil, structural, and environmental engineer with a passion for creating positive change. She first became involved with Engineers Without Borders during her undergraduate degree and now volunteers with EWB-International as Member Support. Currently working in the environmental sector, she aspires to contribute her skills to meaningful projects that drive positive change in sustainable development and climate-resilient design. Aisling embodies a commitment to making a difference in the engineering and development sector.
Historic register of board directors (alphabetical order):
Adan Levy, Amer Rabayeh, Annalies Tjebbes, Ashok Agrawal, Beryl Simba, Boris Martin (President), Cathy Leslie (President), Clare Haas Claveau, Denis Mahonghol, Doug Harper, Eleanor Loudon, Fernanda Moireira Deister, Gerardo Sanchez-Torres Esqueda, Hayel Irsheed Alamoush, Irshaad Vawda, Jenny Munday, Katie Cresswell-Maynard, Lars Pakarinen, Michal Hashimony Dolev, Mohamed Salman Khalil, Muaamar Mayhoub, Nick Estrada, Oliver Nachevski (President), Peter Baynard-Smith, Phil Clark, Ranjith Dissanayake, Raymond Loponski, Robinson Ejilah, Sanjiv Indran, Subhash Rastogi, Vared Blass, Wellars Bahoranye, Wendy Cowan, Wiebke Toussaint