Squads Abroad is a 501c3 non-profit organization under our parent company Global Brigades, a Platinum Level Guidestar member for Financial Transparency. Since 2004, our organization has collectively mobilized more than 70,000 international volunteers to help resolve global health and economic disparities around the world.
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Inspired from volunteering with Global Brigades, Richard has pursued a career in health care. He works as a clinical pharmacist, pharmacology professor, biotechnology manager, and biomedical entrepreneur. He has volunteered and led multiple brigades from the University of Washington (UW). As campus chairperson, he helped develop a professional school-focused brigade program with the UW School of Pharmacy leading interdisciplinary trips alongside diverse healthcare disciplines in Central America and Western Africa. He currently serves on the Global Brigades Board of Directors as a student representative to continue the movement to support students and patients globally.

Richard is a graduate of the University of Washington School of Pharmacy with focused training in global health, health economics, clinical trials and has earned an MBA Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate. Richard has completed fellowship training in technology commercialization with CoMotion, Amazon.com, and the National Science Foundation (NSF). His work with Global Brigades has inspired him to address health care disparities by increasing access to medications for all patients with technology, through MedsForAll. His current research focus includes population health, telehealth, oncology, gene therapy, and pharmacy practice. Current projects of interest include supporting COVID19 vaccination efforts. He plans on leading a brigade with a focus on needs assessment, health capacity building, and the implementation of COVID19 vaccination programs for at-need communities that desire access to vaccines.