Who We Are — Nanos Foundation

Nanos Foundation Leadership Team

William H Vahle

President

The Nanos Foundation is a realization of a lifelong desire to bring cutting edge scientific research to bear for the betterment of the United States and society as a whole.

The 95+ Project began as a continuation of a lifelong obsession with respiratory PPE, and has lead Nanos into numerous other developmental fields.

After a decade in Product Development and Outside R&D, Will brings manufacturing, electrical and materials engineering expertise in directing the scope and direction of Nanos’ research.

In addition to continued work on the 95+ Project, new Nanos initiatives are focused on inland microplastics, water quality and decarbonization.

Lukas Scheurer

Program Director

Lukas started his career in Industrial Design as the head of a medical device design team at Instrumentation Laboratories, shortly after graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2013. Since, Lukas has worked on the design and manufacture of dozens of products, with millions of units sold.

Lukas’s expertise in accessible design is helping us to ensure that the 95+ Technology remains as accessible as possible in all environments, to manufacturers and users alike.

In addition to his contributions on the Nanos Rubber Meets The Road initiative, Lukas maintains a design consultancy and several successful consumer brands of his own.

Amanda I. Gimbel

Fundraising Director

Amanda joined Nanos Foundation in 2023 to coordinate sponsor and donor support for 2024’s Rubber Meets the Road initiative.

Amanda brings with her a background in non-profit activism, and a history of diligent work promoting food security. Amanda is also a professionally trained chef, and alumna of NY’s Culinary Institute of America.

Katherine Yang

Development Director

Katherine, an Electronic Engineer by training, previously worked for 15 years in offshore oil and gas projects as both a Project Control Manager & a Procurement Controller at CNOOC & Newfield Energy USA. Katherine’s engineering background brings critical technical understanding to the demanding logistics of the Foundation’s work.

In addition to her work managing the technical and logistical requirements for the large scale deployment of the 95+ Technology in the USA and abroad, Katherine is also responsible for licensing strategy for our 2024 initiatives.

Winnie Strickland

Treasurer

Winnie has worked in fundraising for both charitable and political organizations, and is now serving as Treasurer for Nanos Foundation. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Winnie is active in numerous organizations such as the Colonial Dames and Mass Audubon; she is also commissar of the Lenox Cultural Committee.