Having refined Communitere's disaster-response model and developed three successful sites in Haiti, the Philippines and Nepal, Sam's current role within Communitere is in direction of Communitere International and the commencement of their 4th site in Thessaloniki, Greece, opening to address the refugee crisis. Sam is facilitated a trans-Europe road-trip, to bring a Mobile Resource Center full of tools and materials to the refugee communities living in Thessaloniki, Greece in the summer of 2017. Most recently, Sam has partnered with Rotary Clubs in Sierra Madre and San Juan to develop a new Communitere in Puerto Rico, and has visited the Bidi Bidi refugee camp in Uganda to assess and evaluate the need for a Communitere to be established there as well. Sam serves as not only the spokesperson for Communitere but also of the movement to incorporate innovation, local design and community ownership into disaster relief models. Based in San Francisco, Sam travels to current and prospective sites for evaluation and assessment. He often travels to address audiences in the development and maker fields to discuss the integration of the maker movement within humanitarian aid, as well as how the prioritization of community ownership and investment is directly correlated to each site's success. He has spoken at TEDx Manila; re:publica 2016 and 2017; led discussions at the annual Global Innovation Gathering events; organized the first Humanitarian Maker Faire in Kathmandu; and co-curated the 2017 Makers for Global Good Summit at the Maker Faire Bay Area in 2017. Sam was the awardee for the 2017 Rotary Humanitarian STAR Award, in the category of Disaster Relief and Recovery, and also spoke at Colaboramerica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in November 2017.

Sam co-founded Haiti Communitere in 2010. The country's first maker space, HC is currently a resource center and innovation hub for the local community and international organizations looking to stay in or work in Port au Prince, Haiti.

Greece Communitere is Communitere's first site dedicated to addressing the refugee crisis. GC will be setting up a Mobile Resource Center and a Semi-permanent Resource Center in Thessaloniki for both the refugee communities and local Greeks. In mid-June 2017, the Communitere Team drove across Europe to outfit the Mobile Resource Center from Berlin, Germany, to Thessaloniki, Greece, with pop-up tool drives and maker spaces along the way.

Nepal Communitere began by assessing earthquake damage post-earthquake in 2015. Currently, NC is independently operated and functions as a maker space, innovation hub, and co-working space (including an on-site cafe). NC hosted the first Humanitarian Mini Maker Faire in 2016.

Sam founded Philippines Communitere following the destructive Typhoon Haiyan. Post-disaster, PC served as a community center, Youth Hub, and co-working space, and is currently on stand-by with a mobile resource center in the event community need.