Anjelica Montano
Anjelica studied pre-med at the University of Minnesota Rochester, obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Sciences. She is currently enrolled in a Master of Development Practice program, University of Arizona. Her experiences studying alternative forms of medicine in Japan and India, and then serving as a Healthcare Advisor in the Peace Corps in […]
Sehdia Mansaray
Sehdia Mansaray is a Sierra Leonean-American development practitioner with over 8 years of experience in qualitative research, project design and implementation, project management, and program evaluation. Her areas of focus in rural livelihoods, food security, and conservation, are centered in community empowerment through equitable and inclusive decision-making processes. Sehdia has applied these interests internationally through ethnographic field […]
Chandler Smith
Chandler has a bachelor’s degree in Global Politics from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and is a Coverdell fellow and Development Practice master’s candidate at the University of Arizona. He has worked in development both in Southeast Asia with the U.S. Peace Corps and in Uganda as the Director of Communication Management for an education […]
Ginna Rakotoarimanana
Ginna holds a master’s degree in Accounting Science and Business. She is currently enrolled in a master’s program in Risk and Disaster Management at the University of Antananarivo Madagascar. She has acquired expertise in the fields of Risk and Disaster Management and Reduction, Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Conservation by working with International NGOs (7 […]
Kitakaya Loisa
Kitakaya holds a Master of Development & Communication Studies (Ohio University) and is an International Ford Fellow. He has more than 20 years of experience working in the humanitarian and development sectors. as an innovative and results-oriented expert supporting organizations and governments across sub-Saharan Africa. He has proven technical expertise in international development cooperation focusing […]
Andrew Gwaivangmin
Andrew holds a MSc in Development Education and Training (University of Wolverhampton, UK), PGD in Agricultural Development (University of London), BSc (Hons) Agricultural Economics (University of Ibadan, Nigeria), and a Post Graduate Certificate in Project Planning and Management (University of Bradford, UK). For over 25 years, Andrew has facilitated development education training and capacity building […]
Samantha Pathirathna
Samantha holds a B.Sc. degree in Agriculture (majoring in Economics), an MBA (Technology Management), Post-graduate Diploma in Economic Development, Post-graduate Diploma in Corporate Finance as well as a Diploma in Mass communication. A Fulbright Scholar, he is a scholarship winner of the International Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance (IDHA), the flagship program of the Institute of […]
Crispin Siwamunda
Currently enrolled in a PhD programme in Transformational leadership and holistic Development in Ivory Coast, Dr Crispin Siwamunda is a medical doctor from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is a Senior expert in development and public health with more than 10 years working experience in humanitarian and development contexts in insecure environments and fragile […]
Era Shrestha
Era is a Development and Management Consultant based in Kathmandu (Nepal), with over 15 years of experience working closely with various development agencies and civil society organisations. Era has been particularly involved in grassroots movements applying rights-based approaches to empower marginalized groups such as women, children, Dalits, people with disabilities and landless people. She has […]
Sebastian Serrano
As practitioner in the humanitarian and development sectors for 15 years, Sebastian has rich fieldwork experiences with international NGOs such as Oxfam and MSF, mostly in Latin America and Africa. He has been involved in the implementation of high-quality programs with local community-based approaches. He has also been a consultant for evaluation and research projects, […]
