CEDPA StaffMost staff can be contacted via e-mail using the staff person's firstinitial+lastname@cedpa.org. For general inquiries, please see below. EXECUTIVE OFFICE
Gini Adhikari is an Advisor with CEDPA’s Executive Office. She currently supports the Executive Office and works closely with CEDPA’s technology provider, 501cTech. Previously, she worked at Envictus, an educational technology company, as a recruiter in Human Resources. Gini graduated from West Virginia University with a B.A. in Political Science. She also interned at the Ronald McDonald House and at the Pediatric Research Institute (PRI) while at university.
DEVELOPMENT Joy Spratley Wynn – Manager, Development and Fundraising Megan Nykyforchyn is a Grant Writer with CEDPA’s New Business Development team. Ms. Nykyforchyn was introduced to CEDPA by participating in the inaugural WomenLead in the Fight Against AIDS workshop. Previously Megan worked as the Vice President for Programs for World Hope International. With a M.P.H. in International Health, she has also led HIV/AIDS programs in the U.S., southern Africa and Haiti. Megan has a B.A. from University of Rochester and her M.P.H. is from University of Texas. Eva Cantrell – Manager, Communications Katelyn Bryant-Comstock is a Senior Associate with CEDPA’s Communications and Leadership & Capacity Building teams. She currently supports the communications department and provides logistical support for CEDPA’s small grants program. Previously she worked with the development team at WINGS in Antigua, Guatemala assisting with social media outreach and grant writing. Katelyn graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in English and Women’s Studies. FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
Kristan Beck is CEDPA’s Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Before joining CEDPA in April, Kristan was Managing Director of AED-ARTS where she oversaw international health and economic development projects funded by the Gates Foundation. Prior to that, Kristan served as Chief Operating Officer at Survivor Corps, responsible for the oversight, growth and alignment of all operating units of the organization. Kristan holds a B.S. in Psychology from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from The University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Christina Yantis – Grants and Contracts Specialist Christina Yantis works as a Grants and Contracts Specialist with CEDPA’s Finance team. She provides technical support services to all staff engaged with a project’s lifecycle including proposal writers, program managers, and other finance staff. She is responsible for the administration of a variety of aspects of CEDPA’s projects, including preparation of budgets and financial reports, ensuring compliance with donor requirements, and maintaining award records. Christina graduated from Gettysburg College in 2007 with a B.S. in Biology. Amanueil Kumssa Tujuba – Finance and Accounting Manager Amanueil Tujuba is CEDPA’s Finance and Accounting Manager. Before Joining CEDPA in July 2010, Amanueil worked in the public accounting sector as Senior Auditor at Mitchell & Titus, LLP, which is member firm of Ernst & Young Global. Amanueil is fluent in Amharic and has extensive experience in Africa and working with audits for various non-profits. Amanueil holds a B.A. and M.B.A. in Accounting from the U.K. and U.S.A. He is also certified by the Association of Chartered Certified Accounts (ACCA), U.K.; and Certified Public Accounts (CPA), U.S.A. Erina Rajbhandari – Staff Accountant Erina Rajbhandari is Staff Accountant at CEDPA. Previously, she worked as a Corporate Tax Accountant at Info Group, Inc. where she worked on federal and state tax returns. At Huskers Tax and Business Services, she worked as Tax Accountant preparing individual tax returns. Prior to that, she taught Financial and Managerial Accounting to undergraduate students at University of Nebraska. Erina holds B.S. degree in Accounting from Bellevue University and master's degree in Accounting from University of Nebraska. Kathleen Stringfellow – Director, Human Resources Kathleen Stringfellow is CEDPA’s Director of Human Resources. She brings more than 20 years of human resource experience to CEDPA, including experience in training and development, employee relations, team dynamics, staff development and recruiting. Kathleen has served as the Human Resource Director at a number of local nonprofit organizations including The Children’s Home, The Devereaux Foundation and Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington. Corinne Gibbon – Senior Associate, Human Resources Corinne Gibbon is a Senior Associate in CEDPA’s Human Resources Department. She assists the department with all human resource functions including recruiting and benefits management. Previously she has worked as an environmental educator and organic farmer. Most recently she served as a guest lecturer of English at Nha Trang University in Vietnam through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Program. Corinne graduated from Whitman College in 2006 with a B.A. in History focusing on the geographical regions of Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. PROGRAMS
As CEDPA’s Director for International Programs, Danielle Grant provides leadership and guidance to ensure effective and efficient management of programs, working with the technical team in implementing country programs. Danielle has 25 years of experience in family planning/reproductive health and civil society advocacy for international health programs, including five years of in-country technical assistance. Prior to her current role, she was Director of CEDPA’s Health Policy Initiative, Task Order 1 project and Francophone Regional Manager. Danielle holds a B.A. in history from the Pennsylvania State University, and an M.A. in International Development and a M.S. in Management Information Systems from American University. Anne Jorgensen – USAID Health Policy Project Team Leader and Technical Director, CEDPA Anne Jorgensen is CEDPA’s team leader and the Technical Director of Capacity Building for the Health Policy Project, which strengthens individual and institutional capacity for policy, advocacy, and governance for strategic, equitable, and sustainable health programming. Anne brings more than 25 years of experience in project management and capacity building, including 12 years with USAID’s POLICY Projects and the Health Policy Initiative (HPI) where she has managed technical, regional, and country programs in family planning/reproductive health and HIV and AIDS policy and advocacy. She has worked in all USAID regions, with extensive experience in capacity building and technical assistance in civil society participation, advocacy, networking, sustainability, policy implementation, and training of trainers. She has an M.A. in International Communication from American University. Rose Khasiala-Amolo – Senior Technical Advisor, HIV/AIDS Rose Khasiala Amolo is the Senior Technical Advisor for HIV/AIDS at CEDPA. She brings more than 11 years experience including six years of in-country work-experience in community systems strengthening to provide quality integrated HIV/RH/FP services. Rose is responsible for providing technical assistance and oversight for CEDPA’s community-based HIV prevention, care and support interventions. In addition, she is responsible for community engagement and behavior change interventions in reproductive health, family planning and maternal and child health programs that focus on creating demand for and use of high impact health services. Ms. Amolo has served as Interim Chief of Party on a USAID funded Positive Living project in Nigeria. Ms. Amolo holds a MPH in Nutrition from the New York University, and a Bachelors of Education from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya. Ms. Amolo is fluent in Kiswahili. Amy Kay – Senior Technical Advisor, Education & Youth Amy Kay is the Senior Technical Advisor for Education and Youth. Previous to this role, she was the Senior Technical Advisor for HIV and has in-depth knowledge of the policy, gender and human rights dimensions of HIV. She possesses 10 years of in-country development experience focused in the Middle East, northern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa regions. She is a Rotary Peace Fellow and holds an Advanced master's degree in International Studies from the University of Queensland and Arabic Certification from American University in Cairo. Rebecca Sewall, Ph.D. – Senior Technical Advisor, Democracy & Governance Rebecca Sewall is a Senior Technical Advisor for Democracy and Governance at CEDPA. She brings over 20 years of experience in mainstreaming gender and social inclusion issues in reproductive health and development programming. Prior to joining CEDPA, Rebecca was the Gender Specialist with IntraHealth/Extending Service Delivery Project where she designed the Healthy Images of Manhood project to address traditional gender roles associated with negative health outcomes. She received her B.A. in Anthropology from Tufts University, her M.A. in Anthropology from the American University in Cairo, and her Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University. Laurette Cucuzza – Senior Technical Advisor, Reproductive Health As Senior Technical Advisor for Reproductive Health at CEDPA, Laurette Cucuzza’s current responsibilities include strategic planning, design, management, technical assistance and implementation of projects in Nepal, India, Mali and Nigeria. She represents CEDPA on technical working groups and has experience in gender analysis and integration. Laurette served in the Peace Corps in the Solomon Islands and received her M.P.H. in International Health & Development from the Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Kang Yue – Senior Technical Advisor, Monitoring & Evaluation Kang Yue is the Senior Technical Advisor in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) at CEDPA. With over eight years of experience in M&E, applied research and program design and management, and four years of in-country experience in Latin America and Sub-Sahara Africa, she supervises the M&E for CEDPA’s global portfolio in reproductive health, family planning, HIV/AIDS, youth development, and gender and governance. She has a M.A. in International Development from American University and a B.A. in Spanish and Elementary Education from Middlebury College. She is fluent in Spanish and conversationally fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Tamarah Moss-Knight, Ph.D - Technical Advisor, Health Policy Project Tamarah Moss-Knight is a Technical Advisor for the Health Policy Project (HPP). She leads a youth policy effort in West Africa, as well as manages activities and provides technical assistance for HPP Caribbean and Jamaica. Prior to joining CEDPA, she worked as a consultant in the areas of family planning, HIV and AIDS, advocacy, qualitative and mixed-methods research, and capacity building. Her more than 10 years of experience in the US and internationally includes working on issues related to adolescents, health and social service providers, sexual minorities, and immigrant communities. Tamarah received her PhD in Social Work and Graduate Certificate in International Studies from Howard University, as well as a MPH, MSW, and BS in Biopsychology, from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.
Amy Sunseri - Technical Advisor, Health Policy Project
Israel Abebe – Senior Associate, International Programs LEADERSHIP & CAPACITY BUILDING
As the Director of the Leadership & Capacity Building team, Sue Richiedei brings over 30 years of experience in health sector project design, capacity building, management, and monitoring and evaluation in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Sue has managed technical teams and global and country programs to strengthen individual and institutional capacities in family planning and reproductive health advocacy, quality of care, sustainability and strategic planning. She has extensive experience building women’s leadership and management competencies for improved HIV/AIDS and RH programs and policy change. She has a Masters in Human Resource Development from George Washington University. Xiaoping Tian – Deputy Director, Leadership & Capacity Building As the Deputy Director of the Leadership & Capacity Building team at CEDPA, Xiaoping Tian is responsible for the research, design and evaluation of CEDPA’s women’s leadership programs and facilitates key workshop sessions. Prior to her role as Deputy Director, she was Senior Technical Advisor for the Gates Foundation-funded “Women’s Leadership Program”. Xiaoping earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Case Western Reserve University and an M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco. Ketty Jaramillo – Manager, Workshops & Alumni Affairs Ketty has worked with CEDPA since 1989 as the Manager for CEDPA’s Leadership & Capacity Building programs. Her position includes oversight of logistics, liaison with donor agencies, supervision of administrative staff and interns and manager of the alumni database. Prior to CEDPA she worked as a project assistant in government and private-sector organizations. She has completed three years of Business and Marketing studies and two years of Business Management at the University of Carabobo, Venezuela. Kate Mangino – Senior Technical Advisor, Leadership & Capacity Building Kate Mangino is the Technical Advisor, Leadership & Capacity Building at CEDPA. She is an organizational development specialist with specific experience in designing and delivering training in a variety of topics including leadership, management and communications. She also has expertise in organizational capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, gender and facilitation. She holds an M.P.A. in International Public Service and Development from Rutgers University, Camden. Mollie Connell – Associate, Leadership & Capacity Building As an Associate with CEDPA’s Leadership and Capacity Building team, Mollie provides assistance with all administrative and logistical aspects of CEDPA’s workshops and seminars as well as support for the CEDPA Alumni Coaching Program. She has interned for NEW Course, an organization working to find sustainable ways to connect women to a global resource support system. Mollie received her BA from George Mason University in French and Global Affairs, with a concentration in Global Inequalities and Responses.
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