Luke Waggoner is a former senior democracy and governance specialist at Chemonics.
Heather Goldsmith was formerly the human rights advisor for the Asia Business Unit.
Niki Wood
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Practice Lead, Chemonics UK
Niki Wood is an award-winning mixed-methods Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) expert, specialising in weaving together behavior change theory, complexity science, and systems-thinking into accessible and participatory approaches for project teams. She is currently the MEL…
Alejandro Ruiz-Acevedo
Chief of Party, Inclusive Justice Project
Alejandro Ruiz-Acevedo currently serves as the chief of party on Inclusive Justice project in Colombia, after concluding his stewardship of the preceding Justice for a Sustainable Peace project in Colombia. He is an experienced chief of…
Cristina Hardaga Fernández
Chief of Party, Human Rights Accountability Activity (Promoviendo la Rendición de Cuentas por los Derechos Humanos (RED-DH))
Cristina Hardaga Fernández is the chief of party of the Human Rights Accountability Activity (Promoviendo la Rendición de Cuentas por los Derechos Humanos (RED-DH)), a five-year USAID-funded project focused on enhancing the capacity and commitment of…
Juan Barco
Deputy Chief of Party- Technical, USAID/Colombia Migration Management Activity
Juan is an expert in social policy, with over 14 years of experience working on the implementation and evaluation of Colombian national policies to overcome extreme poverty. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Party…
Maria Paula Vargas
Deputy Chief of Party of Operations, USAID Colombia Venezuela Response and Integration Activity
Maria Paula Vargas is an international development professional with 25 years of professional experience, including 20 years of project administration experience on complex and high-value projects. She is experienced with facilitating financial management, grants and subcontracts…
Bryce Watson is the specialist for Chemonics’ Center for Politically Informed Programming. Bryce has experience delivering technical assistance on thinking and working politically (TWP) to over 20 projects across the globe, and in developing innovative approaches…
Sahar Tabaja
Global Practice Lead, Peace, Stability, and Transition
Sahar Tabaja is a conflict specialist with more than 15 years of experience designing and managing stabilization, governance, P/CVE, and peacebuilding programs in the Middle East. Her work has focused on exploring how youth, women, civil…
Bilal Al Ayoubi
Task Order Director, Lebanon Community Support Program
Bilal Al Ayoubi is the Task Order 2 director of USAID’s Lebanon Community Support Program (CSP). He previously served as the senior program development specialist on the Chemonics-implemented Lebanon Civic Support Initiative and as senior transition…
Joseph R. (Jem) Armovit
Deputy Chief of Party, Philippines - USAID Delivering Effective Governance for Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth (DELIVER) Project
Jem has been involved in public sector reform in the Philippines for the past 2 decades in various capacities as a government official, a consultant and staff for institutions including the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the World…
Ahmed Al Khameri
Team Leader of The Yemen Support Fund, Chemonics UK
Ahmed Al Khameri is the Team Leader for the FCDO-funded programme, The Yemen Support Fund. Previously, he was Programme Director for the FCDO-funded Yemen Peacebuilding Program – Josoor, a four-year program to resolve local conflict and…