Luke Waggoner

Luke Waggoner is a former senior democracy and governance specialist at Chemonics.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Alexander Fischer

Regional Representative, Middle East and North Africa

Based in Beirut, Alex Fischer is a conflict and stabilization professional serving as the Regional Representative for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in Chemonics’ U.K. Division. Alex brings nearly a decade of experience…

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Manisha Aryal

Global Practice Lead, Digital Development

Manisha Aryal is a development practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in designing and implementing ICT-enabled programs globally. In her current role as the Global Practice Lead for Digital Development, she spearheads the company’s…

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Christina Schultz

Christina Schultz serves as a Senior Advisor for programming and new business.

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Catherine Kannam

Chief Operating Officer

Catherine Kannam is Chemonics’ chief operating officer. Prior to this role, she was the senior vice president (SVP) for Chemonics’ Syria, Iraq, Yemen, and Afghanistan region as well as the SVP for Chemonics’ Gender, Equality, and…

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