Anna Slother oversees Chemonics’ USG Operations, a portfolio devoted to the company’s U.S. Government-funded development projects. This portfolio has more than 5,000 employees around the globe and more than 100 projects in 96 countries across 15 technical sectors in global development, including USAID’s largest-ever contract the Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM)…
Emet Mohr is a former teacher, chief of party, education systems specialist, and executive who is now Principal Advisor on our Education Practice, providing strategic support in education policy and locally led systems development. He served as senior vice president for Caucasus and Central Asia, East and Southern Africa, and Chemonics’ Project Development and Support…
Currently leading the corporate ethics and compliance program, Melissa Logan has more than 20 years of experience as a development strategist and executive at Chemonics. She has served on Chemonics’ executive team for more than a decade — as senior vice president of the Supply Chain Solutions division, the Southern Africa region, and the Knowledge,…
Tracy Shanks is an international development leader with 22 years of experience in private sector development, trade and investment, business enabling environment, democracy and governance, strategy, and program management. Previously, Tracy served as the senior vice president of the Afghanistan and South America regions at Chemonics and as a four-time chief of party for USAID…
Todd Diamond is a governance specialist and conflict analyst with more than 25 years of experience designing and implementing international donor projects. Working on behalf of various U.K. and U.S. government agencies, his experience includes assessing conditions that give rise to non-state actors and helping to build the capacity of civil society and the legitimacy…
Michele Piercey is an international development practitioner with 17 years of experience, 11 of which have been in the field. She has managed conflict mitigation projects across the world, as the leader of stabilization and political transition programs in Afghanistan and Tunisia, and most recently, as chief of party for the USAID/OTI-funded Iraq Regional Program. …
Mario Kerby has 37 years of experience in environmental management, integrated water resources management, agriculture and rural development, and public financial management. He is currently serving as the chief of party of the Tunisia FIRST project. In his current capacity, he is assisting the Tunisian Ministry of Finance improve its tax administration through IT solutions,…
Valerie Power is an international education and development specialist with 12 years of experience in education and managing large, complex USAID projects. Currently, she serves as the director of the Georgia Primary Education project and the Tajikistan Read with Me project. Previously, Valerie managed the Pakistan Sindh Reading Program, which increases student achievement in early-grade…
Giuliana Canessa Walker is an international development practitioner with 18 years of experience designing and managing projects across Africa, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and Middle East. She currently serves as the senior global supply chain practice lead. Previously, Giuliana led the Knowledge, Innovation, and Technology Department, which provides guidance and resources to integrate deep…
Preston Motes is an international economic development specialist with more than 20 years of experience designing and implementing programs focused on private sector competitiveness, entrepreneurship, workforce development, local economic development, and tourism. He is currently a senior director in Chemonics’ Middle East and North Africa regional business unit and a member of the Economic Growth…
Anne Spahr is a micro, small, and medium enterprise (MSME) finance and business development specialist with more than 15 years of experience designing and overseeing initiatives to facilitate finance and improve livelihoods for farmers, fishermen, and small business owners in developing countries and the United States. She previously served as the chief of party of…
Brian App is an international natural resource management specialist with over 20 years of experience working in the environment, natural resources, and climate sectors. Brian currently serves as the Senior Director for the Environment and Natural Resources practice team, where he supports project and proposal teams across Chemonics’ global portfolio to advance technical excellence and…