Sergio Barraza is a private sector development specialist with more than 12 years of experience designing and implementing projects that promote the economic integration of vulnerable communities and developing sustainable value chains in urban and rural areas. Sergio is currently the Deputy Chief of Party – Technical for the $40 million USAID/Colombia Economic Integration in…
Dr. Ruphin Mulongo is a pharmacist and public health specialist with more than 25 years of experience working within the health system of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Ruphin served as the DRC Country Director on the USAID Global Health Supply Chain-Technical Assistance (GHSC-TA) Francophone Task Order for 4 years. Prior to coming to…
Dr. Youssoufa Lo is a Leadership, Governance, and Accountability Advisor with more than 20 years of experience in public health, malaria control and prevention, and health policy intervention and governance.
Dr. Matar Camara has 38 years of professional experience in public health and has spent most of his career in Senegal. During his 15 years at USAID/Senegal, he designed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated policies around decentralization and health care financing before transitioning to donor-funded programming. He is currently the Chief of Party for the USAID/Senegal…
Parvez Asheque is a finance and private sector engagement specialist with more than 20 years of experience in health system strengthening, resource mobilization, and market development.
Susan Pascocello is Chemonics’ General Counsel. An international development executive and lawyer, Susan brings more than 30 years of progressive private and public sector legal experience, including 25 years working in different aspects of international development. She served as USAID’s General Counsel (Acting) for four years during her time as Deputy General Counsel and provided integral…
Fares El Zein heads USAID’s Lebanon Community Support Program’s (CSP) technical assistance and capacity building component. He has over 20 years of experience in project design, organizational and legislative development, advocacy, and provision of technical support to civil society and local authorities. Fares holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from the State University of…
Dr. Ruth Citrin is consortium executive director for the UK aid-funded Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme. She also leads research and evidence with the UK Division of Chemonics International. Ruth brings a rare, proven ability to translate research and analysis into actionable policy and has previously served as director for Syria…
Nora Kokaj is an applied economist experienced in economic policy research, public financial management, and tax policy and administration. She currently leads the public financial management improvement component of the Chemonics-implemented USAID Kosovo Economic Governance Activity. She previously served as an economic policy officer for the European Union Office in Kosovo, as well as an…
Dr. Peter Vaz is a local governance and capacity building specialist with more than 20 years of experience in decentralization, multi-sectoral governance, local government transformation, and institutional capacity-building. He joined the Chemonics’ Democracy and Governance Practice from a recent field assignment in Vietnam where he served as chief of party for the USAID Strengthening Provincial…
Nik Steinberg is a climate risk and adaptation specialist with over a decade of experience in applied climate research. As part of the Climate Group at Chemonics, he delivers actionable, user-centric climate information while designing analytical approaches to help address decision-making challenges in the face of uncertainty. Prior to joining Chemonics, he served as the…
Max McGrath-Horn is a specialist in the design and financing of climate change solutions, mobilization of cross-sector partnerships, negotiation with government stakeholders, and crowding-in private finance. He is currently senior climate finance advisor in Chemonics’ Climate Group. Previously, Max worked at the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, where he managed the Green Climate Fund…