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…
Olga Ponamarova (she/her/hers) is a gender and social inclusion specialist with more than 10 years of experience in project management working with and within civil society organizations and humanitarian response and development projects in Ukraine. Olga worked for the USAID-funded Democratic Governance East project as a gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) specialist contributing to…
Dr. Kenya Dugger brings 21 years of experience in the Army and Department of Defense, and more than twelve years of experience working with executives and employees in the areas of global diversity and inclusion, data analysis, culture awareness, ethics and compliance, and human resources. Prior to his position at Chemonics, Kenya spent two years…
Marlene Amedome is a U.S Army Veteran and Supply Chain Director with over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain. Marlene was born in Sierra Leone, West Africa, in the region also known as the Lion Mountains. At the age of 14, she moved to the United States due to the civil war in Sierra…
Simon Vickers is an experienced Project Director who has specialized in designing and managing programs in fragile and conflict-affected states for FCDO, UN, EU, Canadian and Dutch donors. He has experience in conflict management, peacebuilding, security and justice sector reform, local governance, research, CVE and stabilization; mostly across the MENA region and Sahel. Simon joined…
Mette Bastholm Jensen has spent more than a decade working on and in fragile and conflict-affected environments. Combining a research background with extensive field and government experience, she has spent much of her career conducting and translating analysis into actionable advice, particularly in stabilization contexts. Prior to joining Chemonics, Mette served most recently as an…
Charlie de Rivaz is an expert on transnational organized crime and conflict. He is currently the Research Fund and Uptake Director on the UK aid-funded Cross-Border Conflict, Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research program, the UK government’s largest-ever conflict research program. Before joining Chemonics, Charlie was a research fellow at the Royal United Services Institute…
Ryno Badenhorst is a supply chain expert with more than 30 years international experience in operational, procurement and commercial roles at executive and director level. Ryno has extensive experience in transport and supply chain modeling and has implemented many large software systems and solution specific trainings. He has successfully combined private sector commercially driven methodology with…
Tara Sabre Collier is the Practice Lead for Climate and Private Sector Engagement at Chemonics UK. A sustainable finance advisor to governments and development finance institutions, Tara also leads the Chemonics UK-led MOBILIST policy platform and is the Director of Impacting Investing and Sustainable Finance at Chemonics UK. Tara has more than 15 years of…