Our Leaders

Farmers. Marketers. Advisors. Teachers. Managers. Entrepreneurs. Our staff are all these things and more, sharing a common passion for improving the lives of others and overseeing a global organization of over 1,200 staff working in more than 12 countries.

One entrepreneur can change their community, and millions can change the world.

Country Directors

Sylvester Kalonge
Country Director,
iDE Zambia
Sameer Karki
Country Director,
iDE Bangladesh
Prajuna KC
Country Director,
iDE Nepal
Sobeida Lara
Country Director,
iDE Honduras
Kevin Robbins
Country Director,
iDE Cambodia
Abdul-Mumin Damba Tahidu
Country Director,
iDE Ghana
Olani Wirtu
Country Director,
iDE Ethiopia
Trang Bui
Interim Country Manager,
iDE Vietnam
Geoffrey Nyamota, PhD
Kenya Team Leader,
iDE Kenya
Eric Rakoto
Interim Country Director, iDE Madagascar,
iDE Madagascar
Inti Ferrey
CEO, iDEal,
iDE Nicaragua
Sothea Sam
CEO, Hydrologic,
iDE Cambodia

Senior Leadership

Elizabeth Welch
Chief Executive Officer
Stuart Taylor
Chief Executive Officer, Canada
Kathryn Dangerfield
Senior Vice President, Africa and Central America Operations
Deepak Khadka
VP Operations and Interim Country Director,
iDE Mozambique
KC Koch
Vice President, Global Communications and Marketing
John Passauer
Vice President, Finance
Caitlin Warkentin
Vice President, Fund Development
Mel Mackintosh
Controller
Dana Camp Smith
Senior Director, Global Nutrition
Nadia Campos
Senior Director, Innovation Lab
Michel Dauguet
Senior Director, Impact Investment
Mikki Gates
Senior Director, Human Resources
Martha Hirpa
Senior Director, Global Partnerships and Senior Director, Business Development
Dane Reece
Senior Director, Information Systems
Jennifer Roglà, PhD
Senior Global Director, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL)
Dave Schutz
Senior Director, Global Business Development
Henok Begashaw
Director, Inclusive Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning (MERL)
Anwar Chowdhury
Director, Technical Accounting and US Government Compliance
Simon Crittle
Director, Global Communications
Kelsey Householder
Director, Global Operations
Ratana Kong
Director, Regional Finance
Melisa Leñero
Director, Global Programs
Elise Mann
Director, Global Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
Kayembe Mufuta
Director, Global Operations
Stefano Perugini
Director, Global Operations
Lauren Riley, PhD
Director, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)
Cynthia Rosenbaum
Director, Executive Office
Alexandra Spieldoch
Director, Women's Entrepreneurship and Global Business Development
Saroja Thapa
Director, Asia Operations,
iDE Bangladesh