Our Team
Meet the Experts Behind Our Mission
Meet the people who make it all happen. We see big potential in every moment, and care deeply about what we do every day. Our unique development ensures that we have the very best staff all over the world, and at every level of operation. Our leadership team reflects a group of diverse individuals with breadth and depth of experience across the company.
Inclusive Development Partners Staff

Dr. Valerie Karr
Founding Partner & President

Anne Hayes
Founding Partner & Executive Director

Hayley Niad
Program Director and Senior Technical Advisor

Seema Acharya
Senior Advisor for Inclusive Education

Reem Ahmed
Operations and Human Resource Assistant

Abby Anaya Bedell
Program Coordinator

Evans N. Burichani
Inclusive Services Advisor

Dana Del Vecchio
Program Manager

Jacole Douglas
Program Manager

Nicholas Hoekstra
Senior Program Manager

Cat Jones
Senior Program Coordinator

Augustine Kanyendula
Senior All Children Learning Specialist

Emily Kochetkova
Senior Program Manager

Anna Martin
Program Manager

Sarah Nyokabi Njoroge
Sign Language Interpreter

Dr. Charles M. Omboto
Senior Inclusive Education Advisor

Memory Orode
Senior Project Coordinator, IDP Africa

Dr. Niraj Poudyal
Senior Technical Advisor

Dr. Niraj Poudyal
Senior Technical Advisor

Andrea Shettle
Program Coordinator

Samir Sodari
Program Associate

Samir Sodari
Program Associate

Ashley Stone
Program Manager

Hidemi Ueno
Program Coordinator

Dekor Wesseh-Toe
Inclusive Education Advisor, Liberia
Technical Experts

Angela Affran
Technical Expert

Angela Affran
Technical Expert

Dr. Heather Aldersey
Technical Expert

Dr. Heather Aldersey
Technical Expert

Julie de Barbeyrac
Technical Expert

Julie de Barbeyrac
Technical Expert

Nazifa Tabassum Bonna
Technical Expert

Nazifa Tabassum Bonna
Technical Expert

Dr. Alisha Braun
Technical Expert

Dr. Alisha Braun
Technical Expert

Leanne Ketterlin Geller
Technical Expert

Dr. Millicent Musyoka
Technical Expert

Dr. Millicent Musyoka
Technical Expert

Gorretti Byomire
Technical Expert

Gorretti Byomire
Technical Expert

Dr. How Kee Ling
Technical Expert

Dr. How Kee Ling
Technical Expert

Ana Mickovska Raleva
Researcher

Ana Mickovska Raleva
Researcher

Dr. Brent Elder
Technical Expert

Dr. Brent Elder
Technical Expert

Zarina Kurbanbekova
Technical Expert

Shahrzad Sajadi
Research Assistant

Shahrzad Sajadi
Research Assistant

Dr. Shaun Grech
Technical Expert

Dr. Shaun Grech
Technical Expert

Dr. Hasheem Mannan
Technical Expert

Dr. Hasheem Mannan
Technical Expert

Latifa Sebti
Technical Expert

Latifa Sebti
Technical Expert

Dr. Ghada Swadek
Technical Expert

Dagnachew Wakene
Technical Expert

Dagnachew Wakene
Technical Expert

Dr. Jörg Weber
Technical Expert

Dr. Jörg Weber
Technical Expert

Kidus Yosef
Technical Expert

Kidus Yosef
Technical Expert
Advisory Board

Chris Constantian
Advisory Board Member

Chris Constantian
Advisory Board Member

Dr. Christopher Johnstone
Advisory Board Member and Technical Expert

Dr. Christopher Johnstone
Advisory Board Member and Technical Expert

Dr. Ann Turnbull
Advisory Board Member and Technical Expert

Dr. Ann Turnbull
Advisory Board Member and Technical Expert

Judy Heumann
In Memoriam/Past Advisory Board Member