Who : Our People

Leadership

We have a deep connection with the communities we serve and the partners we work with. We bring people together in a spirit of common purpose. And together, we put evidence-based solutions into action.

Sergio Rivas

President

Joseph Boulier

Managing Director, Food Systems

Beth Leonhardt

Managing Director, Partnerships and Eco Systems

Sarah Sahlaney

Managing Director, Social Systems

Mayu Mishina

Senior Director, Strategic Communications

Romain Kenfack

Country Representative, Burkina Faso

Maureen Munjua

Country Representative, Kenya

Sami Saran

Deputy Country Representative, India

Board of Directors

We are thought leaders and recognized change agents ensuring Tanager achieves its mission transparently and honestly. Candor leads to trust, which is essential for people to achieve common objectives.

Deborah Atwood

Director

Timothy Beans

Chair

Erica Bliss

Director

Chris Cochran

Director

Leslie Durschinger

Director

Patricia Garamendi

Director Emeritus

Andrew Gilbert

Director

Charles “CJ” Hall

Director

Beth Keck

Director

Sylvia Megret

President & CEO, ACDI/VOCA

Mortimer Neufville

Director Emeritus

Luis Sahmkow

Director

Asif M. Shaikh

Director

Dawn Thomas

Director

Guevera Yao

Director

Technical Experts

Tanager attracts practical, knowledgeable people with a track record of results. We are locally based and international experts, including ACDI/VOCA technical advisors, that find ways to have an impact even in challenging situations.

Wema Adere

IGNITE Nutrition Expert, Burkina Faso

Chioma Adiele-Okpara

IGNITE Gender Expert, Burkina Faso

Clarice Bugo-Kionge

IGNITE LSP Manager, Burkina Faso

Anju Burk

Shubh Mint Gender Expert, India

Djibril Compaore

Poultry Lead, Burkina Faso

Charles Karari

IGNITE Mel Manager, Burkina Faso

Catherine Macharia-Mutie

IGNITE Deputy Team Leader, Burkina Faso

Melissa Matlock

Associate Director, Gender and Social Inclusion, ACDI/VOCA, USA

Kathryn Merkel

Associate Director of Nutrition and Food Systems, ACDI/VOCA, USA

Samwel Oando

IGNITE Research Manager, Burkina Faso

Winnie Osulah

IGNITE Gender Expert, Burkina Faso

Sokhna Rokhaya GAYE MBODJ

IGNITE Gender Expert, Burkina Faso

Abhijeet Sharma

Abhijeet Sharma

Project Manager, India

Dave Shaw

Data & Learning Director, USA

S.P. Singh

S.P. Singh, PhD

Agriculture Science Technical Director, India

Cheryl Turner

Cheryl Turner

Executive Vice President of Technical Learning and Application, ACDI/VOCA, USA

Jenn Williamson

Jenn Williamson, PhD

Vice President, Gender and Social Inclusion, ACDI/VOCA, USA

Sita Zougouri

Technical Director and Gender Lead, Burkina Faso