Heran is a strategic communications and storytelling expert with over 15 years of experience across international for- and non-profit organizations, dedicated to creating positive impact in people’s lives. She brings a wealth of experience in aligning organizational messaging with government and donor priorities and crafting communications strategies that resonate with diverse audiences. Throughout her career, […]
Sophonias Bekele holds a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology from Addis Ababa University. With a strong background in data analysis and visualization, Sophonias has accumulated extensive experience in the field. He has over a year of experience as a Data Visualization Specialist at PATH, where he contributed to the Geshiyaro Project. Additionally, he worked as
Jay Hays is the Organizational Transformation, Learning, and Knowledge Management Advisor to the USAID Mission for Ethiopia and Djibouti. He joined Kaizen and the Learning Analytics Activity in May 2024, following an illustrious career straddling both academia and industry. An accomplished academic, Jay holds a doctorate in education from Boston University (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) in
Bonson is a human resource and organizational development professional with more than 15 years of experience across academia, NGO, and both public and private sector organizations. He joined Kaizen and the Learning Analytics Activity team in September 2024 as Organizational Transformation Specialist. His expertise includes managing organizational change and human resource development initiatives, designing and
Feven recently joined Kaizen as a Community Manager, where she oversees events, client relations, and partnership management. With over a decade of experience in the FMCG industry, her career includes positions as Events, Partnership Manager, and Brand Manager for Habesha Breweries. Additionally, she has served as an Integrated Communication Manager for a prominent national fintech
Gabriella is a dynamic professional with solid experience in organizational development, strategy design and implementation, talent development, and gender mainstreaming. She has a proven track record in cultivating inclusive and empowering workplaces that lead to organizational success. She has also been engaged in multiple projects with private sector and government stakeholders/clients and has led policy
Lana has more than 20 years of experience with an emphasis on quality control, service delivery enhancement, and public financial management, in the healthcare field. Through her worked on strengthening public health systems, improving data quality, and improving primary care service delivery in Jordan through her participation in a number of USAID-funded projects with Ministry
Tessy is the Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP), Finance, Grants and Administration (FGA) on the USAID/Djibouti Supporting Civil Society Engagement in the Local Development Process Activity (CEAA) which aims to strengthen citizen participation for more inclusive governance and better service delivery. Before her current role, she also served as a Field-based Operations Manager (a key
Murad AlKhayyat is the Construction Management Information System (CMIS) Coordinator for the USAID-funded Jordan Enhancing School Management and Planning (ESMP) Project. Murad AlKhayyat is an adept civil engineer with experience in construction management and information systems. He holds a Master’s Degree in Infrastructural Engineering from Széchenyi István University in Győr, Hungary. He also earned a
Mohammed Milhem is the School Infrastructure Planning Specialist on the USAID Enhancing School and Management Planning project. He specializes in the construction sector. Mohammed holds a Bachelor of civil engineering degree from Yarmouk University, with a focus on construction management. Additionally, he is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIArb). Mohammed has amassed