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Daniel V. Speckhard

Ambassador
Daniel V. Speckhard

Daniel V. Speckhard is the president & CEO of Corus International, an ensemble of organizations including Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health. A former U.S. Ambassador to Greece and Belarus, Daniel has had a long and distinguished career in government service under both Republican and Democratic administrations. Daniel’s previous positions have included serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary General at NATO and Deputy Chief of Mission in Iraq.
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Senior Staff

Dr. William Clemmer

Senior Technical Advisor, Health, Nutrition & Humanitarian Programs

 
Dr. Kirk Dearden

Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition & WASH

 
Dr. Kamden Hoffmann

Technical Director, Social and Behavior Change

 
Nancy Stroupe Kannappan

Senior Technical Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning

 
Paul Macek

Global Practice Head, Rural Economies, Climate and Agricultural Livelihoods

 
Cathy Phiri

Senior Technical Advisor, Market Systems

 
Dr. Eric Ramirez-Ferrero

Senior Technical Director - MNCH/FP/RH, MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience

 
Rebecca Waugh

Senior Advisor for Faith Engagement

 
Noshaba Zafar

Senior Technical Advisor, GBV and Global Practice Head, Gender and Social Inclusion

 

Senior Staff

Christine Barnes

Senior Director, Fundraising Operations and Analytics

 
Lauren Bauer

Senior Director, Marketing & Communications

 
Louie Castriota

Managing Director, Farmers Market Brands LLC

 
Kristin Cooney

Head of Global Program Management

 
Bethany Craig

Director, Strategic Initiatives and Transformation

 
Dr. Ahmad Shaker Dadgar

Senior Director, Procurement

 
David Fuerst

Associate Vice President, Global Relationships & Resources

 
Melanie Gibbons

Senior Director, Development

 
Loretta Ishida

Head of Global Operational Services

 
Peter Kariuki

Associate Vice President, International People & Diversity

 
Jeff Kaufman

Global Controller

 
David Manuel

Senior Technical Advisor, MERL

 
Fred McCray

Senior Director, Humanitarian Assistance

 
Paul Miller

Senior Director, Public Policy and Advocacy

 
Teuta Pici

Senior Director, People, Culture, and Diversity

 
Curtis Shearin

Senior Director, Human Resources Operations