Stephanie Abdulin
Economist
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Solomon Abebe
Driver
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Frewoin Abraham
Office Manager - Gonder
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Halima Abubakary
Agronomist
Ms. Abubakary is a trained agronomist with close to a decade of experience in planning and implementing horticulture production programs, providing extension services, and monitoring and evaluating agricultural development projects. She earned an MBA in Agribusiness and a BSc in Horticulture.
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Meseret Agegnehu
Receptionist
Agegnehu is working in Fintrac's Agribusiness and Trade Expansion Activity office to help ensure things run smoothly on Fintrac's multi-year project in Ethiopia.
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Juan Aguilar
Processing Specialist
Aguilar joins Fintrac in Honduras after working as a production supervisor for a dairy processing company. He graduated from EAP-Zamorano with a degree in industrial agriculture. He speaks Spanish and English.
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Lorena Aguilar
Administrative Assistant
Aguilar joins Fintrac as an administrative assistant to support Fintrac's EDA (Entrenamiento y Desarollo de Agricultores) project office in Honduras.
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Leopoldo Aguilar
Zone Agronomist / Técnico de Zona
Aguilar is an agronomist with Fintrac EDA. He has more than four years in related experience and a degree in agronomy.
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Katia Alvarez
Administrative Assistant
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Rony Alvarez
Zone Technician / Tecnico de Zona
Alvarez is a field technician for Honduras EDA. He has 11 years of experience in melon production. He worked for Chestnut Hill Farms, Agrogolfo, and Agrícola de Rosario (AGROSA). He has a B.S. in agronomy.
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Rodriquez Angel
Assistant Agronomist
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Amilcar Araujo
Monitoring and Evaluation Data Entry
Araujo joins Fintrac in Honduras to help maintain and collect data from the field to monitor progress for the EDA program. He has a degree in computer science.
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David Arce
Technical Representative
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Salvador Arias
Production Manager
Arias is currently the production manager for the USAID-RED program. He was previously a technical representative for Fintrac’s CDA program. He has five years experience in providing technical assistance and training to growers in various regions of Honduras. He previously worked for Dole Honduras in melon production and export.
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Ben Aschenaki
Business Planning Specialist
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Bemnet Ashenaki
Business Planning Specialist
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Tigist Assefa
Office Maintenance
Assefa is working to support personnel in Fintrac's office in Addis Ababa during the implemenation of the Agribusiness and Trade Expansion Activity. She now has a Diploma in Accounting.
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Yohannes Assefa
Chief Compliance Officer
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Hugo Avila
Deputy Production Manager
Avila is a field technician for USAID-RED. He has five years of experience in technology transfer for crop production. He has a degree in agricultural engineering and previously worked as an independent vegetable grower and for FUNDER.
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Kindie Aysheshm
BD Trainer - Gonder
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Jazziel E Baca
Support Technician
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Subarna Bajracharya
Finance and Contracts Specialist
Subarna Lal Bajracharya is the manager of finance and contracting for NFRP. He has 25+ years of experience working with multilateral development agencies and holds a Ph.D in Cash Management.
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Ana Banegas
Administration
Banegas is working with the RED team in Honduras. She has four years of related experience and a degree in business administration.
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Girma Banjaw
Driver
Banjaw is helping things run smoothly for Fintrac personnel on the busy streets of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, while working with the ATEA project.
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Erson Bardales
Zone Agronomist
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Melvin Barillas
Food Safety and Processing Improvement
Barillas is a processing specialist with USAID-RED. He focuses on food safety and processing improvements. He has a B.S. in Agricultural Engineering and eight years of experience as a quality control and operations manager.
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Dr. Kassa Bayou
Animal Health Program Coordinator
Tiruneh is a veterinarian and has researched and treated parasitic diseases for more than 30 years. He is working to eradicate the skin diseases affecting livestock in Ethiopia. He has worked at the government level and with the private sector and is recognized for his research and control of animal parasites and skin disease.
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Tsegaye Behabtu
Junior Accountant
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Solomon Bekele
Driver
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Fekadu Beshe
Structural Modification Specialist
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Melaku Tedla Beyene
Senior Agronomist (Ziway)
Melaku has extensive experience in horticulture development and specializes in irrigation. Previously, Melaku worked as a consultant for 800 hectares of a variety of crops. He has a master’s in agriculture science.
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Manfred Bitala
Northern Region Production Manager
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Talisa Blyden
Office Manager
Blyden joins the Virgin Islands office with four years of experience in administration and previously worked for Banco Popular. She has a bachelor's degree in psychology.
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Kelemua Bogale
Field Health Advisor
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Juan Carlos Bonilla
Monitoring and Evaluation
Bonilla joins Fintrac in Honduras with more than five years of experience in agribusiness project implementation for governement agencies and the private sector. He has a degree in agricultural economics.
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Leonor Briceno
Project Administrator
Briceño joins Fintrac as a project administrator for EDA. She has a master's degree in finance and more than 15 years of related experience.
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Ligia Buruca
Administrative Assistant
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Juan Bustamante
Monitoring and Evaluation Data Entry / Datos Monitoreo y Evaluación
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Amado Cabrera
Technical Representative
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Heriberto Caceres
Support Technician
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Owen Calvert
COP
Calvert has 20 years of experience in food security, vulnerability assessment, relief and rural development in Asia, Africa and the Pacific. He comes to Fintrac following a post with FAO/Nairobi where he managed technical and administrative functions of FAO/Somalia's food security analysis unit.
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Tom Carr
Chief of Party
Carr takes the helm of ATEP with more than three decades of experience managing agricultural projects in Uganda, Swaziland and Malawi and elsewhere. He recently served as the technical director for the RATES program in East Africa.
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Jose Adilio Castellanos
Support Technician
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Angela Chesire
Manager of Finance, HR and Administration
Chesire is the manager of finance and administration for the KHDP. She previously worked for Century Advertising and Kenya Airways in Nairobi and has a degree in business management.
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Milton Chitanda
Agronomist
Mr. Chitanda has over 15 years of commercial agronomic experience with a focus on the growing of flowers and vegetables for export. He is an expert in the use of hydroponic production systems in greenhouses and in running and managing pack-house operations. He has a diploma in Horticulture and is fluent in English and Kiswahili.
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Mario Cho
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Cho joins Fintrac EDA as an agronomist with more than a decade in related experience and has a degree in agriculture.
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Lisandro Cordon
Marketing and Logistics Manager
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Boris Corpeño
Production Manager
Corpeno is a senior manager for Fintrac’s IDEA project in El Salvador. He was formerly the national coordinator for CENTA’s vegetable program and director of production at Fusades’ La Colina farms.
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Pedro Lopez Correa
Assistant Agronomist
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Miguel Cruz
Assistant Agronomist
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Irma Cuadra
Business Skills/Financial
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Shemekit Demelash
Grant Specialist
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Asalif Demissie
Health Sector Manager
Demissie joins Fintrac's team in Ethiopia as the Health Sector Manager for the ATEP program. He has a bachelor's degree in nursing and has held management positions for health clinics and various programs focusing on HIV/AIDS, household strengthening and public health.
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Hector Deras
Assistant Agronomist
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Jorge Diaz
Technical Representative
Diaz is working with Fintrac's RED program as a technical representative. He has experience as a sales representative for national and international agricultural supply companies and previously worked for Dole supervising pineapple crops. He has a degree in agronomy.
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Sara Durán
Deputy Chief of Party
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Luis Espinoza
Support Technician
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Carla Fernandez de Castro
Agribusiness Program Specialist
Fernandez de Castro has a master’s in international development and a degree in business administration. She speaks English, Spanish and French and previously coordinated projects for a nonprofit for sustainable development in Argentina.
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Eddy Flores
Technical Representative
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Gloria Frank
Project Admin Assitant
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Yassin Fulla
Monitoring and Evaluatino Specialist
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Rigoberto Funez
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Funez joins Fintrac in Honduras with more than 10 years of experience in integrated pest management for government institutions and schools and as a private consultant. He has a master's degree in integrated pest management.
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Nelson Galindo
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Galindo joins Fintrac as an agronomist with EDA. He has more than five years of experience and a degree in agriculture.
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Beatrice Mbodze Gambo
Agronomist
Gambo is a KHDP field manager for the Coast Province in Kenya. She earned a zoology, botany and chemistry degree from Panjab University and has extensive experience working with palm and coconut industries in Kenya.
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Sorry Gebere
Driver
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Leake Gebreselama
Agronomist (Metema)
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Etagegne Geremew
Warehouse Receipts Specialist (Seconded to ECX)
Geremew joins Fintrac in Ethiopia to support and develop agriculture exports. He has expertise in managing and marketing products, particularly cereals, pulses and oilseeds and he works closely with all value-chain organizations. He has B.S. in agronomy and speaks Amharic and English.
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Alemayehu H. Giorgis
Hides, Skins and Leather Technician
Tafesse has worked in Ethiopia's hides, skins and leather subsector for more than 15 years. He has degrees in management and leather technology and speaks Amharic and English.
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Salomon Gonzalez
Support Technician
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Raul Granados
Agroforestry
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Mauricio Guevara
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
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Ismael Guga
Agronomist
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Umesh Kumar Gupta
Regional Coordinator-Inaruwa
Umesh Kumar Gupta is the Regional Coordinator for NFRP. He has a M.A. degree from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. He has 13 years of experience in agroforestry and income generating activities.
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Hector Gutierrez
Technical Representative
Gutierrez is a plantain production specialist in Honduras for the USAID-RED program. He graduated from UNAH/CURLA in Honduras with a degree in agronomy.
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Geovanny Gutierrez
Postharvest Assistant
Gutierrez is a postharvest assistant in Honduras. He previously worked for FHIA on a diversification program, with a focus on tropical roots, and for Chiquita and Tela Railroad, specializing in banana production and postharvest handling.
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Gebremichael Habte
Trade and Investment Assistant
Habte joins Fintrac's team in Ethiopia with a degree in agribusiness management and experience as a researcher with FARM Africa.
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Raul Handal
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Handal joins Fintrac EDA as an agronomist. He has more than 15 years of related experience and a degree in agriculture.
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Luis Hernandez
Assistant Agronomist
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Edgardo Inestroza
Farm Certification Specialist
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David Juma
Senior Agronomist
Juma has been working with agricultural research programs in Kenya for over ten years. Before joining Fintrac he was a project manager at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). He has a BS in Agriculture from Nairobi University.
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Shambhu Raj Katuwal
Field Agronomist-Inaruwa
Shambhu Raj Katuwal works with NFRP as a field agronomist. He has a B.Sc. degree in Agriculture and has 15 years of experience in working with NGOs and INGOs in different capacities.
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Shreejana KC
M&E IT Specialist
Shreejana KC is the M & E and IT specialist for NFRP. She has 2 years of experience in the IT field.
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Eskinder Kebede
Horticulture Agronomist(Upper Awash) Nazret
Kebede joins Fintrac's team in Ethiopia with more than 20 years of experience in horticulture. He has a degree in crop production and protection and was previously a farm manager for a large production company.
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Petros Kelbiso
Horticulture Agronomist (Awassa)
Kelbiso has more than 30 years of experience in horticulture operations. He has a diploma an crop science and speaks Amharic, English and Kembatigna.
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Kate Kennedy Freeman
Agribusiness Program Specialist
Freeman supports Fintrac’s agribusiness and food security projects in Ethiopia (USAID-ATEP) and Kenya (USAID-KHDP2). She manages Fintrac’s gender practice area and is a member of the new business development team. She has BAs in Government and English and an MPP in Political and Economic Development. She speaks Spanish, was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Dominican Republic, and has experience working with USAID projects in Africa and Latin America on M&E, microfinance and climate change adaptation.
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Demoze Kidanie
Agronomist (Humera)
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Semret Kifleyesus
Horticulture Agronomist (Mojo)
Kifleyesus joins Fintrac's Ethiopian team with more than 30 years of experience in horticultural development. She has a degree in horticulture and speaks Amharic, English and Tigrigna.
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Joseph Kirori
Vehicle Pool Supervisor
Joseph Kirori supervises a pool of eight vehicles for Fintrac's HDC project in Kenya.
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Nolvia Lagos
M&E Specialist
Nolvia brings 10 years of experience as a financial coordinator and technical assistant to Honduras EDA. She speaks Spanish and English and previously worked for SAG and the International Food Policy Research Institute. She has a MBA.
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Alemneh Lakew
Feild Health Advisor
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Bernard Lameck
M&E Assistant
As a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assistant Lameck applies daily his experience in data management to ensuring the organized collection of Fintrac's field results.
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Marlon Lanza
Assitant Agronomist
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Juan Lazo
IT Assistant
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Nydia Lewis
Director of Accounting
Lewis joins Fintrac with more than 15 years of experience in accounting and previously worked for the West Indian Company, the gatekeeper for cruise lines in the Virgin Islands. She has a master’s in business administration and B.S. in accounting.
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Yitbarek Liben
Oilseeds Agronomist (Mekele)
Liben joins Fintrac's Ethiopian team with more than nine years of experience in irrigation and agronomy. He has a master's in GIS and a B.S. in agriculture.
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Olvan Lopez
M&E Specialist
López joins the RED team with more than five years of related experience. He has a master’s in project administration and is fluent in Spanish and English.
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Jose Lopez
Zone Agronomist
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Elvin Lopez
Assistant Agronomist
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Sarita Thapa Mager
Procurement/Admin Officer-Dhangadhi
Sarita Thapa Magar is a Livelihood and Income Generation Procurement and Administration Officer for NFRP. She has 4 years of experience and holds a B.Bs. degree.
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Dorothy Magesse
HIV/AIDS Programme Manager
Ms. Magesse is an agricultural economist with nearly a decade of experience working in community development in the private and public sectors, more recently directly with HIV/AIDS populations. She has received formal training in creating capacity building training manuals and monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS activities. She has a BSc in Agricultural Economics, and is fluent in English, Kiswahili and Kisukuma.
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Suresh Manandhar
Admin and Procurement Officer
Suresh Manandhar joins Fintrac from CEDA where he worked in all aspects of economic development. He is both an administrative and procurement officer for NFRP
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Guillermo Maradiaga
Marketing/Logistics Manager
Maradiaga is the production manager for USAID-JBRP and previously was a head adviser for Fintrac in Honduras. He also worked for several major commercial melon operations in Honduras.
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Manrique Martinez
Zone Agronomist
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Hilario Martinez
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Martinez joins Fintrac in Honduras with more than five years of experience in crop development and agriculture systems management. He has a degree in agronomy.
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Brahmaram B. Mathema
Livelihood & Income Generation Specialist
B.B. Mathema joins Fintrac as Deputy Chief of Party to NFRP and Livelihoods Income Generation Specialist. He has 30+ years of experience in agricultural production, distribution and marketing of staple food crops and high-value agriculture products. Mathema also has past experience as a COP on a USAID project (2.5 years with Chemonics MARD project) in the late 90s.
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Eric Mdee
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
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Shukrani Mdegela
Field Manager
Ms. Mdegela is an agronomist and extension trainer with experience in agricultural administration and management, monitoring and evaluation, and with international organizations on rural development projects. She is fluent in English and Swahili.
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Marlen Mejia
M&E Data Management
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Asmare Melesse
M&E Specialist
Melesse has a degree in agricultural economics and more than 12 years of experience working in monitoring and evaluation and project management for government agencies and NGOs.
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Wilson Mendez
Support Technician
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Zelalem Mengistu
Driver/Logistics Coordinator
Mengistu is supporting Fintrac's Ethiopia staff by making sure things run smoothly from A to B on the busy streets of Addis Ababa.
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Meheret Mersia
Sector Activity Coordinator
Mersia is helping support Fintrac's Ethiopia team as an administrative assistant with the Agribusiness and Trade Expansion Activity. She recently received a diploma in Information Technology.
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Olvin Meza
Assistant Agronomist
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Denis Mihayo
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
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Carlos Miselem
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Miselem is a field technician for MCA EDA. He has 12 years of related experience as field and laboratory inspector and technical assistance supervisor in tobacco production. He has a degree in Agricultural Engineering.
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Omar Mohammed
Agronomist
Mr. Mohamed brings close to 30 years of experience supervising farmers and providing training on sustainable crop management practices from land preparation to postharvest handling. He has held leadership positions in public and non-profit agencies dedicated to increasing the productivity and income-generating potential of farmers. He is an expert in plant protection and pest management, and holds a MSc in Agriculture Extension from Reading University in the UK.
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Mahammednure Mohammed
Agronomist Dire Dawa
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Mauricio Moncada
Project Manager
Mauricio Moncada is the project manager for USAID-RED. He has a degree in business administration. Moncada worked previously as a production department administrator and sales manager for CADECA, a Central American poultry company. He also has experience as an independent business owner.
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Eric Cristobal Montalvan
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Ryan Moron
Web Developer
Ryan is an IT specialist with two years of experience in Web design and development. Before joining Fintrac, he worked for Sen. Adlah Donastorg Jr. in the Virgin Islands.
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Stephen Mruma
Southern Region Production Manager
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Martin Mulandi
Market Policy Manager
Before Mulandi joined Fintrac's team in Kenya he was CEO of the Kenya Flower Council and managing director of Kenya’s Horticultural Crops Development Authority. Mulandi advises the KHDP on designing and implementing flower production and marketing programs. He has a master’s in Agricultural Economics.
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Alemayehu Mulu
Agronomist (Sanja)
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Kidist Mulugeta
Partners Coordinator
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Tigist Mulugeta
Office Assistant
Mulugeta is supporting Fintrac's Agribusiness and Trade Expansion Activity team as an assistant in the busy Addis Ababa office.
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Sadidth Munoz
Assistant Agronomist
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Rony Munoz
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Muñoz joins Fintrac as an agronomist with the EDA program. He has more than 15 years of experience and a degree in crop protection.
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Raul Murillo
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Murillo joins Fintrac in Honduras after working with Chiquita and as an irrigation expert. He has a degree in agronomy from the University of San Pedro Sula.
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Nelson Murillo
Warehouse Supervisor
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Jorge Murillo
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Murillo joins Fintrac EDA as an agronomist. He has a degree in agriculture and more than six years of experience in agricultural development.
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James Musyoki
M&E Manager
Musyoki provides IT support for Fintrac's HDC program. He has a degree in computer science and is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Timothy Mwangi
Technical Field Adviser-EUREPGAP
Mwangi is a technical field adviser with eight years of experience in production management and packhouse supervision with East African Growers Limited.
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Duncan Ndavi
M&E Assistant
Ndavi has degrees in Applied Statistics, Econometrics, and Actuarial Science and Demography in multiple fields from Maseno University in Kenya. His education and experience apply directly to his work as a monitoring and evaluation (M&E) assistant with Fintrac's KHDP program.
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Racheal Ndune
M&E Assitant
Ndune joins Fintrac in Kenya with a bachelor's degree in commerce and numerous certificates in computer applications. She is working to collect and analyze data from the field as part of the monitoring and evaluation team.
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Messeret Nega
BDU Sector Manager
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Tesfaye Negash
Coffee Agronomist (Awassa)
Negash joins Fintrac's Ethiopian team with more than 20 years of experience in coffee production. He has a master's degree in crop protection and speaks Amharic, English and Yemsa.
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Lydia Njuguna
Senior Agronomist
Based in Embu, Kenya, Njuguna has 15 years of horticultural research experience with an emphasis on vegetable production. She worked previously with KARI at the National Horticulture Research Centre.
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Monica Njuki
Office Assistant
Njuki is the office assistant for Fintrac's HDC Project. She is based Nairobi, Kenya.
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Neema Noel
Agronomist
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Marco Nunez
Technical Representative
Nunez joins the RED team in Honduras with more than 15 years of experience in agricultural development and has a degree in agronomy.
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Abuye Nuro
IT SPecialist
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Ruth Nyabeta
Communications Specialist
Nyabeta brings her experience as a librarian and information center manager to the Communications Department of the KHDP. She is responsible for disseminating information about the program to the local community and the general public. She is fluent in English, Kiswahili, Ekegusii and French.
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Mary Nyale
Agronomist
Nyale joins Fintrac in Kenya with a B.S. in horticulture and field and research experience with NGOs, government agencies and private companies in Kenya. She has experience in improving quality for a range of crops, nursery management, crop planning and quality control for exports.
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Geoffrey Nyamota
Technicale Field Advisor
Based in Eldoret, Kenya, Nyamota has 13 years of related commercial experience with an emphasis on vegetable and fruit crops. He worked previously with the Common Ground Program and the Environmental Action Team (EAT) in Kenya. He holds a BS in Horticulture.
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Grace Nzou
Communications Manager
Nzou joins KHDP with more than five years in communications and has significant work experience in public relations, publications writing, editing and graphics design. She has a bachelor's degree in commmunications and a diploma in information technology.
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George Ochuodho
M&E Assistant
Over the past decade Ochuodho has worked for multiple agricultural and livestock development programs for various international governments. He graduated from the University of Nairobi with a BS in Agriculture and speaks English, Kiswahili and Dholuo.
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Livingstone Ochwada
Deputy Director/Senior Agronomist
Ochwada worked previously as a farm and outgrower manager for large production and marketing operations of vegetables and flowers. He also has extensive experience supporting suppliers for EU codes of practice and supermarket protocols.
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Michael Odhiambo
Business Development Services Specialist
Odhiambo joins Fintrac in Kenya to develop businesses in the horticulture value chain. He has logistics and business management experience supporting value chains for USAID projects, NGOs, and various private companies and is pursuing a degree in business management.
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Carlos Orellana
Warehouse Supervisor
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John Osaho
M&E Assistant
Osaho brings his experience in technology and communications to his position as a monitoring & evaluation (M&E) assistant. He holds a degree in computer science from the Mombasa Polytechnic and a Bachelor's of Commerce in Business Administration from Daystar University.
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Hector Padilla
Field Technician
Padilla joins Fintrac in Honduras with a degree in agronomy and a decade of experience with numerous companies and development projects in agricultural production and management for a range of crops and techniques.
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Rigoberto Palacios
Technical Representative
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Babu Ram Pathak
LIG Coordinator-Inaruwa
Babu Ram Pathak is the Livelihood and Income Generation Coordinator for NFRP. He has 22+ years of working experience with the Goverment of Nepal and INGOs. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
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Alma Perez
M&E Specialist
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Mario Pineda
IT Specialist
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Oscar Ponce
Technical Representative
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Karla Portillo
Administration
Portillo is working with Fintrac's RED team in Honduras. She has a degree in business administration and speaks Spanish and English.
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Jose Portillo
Agronomo de Zona
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Josue Posadas
Support Technician
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Sandra Purucker
Project Administration Manager
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Teka Redda
Oilseeds and Pulses Sector Manager
Redda joins Fintrac's Ethiopian team with more than 20 years of experience in commercial trade and production of grains, oilseeds and pulses. He has a degree in agriculture.
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Teshome Kebede Redie
Hides, Skins and Leather Sector Manager
Teshome worked in leather production and supply coordination for 20 years. He previously managed a large finished leather company in Africa that produced for international markets. He was also a consultant for leather development program in Rwanda. He has degrees in management and commerce.
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Jose Noe Reyes
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Reyes is an agronomic engineer working with Fintrac's RED team and has more than 15 years of experience in agricultural development.
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Nilson Rodriquez
Assistant Agronomist
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Jose Antonio Romero
Agroforestry
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Moises Romero
Processing Specialist
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Siyyid Romero
M&E Specialist
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John Rotich
BDS Manager
Rotich has worked with various food security and agricultural recovery programs in Kenya over the last 7 years. He has training in the development of production methods as well as experience dealing with cross cutting issues such as HIV/AIDS and gender equality.
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Tabitha Runyora
Market Analyst
Runyora joins KHDP after working with the Afrian Conservation Centre's baboon project where she managed and analyzed data for policy initiatives. She has a B.S. in statistics from Maseno University.
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Danilo Sanchez
Assistant Agronomist
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Joe Sanders
Project Director/COP
Joe Sanders holds over a decade of experience implementing donor-funded projects. His technical areas of expertise include community development, alternative livelihoods, value chain strengthening and emergency and post-conflict recovery. He has lived and worked in challenging places like Bolivia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Georgia.
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Toby Schaeffer
Research Analyst
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Rafael Segura
Deputy Production Manager
Segura is a technical field adviser for Honduras EDA. He is experienced with sugar cane, basic grains and other products. He has agronomy and agronomy engineering degrees from El Zamorano and previously worked for Pronadel, Conagro and as a sales representative for Cadelga-Fertica.
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Rajendra Shahu
LIG Coordinator-Dhangadhi
Rajendra Sahu is a Livelihood and Income Generation Coordinator for NFRP. He has 25+ years experience in agricultural research & extension. He holds a M.Sc. degree in Agronomy.
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Nagina Shresta KC
Marketing Specialist
Nagina Shrestha is the Marketing Specialist for NFRP. She has 5 years of experience in the research field. She holds a M.Sc. Degree in Food Technology.
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Menu Kumar Shrestha
Field Agronomist-Dhangadhi
Menu Kumar Shrestha is a Regional Agronomist for NFRP. He has 18 years of experience with agricultural development projects conducted by NGOs and INGOs. He holds a bachelor's degree in Agriculture Science.
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Arun Shrestha
Procurement/Admin Officer-Inaruwa
Arun Shrestha is the Livelihood and Income Generation Procurement and Administration Officer for NFRP. He has 8 years of experience in administration with the IDE/Nepal Country Office and he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics.
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Sanjeev Shrestha
Engineer
Sanjeev Shrestha joins NFRP as a Field Engineer with 9 years of experience in working with different bilateral & multilateral development agencies. He has a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Karnataka University, India.
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Tirsit Sisay
Office Manager
Sisay joins the Ethiopian team with 6 years in related experience. She has a diploma in marketing, speaks Amharic and English and formerly worked on another USAID project in Ethiopia. She now has a Degree in Marketing Management.
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Kimberly Hickok Smith
Senior Business and Trade Advisor / Africa Business Manager
Hickok Smith is an international trade and management specialist with more than 25 years of experience in all aspects of agricultural trade and consulting. She specializes in agricultural marketing and trade promotion and has worked extensively with farmers and co-ops to increase trade, incomes and employment. She has a master's in international business.
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Efrata Solomon
Admin Asst/Receptionist
Solomon joins Fintrac's team in Ethiopia to help increase agricultural trade in the program's four sectors. She has a degree in business management and previously worked for USAID-BEAT in Ethiopia.
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Jorge Soto
Deputy Director
Soto joins Fintrac EDA as deputy director. He has more than 20 years of experience, a degree in agriculture and a master's in business administration.
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Darvin Suazo
Technical Representative
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Bethlehem Tadesse
Programmer
Tadesse brings more than four years of computer programming experience to Fintrac's Washington, D.C. office. She has a bachelor's degree in computer science and experience in an array of operating systems and programming languages.
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Hiwot Tadesse
Data Encoder
Tadesse joins Fintrac's team in Ethiopia with a diploma in accounting, and training and related experience with accounting software.
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Beamlak Tesfaye
Communications Specialist and M&E Officer
Tesfaye joins Fintrac's team in Ethiopia with a diploma in journalism and experience in newspapers. She is also working toward a degree in political science. Beamlak recieved a Degree in Political Science and International Relations (PSIR)
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Ambachew Tesfaye
Assistant M&E Specialist
Tesfaye joins Fintrac with USAID-ATEP to support our monitoring and evaluation team. He has a degree in Economics from Addis Ababa University.
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Solomon Tessema
Agronomist Jimma
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Jorge Thompson
Technical Representative
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Assefa Tigneh
Rainforest Alliance Consortium Partner, 3rd Floor
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Elio Fabricio Torres
Technical Representative
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Luis Torres
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Torres is a field adviser for Honduras EDA and is responsible for the western regions of Honduras. He has 20 years of experience in agribusiness, production and extension. Torres previously headed extension services for the British American Tobacco Company in Honduras.
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Angel A Valle
Support Technician
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Luis Valle
Support Technician
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Jim Vernon
Program Director
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Dedefo Wayu
Agronomist
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Shannon Wilson
Agricultural Economist
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Ruben Yanes
Zone Agronomist / Tecnico de Zona
Yanes joins Fintrac EDA as an agronomist. He has more than four years of experience and a degree in agriculture.
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Amare Yihun
Field Health Advisor
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Atsede Yohannes
Project Accountant
Yohannes has a degree in accounting and more than 20 years of related experience working for organizations such as ACDI/VOCA, UNICEF and Doctors Without Borders.
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Getachew Zelaga
Coffee Agronomist (Jimma)
Zeleke joins Fintrac's Ethiopian team with more than 20 years of experience in agriculture. He has a master's degree in plant protection and speaks Amharic, Oromo and English.
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Getachew Zeleke
Field Training Coordinator
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Leslie Zuniga
Assistant Agronomist / Paratecnica
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