Our People

Alberto Wilde is a business administrator with more than 26 years of experience in project management, finance, and business administration and joined Global Communities in 2003. He has a master’s in Corporate Finance. Alberto has successfully implemented complex and multi-dimensional projects in economic development; governance; capacity building; water, sanitation, and hygiene; and small, medium, and large infrastructure projects in Bolivia, Haiti, and Ghana.

Alberto has led water and sanitation projects in urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, providing strategic direction for capacity building, developing innovative, scalable solutions for low-income communities, and linking microfinance with the WASH sector. He also provided strategic leadership on the Youth Engagement in Service Delivery program, building the capacity of public and private sector actors for value addition and employment creation for youth within selected solid waste value chains. Alberto has also directed the implementation and management of IncluCity- Improving Governance and Services for Ghana’s Urban Poor Program. The program built the capacity of both public and civil society actors for inclusive governance, planning, budgeting, and revenue generation for improved service delivery. He has overseen projects funded by USAID, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and The MasterCard Foundation. Over time he has leveraged several millions of dollars from the private sector and developed long-lasting partnerships. Currently is successfully leading the WASH for Health program implementation across Ghana by bringing an innovative behavioral-led approach transforming water and sanitation, especially for the people in most need. In 2016 he designed the Digni-Loo, an affordable and easy-to-install plastic slab, which received much recognition from various stakeholders.

Carl Hammerdorfer has been Chief of Party for the Kosovo Up to Youth program since July 2021. He has lived in Prishtina, Kosovo for over six years and was previously COP on USAID Kosovo’s Transformational Leadership project.

Although much attracted to entrepreneurship during his time at university, in 1988 Carl was drawn to international development and joined Peace Corps as a water-management resources volunteer in Mali. In 1991, he transitioned to Eastern Europe, working in cooperative development and agribusiness for ACDI/VOCA for almost ten years. In 2000, he launched an innovative cooperative incubator in Phoenix, Arizona that built and supported several national purchasing groups made up of hundreds of SMEs across the United States. A combination of development and entrepreneurship experience led Carl to build the Impact MBA program at Colorado State University. He also established SEAF’s first African agribusiness investment fund in Tanzania.

Carl has a Bachelor of Art from Arizona State University, and a Master’s of Business Administration from Colorado State, and spent a year on a DAAD scholarship in Heidelberg, Germany.

Dorothy Tlagae has been a Country Director for Global Communities since 2012. Dorothy has 25 years of experience in managing and implementing social development programs with a specific emphasis on HIV/AIDS, Orphans and Vulnerable Children, Gender, Reproductive Health, and Youth Development. Throughout her career, she has worked for local NGOs, the United Nations, the U.S. Government, and the International NGO sector and is the current Vice-Chairperson of the Global Fund Grant Coordination Mechanism for Botswana.

She is a devoted Sports Administrator involved at grassroots and developmental levels. She is a former board member at Botswana Judo Federation, BNOC Local Organizing in 2019. She was on the International Working Group on Women in Sport-Legacy Committee in 2018.

Dorothy holds a master’s in Development Studies and an Executive Master’s in Sports Organization Management. Her personal value statement is, “Transformation happens when society recognizes the strength that lies in each one of us. Supporting children and their families to identify and solve challenges they face not only empowers them but also builds resiliency to face future challenges.”

Indrajit is the Country Director for Project Concern International (PCI) India. He is a management professional and a development thinker, working for nearly two decades towards conceptualizing and leading multiple large development initiatives in various sectors in India and other countries in South and Southeast Asia.

He led the successful implementation of the flagship initiative of PCI, called JEEViKA Technical Support Program, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in the state of Bihar as the Chief of Party. The program developed from a successful, scalable model for integrating health and nutrition interventions in community platforms and is currently replicated across India.

Before PCI, Indrajit worked as the Director, Monitoring Learning and Evaluation in CARE India, where he established an innovative mechanism called, Concurrent Measurement and Learning. He also led the development of the first comprehensive mobile health application in India, which scaled nationally. Before CARE, Indrajit worked with other organizations such as Save the Children and PRADAN, where he spent much time in remote tribal areas of India designing and implementing programs and conducting ethnographic studies with marginalized tribal communities.

Indrajit has a master’s in Business Administration in Forest Management from the Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM), Bhopal.

Jenny Choi-Fitzpatrick is the Senior Director for Africa at Global Communities, and before this served as Regional Director for Africa with Project Concern International (PCI) since 2018. In this role, Jenny oversees program implementation and country operations in West, East, Central, and Southern Africa.

Jenny also served as PCI Country Director in Tanzania and as PCI Director for Program Quality, where she developed a program management and support system and implemented a training and certification program to strengthen project management capacities across the organization. Jenny draws from two decades of experience in leadership, program management, and operations in Africa to ensure delivery of high-quality programs, excellence in operations and financial accountability, regional growth and visibility, and ongoing responsiveness to the dynamic needs and opportunities on the African continent.

Previously, Jenny served on the faculty of the School of Public Policy at Central European University. She taught graduate courses and developed an innovative experiential learning program for international public policy students.

Jenny received her bachelor’s in International Development from the University of California, Berkeley, and her master’s in International Development and Administration from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. She is also a member of the Council of Korean Americans.

Kevin Kabunda became Chief of Party for the USAID/Zambia Emerging Farmers Partnership Project, managed by Global Communities in 2021. Kevin is a Zambian national with 26 years of hands-on practical experience in a mix of economic growth, international trade, program, project management, and facilitation.

Kevin is an accomplished private sector engagement practitioner with a deep knowledge of Africa’s agribusiness industry and financial sectors. He has worked in more than 15 countries in Southern, Eastern, and North Africa. He was involved in the design and implementation of innovative solutions in input and output markets. He contributed to the success of market development and delivery of market systems strategies and the flow of investments.

He holds a master’s in Strategic Management from the University of Derby, United Kingdom, and is a scientist.

Kristin Wilcox is the Chief of Party-USAID CLEAR Program. Kristin provides strategic and technical leadership to economic development and livelihood-focused programming. In addition, she works to develop improved methods for group aggregation facilitation models, implements value chain competitiveness and market integration strategies, and new approaches to business performance evaluation.

Lana Abu-Hijleh became the Country Director for Global Communities-West Bank and Gaza in 2003. Before joining Global Communities, Lana was Assistant Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program for the Palestinian People (UNDP/PAPP) for 17 years. She fulfilled a series of technical and policy development roles with progressively increasing responsibility.

Lana is the first woman to join the Board of Directors of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF) and the Bank of Palestine Group, promoting gender equality and youth engagement in the private sector. She is a fellow of the Aspen Institute Middle East Leadership Initiative, through which she launched the globally acclaimed Youth Local Councils (YLCs) Initiative. She is the 2017 winner of the prestigious John P. McNulty Prize for leadership. Lana is the founder and Chairwoman of SHIAM-Youth Make the Future organization and Intersect-Innovation Hub, which aims to support the Palestinian innovation ecosystem. She is a member of the Palestinian Businesswomen Forum, the global Young Presidents Organization (YPO/WPO), and the Palestinian highly acclaimed dance troupe El-Funoun. In 2015, the BBC named Lana one of the 100 most inspirational women in the world for the positive example and the hope she provides for young Palestinians.

Michael Mangano is the Country Representative for Ethiopia at Global Communities and the Chief of Party for Feed the Future Resilience in Pastoral Areas. In this role, Michael oversees program implementation and country operations in Ethiopia. His area of specialization is regenerative agriculture, including rangeland restoration.

Since 2008, Michael has worked with farmers, pastoralists, and agro-pastoralists across eastern Africa, including Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda. Before his current position, he developed a rural resilience strategy covering ten countries in eastern Africa and the Sahel, focusing on integration in ecosystems, livelihoods, markets, social cohesion and grassroots governance. Michael believes that the roots of vibrant societies begin with healthy, productive, and protected soils.

Michael received his Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Art, a master’s in Business Administration, and a master’s in International Relations from Boston University. He is working on a master’s in Agriculture in Integrated Resource Management from Colorado State University. Michael is a student of Allan Savory, the father of regenerative agriculture, and an Accredited Professional in Holistic Land and Livestock Management.

Nikki Duncan is an international business executive with over 16 years of experience managing complex programs designed to strengthen economies, empower communities and improve lives. Nikki joined Global Communities in 2016 as Director for Strategic Partnerships in Africa. In this role, she was responsible for cultivating and managing partnerships with companies with philanthropic and business interests that align with Global Communities’ mission. Currently, she serves as the Chief of Party on the USAID Zahabu Safi (Clean Gold) Project implemented by Global Communities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Previously, Nikki served as the Director for International Corporate Responsibility for Walmart Stores Incorporated. She was responsible for developing strategies to support charitable giving, community, and employee engagement in the 27 countries where Walmart operates. Nikki also served as the Director for International Programs at the Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA)–a trade association representing companies within the perishable foods supply chain and logistics industry.

Nikki has a master’s in International Economics and Development from Johns Hopkins University, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), specializing in International Development and International Economics. She has a bachelor’s in Foreign Service from the Georgetown School of Foreign Service with a certificate in African Studies.

Pascale Wagner has lived in Guatemala and worked with Mayan populations for over 20 years. She serves as Global Communities’ Country Director in Guatemala. In her role as the Country Director, Pascale is responsible for the direction, coordination, and management of Global Communities diversified program portfolio in Guatemala, which includes integrated sexual and reproductive health; maternal, newborn, and child health; food security; education, disaster risk mitigation and capacity building for indigenous local community-based and development organizations.

Since 2010, Pascale began successfully implementing a McGovern Dole Food for Education program with a multi-sectoral staff in Huehuetenango. The program is in its final phase and shows progress towards the sustainability of school feeding, hygiene, and improvement to the quality and results of education.

Pascale was directly involved in the response after the Haiti earthquake. She oversees a diversified program portfolio, which currently includes an urban upgrading program in peri-urban areas in Guatemala, an Emergency Food Security Program, a Covid-19 Response, and an initiative for the empowerment of women and adolescents. Pascale holds a Bachelor of Science in Management Science and postgraduate diplomas in Community and Grassroots organizations development and sustainability. She is fluent in French, English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole.

Yvonne Mulenga is Executive Director for Project Concern Zambia, an affiliate of Global Communities. Under Yvonne’s leadership, Project Concern Zambia successfully transitioned from Project Concern International in 2019 as a local entity and immediately became one of the first recipients of USAID funding in sub–Saharan Africa under the New Partnership Initiative Program. Yvonne leads a team of close to 40 staff and five indigenous NGOs to implement a five-year USAID-funded child-and adolescent-focused HIV/AIDS epidemic control program.

Since 2000, her program management experience has spanned the fields of HIV/AIDS, maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH), nutrition, laboratory and supply chain management strengthening, cervical cancer screening, and orphans and vulnerable children (OVC). Her interest is in advancing evidence-based approaches and developing sustainable community health and social systems to achieve HIV epidemic control in Zambia. She has served as co-investigator and country coordinator on several implementation studies on HIV epidemic control and co-morbidities such as HIV/cervical cancer. She has also served as Country Coordinator for the World Health Organization (WHO) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) Foundation-funded study on improving data for decision making in cervical cancer programming (IDCCP).

She has a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Essex, United Kingdom.