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Karen Ansara and her husband Jim make grants (especially in Haiti) to address global health systems and the deep poverty that leads families to surrender their children. To inspire more international philanthropy, in 2008 Karen launched what is now the Network of Engaged International Donors (NEID Global), a learning and grantmaking community of 180+ philanthropists, foundations and impact investors. After the 2010 earthquake, Karen cofounded the Haiti Fund at the Boston Foundation, now the … [Read more...] about Karen Ansara

Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano is a social scientist, specializing in the evaluation of gender studies, food security and food systems analysis. She has a Doctorate in Agriculture and Social Anthropology (PhD), and a Master of Science (MS) in Agricultural Extension both from Cornell University in New York, and an Agricultural Engineering degree from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Her work has deep roots in participatory research, as well as incorporating a gender perspective into agriculture and … [Read more...] about Patricia Biermayr-Jenzano

Ndunge Kiiti is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York and the Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Global Health, at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, with over 30+ years in the international development field. She previously served as a Visiting Associate Professor and the Director of the Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Teams (SMART) Program at Cornell University in the Charles H. Dyson School of … [Read more...] about Ndunge Kiiti

Gopal Kumar Nakarmi serves as Groundswell's Board Liaison for South Asia. Gopal has over 40 years’ experience working in Nepal and India to improve the wellbeing, food security, and livelihoods of marginalized populations, especially women and socially excluded people living in the remote areas. He holds a master degree in Public and Business Administration from Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, the oldest university in Nepal, and a Certificate in Development Studies for Aid Administration from … [Read more...] about Gopal Kumar Nakarmi

Professor Ledermann joined the Elliott School in Fall 2017 as an Assistant Professor in the International Development Studies program at the George Washington University (GWU). Since 2022, he also serves as the Director of the Elliott School's Global Capstone program and is an affiliate faculty member. He is an economic geographer with an extensive background in sustainable and agricultural development in Africa. He received his Ph.D. in Geography from Rutgers University, with his research … [Read more...] about Samuel Thomas Ledermann

Barbara Adolph is a freelance international development consultant and a Senior Associate at the International Institute for Environment and Development in the UK. She has over thirty years of experience working on agricultural research for development and natural resources management initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Her main interest is using transdisciplinary, systems-oriented approaches to address the complex challenge of feeding the world without destroying it. She has worked with … [Read more...] about Barbara Adolph