Our Experts and Staff

Our global team of experts, advisors and ambassadors are committed to helping struggling communities build the resilience they need to thrive.

Daniel V. Speckhard

Ambassador
Daniel V. Speckhard

Daniel V. Speckhard is the president & CEO of Corus International, an ensemble of faith-based 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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Nicole Rubin

Nicole Rubin

Nicole Rubin is a member of our Global Health Advisory Council. She has dedicated her career to improving health and well-being as a senior leader in the nonprofit and health care sectors. She has spent the last decade working as a consultant for Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc., leading their global research initiative on family-centered care and serving as a program officer for their maternal and child health global grants program.

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Dr. Lali Chania

Senior Technical Advisor, MNCH

 
Dr. Dennis Cherian

Associate Vice President & Senior Technical Director for Health and Nutrition

 
Dr. Tamar Chitashvili

Technical Director, Maternal & Neonatal Health, MOMENTUM Integrated Health Resilience

 
Dr. William Clemmer

Senior Technical Advisor, Health, Nutrition & Humanitarian Programs

 
Dr. Kirk Dearden

Senior Technical Advisor, Nutrition & WASH

 
Tamara Demuria

Chief Humanitarian Officer

 
Dr. Kamden Hoffmann

Technical Director, Social and Behavior Change

 
Nancy Stroupe Kannappan

Senior Technical Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning

 
Hamid Mansaray

Senior Regional Director, West Africa & Haiti

 
Jansen Mayor

Asia Regional Technical Advisor for Monitoring & Evaluation

 
Paul Miller

Senior Director, Public Policy

 
Dr. Larry Sthreshley

Country Director, Democratic Republic of Congo