Staff

The Global Partnership for Education Secretariat provides support to the Chair and the members of the Board of Directors, Trust Fund committees, working groups and task teams, as well as to the Partnership Meeting and other Global Partnership for Education meetings serving the interests of the Partnership as a whole. The Secretariat is currently hosted by the World Bank in Washington, DC. The Secretariat is organized around five teams.

FRONT OFFICE, FUND RAISING, AND BOARD SERVICES TEAM

Robert Prouty

Robert Prouty
Head
information@globalpartnership.org

Souad Hamlaoui Souad Hamlaoui
Executive Assistant
shamlaoui@globalpartnership.org
Michelle Mesen Michelle Mesen
Board Liaison
mmesen@globalpartnership.org
Tal Sagorsky Tal Sagorsky
Sr. Board Operations Specialist
tsagorsky@globalpartnership.org
Charles Tapp Charles Tapp
Team Coordinator
Sr. Replenishment Advisor
ctapp@globalpartnership.org
David Bridges David Bridges
Operations Analyst
dbridges1@globalpartnership.org
April Golden April Golden
Operations Analyst
agolden@globalpartnership.org
Sarah Frances Beardmore Sarah Frances Beardmore
Replenishment Strategy Coordinator
sbeardmore@globalpartnership.org

Global Good Practices (GGP)

Accelerating knowledge-sharing among partners, identifying and advocating good practices, and basing policy dialogue on evidence to support low-income countries and countries in crisis or transition situations.

Luis Crouch

Luis Crouch
Team Coordinator
Lead Education Specialist
lcrouch@globalpartnership.org

Laurent Cortese

Laurent Cortese
Sr. Education Specialist
lcortese@globalpartnership.org

Helen Abadzi

Helen Abadzi
Sr. Education Specialist
habadzi@globalpartnership.org

Mamadou Thiam

Mamadou Thiam
Statistical Officer
mthiam2@globalpartnership.org

Caroline Schmidt

Caroline Schmidt
Operations Analyst
cschmidt1@globalpartnership.org

Koli Banik

Koli Banik
Education Specialist
kbanik@globalpartnership.org

Natasha Eugeny Graham

Natasha Eugeny Graham
Education Specialist
ngraham@globalpartnership.org

Aglaia Zafeirakou

Aglaia Zafeirakou
Sr. Education Specialist
azafeirakou@globalpartnership.org

Hugues Moussy

Hugues Moussy
Sr. Education Specialist
hmoussy@globalpartnership.org

Catherine Henny

Catherine Henny
Research Assistant
chenny@globalpartnership.org

Deepa Srikantaiah

Deepa Srikantaiah
Education Specialist
dsrikantaiah@globalpartnership.org

Karin Jahr-de-Guerrero

Karin Jahr-de-Guerrero
Sr. Operations Officer
kjahrdeguerrero@globalpartnership.org

Sylvia Adricula

Sylvia Adricula
Program Assistant
sadricula@globalpartnership.org

Vania Salgado Hernandez

Vania Salgado Hernandez
Research Assistant
vsalgadohernande@worldbank.org


COUNTRY SUPPORT TEAM (CST)

Supporting the Global Partnership for Education partner countries to develop and implement high-quality education sector plans focused on results.

Country Support Team Coordinator/Sr. Education Specialist

Sandra Barton
Team Coordinator
Sr. Education Specialist
sbarton@globalpartnership.org

Margarita Licht

Margarita Licht
Sr. Education Specialist
mlicht@globalpartnership.org

Kouassi Soman

Kouassi Soman
Sr. Operations Officer
ksoman@globalpartnership.org

Tara O'Connell

Tara O'Connell
Operations Officer
toconnell@globalpartnership.org

Kareen Nzakimuena

Kareen Nzakimuena
Research Analyst
knzakimuena@globalpartnership.org

Prema Clark

Prema Clark
Sr. Education Specialist
pclarke1@globalpartnership.org

Douglas Chester Lehman

Douglas Chester Lehman
Sr. Education Specialist
dlehman@worldbank.org

Jean-Marc Bernard

Jean-Marc Bernard
Sr. Education Specialist
jbernard@globalpartnership.org

Melis Bitlis

Melis Bitlis
Research Assistant

Patricia Lee

Patricia Lee
Program Assistant
plee2@globalpartnership.org

Renu Jain

Renu Jain
Sr. Education Specialist
rjain6@globalpartnership.org


FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

Facilitating effective decision-making by the Global Partnership for Education Board and effective service delivery by the Secretariat teams and management, in particular in the areas of governance and funds management.

Nancy Pinto

Nancy Pinto
Team Coordinator
Sr. Partnership Specialist
npinto@globalpartnership.org

Adriana Flynn

Adriana Flynn
Program Administrator
aflynn@globalpartnership.org

Eliane Kanyunyi

Eliane Kanyunyi
Resource Management Assistant
ekanyunyi@globalpartnership.org

Gisele Goudiaby

Gisele Goudiaby
Program Assistant
ggoudiaby@globalpartnership.org

Melinda Santiago

Melinda Santiago
Transaction Specialist
msantiago2@globalpartnership.org


EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM (EAC)

Presenting a reformed and improved Global Partnership for Education as an effective global mechanism to coordinate aid efforts for basic education and to leverage new funds and political support in order to achieve quality basic education in developing countries.

Mike Kelleher

Mike Kelleher
Team Coordinator
Lead International Affairs Officer

Elvia Carrillo

Elvia Carrillo
Program Assistant
ecarrillo@globalpartnership.org

Yann Doignon

Yann Doignon
Online Communications Officer
ydoignon@globalpartnership.org

Alina Alvarez

Alina Alvarez
Graphic Designer/Multimedia Producer
aalvarezferrer@globalpartnership.org

Prathana Shah

Prathana Shah
Research and Communication Analyst
pshah6@globalpartnership.org

Gabriel Key

Gabriel Key
Online Collaboration Facilitator
gkey@globalpartnership.org

Carolina Valenzuela

Carolina Valenzuela
Communications Assistant
cvalenzuela@globalpartnership.org

 

 

Last Modified: June 05, 2012