Global Staff
Abdelkhalk Aandam
Country Director, Morocco
Morocco
Alice Bono
Senior Program Officer
Brussels, BE
Arpine Baghdoyan
Country Director, Armenia
Armenia
Carmen Garriga
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Action Research Director
Brussels, BE
Caroline Verney
VP of Global Partnerships and Executive Director, NEF Belgium
Brussels, BE
Dalal Masalha
Country Director, Jordan
Jordan
Deanie Chiu
Senior Accountant
London, UK
Garance Belvaux
Senior Program Officer
Brussels, BE
Gustavo Mattos
Senior Accountant
Belgium
Imran Bashir
Director of Strategic Partnerships, USA
Syracuse, NY
Issam-Eldeen Abaker
Country Director, Sudan
Sudan
James Murray
Monitoring Evaluation and Learning Senior Manager
Syracuse, NY
Jay Dietz
Senior Manager of Philanthropy & Communications
Syracuse, NY
John Ashby
CEO
Syracuse, NY
Jonathan Peters
VP of Programs and Executive Director, NEF UK
London, UK
Jum Lux
Senior Accountant
Syracuse, NY
Lama El Batal
Country Director, Lebanon
Lebanon
Louise Martin
Programme Manager
London, UK
Nicolas Baumgartner
Innovative Finance Specialist
London, UK
Rabih Yazbeck
Chief Program and Impact Officer
London, UK
Rachel Bass
Associate Chief of Staff
Syracuse, NY
Yacouba Dème
Country Director and Regional Program Coordinator, Mali
Mali
Ziad Kmeid
Chief Operating Officer
Lebanon
Our Structure
Near East Foundation (NEF) functions as a family of entities, which includes NEF UK (London), NEF Belgium (Brussels), and the US-based NEF (Syracuse, NY). While legally and financially independent, the three entities function as a single organization, sharing staff and resources that advance NEF’s shared mission and strategy while mobilizing a global community of supporters.
NEF employs team members worldwide and has country offices in Armenia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, South Sudan and Sudan.
