Global Staff
Abdelkhalk Aandam
Country Representative, Morocco
Morocco
Adebola Aina
Vice President Legal Affairs
Washington, D.C.
Alice Bono
Senior Program Officer
Brussels, BE
Amy Kruse
Director of Communications
Syracuse, NY
Arpine Baghdoyan
Country Director, Armenia
Armenia
Camila Garzon-Ruiz
Technical Specialist: Inclusive Governance and Stabilization
Washington, D.C.
Carmen Garriga
Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Action Research Director
Brussels, BE
Caroline Verney
Executive Director, NEF Belgium
Brussels, BE
Dalal Masalha
Program and Operations Director, Jordan
Jordan
Garance Belvaux
Program Officer
Brussels, BE
Garrett Quade
Program Officer
Syracuse, NY
Gatkuoth Riek Lam
Program Director, South Sudan
South Sudan
Imran Bashir
Vice President of Business Development
Syracuse, NY
James Murray
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager
Syracuse, NY
Jami Fancher
Director of Philanthropy
Washington, D.C.
Jay Dietz
Major Gifts Manager
Syracuse, NY
John Ashby
CEO
Syracuse, NY
Jonathan Peters
Senior Programme Director & Executive Director, NEF UK
London, UK
Jum Lux
Senior Accountant
Syracuse, NY
Kacy Gardiner
Philanthropy Officer
Syracuse, NY
Lama El Batal
Program and Operations Director, Lebanon
Lebanon
Laurie Cooper
Executive Assistant
Syracuse, NY
Lezlie Blaski
Vice President of People
Syracuse, NY
Lina Abu Nuwar
Director, Syria
Syria
Louise Martin
Program Officer
London, UK
Rabih Yazbeck
Senior Vice President of Programs and Impact
London, UK
Rachel Bass
Program Manager
Syracuse, NY
Sheneika Latty-Corieri
Global Human Resources Generalist
Syracuse, NY
Susmita Hamal
Digital Data Officer
London, UK
Yacouba Dème
Country Director and Regional Program Coordinator, Mali
Mali
Yahya Ahmed
Program Director, Iraq
Iraq
Ziad Kmeid
Regional Director
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 and Washington, D.C.). 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.
