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

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

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.