President Dr. Mark Lynd and Executive Director Candace Debnam lead School-to-School International. Lynd co-founded STS as an independent nonprofit organization in 2002, and Debnam heads the senior management team. We have employees in the United States, Canada, Tanzania, and Zambia. We are supported by a team of experts and our board of directors.
Our People
Alex Pompe
Chair, Board of Directors
Anne Laesecke
Sr. Evaluation & Research Associate
Audrey Mwansa
COE Partnership & MEL Lead, Zambia
Beth Fincham Odenwald
Director of Programs
Bwalya Katuta
Finance & Administration Assistant, Zambia
Candace Debnam
Executive Director
Carol da Silva
Sr. Director of Impact & Learning
Christine Hoek
Member, Board of Directors
Drew Schmenner
Sr. Data & Technical Writing Associate
Emily Crane
Program Coordinator
Erica Wang
Program Coordinator
Esther Lali
WCM Assistant, Tanzania
Fernanda Gándara
Sr. Technical MEL Advisor
Fiona Eichinger
Program Coordinator
Guitele Nicoleau
Member, Board of Directors
Hali Thomas
Sr. Technical Manager
Ian Sambrano
Sr. Operations Manager
Joanna Lee Shevelenko
Member, Board of Directors
John Charles
Member, Board of Directors
John Greisberger
Member, Board of Directors
Juliet Kalolo-Tembo
Office Coordinator, Zambia
Kafeka Alutuli
Program Assistant, Zambia
Kevin McLaughlin
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Kristina Solum
Deputy Chief of Party, Zambia
Laura Zasoski
Sr. Editor & Communication Strategist
Lauren McAskill
Director of Business Development
Mark Lynd
President & Co-Founder
Mary Sue Baldassarre
Controller
Matthew Murray
Sr. Technical Manager
Melyssa Sibal
Technical Manager
Michel Rousseau
Director of MEL
Mo Schroeder-Sanai
Sr. Director of Operations
Nzovwa Banda
Finance & Administration Lead, Zambia
Qahir Dhanani
Secretary, Board of Directors