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, Tanzania, Zambia, Nigeria, and Malawi. We are supported by a team of experts and our board of directors.
Our People
Alex Pompe
Chair, Board of Directors
Aman Dewan
Sr. Business Development Manager
Amani Nicolas
WCM Partner, Tanzania
Anne Laesecke
Deputy Director of Evaluation & Research
Ashley Popoola
Communications Coordinator
Augustine Kamlongera
Deputy Chief of Party, Malawi
Audrey Mwansa
Senior Technical Advisor, Zambia
Briona Graham-Clayton
Program Coordinator
Bruce Tsokonombwe
Finance and Administration Coordinator, Malawi
Bwalya Katuta
Finance and Administration Officer, Zambia
Candace Debnam
Executive Director
Carol da Silva
Sr. Director of Impact & Learning
Chisomo Nayeja
Finance Director, Malawi
Christine Hoek
Member, Board of Directors
Dalhatu Sulaiman
Learning Assessment & Capacity Building Specialist, Nigeria
Drew Schmenner
Sr. Technical Writer and Editor
Ellen Chisomo Musasa
Programs Assistant, Malawi
Emily Crane
Program Coordinator
Erica Wang
Program Coordinator
Esther Lali
WCM Partner, Tanzania
Fanny Nkunika
Sr. Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Malawi
Fiona Eichinger
Technical Manager
Ian Sambrano
Sr. Operations Manager
Jennifer McMillan
Member, Board of Directors
John Greisberger
Member, Board of Directors
Juliet Kalolo-Tembo
Communications and Logistics Officer, Zambia
Kafeka Alutuli
Programs and M&E Officer, Zambia
Kevin McLaughlin
Treasurer, Board of Directors
Khalilurahman Hanif
Sr. Program Coordinator
Kristina Solum
Deputy Chief of Party, Zambia
Laura Oleson
Evaluation & Research Assistant
Laura Zasoski
Director of Communications
Lauren McAskill
Sr. Director of Business Strategy
Mark Hoffman
Member, Board of Directors
Mark Lynd
President & Co-Founder
Mary Sue Baldassarre
Controller
Matthew Murray
Director of Programs
Melanie Phillips
Evaluation & Research Associate
Melyssa Sibal
Technical Manager
Mo Schroeder-Sanai
Chief of Party, Zambia
Muhiburrahman Muhib
Sr. Program Coordinator
Nzovwa Banda
Finance and Administration Director, Zambia
Parnika Bhatia
Evaluation & Research Associate
Peter Laston
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Coordinator, Malawi
Providence Uwera
Sr. Literacy Specialist, Malawi
Shannon Reiffen
Communications Coordinator