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Alex Pompe Chair, Board of Directors Alex Pompe works to bring appropriate technology to developing countries anywhere in the world and fights to make sure the benefits outweigh the negatives. Pompe is currently a Research Manager at Facebook’s Data for Good team. This team is responsible for using Facebook’s data to help humanitarian organizations fillRead more

Anne Laesecke Deputy Director of Evaluation & Research Anne Laesecke is a monitoring, evaluation, and research practitioner with over a decade of experience in international education. At School-to-School International, Laesecke is Deputy Director of the Evaluation and Research department, supporting the design and implementation of departmental and organizational strategies. She also serves as technical leadRead more

Ashley Popoola Communications Coordinator Ashley Popoola is a communication and public relations specialist with experience in organizational communication, brand identity and management, marketing, and social media. At STS, she provides support to operational communications and copyediting, as well as digital media and reporting. In previous roles, Popoola has provided communication support to a growing e-commerceRead more

Assunta Hardy Principal Researcher Dr. Assunta Hardy is an evaluation, research, and assessment professional with more than twelve years of experience in the field of education. As principal researcher, she serves as a senior leader of STS’s evaluation and research department, providing technical guidance, such as EGRA-tool adaptation, on a portfolio of USAID-funded projects. PriorRead more

Audrey Mwansa Colleges of Education Partnership and MEL Lead, TTE Zambia Dr. Audrey Mwansa is the Colleges of Education (COE) Partnership & Monitoring and Evaluation Lead on the USAID Transforming Teacher Education Activity in Zambia. She is responsible for maintaining relationships with the COEs as well as leading the monitoring and evaluation of the activity.Read more

Briona Graham-Clayton Program Coordinator Briona Graham-Clayton is a program coordinator at School-to-School International, where she provides administrative, logistical, technical, and financial management support to the programs department. Graham-Clayton’s work in the education sector includes teaching pre-kindergarten, developing social and emotional learning (SEL) interactive radio instruction, and managing training-of-trainers programs. As a Peace Corps volunteer inRead more

Bwalya Katuta Finance and Administration Officer, TTE Zambia Bwalya Katuta is the finance and administration officer for the USAID Transforming Teacher Education activity in Zambia. She provides general finance and administrative support to the team. Katuta previously worked as events organizing personnel for the Change Group London. She also served as a guest experience representativeRead more

Candace Debnam Executive Director As School-to-School International’s executive director, Candace Debnam oversees STS’s global operations and business development activities, which includes programmatic work in 15 countries. Debnam has a decade of experience across the nonprofit sector including managing large development contracts and grants for education, health, agriculture, energy, and community engagement projects overseas. She hasRead more

Christine Hoek Member, Board of Directors Christine Hoek brings more than 40 years of experience in collegiate, museum, and nonprofit management and fundraising. She served as the chief development officer at Skidmore College (NY), the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (VA), the Clark Art Institute (MA), and EARTH University (Costa Rica) where she oversaw campaigns ranging fromRead more

Drew Schmenner Sr. Technical Writer and Editor Drew Schmenner is a senior technical writer and editor. After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger, Schmenner was an award-winning newspaper reporter in southern California before returning to the field of international development. He specializes in writing and editing reports and case studies for both qualitativeRead more