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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

Carol da Silva Senior Director of Impact and Learning As STS’s senior director of impact and learning, Dr. Carol DeShano da Silva serves as the senior leader of STS’s technical team. She defines and implements a strategic vision for STS’s monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) department and ensures the department delivers on the STSRead more

Laura Zasoski Director of Communications / Director of Employee Relations Laura Zasoski is a communications strategist with more than a decade of experience in content marketing, brand management, and publications development. She provides editorial oversight to all of STS’s external communications and contract deliverables, as well as leads graphics development for brand adherence in multimediaRead more

Lauren McAskill Sr. Director of Business Strategy Lauren McAskill is a business development professional with a decade of experience in international development. As the senior director of business strategy at STS, McAskill leads business development activities for the organization. Specific activities include upcoming opportunity tracking and strategic bid decision-making; strategic external communications; forming partnerships; coordinatingRead more

Dr. Mark Lynd President and Co-Founder Mark Lynd, STS’s President and Co-founder, serves as a technical advisor for 15 projects and 30 staff in over 20 countries. Lynd began his career in education in 1983 when he taught English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a secondary school in the Central African Republic. Since thatRead more

Mary Sue Baldassarre Controller As controller, Mary Sue Baldassarre is responsible for managing the financial activities of the organization, including financial analysis and planning, accounting operations, reporting and budgeting. Baldassarre has over 20 years of finance and accounting experience at project-based, for-profit companies with annual revenues in the multimillions. Baldassare’s career in education began asRead more

Matthew Murray Director of Programs As Director of Programs, Matt Murray oversees the day-to-day management of STS’s programs department. As a researcher and project manager for more than 12 years, Matt Murray has delivered evidence-based results for clients such as USAID, FCDO, the World Bank, and national education agencies. Murray has managed education and earlyRead more

Maureen (Mo) Schroeder-Sanai Chief of Party, Zambia Mo Schroeder-Sanai is the Chief of Party for the USAID Transforming Teacher Education Activity in Zambia. She is responsible for the overall management and leadership of the activity in Zambia, its staff, and its activities. The objective of Transforming Teacher Education is to strengthen the capacity of Zambia’sRead more