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Anne Laesecke Senior Evaluation and Research Associate Anne Laesecke is a monitoring, evaluation, and research practitioner with over a decade of experience in international education. At School-to-School International, Laesecke serves as technical lead for several programs, designing and implementing all components of research studies for Early Grade Reading Assessments as well as evaluations related toRead 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

Beth Fincham Odenwald Director of Programs As director of programs, Beth Fincham Odenwald oversees the day-to-day management of STS’s programs department. Since beginning with STS in 2011, Fincham Odenwald has managed a number of projects, including conducting Early Grade Reading Assessments in Tanzania and Pakistan—reaching over 21,000 learners. Fincham Odenwald’s interests in global issues wereRead more

Bwalya Katuta Finance and Administration Assistant, TTE Zambia Bwalya Katuta is the finance and administration assistant 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

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

Drew Schmenner Senior Data and Technical Writing Associate Drew Schmenner is a senior data and technical writing associate. 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. Schmenner coordinates STS’s electronic data capture and data management efforts acrossRead more

Emily Crane Program Coordinator Emily Crane is a program coordinator providing financial, program, and contract management support to STS’s projects. Crane’s work in the education sector includes supporting youth employment and life-skills programming in Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Egypt, and Tunisia; research on early childhood education policy and finance; and literacy tutoring with primary and middle-schoolRead more

Erica Wang Program Coordinator As a program coordinator, Erica Wang provides administrative, logistical, data management, translation, and financial support to STS’s program department.   Prior to her arrival at STS, Wangworked as a program coordinator and manager at a civic and legal education non-profit. There she supported programs that empowered students of color to pursue legal careersRead more

Esther Lali Whole Child Model Assistant, Tanzania Esther Lali is a vibrant development expert with a passion for community-driven development to co-create solutions to their everyday challenges. Lali is STS’s Whole Child Model Tanzania assistant based in Arusha, Tanzania. In this role, she supports the coordination of STS’s activities on the ground. Lali previously workedRead more