Our Teams

The Adara staff come from all walks of life. They share the same determination to bring quality health and education services to people living in some of the world’s remotest places.

Adara Development

Global Leadership Team
Madeline Vaughan

Chief Executive Officer

Brooke Magnusson

Global Health Director

Daniel Kabugo
Daniel Kabugo

Uganda Country Director

Kimber Haddix McKay

Senior Advisor – Innovation & Best Practice

Pralhad Dhakal
Pralhad Dhakal

Remote Community Development & Nepal Country Director

Sarah Lecoutre

Chief Financial Officer

Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Team
Aisha Namuli

Office Cleaner

Belinda Kerr

Maternal Health Education Manager

Caroline Akomolot

Maternal Health Trainer

Christine Otai
Christine Otai

Newborn National Trainer

Cornety Nakiganda
Cornety Nakiganda

Community Midwife

Evangeline Dittman

Administration Manager and Executive Assistant (USA)

Frank Migadde

Administration and Compliance Officer

Grace Nalumu

Programmes Manager Uganda

Heidi Nakamura

Senior Clinical Advisor

Hilda Namakula
Hilda Namakula

Clinical Educator

Josephine Mbabazi
Josephine Mbabazi

Office Administrator (Uganda)

Margaret Nabaweesi

Social Worker

Molly MacGuffie

Clinical Programmes Manager

Racheal Hope Baluka
Racheal Hope Baluka

Housekeeping & Administration Assistant

Samuel Semakula

Early Intervention Coordinator

Solomon Ndozereho
Solomon Ndozereho

Driver

Remote Community Development Team
Adara staff: Angjuk Lama
Angjuk Lama

Nepal Programme Director

Bimala Nepali
Bimala Nepali

Office Helper

Dhana Shahi
Dhana Shahi

Infrastructure Projects Assistant

Gagan Rokaya
Gagan Rokaya

Agriculture Coordinator

Kanjok Lama
Kanjok Lama

Education Projects Manager

Kelsang Tsering
Kalsang Tsering

Amchi Projects Manager

Kumari Shrestha
Kumari Shrestha

Senior Office Helper

Kyamma Lama
Kyamma Lama

Health Projects Coordinator

Menuka Rai
Menuka Rai

Health Projects Manager

Mun Bahadur Thapa
Mun Bahadur Thapa

Office Helper

Nutup Lama
Nutup Lama

Office Messenger

Pasang Sherpa
Pasang Sherpa

Education Project Manager – Ghyangfedi

Pema Choedon

Health and M&E Projects Coordinator

Pema Ramla Lama
Pema Ramla Lama

Youth Projects Coordinator

Purna Bahadur Tamang
Purna Bahadur Tamang

Office Gardener

Pragya Lamsal

Knowledge Sharing Manager (Nepal)

Pushpa Bam
Pushpa Bam

Bookkeeper & Office Manager

Ramesh Bhandari
Ramesh Bhandari

Infrastructure Project Coordinator

Resham Bahadur Khatri
Resham Bahadur Khatri

Logistics Coordinator

Sajina Dangol

Senior Assistant

Shankar Shrestha
Shankhar Shrestha

Office Driver

Surya Bahadur Tamang
Surya Bahadur Tamang

Office Messenger

Tsering Punor Lama
Tsering Punor Lama

Office Helper

IMPACT, INNOVATION, AND MONITORING & EVALUATION TEAM
Amy Szacilo

Graduate Intern

Adara staff: Beatrice Niyonshaba
Beatrice Niyonshaba

Uganda Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Caitlin Barrett
Caitlin McGrath

Senior Programmes Manager

Chelsea Kuiper

Graduate Intern

Daniel Silver

Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Emmanuel Harerimana

Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

Georgia Carter

Knowledge Sharing Manager

Kimberly Kancir

Graduate Intern

Pragya Lamsal

Knowledge Sharing Manager (Nepal)

Saidah Menya

Uganda Research Officer

Shubhadra Shashi
Shubhadra Shahi

Nepal Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Storai Sadat

Senior Business Analyst – Programmes

Partnerships & Communications team
Georgie Kershaw

Partnerships Manager

Adara staff: Jessica Millar
Jessica Kubowicz

Senior Partnerships Manager

Laura Broker-Towart

Communications Officer

Madalyn Busby

Communications Manager

Rosie Gallagher
Rosie Gallagher

Partnerships Manager

Operations team
Adara staff: David Walker
David Walker

Head of Information Technology

Robyn Farrell

Head of Legal

Sofia Psarros

Legal Intern

Therese Ring
Therese Ring

CRM Data Entry Officer

Finance team
Ankita Karulkar

Accountant

Hope Asiimah
Hope Asiimah

Finance Assistant (Uganda)

Maricris Doble

Financial Controller

Molly Turner

Accounts Assistant and Administration Officer

Nancy Shrestha

Senior Accountant

Sandra Azoora

Finance Clerk (Uganda)

Sonam Tsomo
Sonam Tsomo

Finance Manager (Nepal)

Sunita Paudel
Sunita Thapa

Finance Manager (Nepal)

Adara Development Board

Adara Board: Audette Exel AO
Audette Exel AO

Chair of all Adara entities

Adara Board: Andrea McCormick
Andrea McCormick

Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Adara Board: Dawa Lama Thapa
Dawa Lama Thapa

Director of Adara Development (Nepal)

Adara Board: Derek Stapley
Derek Stapley

Trustee of Adara Development (UK)

Adara Board: Cyril Engmann
Dr Cyril Engmann

Director of Adara Development (USA)

Adara Board: Dr Peter Waiswa
Dr Peter Waiswa

Director of Adara Development (Uganda)

Adara Board: Edith G Conyers
Edith G Conyers

Trustee of Adara Development (Bermuda)

Ilana Atlas AO

Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Jo Brennan

Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Adara Board: Kate Vacher
Kate Vacher

Trustee of Adara Development (UK)

Adara Board: Ken Finch
Ken Finch

Director of Adara Development (Uganda)

Adara Board: Philippe Rouja
Philippe Rouja

Trustee of Adara Development (Bermuda)

Adara Board: Sharmila Onta
Sharmila Onta

Director of Adara Development (Nepal)

Shelia Brown

Trustee of Adara Development (Bermuda)

Adara Board: Susan Burns
Susan Burns

Director of Adara Development (Uganda) Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Adara Board: Tom Glynn
Tom Glynn

Director of Adara Development (USA)

Adara Board: Uddhav Raj Poudyal
Uddhav Raj Poudyal

Director of Adara Development (Nepal)

Adara Board: Yangchen Lama
Yangchen Lama

Director of Adara Development (USA)

Adara Stewardship Council

Active champions and former directors of Adara Development comprise the Adara Stewardship Council

Adara Board: Laini Liberman
Laini Liberman

Former Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Richard Houghton

Former Director of Adara Development (UK)

Adara Board: Richard West
Richard West

Former Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Adara Board: Thomas Dickson
Thomas R Dickson

Former Director of Adara Development (USA)

Adara Partners

Panel Members

Adara Partners crosses competitive boundaries and brings together some of the most senior leaders in the corporate advisory industry who jointly lead engagements as Panel Members. Undiluted access to these individuals working collaboratively on a mandate is not otherwise available in the market.

Core Adara Partners team
Adara staff: Audette Exel AO
Audette Exel AO

Chief Executive Officer

Adara staff: Andrea McCormick
Andrea McCormick

Director and Senior Advisor

Melissa Rourke

Executive Assistant to the CEO

Kristi Cashman

Director, Corporate Advisory

Peter Graf

Debt Specialist

Robyn Farrell

Head of Legal

Tara Christensen

EY Ambassador

Adara Advisors

Adara staff: Audette Exel AO
Audette Exel AO

Chief Executive Officer

Adara staff: Andrea McCormick
Andrea McCormick

Director and Senior Advisor

Kristi Cashman

Director, Corporate Advisory

Robyn Farrell

Head of Legal

Adara staff: Sarah Lecoutre
Sarah Lecoutre

Chief Financial Officer