
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
Uganda Country Director

Kimber Haddix McKay
Senior Advisor – Innovation & Best Practice

Sarah Lecoutre
Chief Financial Officer
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Team

Aisha Namuli
Office Cleaner

Anna Cunningham
Clinical Programmes Manager

Caroline Akomolot
Maternal Health Trainer

Christine Otai
Newborn National Trainer

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
Clinical Educator

Josephine Mbabazi
Office Administrator (Uganda)

Margaret Nabaweesi
Social Worker

Molly MacGuffie
Clinical Programmes Manager

Noelle Simpson
Global Health Manager

Racheal Hope Baluka
Housekeeping & Administration Assistant

Samuel Semakula
Early Intervention Coordinator

Solomon Ndozereho
Driver
Remote Community Development Team

Angjuk Lama
Nepal Programme Director

Bimala Nepali
Office Helper

Dhana Shahi
Infrastructure Projects Assistant

Gagan Rokaya
Agriculture Coordinator

Kanjok Lama
Education Projects Manager

Kalsang Tsering
Amchi Projects Manager

Kumari Shrestha
Senior Office Helper

Kyamma Lama
Health Projects Coordinator

Menuka Rai
Health Projects Manager

Mun Bahadur Thapa
Office Helper

Nutup Lama
Office Messenger

Pasang Sherpa
Education Project Manager – Ghyangfedi

Pema Choedon
Health and M&E Projects Coordinator

Pema Ramla Lama
Youth Projects Coordinator

Purna Bahadur Tamang
Office Gardener

Pragya Lamsal
Knowledge Sharing Manager (Nepal)

Pushpa Bam
Bookkeeper & Office Manager

Ramesh Bhandari
Infrastructure Project Coordinator

Resham Bahadur Khatri
Logistics Coordinator

Shankhar Shrestha
Office Driver

Surya Bahadur Tamang
Office Messenger

Tsering Punor Lama
Office Helper
IMPACT, INNOVATION, AND MONITORING & EVALUATION TEAM

Beatrice Niyonshaba
Uganda Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Caitlin McGrath
Senior Programmes Manager

Chelsea Kuiper
Graduate Intern

Daniel Silver
Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Emmanuel Harerimana
Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant

Kimberly Kancir
Graduate Intern

Saidah Menya
Uganda Research Officer

Shubhadra Shahi
Nepal Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Storai Sadat
Senior Business Analyst – Programmes
Partnerships & Communications team

Georgie Kershaw
Partnerships Manager

Jessica Kubowicz
Senior Partnerships Manager

Laura Broker-Towart
Communications Officer

Madalyn Busby
Communications Manager

Rosie Gallagher
Partnerships Manager
Operations team

Anthony Lombardo
MinterEllison Ambassador

David Walker
Head of Information Technology

Miriam Sadler
Administration Manager/ People and Culture Coordinator

Robyn Farrell
Head of Legal

Sofia Psarros
Legal Intern

Therese Ring
CRM Data Entry Officer
Finance team

Hope Asiimah
Finance Assistant (Uganda)

Maricris Doble
Financial Controller

Molly Turner
Accounts Assistant

Nancy Shrestha
Senior Accountant

Sandra Azoora
Finance Clerk (Uganda)

Sonam Tsomo
Finance Manager (Nepal)

Sunita Thapa
Finance Manager (Nepal)
Adara Development Board

Audette Exel AO
Chair of all Adara entities

Andrea McCormick
Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Dawa Lama Thapa
Director of Adara Development (Nepal)

Derek Stapley
Trustee of Adara Development (UK)

Dr Cyril Engmann
Director of Adara Development (USA)

Dr Peter Waiswa
Director of Adara Development (Uganda)

Edith G Conyers
Trustee of Adara Development (Bermuda)

Ilana Atlas AO
Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Jo Brennan
Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Kate Vacher
Trustee of Adara Development (UK)

Ken Finch
Director of Adara Development (Uganda)

Philippe Rouja
Trustee of Adara Development (Bermuda)

Richard West
Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Sharmila Onta
Director of Adara Development (Nepal)

Shelia Brown
Trustee of Adara Development (Bermuda)

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

Thomas R Dickson
Director of Adara Development (USA)

Tom Glynn
Director of Adara Development (USA)

Uddhav Raj Poudyal
Director of Adara Development (Nepal)

Yangchen Lama
Director of Adara Development (USA)
Adara Stewardship Council
Active champions and former directors of Adara Development comprise the Adara Stewardship Council

Laini Liberman
Former Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Richard Houghton
Former Director of Adara Development (UK)
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

Audette Exel AO
Chief Executive Officer

Andrea McCormick
Director and Senior Advisor

Anthony Lombardo
MinterEllison Ambassador

Avish Amin
Associate Director, Corporate Advisory

Bhumika Ladhani
EY ambassador

Melissa Rourke
Executive Assistant to the CEO

Kristi Cashman
Director, Corporate Advisory

Peter Graf
Debt Specialist

Robyn Farrell
Head of Legal
Adara Advisors

Audette Exel AO
Chief Executive Officer

Andrea McCormick
Director and Senior Advisor

Kristi Cashman
Director, Corporate Advisory

Anthony Lombardo
MinterEllison Ambassador

Bhumika Ladhani
EY Ambassador

Robyn Farrell
Head of Legal

Sarah Lecoutre
Chief Financial Officer