
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

Susan Burns
General Counsel
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Team

Anna Cunningham
Clinical Programmes Manager

Christine Otai
Newborn National Trainer

Cornety Nakiganda
Community Midwife

Emiko Rodarte
US Office Manager

Heidi Nakamura
Senior Clinical Advisor

Hilda Namakula
Clinical Educator

Hope Asiimah
Finance Assistant

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 Manager

Bimala Nepali
Office Cook

Dhana Shahi
Junior Technical Assistant

Gagan Rokaya
Agriculture Coordinator

Hem Lata Ale
Office Coordinator

Kanjok Lama
Education Manager

Kelsang Tsering
Amchi, Tibetan Medicine

Kumari Shrestha
Office Cook

Kyamma Lama
Health Coordinator

Menuka Rai
Health and Medical Manager

Mun Bahadur Thapa
Office Dai

Nutup Lama
Office Messenger

Pasang Sherpa
Kathmandu and Ghyangfedi Projects Manager

Pema Ramla Lama
Youth Supervisor

Purna Bahadur Tamang
Office Gardener

Pushpa Bam
Bookkeeper & Office Manager

Ramesh Bhandari
Technical Assistant

Resham Bahadur Khatri
School Social Worker & Logistics Coordinator

Shankhar Shrestha
Office Driver

Sonam Tsomo
Finance Officer

Sunita Thapa
Finance Manager

Surya Bahadur Tamang
Office Messenger

Tsering Punor Lama
Office Didi
Innovation, learning & evaluation team

Andres Cabrera Flamini
Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Beatrice Niyonshaba
Uganda Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager

Caitlin McGrath
Senior Programmes Manager

Shubhadra Shahi
Nepal Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Partnerships & Communications team

Jessica Millar
Senior Partnerships Manager

Lauren Swift
Partnerships Manager

Madalyn Busby
Communications Manager

Rosie Gallagher
Partnerships Manager
Operations team

Charlotte Wylie
MinterEllison Ambassador (Legal)

David Walker
Head of Information Technology

Miriam Sadler
Administration Manager and HR Coordinator

Robyn Farrell
Senior Lawyer

Therese Ring
CRM Data Entry Officer

Vanessa Lamborn
MinterEllison Ambassador (Legal)
Finance team

Nancy Shrestha
Senior Accountant

Shraddha Sapkota
Assistant Accountant
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)

Laini Liberman
Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Philippe Rouja
Trustee of Adara Development (Bermuda)

Richard West
Director of Adara Development (Australia)

Sharmila Onta
Director of Adara Development (Nepal)

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 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

Charlotte Wylie
MinterEllison Ambassador

Kristi Cashman
Senior Associate Corporate Advisory

Laura Sampson
Corporate Advisory Director

Melissa Rourke
Executive Assistant to the CEO

Susan Burns
General Counsel

Peter Graf
Debt Specialist

Robyn Farrell
Senior Lawyer

Vanessa Lomborn
MinterEllison Ambassador
Adara Advisors

Audette Exel AO
Chief Executive Officer

Andrea McCormick
Director and Senior Advisor

Charlotte Wylie
MinterEllison Ambassador

Sarah Lecoutre
Chief Financial Officer

Susan Burns
General Counsel

Robyn Farrell
Senior Lawyer

Vanessa Lamborn
MinterEllison Ambassador