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
Daniel Kabugo
Uganda Country Director
Heidi Nakamura
Global Health Director
Kimber Haddix McKay
Senior Advisor – Innovation & Best Practice
Melanie Champion
Chief Operating Officer
Pralhad Dhakal
Remote Community Development & Nepal Country Director
Susan Burns
General Counsel
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Team
Anna Cunningham
Clinical Programmes Manager
Brandie Giles
Clinical Programmes Assistant
Brooke Magnusson
Senior Manager, Global Health
Christine Otai
Newborn National Trainer
Cornety Nakiganda
Community Midwife
Emiko Rodarte
US Office Manager
Hilda Namakula
Clinical Educator
Hope Asiimah
Finance Assistant
Josephine Mbabazi
Office Administrator (Uganda)
Margaret Nabaweesi
Social Worker
Racheal Hope Baluka
Housekeeping & Administration Assistant
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 Paudel
Finance Manager
Surya Bahadur Tamang
Office Messenger
Tsering Punor Lama
Office Didi
Innovation, learning & evaluation team
Beatrice Niyonshaba
Uganda Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Caitlin Barrett
Senior Programmes Manager
Dr Mohan Paudel
Monitoring & Evaluation Manager
Shubhadra Shashi
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
David Walker
Head of Information Technology
Lauren Topper
MinterEllison Ambassador (Legal)
Miriam Sadler
Administration Officer
Therese Ring
CRM Data Entry Officer
Finance team
Michelle de la Porte
Deloitte Ambassador (Finance)
Nancy Shrestha
Accountant
Sarah Lecoutre
Group Financial Controller
Shraddha Sapkota
Assistant Accountant
Adara Development Board
Audette Exel AO
Chair of all Adara entities
Andrea McCormick
Director of Adara Development (Australia)
Andrew Della Casa
Trustee of Adara Development (UK)
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)
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
Kristos Kavrakoudis
Research Associate
Laura Sampson
Corporate Advisory Director
Lauren Topper
MinterEllison Ambassador
Melanie Champion
Chief Operating Officer
Melissa Rourke
Executive Assistant to the CEO
Richard Long
Senior Commercial Advisor
Susan Burns
General Counsel
Peter Graf
Debt Specialist
Adara Advisors
Audette Exel AO
Chief Executive Officer
Andrea McCormick
Director and Senior Advisor
Lauren Topper
MinterEllison Ambassador
Melanie Champion
Chief Operating Officer
Sarah Lecoutre
Group Financial Controller
Susan Burns
General Counsel