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
Director of Knowledge Sharing and Strategic Partnerships
Caitlin McGrath
Director of Impact and Best Practice
Daniel Kabugo
Director of Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
Jessica Kubowicz
Director of Partnerships
Pralhad Dhakal
Director of Remote Community Development
Sarah Lecoutre
Chief Financial Officer
Maternal, Newborn & Child Health Team
Aisha Namuli
Office Cleaner
Caroline Akomolot
Maternal Health Manager
Christine Otai
Senior Newborn Advisor
Cornety Nakiganda
Hospital to Home Community Midwife
Frank Migadde
Procurement and Compliance Manager
Hilda Namakula
Newborn Health Manager
Hope Asiimah
Senior Finance Assistant (Uganda)
Josephine Mbabazi
Office and Operations Manager (Uganda)
Margaret Nabaweesi
Adara Youth Community Centre Social Worker
Racheal Hope Baluka
Housekeeping & Administration Assistant
Samuel Semakula
Early Intervention Manger
Sandra Azoora
Finance Clerk
Solomon Ndozereho
Office Driver
Remote Community Development Team
Angjuk Lama
Programmes Director
Bimala Nepali
Office Helper
Dhana Shahi
Infrastructure Projects Assistant
Gagan Rokaya
Agriculture Project 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
Pushpa Bam
Accounts and Administration Coordinator
Ramesh Bhandari
Infrastructure Projects Coordinator
Resham Bahadur Khatri
Logistics Coordinator
Sajina Dangol
Senior Assistant
Shankhar Shrestha
Office Driver
Sonam Tsomo
Finance Manager (Nepal)
Sunita Thapa
Finance Manager (Nepal)
Surya Bahadur Tamang
Office Messenger
Tsering Punor Lama
Office Helper
IMPACT and best practice
Amy Szacilo
Innovation and Best Practice Intern
Beatrice Niyonshaba
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Manager (Uganda)
Belinda Kerr
Maternal Health Education Manager
Chelsea Kuiper
Senior Research Intern
Daniel Silver
Senior Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Manager
Emmanuel Harerimana
Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (Uganda)
Heidi Nakamura
Senior Newborn Advisor
Kimber Haddix McKay
Senior Advisor Research, Innovation and Best Practice
Molly MacGuffie
Senior Clinical Support Manager
Saidah Menya
Research Officer (Uganda)
Shubhadra Shahi
Research, Monitoring & Evaluation Officer (Nepal)
Storai Sadat
Senior Risk and Sustainability Manager
Knowledge sharing
Georgia Carter
Senior Knowledge Sharing Manager
Pragya Lamsal
Remote Community Development Knowledge Sharing Manager
Evangeline Dittman
Administration Manager and Executive Assistant (USA)
Partnerships
Georgie Kershaw
Partnerships Manager
Rosie Gallagher
Senior Partnerships Manager
Communications
Laura Broker-Towart
Communications Officer
Madalyn Busby
Senior Communications Manager
Operations team
Ankita Karulkar
Accountant
David Walker
Director of Information Technology
Maricris Doble
Financial Controller
Molly Turner
Accounts Assistant and Administration Officer
Nancy Shrestha
Senior Accountant
Robyn Farrell
Director of Legal
Sofia Psarros
Legal Intern
Therese Ring
CRM Database Officer
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)
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)
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)
Richard West
Former Director of Adara Development (Australia)
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
Audette Exel AO
Chief Executive Officer
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
Audette Exel AO
Chief Executive Officer
Andrea McCormick
Director and Senior Advisor
Kristi Cashman
Director, Corporate Advisory
Robyn Farrell
Head of Legal
Sarah Lecoutre
Chief Financial Officer