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
Pralhad Dhakal
Remote Community Development & Nepal Country Director
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