Luke Waggoner is a former senior democracy and governance specialist at Chemonics.
Heather Goldsmith was formerly the human rights advisor for the Asia Business Unit.
Alejandro Ruiz-Acevedo
Chief of Party, Inclusive Justice Project
Alejandro Ruiz-Acevedo currently serves as the chief of party on Inclusive Justice project in Colombia, after concluding his stewardship of the preceding Justice for a Sustainable Peace project in Colombia. He is an experienced chief of…
Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares
Director, New Business Development, Latin America and the Caribbean
Ariana Szepesi-Colmenares, a citizen security and governance specialist with 13 years of international development experience, serves as Chemonics’ Director for New Business Development in Latin America and the Caribbean, overseeing business development across a wide array…
Manisha Aryal
Global Practice Lead, Digital Development
Manisha Aryal is a development practitioner with more than 25 years of experience in designing and implementing ICT-enabled programs globally. In her current role as the Global Practice Lead for Digital Development, she spearheads the company’s…
Jennifer Burdett
Director, Europe and Eurasia Regional Business Unit
Jennifer Burdett is a development specialist with 18 years of experience designing and managing donor-funded programs in the education and governance sectors. Her areas of expertise include rule of law, anti-corruption, and civil society strengthening. She…
Enrique Betancourt
Director, Citizen Security Initiative
Enrique Betancourt is the director of the Citizens Security Initiative at Chemonics, where he contributes to a portfolio of citizen security and justice projects implemented across Latin America and the Caribbean. His work focuses on establishing…
Sharon Van Pelt is the former lead for Chemonics’ Democracy and Governance Practice.
Nataliya Petrova
Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Fair, Accountable, Independent, and Responsible Judiciary Program
Nataliya Petrova is a lawyer, advocate, and media expert with 30 years of experience in legal representation, judicial training, legislative drafting and analysis, public policy, advocacy, and rule of law promotion in Ukraine. She has 20…
Christopher Scott
Executive Vice President
Executive Vice President Christopher Scott has more than 20 years of experience managing international development projects. Christopher currently oversees Chemonics’ global health and supply chain portfolio. In that capacity, he leads efforts to implement sustainable supply chains,…
David Vaughn
Chief of Party
David Vaughn is an attorney with more than 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating legal and judicial reform projects throughout Europe and Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America. He acted as rule of law…