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Vaisnavi Gnanasekaran
Vaisnavi is an international development professional who has worked in both North America and South East Asia. She has experience in academic research and monitoring and evaluation for multilateral programmes. Vaisnavi enjoys working with qualitative and quantitative data to explore the means of improving the impact of programmes, and has monitoring and evaluation experience in […]
Zsuzsa Molnar
Zsuzsa Molnar is Program Manager for DOT in Budapest, Hungary, where she coordinates programming and community relationships with DOT’s private sector partners. Zsuzsa holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from Budapest Business University, and a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Diplomacy from Lancaster University. Before joining DOT, Zsuzsa had worked for the UN, many […]
Pamela Cisneros
Pamela Cisneros is Program Manager for DOT in Ecuador. Pamela holds a Bachelor’s degree in Foreign Trade and Customs, and a Master’s degree in International Business from Camilo José Cela University. She has experience in international project management and academia that accelerates and deepens DOT’s community impact with IBM in Ecuador. Pamela has previously worked in the […]
Valeria Gonzales
Valeria Gonzales joined DOT in 2016 and is Program Manager for DOT in Peru and Argentina, where she supports private sector partnerships and community relationships. She holds a degree in Expressive Arts Therapy and a Masters degree in Coaching & Consulting. Valeria has over ten years experience in Project Management and working with multicultural teams in the corporate […]
Liesl Mulholland
Based in Nova Scotia, Canada, Liesl is Program Manager for DOT in Halifax, Canada, where she coordinates programming and community relationships with DOT’s private sector partners. She is a Certified International Trade Professional and holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sussex, and a Master’s degree in Diplomacy, Law and Global Change from […]
Fredrick H. Semainda
Frederick Semainda is the director and co-founder of Tanzania Youth Espouse for Gender and Development (TYEGD). He is a champion of the Sustainable Development Goals, and passionate about gender equality, peace, human rights, and justice. Frederick has trained hundreds of members of his community in entrepreneurship and digital skills as a #DOTYouth. Frederick shares, “I […]
Marwa Harb
Marwa Harb provides digital skills and entrepreneurship training to youth and refugees in Lebanon. She works with DOT Lebanon’s Innovation Labs network, where she specializes in supporting community members to build mobile apps. She is a former math teacher and #DOTYouth alumni. Marwa shares, “As a member of DOT’s YouthLAB, I will highlight the problems […]
Daliah Hasan Akileh
Daliah Hasan Akileh is a young Jordanian who is passionate about empowering youth to reach their full potential. She is a chemical engineer, #DOTYouth alumni, and motivational speaker. Daliah shares, “I am very excited to be a member of DOT’s YouthLAB, which will expand my knowledge and help me provide youth with the support they […]
Eric Edem Agbana
Eric Edem Agbana is a young Ghanaian education activist, social entrepreneur, and radio personality. He is co-founder of the United Volunteers Network, an organization that is working to make quality education accessible to rural children in Ghana. He has been recognized as one of Ghana’s top 60 rising young leaders. Eric shares, “Being a member […]
Mekedes Bogale
Mekedes Bogale is a young Ethiopian with a background in law and community development. She is a #DOTYouth alumni who has trained hundreds of young men and women in her community in entrepreneurship and digital skills. Mekedes shares, “As a DOT Youth and young person myself, I have first-hand experience with the issues young people […]