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Grant Thomas
Formerly DOT’s Vice President, Strategic Development, Grant continues to work closely with DOT as an Executive Officer and advisor. He is an experienced management professional with extensive international experience. He is a specialist in partnership and joint venture development and has been responsible for significant private and public sector investment in developing and transitional economies. […]
Elizabeth Mengesha
As Director of Programs and Impact, Elizabeth works with country teams to ensure the successful implementation of youth-focused innovation and entrepreneurship projects. She also contributes to DOT’s broader work in the areas of gender equality, research, and project planning and design. Elizabeth brings 10 years of experience that includes programming, research and analysis, strategic planning, […]
Heather Marshall
Heather has been working with DOT since 2008, originally as DOT‘s Executive Assistant and currently as the Senior Manager of Corporate Operations. Heather has helped manage the growth of the organization, and now takes on HR responsibilities for the DOT Ottawa team. Heather is passionate about international development and gender equality, and is inspired by […]
Elizabeth Holland
Elizabeth leads business development for DOT, supporting multisectoral partnerships and funding growth for the DOT network. A passionate advocate for community-led development and gender equality, Elizabeth has worked for community organizations in Canada and abroad. Since joining DOT in 2011, she has worked to build innovative partnerships with key stakeholders in support of DOT’s work […]
Kathy Durand
Kathy brings more than fifteen years of experience in the field of international development, with particular focus on program development and management, monitoring and evaluation, capacity development and gender equality. She has lived and worked in more than 10 countries globally, including three years as Deputy Country Director on a DFATD project in Ghana and […]
Natasha Andersen
Drawing upon more than ten years’ experience living and working in Kenya, Liberia, and Ghana, Natasha brings hands-on experience managing and implementing programs in Africa. She served as the Regional Program Manager of West Africa at Right To Play, where she oversaw a diverse range of programs addressing youth leadership, education, gender equality and child […]
Chinyere Amadi-Dufour
Chinyere leads the implementation of DOT’s monitoring and evaluation (M&E) strategy across all major projects and program areas. She supports the M&E functional teams in East Africa to design and develop M&E tools, collect and analyze data and provide accountability to donors through reporting. In addition, Chinyere coordinates and contributes to project specific research and […]
Janet Longmore
Janet Longmore is the founder and CEO of Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) and a champion for technology-driven, community-owned, and youth-led solutions in rapidly developing regions of the world. Under Janet’s leadership, DOT has developed a global network of thousands of young people who are invested in their communities as leaders of change and social innovators. […]