Representing more than 20 countries, HarvestPlus staff bring many years of experience from both the public and private sectors to address the problem of micronutrient malnutrition. HarvestPlus staff are based at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), Colombia or the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C. Many staff are posted in countries where HarvestPlus plans to release micronutrient-rich staple crops. An interdisciplinary Program Management Team (PMT) oversees organizational activities.

Staff are listed by program area

Director’s Office

Howarth Bouis
Director (PMT Member)

Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer
Deputy Director, Operations (PMT Member)

Markus Palenberg
Program Strategy Advisor (PMT Member)

Amy Saltzman
Communications Specialist

Communications

Yassir Islam
Head, Communications (PMT Member)

Hannah Guedenet
Communications Specialist

Crop Development

Wolfgang H. Pfeiffer
Acting Manager, Crop Development

Joe Tohme
Nutritional Genomics Manager (PMT Member)

Meike Andersson
Crop Development Specialist

Tajinder Bharaj
Asia Consultant

Lida De La Hoz
Systems Analyst

Jorge Mario Quiceno
Administrative Assistant II

Crop Delivery

Democratic Republic of Congo

Sylvain Bidiaka
Crop Delivery Specialist, DRC, Cassava

Antoine Kanyenga Lubobo
Crop Delivery Specialist, DRC, Beans

Nigeria

Paul Ilona
Country Manager (PMT Member)

Rwanda

Lister Katsvairo
Country Manager (PMT Member)

Uganda

Anna-Marie Ball
Country Manager (PMT Member)

Joseph Paschal Bbemba
Market and Product Development Specialist

Sylvia Magezi
Project Coordinator/Demand Creation Specialist

Charles Musoke
Seed Systems Specialist

Zambia

Eliab Simpungwe
Country Manager (PMT Member)

Bangladesh

Rezaul Karim
Crop Delivery Specialist, Bangladesh, Rice

India

Kedar Rai
Director, India Agricultural Research

Binu Cherian
Head, Pearl Millet Delivery

Suja Johnson
Administrative Associate

I.S. Khairwal
Senior Advisor

Pakistan

Qadir Baloch
Crop Delivery Specialist, Pakistan, Wheat

Impact and Policy

Ekin Birol
Impact and Policy Manager (PMT Member)

Dorene Asare-Marfo
Research Analyst

John (Jack) Fiedler
Senior Research Fellow

Keith Lividini
Senior Research Assistant

Adewale Oparinde
Postdoctoral Fellow

Nutrition

Erick Boy
Nutrition Manager (PMT Member)

Fabiana Moura
Research Fellow

Mourad Moursi
Postdoctoral Fellow

Saima Zaman
Senior Research Assistant

Administration

Jackie Jen
Administrative Coordinator

Brittany Leoboldt
Senior Administrative Coordinator

Luis Fernando Osorio
Grants Financial Officer

Jocelyn (Olyn) Panlilio
Budget Coordinator

Sonia Penafiel
Contracts and Grants Administrator

Juliana Rivas
Financial Officer