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