Rene R. Vidallo, Program Specialist, Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Prior to IIRR, Rene provided the research needs of the Philippine Miserior Partners, Inc. (PMPI) particularly on understanding small-scale mining operations in the country as a Researcher (Consultant basis). Rene also served as Senior Technical Officer I to the National Anti-Poverty Commission, mainly responsible in providing technical support to the Basic Sectors in carrying out, among others coordination, facilitation, and documentation work. Rene worked for Tambuyog Development Center as the Assistant Information, Communication, Education (IEC) Advocacy Officer (2006-2007) and Research and Publication Specialist (2010-2011) for the project Radyo Tambuyog, an IEC program geared towards educating coastal communities with the use of radio as a medium. From 2002 to 2005, Rene worked with Center for Environmental Concerns as Coordinator, Environmental Research and Development Unit; he oversees the over-all conduct of community-initiated researches, implementation of programs and plans of the unit.
Rene obtained his Bachelor of Science in Forestry, major in Social Forestry from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. He is a licensed Forester.
Enrico M. Caja, Project Coordinator, Health and Nutrition
Enrico has more than 20 years of work experience in the government and non-government organizations. Before joining IIRR, he was a consultant for the Philippine NGO Support Program/International AIDS Alliance Project and Swedish Assisted Project on Drug and Human Trafficking Prevention. In 2010, he was a HIV AIDS Consultant, Illicit Human and Drug Trafficking Prevention Program where he designed strategies and co-managed the implementation of the program along the Kumning-Lao Cai Border. He also worked as the HIV Specialist for the Global Fund Against AIDS, TB and Malaria-Country Coordinating Mechanism Alternate Sectoral Representative – Alliance Technical Support Hub/ Phansup as an alternate representative of the Director. From 2005 to 2008, he worked in Vietnam as the HIV/AIDS Specialist/Coordinator under the GIPA Project of the United Nations Development Program-Vietnam, mainly responsible in coordinating programs related to Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV.
Enrico has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from the Saint Louis University in Baguio City.
Zerihun Lemma, CMDRR Regional Advisor
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Zerihun Lemma Damenu is currently working with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), as the Capacity Development Outreach Coordinator (CDO) in Ethiopia. Zerihun graduated with and MA degree in “ Curriculum and Instruction” and has an over 25 years experience in managing education and various other social sector projects. He has conducted extensive work involving planning, research, analysis, implementation and assessment of various integrated project works. He has worked both at the grassroots and donor level. At the local level, he has assessed and liaised with diverse Government offices, NGOs and NGO constituencies for the purposes of collaboration.
At IIRR Zerihun heads the Capacity Development Activities in Ethiopia while also specializing in facilitation of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Project Management including Monitoring and Evaluation. He is the lead person in Ethiopia in supporting and Coordinating Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives in the Pastoral areas of Ethiopia.
Designing and conducting international and local level trainings has given him extensive experience in capacity building to local and international institutions in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa such as in Somali land, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Zerihun has also been involved in the production of educational and training materials as well as publication of various documentations through a writeshop approach which is one of the specialties of IIRR. He was among the lead persons in the production of adult education learning materials, for all levels, during his service for the Ministry of National Defense in Ethiopia. Within the NGOs sector, mainly using the USAID fund for Ethiopia, he has contributed in the preparation of series of training materials on relevant topics; among others, community mobilization for development and social change, project proposal preparation, school-community-partnership, girls’ role in school governance and gender related topics. Within IIRR he has coordinated and led on various major writeshop events and greatly contributed for the publication of “Pastoralist Land Tenure and Use Policy in Ethiopia” and “Culture at the Crossroad “books in Ethiopia. Zerihun has strong experience in guiding development institutions in the formulation, management and troubleshooting of implementation grants. He has a keen ability to plan, manage and keep-up capacity building projects on target.
Mahdi Anur Daud, Program Officer
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Mahdi Daud joins IIRR as program Officer; He will be responsible for supporting the new Sudan projects.
Mr. Mahdi Daud is a Sudanese National from the Nuba Mountains. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from Aljzira University. He speaks both the local languages, fluent in Arabic and English. Prior to joining IIRR, Mr. Mahdi was the Education Coordinator for Nuba Relief Rehabilitation and Development Organization (NRRDO).
He has six years of experience in Community Mobilization, Environmental Education, Food Security and Livelihood and has worked with both local and international non-governmental organizations.
Brianna Plaza, Development Associate
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Office: +1-212-880-9140
Brianna has 3 years of professional and educational experience in nonprofit fundraising and research. Previous to joining IIRR, she worked with Insight Cuba, an organization dedicated to providing legal, people-to-people cultural exchanges in Cuba. Prior to that, she interned with Share Our World promoting culture sharing for low-income students in the Northeast and abroad; and with RedLight Children to end human trafficking. She has also interned with The International Rescue Committee in their Silver Spring, MD and Tucson, AZ offices. She has a Master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Relations with concentrations in Human Rights and Conflict Management from Seton Hall University and a Certificate of Global Philanthropy from NYU. She also has a Bachelor’s of Science in Diplomacy and International Relations, and a Bachelor’s of Arts in Modern Languages, with concentrations in Spanish and French. She hails from Tucson, Arizona.
Patrick Nalere, Regional Director, Africa
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Julius Nyangaga, Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Manager
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IIRR is thrilled to welcome Julius Nyangaga as the Regional Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager. He has extensive experience in advising research and development programmes to deliver outcomes and impact, and in particular has been facilitating Outcome Mapping processes for a number of years. He has led the delivery of multiple M&E services and products, especially the integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Victor Kelachukwu Igbokwe, Program Assistant Disaster Risk Reduction
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Victor Kelachukwu Igbokwe is a graduate of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (Nigeria) and Master of Arts in Human Rights and Conflict Management (Italy). Disaster Risk Reduction Courses (World Bank Institute)
He is a determined, polished and self motivated person with a bright and good team spirit which makes him able to adapt and work harmoniously in multi- cultural/multi- ethnic setting to achieve set objectives.
Between 2008 and 2011, Victor worked as a Project officer (Peace Building and Conflict Management) with YARAC Centre in Nigeria in partnership with Action Aid Nigeria where he implemented an integrated development and community driven program using the Rights Based Approach focusing on Women and children’s rights whilst gaining practical experience in crisis prone areas.
Victor has over time built skills in training in Conflict transformation, Leadership and Governance, Environment, Research and Advocacy, Participatory Monitory and Evaluation, Participatory Methodologies and strategic planning techniques.
Hailemichel Tadesse, CDO Assistant
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Mahlet Haileyesus, HARVEST Project Assistant
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Andrew Kasule, Driver
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Ocaya Bosco, Security Guard
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Robert Wotsomu, Security Guard
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Evelyn A. Amone, Finance and Administration Officer
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Jackson Muhindo, Program Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation
Jackson joined IIRR in the summer of 2011 as our Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation Program Officer.
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Isaac Bwire, Education & Food Security Program Officer
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Isaac’s passion is to provide services that contribute to the promotion of rights of the marginalized particularly youth, children and women through facilitation of strategic planning processes, promotion of education, capacity building and training for local institutions working in the areas of human rights and HIV/AIDS prevention and mitigation to enhance national and community development.
He has management experience in educational institutions and community development programmes and has extensive training in organizational development, strategic planning, resource mobilization, leadership and governance, and advocacy
Isaac joins IIRR with over 14 years experience in implementing programmes on gender based violence prevention, food security, economic empowerment and pastoralist education. Before joining us, Isaac was a Programme Manager with Mara Foundation and before that Programme Manager with Empower Children and Communities against Abuse (ECCA) from 2006 to 2010 and a Director for the Education Program with Children’s Welfare Mission, Uganda from 2001 to 2005 implementing both formal and informal skills training for youth, along with developing and managing programmes. He has also taught for several years.
Isaac holds a Masters Degree in Education Management and Planning, a post graduate diploma in Human Resource Management and a Bachelors of Education degree.
Fasika Ferede, ESEY Project Manager
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Zerihun Lemma, Country Manager
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Zerihun Lemma Damenu is currently working with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), as the Capacity Development Outreach Coordinator (CDO) in Ethiopia. Zerihun graduated with and MA degree in “ Curriculum and Instruction” and has an over 25 years experience in managing education and various other social sector projects. He has conducted extensive work involving planning, research, analysis, implementation and assessment of various integrated project works. He has worked both at the grassroots and donor level. At the local level, he has assessed and liaised with diverse Government offices, NGOs and NGO constituencies for the purposes of collaboration.
At IIRR Zerihun heads the Capacity Development Activities in Ethiopia while also specializing in facilitation of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Project Management including Monitoring and Evaluation. He is the lead person in Ethiopia in supporting and Coordinating Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives in the Pastoral areas of Ethiopia.
Designing and conducting international and local level trainings has given him extensive experience in capacity building to local and international institutions in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa such as in Somali land, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Zerihun has also been involved in the production of educational and training materials as well as publication of various documentations through a writeshop approach which is one of the specialties of IIRR. He was among the lead persons in the production of adult education learning materials, for all levels, during his service for the Ministry of National Defense in Ethiopia. Within the NGOs sector, mainly using the USAID fund for Ethiopia, he has contributed in the preparation of series of training materials on relevant topics; among others, community mobilization for development and social change, project proposal preparation, school-community-partnership, girls’ role in school governance and gender related topics. Within IIRR he has coordinated and led on various major writeshop events and greatly contributed for the publication of “Pastoralist Land Tenure and Use Policy in Ethiopia” and “Culture at the Crossroad “books in Ethiopia. Zerihun has strong experience in guiding development institutions in the formulation, management and troubleshooting of implementation grants. He has a keen ability to plan, manage and keep-up capacity building projects on target.
Reuben Chavodo Khalwale, Driver-Pastoralist Education Program
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Joseph Irungu, Field Project Manager
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Jacquiline Wattimah, Kenya PEP Manager
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Guyo Golicha, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Officer
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Stanley Liuva Z. Ilolo, Driver
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Nyachomba Kariuki, Training Assistant
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Gabriel Alwanyi Bakhwenya, Office Assistant
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Eric Njoroge Mwaura, Regional Value Chain Manager
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Janet A. Nyaoro, Regional Applied Learning Manager
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Mengistu Edo, Regional Education Advisor
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Grace Wanjiku Kinyanjui, Administration and Logistics Officer
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Rahab Ngumba-Njoroge, Kenya Country Director
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Kenya Country Director. Rahab holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Development, a BSc Degree in Business Management, a diploma in Sales and Marketing, and an Advanced Certificate in Adult Learning Methodologies.
Rahab has over twenty years of senior management experience spanning the public, private and non-governmental sectors at both the national and international level. She is an experienced facilitator in organizational development, local governance, rural development, participatory rural appraisal, Training of Trainers, community-managed disaster risk reduction, project management, resource mobilization, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and gender, among others. In addition, she has worked with many local communities to undertake grassroots-level planning, implementation and evaluation. Over the years, Rahab has worked extensively with international NGOs and governments to provide institutional and technical support
Saiyana Lembara, Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction Officer
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Saiyana Lembara, Community managed Disaster Risk Reduction Officer
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James Agisa Abuga, Assistant Accountant
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Stallon John Kamau, Finance Manager
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Miriam Ningome Bwika, Regional Human Resources Manager
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Ebisa Gashu, ESEY Project Officer
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Mary Ann B. Llanza, Program Specialist, Development Communications
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Mary Ann has more than ten years of experience and involvement with regional and national non-governmental organizations mainly in information, education and communication. Prior to joining IIRR, Mary Ann was the Advocacy and Communications Officer for the Asia Pacific Alliance for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (APA) based in Bangkok. Her main role was to implement the advocacy and communications strategy of the organization. She has also served as Information Communications Officer of the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) based in Chiang Mai, Thailand and the Communications and Training Officer for the Philippines-Australia Land Administration and Management Program, a project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in the Philippines.
Mary Ann obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications, with a major in Journalism from the University of the Philippines College Baguio and has completed masters-level classes in Creative Writing at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.
Luningning B. Reyes, Administrative Assistant
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Joycen D. Sabio, Training Assistant
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Raul A. Mojica, Waterworks Services Staff
Joel C. Lantero, Electrical/Telecom Services Staff
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Edward A. Iglesias, Housekeeper
Sheilah S. Vergara, Program Specialist, Training & Capacity Development
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Sheilah Sanvictores-Vergara
Sheilah, currently the Training and Capacity Building Specialist at IIRR’s Regional Center for Asia (RCA), has an extensive experience in program and project management and has worked in the private sector, government and non-government organizations for the past 22 years. She has been involved in programs and projects that addresses poverty alleviation using innovative approaches for health and nutrition improvement, community managed disaster risk reduction, agribusiness and enterprise development, natural resource management, microfinance, aquaculture and agricultural production and farming systems and credit analysis and evaluation, She also has extensive experience in conducting monitoring and evaluation, training, capacity building and organizational learning and development, proposal development, preparation of case studies, feasibility studies, training manuals, research papers and other materials for publications. She is also highly experienced in doing advocacy work and networking with academic and research institutions, local government units, foundations, non-government organizations and local and international funding agencies.
Sheilah holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Bachelor’s Degree in Development Communication from the University of the Philippines Los Baños. She also has Ph.D. units in Environmental Science and Management from the same university.
Irish Baguilat, Project Staff, Food Security, Asset Building, & Sustainable Wealth Creation
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Imelda V. Gonzalez, Finance Officer
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Imelda, is a Finance Officer for Yen Center Operation. She joined the Institute in 1990. A native of the Philippines.
She has a Masters degree in Business Administration and her Bachelors degree in Business Administration, major in Accounting. She is working full time in the Institute while pursuing her masteral studies during weekends for 2 consecutive years.
Gina M. Cantada, Guest Relations Assistant
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Noreen F. Vergara, Development and Marketing Officer
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Gonzalo S. Servano, Jr., Project Staff, Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change Adaptation
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Tilahun Haile, Knowledge Management Officer
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Pamela B. Nyamutoka Katooro, Country Director, Uganda
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Magnolia M. Rosimo, Learning Community Coordinator - Philippines
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Gebreselassie Wubneh, Logistics Officer
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Bezunesh Seboka, Administration Officer
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Aragaw Hailu, Accountant
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Mekbib Mamo, Project Assistant
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Tadelle Major, Office Assistant
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Hailu Meskela, Pastoralist Education Project Coordinator
Zerihun Lemma, Capacity Development Outreach Coordinator
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Zerihun Lemma Damenu is currently working with the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR), as the Capacity Development Outreach Coordinator (CDO) in Ethiopia. Zerihun graduated with and MA degree in “ Curriculum and Instruction” and has an over 25 years experience in managing education and various other social sector projects. He has conducted extensive work involving planning, research, analysis, implementation and assessment of various integrated project works. He has worked both at the grassroots and donor level. At the local level, he has assessed and liaised with diverse Government offices, NGOs and NGO constituencies for the purposes of collaboration.
At IIRR Zerihun heads the Capacity Development Activities in Ethiopia while also specializing in facilitation of Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction and Project Management including Monitoring and Evaluation. He is the lead person in Ethiopia in supporting and Coordinating Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives in the Pastoral areas of Ethiopia.
Designing and conducting international and local level trainings has given him extensive experience in capacity building to local and international institutions in Ethiopia and elsewhere in Africa such as in Somali land, Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Zerihun has also been involved in the production of educational and training materials as well as publication of various documentations through a writeshop approach which is one of the specialties of IIRR. He was among the lead persons in the production of adult education learning materials, for all levels, during his service for the Ministry of National Defense in Ethiopia. Within the NGOs sector, mainly using the USAID fund for Ethiopia, he has contributed in the preparation of series of training materials on relevant topics; among others, community mobilization for development and social change, project proposal preparation, school-community-partnership, girls’ role in school governance and gender related topics. Within IIRR he has coordinated and led on various major writeshop events and greatly contributed for the publication of “Pastoralist Land Tenure and Use Policy in Ethiopia” and “Culture at the Crossroad “books in Ethiopia. Zerihun has strong experience in guiding development institutions in the formulation, management and troubleshooting of implementation grants. He has a keen ability to plan, manage and keep-up capacity building projects on target.
Miheret Garuma, IT Assistant
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Mengistu Edo, Regional Education Advisor
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Seble Daniel, Training Officer
Africa Debebe, Program Assistant
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Seblewongel Bishaw, Project Assistant
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Firew Kefyalew, Country Director
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Firew Kefyalew joined IIRR in 2007 as IIRR’s Country Director for Ethiopia. With a background in educational psychology and organizational development, Firew has over twenty-four years of program experience throughout East Africa, including Rwanda, Kenya, Southern Sudan and Ethiopia. Embracing an approach of building on existing community strengths, Firew has been able to help shift the views of communities from a dependency and relief mindset to that of development and partnership. Previous professional experience includes Child Protection Officer for UNICEF – South Sudan; Program Development Officer for Save the Children – Sweden; Country Director for Ethiopia and Rwanda field offices of University College Cork – Ireland; and Guidance and Counseling Officer for the Ethiopian Ministry of Education. Firew has also taught courses at the National University of Rwanda. Currently, he serves the Ethiopian Psychologists’ Association as President, and International Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care. Firew is also an International Fellow (2009) of FORD Motor Company’s Program with the 92nd Street Y in New York City focused on Leadership in a Changing World.
Emilita M. Oro, Country Director, Philippines
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Dulce S. Dominguez, Administrative Assistant
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Arlita B. Rico, Finance Officer
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Arlita Balmes Rico, a finance officer at the Regional Center for Asia, has been with the institute for more than twenty five years. She works closely with the HQ Chief Accountant in the implementation of financial management systems and transactions consistent with the established policies, procedures and control systems. She performs specific activities and transactions related to general accounting, cash management, and preparation and monitoring of budget and project financial reports.
Rico has a degree in Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and she is a Filipino by nationality.
Annie G. Secretario, Regional Programs Administrative Assistant
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Maita Alida C. Ordoñez, Human Resources Coordinator
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Maita has been with IIRR for the last sixteen (16) years. She started as the Institute Nurse and now as the Human Resources Coordinator, in charge of the over-all coordination of all areas of the human resource. Prior to that, she worked with the Municipal Health Office and served as Public Health Nurse. She has Bachelors degree in Nursing. Maita is Filipino by nationality.
Marissa B. Espineli, Officer in Charge - Regional Center for Asia
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Academic Qualification – Including Major & Minor Qualification
• Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
• Master in International and Intercultural Management
• Ph. D. in Organizational Development, 12 units
• Ph.D in Applied Cosmic Anthropology, 12 units
Major Field of Engagement in IIRR
• Organizational capacity development
• Training in Development: training design, facilitation, monitoring and evaluation
• Program development and management
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Engaging stakeholders in the development and management of their projects
• Networking and partnership development
• Curriculum development for sustainable agriculture
• Facilitating writeshops
• Program/project management
• Staff supervision and administration
• Gender in development
• Participatory approaches, methods and tools such as PRA, PAR, FLE, etc.
Lara Crampe, Development Officer
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Office: +1-212-880-9140
Lara has over 10 years of experience in nonprofit management and operations ranging from environmental justice advocacy with low-income neighborhoods in Washington, DC to overseeing the US branch of an international peace organization. She joins IIRR after 5 years at the Taproot Foundation, the largest nonprofit consulting firm in the US. Prior to that, she worked with the International Rescue Committee and served as Treasurer of the Board of Directors for US Servas. She has a Masters degree in Geography concentrating on Community Development and her Bachelors degree in International Development concentrating in International Agricultural Development. She hails from West Virginia.
Alden Secretario, Chief Accountant
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Alden, a native of the Philippines, is the Chief Accountant for IIRR. Alden joined the Institute in 1997 and has been one of the major contributors to the development of the financial reporting and control procedures in the organization. Alden has comprehensive experience in all areas of accounting, auditing, computer programming and in the operation of a variety of computer software packages.
Alden’s educational background and professional achievements include: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Master in Business Administration (MBA), Bachelor of Science in Accountancy (BSA), Associate in Computer Science (ASC), Computer Programming Major in Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL) & Customer Information Control System (CICS), Visual Basic Programming with Database Structure, and Microsoft Excel Macro Programming.
Isaac B. Bekalo, President
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Born in Ethiopia, Isaac has twenty five years of practical experience in community and organizational development, management and leadership. As President of IIRR, Isaac takes a lead role in strategy formulation, organizational diagnoses and restructuring, strategic management, business plan development and monitoring and evaluation.
Isaac’s academic qualifications include a Doctoral degree in Organizational Development and Planning. While pursuing his doctoral studies, Isaac worked as a part-time lecturer in the school of Public Health and as the Coordinator of Graduate Research Programs in the Philippines.
Isaac joined IIRR in September 1989 as the Africa Regional Director and was appointed its 6th President in January 2009. Isaac built IIRR’s Africa Regional Center from scratch by mobilizing resources, building strong teams and establishing a presence in four East African countries.
Isaac has successfully co-created, adapted and replicated a participatory knowledge-management and documentation system known as the Writeshop to the extent that it is now being used by numerous international organizations that wish to document, publish and disseminate best practices. Isaac has facilitated and co-authored several leading publications as a result of the writeshop process and has trained hundreds of senior and middle level mangers and technical specialists to do the same.
