Staff
The Cure Blindness Project team is more than 70 members strong with people living and working around the world. Our US office is located in Norwich, Vermont. We have dedicated country teams serving Ghana, Ethiopia, India, and Nepal and Bhutan.
Our team brings a combination of skills, experiences and passion to our work. Working collaboratively, we understand how each team’s contributions allow us to meet our ambitious goal to end avoidable blindness around the world.
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Katherine “K-T” Overbey
Chief Executive Officer
United States -
Emily Newick
Chief Operating Officer
United States -
Jeff Wallace
Chief Marketing Officer
United States -
Josie Noah
Chief Program Officer
United States -
Ruth Bolan
Chief Development Officer
United States -
Dr. Liknaw Adamu
Senior Technical Advisor, Eastern Africa
Ethiopia -
Dr. James Addy
Country Director
Ghana -
Semegnew Mengestu Alem
CEO, Bahir Dar Specialty Eye Center
Ethiopia -
Lemlem Ayele
Sr. Manager, Tertiary Care & Infrastructure
Ethiopia -
Sheetal Babbar
Sr. Manager, HR & Compliance
India -
Alie Bangura
Director of IT
United States -
Punam Bhandari
Country Director, Nepal and Bhutan
Nepal -
Kevin Boyle
Senior Financial Analyst
United States -
David Brawley
Staff Accountant
United States -
Andrew Bryant
Logistics Coordinator
United States -
Rowan Burke
Director of Procurement
United States -
Brendan Callahan
Sr. Manager, Outreach Strategy & Partnerships
United States -
Andrea Callis
Director, Corporate and Foundation Engagement
United States -
Pamela Clapp
Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
United States -
Anna Davidge
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Coordinator
United States -
Jeff Doretti
Vice President, Global Talent & HR
United States -
Jackton Downard
Vice President, Finance
United States -
Ashley Ellis
Director of Marketing
United States -
Patrick Emery
Associate Vice President, Asia
India -
Meseret Fantahun
Senior Coordinator, Outreach
Ethiopia -
Aron Abraha Gidey
Staff Accountant / HR Administrator
Ethiopia -
Swapnali Gogoi
Manager, Quality
India -
Dr. Zelalem Habtamu
Country Director
Ethiopia -
Abreham Haddis
Senior Biomedical Engineer
Ethiopia -
Aklilu Haile
Program Manager, Primary Care
Ethiopia -
Beruktawit Hailu
Staff Accountant
Ethiopia -
Richelle Harklerode
Grants Manager
United States -
Danny Herrera
Major Gifts Officer
United States -
Taliah Jones
Executive Assistant / Global Talent & HR Coordinator
United States -
Pinki Katariya
Senior Coordinator, Prevention
India -
Ageru Kebede
Manager, MEL & Advocacy
Ethiopia -
Karla Klotz
Financial Controller
United States -
Umesh Kumar
Senior Coordinator, Distribution and Supplies
India -
Vasanth Kumar
Senior Director, Tertiary Care Program
India -
Kirby Landers
Manager, Tertiary Care
United States -
Natalie Landow
Development & Systems Manager
United States -
Allyson Levin
Director of Development
United States -
Jeff Lively, JD
General Counsel
United States -
Mohammed Mahey
Senior Manager, Finance and Administration
Ghana -
Teketel Mathiwos
Director, Patient Care & Prevention
Ethiopia -
Dr. Hiwot Degineh Mengistie
Chief Clinical Officer, Bahir Dar Specialty Eye Center
Ethiopia -
Fekadu Merga
Driver, Procurement & Digital Communications Assistant
Ethiopia -
Lorraine Misquith
Director, Advocacy
India -
Tariku Mulatu
Logistic & Administration Coordinator
Ethiopia -
Dr. Ashiyana Nariani
Senior Technical Advisor, Ophthalmic Training and Research
United States -
Regina Noh
Manager, Outreach & Referral Operations
United States -
Michael Oboo-Gyan
Senior Program Manager
Ghana -
Emmanuel Osei-Mensah
Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL)
Ghana -
Jayaprada Pattnaik
Finance Manager
India -
Jane Phipps
Operations Manager
United States -
Bimal Poudyal
Master Trainer
Nepal -
Mohd Rashid
Program Manager, Eye Bank Development
India -
Mimi Rivera
Senior Coordinator, Travel & Events
United States -
Lauren Rogers-Bell
Senior Director of Grants
Austria -
Shaifali Sharma
Director, Primary Care
India -
Deepak Sharma
Director, Global Partnerships
India -
Anshu Singh
Program Manager, Primary Care
India -
Laura Stone
Development Coordinator
United States -
Diro Tafa
Senior Manager, Finance & Administration
Ethiopia -
Jolene Taylor
Senior Manager, Global Talent & HR
United States -
Tigist Tulu
Senior Coordinator, Quality
Ethiopia -
Shruti Wahal
Manager, L&D - Primary Care
India -
North Waringa
Marketing Creative Coordinator
United States -
Graeme Warner
Coordinator, Partner Administration & USAID Funding
United States -
Elicia Wetstein
Digital Marketing Manager
United States -
Mekdelawit Woldemichael
Senior Procurement Manager
United States
