Staff

Roger was most recently Operations Manager at IntraHealth International. Previously, he was the Director of Operations for the University of Washington's I-TECH South Africa Office in Pretoria from 2008 - 2010, the Associate Peace Corps Director/Administration for Peace Corps Uganda in Kampala from 2003 to 2007, and the Associate Director for Operations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Ethiopia Office in Addis Ababa from 2001 to 2003.   He has over ten years of headquarters experience at CDC and nearly twenty years of experience on assignments from CDC to state and local health departments and the US DHHS Indian Health Service.

Roger has also had short-term consultancies working with HIV/AIDS in Uganda, polio in Ethiopia, India and Nepal, guinea worm eradication in Uganda, Kenya, Sudan, and Nigeria, and ceasefire/conflict resolution in Kenya.

Roger received his MPH in Health Systems Management from the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 2000, his BA in Sociology from Catawba College in Salisbury, NC 1970.

From Roger:

What I love about my job:  I love that I have great people to work with, both at the office and in the field.  I love working on something that makes a difference to people.

My superpower is gregariousness.

I love my kids, grandkids, great grandkids! I like playing tennis, watching soccer, my Rhodesian Ridgeback, traveling, and music of all kinds.

Stephanie began working with Curamericas Global at the end of 2007.  Before traveling abroad in college, she studied Spanish and made two trips to El Salvador with an international relief organization, thus realizing a passion for international development.  She spent one semester studying at USFQ in Quito, Ecuador and studied Romance Languages and International Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill.  While at Curamericas, she has spent time at our Guatemala project and in Uganda for training.

From Stephanie:

What I love about my job:  I love seeing the change being made in the communities where we work.  I get to hear and see first-hand accounts of lives that are saved by our work and families who change the way they live for the better.

My kryptonite includes baked goods and R&B music.

A little-known fact about myself is that when I was little I wanted to be an artist.

I like reading, dancing, lifting weights, spending time at the beach, traveling, comedy, eating, and playing outside.

Bakary has worked more than 18 years in international development and managing public health projects including HIV, child survival, malaria, water and sanitation, and women and youth empowerment, as well as providing organizational capacity building and personnel training.  Bakary received his BS in Biomedical Engineering with a Minor in Medical Technology and Laboratory Management from New York Institute of Technology and a Masters of Sustainable Development with a focus on Development Management and Health Issues from SIT Graduate Institute.

From Bakary:

What I love about my job:  I love the personal interaction with other people, sharing culture, and learning from the people we work with.

My superpowers include team-building, coordinating in-country projects, and reflective practices to better manage future projects.

My kryptonite is political news.

A little-known fact about myself is that I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in East Timor.

I like playing tennis and golf, traveling, and learning about other’s experiences.

I dislike being a tourist; I prefer to get on a grassroots level with the locals to learn about new places.

Erin has worked with Curamericas Global since the fall of 2009. Prior to this role, she served as a Public Health Consultant for a non-profit in the Dominican Republic, providing technical support and counsel for the development of a community health program that addresses maternal and child health, nutrition, and reproductive health; a Research Consultant in the Nutrition Department of the Harvard School of Public Health, examining physical activity among Latinos in the U.S.; and the Program Director and Health Educator of a youth obesity prevention and intervention initiative in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.  She received a Masters of Science from Harvard School of Public Health, with a concentration in Maternal and Child Health and has a BS in Health and Exercise Science from Wake Forest University.

From Erin:

What I love about my job:  I love being a part of the expansion of community-based maternal and child health programs to assure excellence through technical backstopping and grant management. My favorite components are working with our wonderful field staff in Guatemala, being on the field to see the impact of our programs, and having the opportunity to train our partner in maternal and neonatal best practices.

My superpower is baking bread…yummm.

My kryptonite is crossword puzzles—I’ve never been able to complete one in my life!

A little-known fact about myself is that my husband and I are in the process of adopting from Ethiopia!

I like vegetarian cooking, gardening, adventurous traveling, playing with my puppy, camping, hiking, reading, creating art, and attempting triathlons.

I dislike olives!

Andrew as been with Curamericas since 2009.  Prior to that, he worked as a Camp Director with the City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation for four years and spent a year living in Ecuador.  In 2004-2005 Andrew was a State Department Ambassador to Jiaonan, China through the American Field Service.  He has a BA in Hispanic Studies and Religious Studies from East Carolina University.

From Andrew:

What I love about my job: learning with volunteers and challenging our comfort zones as we experience new cultures and build relationships with our partners across the globe.

My superpowers are bowling and the card game Egyptian Rat Screw.

My kryptonite includes avocados and roller-skating.

A little known fact about myself is that I lived on an army base in the Santander Department of Colombia for three months at the age of 11.

I enjoy practically all music, especially if it is something I haven’t heard before.  Some things that make me smile in life are trying to speak different languages, spending time in airports, ping pong, laughing with friends, and dancing. 

I dislike green peas, mosquitoes, drama, and being rushed.

Before starting her work with Curamericas in January 2011, Leah interned at United Nations in New York City observing, interviewing and aiding UNHCR staff in daily operations.  Previously she worked as a paralegal for Disability, Workers’ Compensation and Wage & Hour law firm in St. Petersburg, FL.  Served as an intern at Africa Rising in Raleigh, NC, writing several letters of intent and developed educational materials for partner organizations. During the last year of graduate school, interned at Curamericas Global for the Program Specialist for Liberia and worked as a Research Assistant for NC State University.  Received a BA in International Relations and French from Eckerd College and a Masters of International Studies in International Development from NC State.  She studied abroad at Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Aix-en-Provence France in 2006.

From Leah:

What I love about my job:  I love working with our in-country staff. Their passion for their work, despite the incredible difficulties they face on a daily basis, is inspiring.

My superpower is talking… I can talk to almost anybody about anything at any time.

My kryptonite is cheesecake; I cannot resist it.

My likes are horseback riding, reading, hiking and the beach.

I dislike the sound of people cracking their knuckles and backs.

Ian joined Curamericas Global in April 2009 as Project Accountant.  His first job was with KPMG Nigeria as an Audit Trainee. He subsequently joined KPMG Sierra Leone as Audit Supervisor and then AP Accountants and Auditors in The Gambia as Audit Manager. Before joining Curamericas, he was Business Manager/Accountant at the Duke University  Medical/NCABR in Raleigh.  He holds a Bachelors degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Sierra Leone, CA from Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, CPA from the NC State Board of CPAs and an MBA from Strayer University.

From Ian:

My superpower is playing chess.

A little known fact about myself is that I have worked in every English-speaking West African country in addition to Guinea Bissau and Senegal.

I like reading accounting journals and spy books, playing pool and golf.