Washington, D.C. – The Society for International Development – United States Chapter (SID-US) is pleased to announce its 2024-25 Board of Directors, including the re-election of Wade Warren, Chief Strategy Officer for International Development, Deloitte Consulting, as Board Chair; and Anne Simmons-Benton, Co-Head of the U.S. Delegation to the W20 and Principal, Deep Water Point, LLC, as Deputy Board Chair. SID-US also welcomes Mark Castellino, Senior Vice President, Government Services, Opportunity International, as newly elected to a three-year term as At-Large Director, along with Bobby Jefferson, Vice President, DAI; Sylvia Megret, President and CEO, ACDI/VOCA; and Kathy Stroker, General Counsel, FHI 360.
“We are very pleased to welcome three new Board Members, who bring a range of experience and diversity to SID-US, and to welcome back re-elected and re-appointed Board Members who have contributed so much to SID-US over the past year,” commented Wade Warren, SID-US Board Chair. “In addition, I am honored to be re-elected for another three-year term, along with our Deputy Chair, Anne Simmons-Benton, and we look forward to guiding SID-US through its current strategic plan and through what we know will be a time of great change for all of us, in the US and around the world.”
Returning Board Members include the Executive Committee:
- Chair: Wade Warren, Chief Strategy Officer for International Development, Deloitte Consulting
- Deputy Chair: Anne Simmons-Benton, Co-Head to the U.S. Delegation to the W20 & Principal, Deep Water Point, LLC
- Vice Chair for Program Affairs: Chizi Igwe, Senior Associate, Corporate Social Responsibility, JPMorgan Chase
- Secretary: Demetria Arvanitis, Senior Advisor, DevWorks International
- Treasurer: Mark F. Johnson, Senior Vice President, International Development Services, Tetra Tech
- General Counsel: Ignacio Jáuregui, Partner at Jauregui Partners
Board Appointees to the Executive Committee without Portfolio:
- Kate Bunting, CEO, Indigo Advisors
- Bobby Jefferson, Vice President, DAI
Other returning Board Members include: Roula Attar, President, ECODIT; Alexis Bonnell, Distinguished Fellow for Technology, Stimson Center; Wendy Bradford, Vice President, Human Resources, Counterpart International; Amina Ferati, President, International Advisory, Products and Systems (i-APS); Roger Ford, Managing Director, Global Lead, Accenture Development Partnerships; John Glover, Head, Technology and Innovation Lab, Executive Director, Global Development and Innovation, Purdue University; Garron Hansen, Senior Vice President of the West and Central Africa, Haiti, Chemonics; Ajay Kalotra, President and CEO, IBTCI; Jay L. Knott, President, The Metropolitan Group; Michèle Laird, Senior Vice President, Programs, Pact; Fiona Macaulay, Founder and CEO, The WILD Network; Pablo Maldonado, Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, Creative Associates International; Stephen Murray, Managing Director, CrossBoundary; Lisa Rotondo, Senior Director, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, RTI; Mike Shanley, Founder and CEO, AidKonekt Data; Jeff Singer, Senior Vice President, International Development, Cadmus; and Gloria Steele, Chair of the Board, DevelopMetrics. New appointed Board Members include Andrew Keck, VP for Resilient Economies, Abt Global, and Christophe Tocco, Acting Assistant to the Administrator in the Bureau for Planning, Learning and Resource Management, USAID.
In addition, Jean Gilson, Vice President of the Governing Council of the Society for International Development (SID-International), was appointed to serve as the SID-International Governing Council Liaison to the SID-US Board and Ignacio Jáuregui, Partner at Jauregui Partners, was appointed to serve as General Counsel.
"We rely heavily on our Board for advice and guidance as well as for hands-on work to help achieve our mission of connecting and convening organizations and people to engage, enrich, and expand our globally-minded community to build a more equitable world,” stated Katherine Raphaelson, President of SID-US. “With our new and returning Board Members, we have the support and expertise to continue our expansion around the US and to continue to be a leading forum for networking and information sharing for the international development community."
See the full Board of Directors list on here.
About SID-United States
SID-US is a membership-driven knowledge organization bringing together people from diverse backgrounds, disciplines, and career stages in a neutral, independent forum to discuss important issues in international development. Learn more at www.sid-us.org.