Welcome to the New USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network Steering Group Members

We are pleased to announce that four new members will join the USAID Education in Crisis and Conflict Network (ECCN) Steering Group for a two-year term (February 2023–March 2024). Selected from a competitive set of applications, we welcome:

  • Anne Angarola (USAID Center for Education)
  • Deborah Marie Rodríguez García (Save the Children)
  • Nura Ibrahim (USAID/Nigeria)
  • Sooni Gillett (ConnectEd)

The steering group produces analysis, decisions, solutions, and opinions that assist in achieving both the learning network priorities broadly, as well as the learning network activity work plans. These members are joined by:

  • Arlene Benitez (Catholic Relief Services)
  • Henry Grageda (USAID/Philippines)
  • Susan Hirsch-Ayari (Creative Associates)
  • Linda Jones (UNICEF)
  • Gustavo Payán (Partners of the Americas)
  • Emily Richardson (Amazon Web Services)
  • Jennifer Sklar (International Rescue Committee)
  • Nitika Tolani (USAID Asia Bureau)

Learn more and engage with ECCN by signing up for the Leading Through Learning Global Platform, following the ECCN’s LinkedIn Page, joining fellow members in the ECCN Member Discussion Group, and exploring new knowledge products on the ECCN section of EduLinks.

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Education in Crisis and Conflict