Annual Program DME Series M&E Career Talk

Elizabeth Wojnar

Elizabeth Wojnar is a Research Associate with the Independent Evaluation Office, where she has contributed to evaluations of UNDP country programs and research for thematic evaluations on Syria refugee programming and UNDP’s work in conflict-affected settings. Previously, she supported M&E, reporting and proposal development for the International Rescue Committee in Uganda, and supported management of refugee assistance programs in 10 countries for HIAS. She is a master’s graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, with concentrations in development economics and assessment, design, monitoring, evaluation, and learning. She received a Bachelor of Arts in History and French studies from Wesleyan University.

Anna Jacobson

Anna Jacobson is a Monitoring & Evaluation professional with over 10 years of experience in international development. In her current role as an M&E Advisor with USAID's Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, she supports USAID staff and partners to operationalize M&E in complex humanitarian settings, including Venezuela, Syria and Nigeria. Prior to USAID, she worked as an Emergency Response Manager and DME Coordinator for the International Rescue Committee in Myanmar. She has also served in M&E roles with Mercy Corps, Social Impact, and the National Democratic Institute, focusing on Asia and the Middle East. Anna holds a BSFS from Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service and a MALD from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

David Gilmore

David Gilmore is the Senior Programme Manager for the Nexus Response Mechanism, a $28 million U.N. Office for Project Services-based programme that is designed to fund and implement holistic and participatory projects across the humanitarian, development and peace spectrum in Myanmar. Prior to his current role, David worked as the head of the Independent Rakhine Initiative, an interagency project documenting human rights violations against Rohingya, Rakhine and other communities in Rakhine State, Myanmar. He has also worked as a consultant on conflict sensitivity, business development, and peacebuilding issues with NGOs and UN agencies in Myanmar, Thailand and Nepal. David holds an M.A. from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, where he focused on post-conflict development, monitoring and evaluation, and gender analysis; and a B.A. in conflict studies and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Kiely Barnard-Webster

Kiely Barnard-Webster is a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) specialist and trainer with a portfolio that covers the African Great Lakes region, South Asia and mainland Southeast Asia. Since 2013, she has supported public sector practitioners and policymakers to apply program design, monitoring, evaluation and learning concepts. Following Fletcher, she spent several years at CDA Collaborative Learning Projects working to improve the quality of foreign assistance in contexts of fragility and conflict. She is currently working as a MEL Specialist at the State Department’s South and Central Asia Bureau, in the Office of Press and Public Diplomacy. She is a proud alumna of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University (graduating in 2018) and Bates College. At Bates, she majored in Political Science and French.

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church, professor of practice in human security, is the founder of Besa; a boutique firm specialized in evaluation, performance measurement systems, learning processes, program design, strategic planning and assessments for social change organizations. Besa takes its name from the Kosovar Albanian tradition, where ‘besa’ means a commitment or pledge; it represents our commitment to the highest quality work in order to contribute to catalyzing strategic change. Clients include the U.N. Peacebuilding Fund, the U.S. State Department, CARE, and the Canadian Government. Cheyanne also teaches classes on evaluation and corruption at The Fletcher School. She has held positions with the SFCG, CDA, and INCORE. She is a published author, wife to Dirk, and mom to Aubrey and Wren.