Profile Type: Executive Team

  • Desiree Pipkins

    As chief impact officer, Desiree Pipkins leads the creation and execution of FHI 360’s strategic change initiatives, overseeing aspects of the organization’s global strategy implementation and leading its global public policy and advocacy efforts. Prior to joining FHI 360, Pipkins was interim deputy chief operating officer and chief of staff to the CEO at Mercy…

  • Christine Nyirjesy Bragale, ABC

    Christine Nyirjesy Bragale leads the development and implementation of FHI 360’s communications strategies and is the director of the Corporate Communications team. She is passionate about connecting people with the information they need and telling stories that inspire action and influence public policy. Her decades-long career in public relations includes leadership roles at the Partnerships…

  • M. Katherine Stroker, JD

    As the general counsel at FHI 360, Katherine Stroker leads the organization’s legal and corporate affairs function and is responsible for legal and regulatory matters worldwide. Stroker also supervises the contracting and product quality units and serves as secretary to the FHI 360 Board of Directors. Stroker joined FHI 360 with significant private sector and…

  • Useetha Rhodes, MPA, SHRM-SCP

    Useetha Rhodes leads and manages FHI 360’s human resources team, which is responsible for supporting more than 4,000 FHI 360 employees globally, including expatriates and host-country national staff. Rhodes collaborates with leaders across the organization to develop and execute a global human resource strategy that supports FHI 360’s business plan and strategic direction, specifically in…

  • Annette N. Brown, PhD

    Dr. Annette N. Brown leads the development of FHI 360’s global strategy and guides implementation of that strategy to address global challenges. The Strategy, Innovation and Evidence office, which she heads, frames and supports the organization’s innovation architecture and conducts measurement, data, evaluation and evidence functions for advancing FHI 360’s growth as a learning organization…

  • Rasika Padmaperuma, CPA

    Rasika Padmaperuma leads and manages FHI 360’s multifaceted financial operations. He has had a long career dedicated to managing financial and accounting operations in the international development arena, and he has served in senior finance roles in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. He has broad and diverse experience managing multicultural teams in domestic and…

  • Deborah Kennedy-Iraheta, MA

    Deborah Kennedy’s leadership helps to ensure that FHI 360 delivers measurable, cost-effective results. Her management of internal operations brings the organization closer to meeting its goal of providing holistic, country-centered solutions to meet complex development challenges. Kennedy’s extensive career in international development spans more than three decades. Prior to joining FHI 360, she worked at…

  • Ihsan AL-Temeemi, CFE, CICA

    Ihsan AL-Temeemi leads FHI 360’s efforts to identify and manage risks across its global project portfolio, through a comprehensive program of compliance and internal audits. He also ensures that FHI 360 complies with rules and regulations in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. AL-Temeemi has more than 25 years of experience in finance, management and team…