USAID Advancing Nutrition brings together a diverse group of experts drawn from across sectors to bring new perspectives on multi-sectoral nutrition. They are led by the directors profiled below.

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Heather Danton

Project Director

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Mike Foley

Deputy Project Director

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Nazgul Abazbekova

Chief of Party, Kyrgyz Republic

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Higino Andre

Chief of Party, Mozambique

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Sidi Coulibaly

Chief of Party, Burkina Faso

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Selorme Kofi Azumah

Chief of Party, Ghana

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Marily Knieriemen

Chief of Party, Niger

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Hadiza Joy Marcus

Chief of Party, Nigeria

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Peter Milo

Chief of Party, Kenya

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Debora Niyeha

Chief of Party, United Republic of Tanzania

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Pauline Okello

Chief of Party, Uganda

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Avinash Upadhyay

USAID Advancing Nutrition India Project Director

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Tina Lloren

Director of Country Programs

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John Nicholson

Director of Knowledge Management

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Jennifer Yourkavitch

Director of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning

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Silvia Alayón

Director of Measurement

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Kristen Cashin

Director of Nutrition and Health Systems

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Lisa Sherburne

Director of Social and Behavior Change

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Dr. Kavita Sethuraman

Director of Nutrition in Humanitarian Contexts