Myesha Green is a Program Analyst within the Research Division in the ITR Hub in the Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation ( IPI/ITR/R) at USAID. She joined the agency in 2019. Prior to USAID, she worked with USCIS, Department of Homeland Security and Department of State. She has a B.A in Communication and Public Relations and a minor in Women Studies from Trinity Washington University.

Michelle L’Archeveque Jones leads the Fellowships Team within the Research Division in the ITR Hub in the Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation (IPI/ITR/R) at USAID. She joined the Agency as a Presidential Management Fellow in 2012. Prior to graduate school she taught high school biology in Charlotte, NC with Teach For America. She holds a MSPH in Microbiology and Emerging Infectious Disease from The George Washington University and a B.A. in Biological Sciences from Mount Holyoke College.

Celia Laskowski is a Program Analyst in the Research Division of the Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). She joined the Agency as a Presidential Management Fellow and, during her fellowship, also supported the USAID/Guatemala Education and Youth Team based out of Guatemala City. Ms. Laskowski earned a Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from Brown University. Prior to her time at USAID, Ms. Laskowski worked in international education, monitoring and evaluation, and public history.

Maggie Linak is a Program Officer and Senior Scientist with USAID in the Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub (IPI/ITR) where she focuses on sourcing, piloting, and scaling research and innovations.  These programs span the globe and work to build and understand resilience, support innovation with, for, and by local communities, evaluate systems and approaches to support international development, provide training and research in cross disciplinary areas, and translate research findings to decision makers. Before joining USAID in 2013, she worked for the Senate Majority Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee and is a chemical engineer by training with a background in experimental and computational biomedical research and genetic engineering

Julie MacCartee is a Knowledge Management and Learning Specialist with the USAID Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, where she supports knowledge sharing, organizational learning, training, and evidence use to improve the outcomes of global food security and nutrition programs. She regularly facilitates collaborative workshops, webinars, online discussions, and after-action reviews, and trains USAID staff on how to use a variety of tools to capture and share information. She oversees USAID's Agrilinks.org community for agricultural development practitioners. Previously, Julie interned with the Foreign Agricultural Service in Hanoi, Vietnam, served as a policy intern with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, and worked with the Food & Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. She also served a two-year term on the Montgomery County (Maryland) Food Council and taught an undergraduate course on Food Systems & Public Health at George Washington University

Amanda Owens Nataro is a Program Officer within the Research Division in the ITR Hub in the Bureau for Inclusive Growth, Partnerships, and Innovation. Prior to USAID, Amanda worked for the Association for American Medical Colleges as the Senior Strategic Communications Specialist, and with Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area as an Outreach and Support Specialist. She served as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and in the Eastern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda). Amanda holds a BA from Drury University in History and Political Science, and a MA in Sustainable International Development from the School of International Training (SIT).