In this discussion, we sat down with Ali Dhahir to discuss his experience in the development industry. Ali Dhahir is based in Iraq and has more than twenty years of work experience in development and humanitarian assistance projects. He earned his Master of Arts from Coventry University in Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution and currently works as Chief of Party for the non-profit organization Sesame Workshop in Iraq.
Our first Development Practitioner is Lorea Russell. She is a Technical Director at Blumont, and uses her 15 years of development experience to oversee a portfolio of humanitarian assistance, resilience, and essential services projects in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and Colombia. Lorea is also a Practitioner in Residence at the University of Maryland, where she co-instructs a capstone course on International Development and Conflict Management.
