Meet the Fellows

Kiva Fellows 20th Class

Abhishesh Adhikari Carleton College Kiva Zip United States Abhi is interested in leveraging technology to empower local communities with financial literacy and economic development. He completed his undergraduate studies from Carleton College with a degree in Physics and Computer Science. After graduating from college, he has been working at an investment management firm in New York, focusing on portfolio risk analysis. Having lived in and experienced completely different cultures of Nepal, rural Midwest, and New York City, he also really appreciates the importance of experiencing new cultures. Having finished his first fellowship in Kyrgyzstan, he is excited to be continue with partners in the Ukraine. Abhishesh Adhikari's Lender Page Abhishesh Adhikari Kiva Zip United States	Amy Barth Wesleyan University - BA Psychology & Religious Studies BrazAfric, Sanergy, Honey Care Kenya Amy was born in Washington DC where she was taught growing up that travel was the best form of education and fell in love with exploring the world and learning about new cultures at an early age. She got her BA in Psychology and Religious Studies from Wesleyan University and spent the year following college teaching Special Ed Kindergarten. Feeling the need to do something more tangible after the 2004 Tsunami, she went to Thailand to volunteer and then explored other parts of S.E. Asia. A one way ticket landed her in San Francisco, where she has lived for the last seven years spending weekends rock climbing and camping, and fitting in trips to dive or explore new countries. She has been working at Google since 2006 on various start-up products. She's spent the last three years on the Politics and Issue Advocacy team, an exciting role that has allowed her to glimpse the inner working of a presidential campaign, attend a convention, and fly to DC every few weeks which makes her family endlessly happy. Her intentions have always been to work internationally in the social enterprise space, so she is incredibly excited to head to Nairobi, Kenya on a Kiva Fellowship and can't wait for whatever the next chapter holds! Amy Barth's Lender Page Amy Barth BrazAfric, Sanergy, Honey Care Kenya	Anna Forsberg Miami University of Ohio - B.S. Business Economics Kiva Zip United States Born and raised in Minnesota, Anna earned her bachelor's degree in Business Economics from Miami University of Ohio. Immediately after college, Anna worked as a personal aide to a Pan-European ARTE broadcast journalist and Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire (ONPL) orchestra conductor. In this role, she coordinated logistics and traveled extensively from her base in Strasbourg, France throughout Europe and the United States. Most recently, Anna served as a senior associate at Capitol Partners, a political consultancy and lobbying firm in Washington, DC. Anna worked directly with clients on and off "the hill," in addition to managing the office and overseeing the firm's staff. Her client-centric work involved crafting government strategies for both non-profit and for-profit institutions, reaffirming her belief in the large impact that modest amounts of targeted funding can have. Anna is driven by the notion that while opportunity may not be universal, talent is. To this end, she is excited by the possibilities of microloans, and thrilled to continue her work with Kiva in her hometown of Minneaplis. Anna Forsberg's Lender Page Anna Forsberg Kiva Zip United States	Davinia Cogan University of Sydney, MA International Studies Humo, IMON Tajikistan Over the past few years Davinia has hopped around the globe, living in Sydney, Paris, Kampala and London. Following four years of working in Investment Management in Australia, Davinia decided to put her finance skills to better use and moved to Uganda to start a social enterprise and farmer training program. She is particularly passionate about specialty coffee and worked closely with USAID in Rwanda to assess the economic impact of access to microfinance, training and coffee processing equipment in small coffee growing communities. Davinia has always been destined for an international career, having studied International Business and Finance as an undergraduate and completing an MA in International Relations at the University of Sydney. She also studied French language and culture at La Sorbonne, Paris and has travelled extensively throughout Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the USA. Davinia recently completed an Internship at the Social Stock Exchange in London. Davinia Cogan's Lender Page Davinia Cogan Humo, IMON Tajikistan
Dimitri Zakharov NYU, B.S. Finance & International Business Komak, Aqroinvest, VisionFund AzerCredit Azerbaijan Dimitri was born in Moscow, Russia, and moved to the United States in 1991. He grew up in Princeton, NJ, and graduated NYU's Stern School of Business with a degree in finance and international business, spending a semester at Bocconi University in Milan. After graduation, he worked as a Sales Associate for S&P Capital IQ, a financial technology company, in New York City for 3 and a half years. He has also served as the Director of Fundraising and Administration for the Shanti Bhavan Children's Project, based in Bangalore, India, which he has visited twice. Dimitri enjoys discovering the world, having traveled to South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is also an avid skier, and is looking forward to exploring the Caucasus during his fellowship in Azerbaijan with hopes of carving a few runs during his time there. Dimitri Zakharov's Lender Page Dimitri Zakharov Komak, Aqroinvest, VisionFund AzerCredit Azerbaijan	Duda Cardoso University of Notre Dame, BA Management Consulting & Psychology Kiva Zip Kenya Born and raised in Brazil, Duda saw the disparity between the rich and the poor at a very young age and although unable to grasp the issues and complexities of poverty back then it became a central challenge in her life. Duda moved to the U.S. when she was 17 to attend to the University of Notre Dame where she studied Business and Psychology and met some of her best friends. After graduating, she spent the summer teaching 3rd grade in Ghana prior to moving back to the U.S. where she spent a few years consulting financial services firms in the governance, regulatory and risk space. After a life-changing experience in Alaska with Habitat for Humanity she decided it was time to use her business skills in pursuit of her passion and is beyond excited to join the Kiva Zip team in Nairobi, Kenya! Duda Cardoso's Lender Page Duda Cardoso Kiva Zip Kenya	Eduarda Carmo Vaz College of Europe - Bruges, MA European Economic Studies Hluvuku Mozambique Eduarda was born and raised in Porto, in the north of Portugal. After finishing her degree in Economics she decided to replace the city of Port wine with the country of Trappist beer by moving to Belgium to pursue an MA in European Economic Studies at the College of Europe in Brugges.She has spent most of her professional life working at the European Commission in Brussels on trade issues, which took her to exciting places such as Berezniki in Russia, close to the Ural Mountains, and to Shahe City, of Hebei Province in China. Eduarda has also lived in Italy and Mexico and has traveled extensively in Latin America, Europe and Asia. She recently served in KF18 as a Kiva Fellow in Peru, and is really excited about spending the next four months as a fellow in Mozambique. Eduarda Carmo Vaz's Lender Page Eduarda Carmo Vaz Hluvuku Mozambique	Eileen Flannigan UC Irvine, MBA Kiva Zip Kenya Eileen is a Californian by birth, a New Yorker by choice, and a global citizen by destiny. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. She has worked in the technology sector for over 18 years in interactive marketing and business development. Her first job after college was to set up the “World Wide Web” for the Mexican Tourism Board - which meant monthly trips to Baja building websites for small businesses and tech tutorials between scuba dives. Here, her passion for using technology in the advancement of global development and social entrepreneurship was born. Over the years, Eileen has managed customer acquisition & retention channels, product launches, advertising and promotional efforts, strategic growth and partnerships, and has also been involved with several volunteer projects addressing global education in girls and human trafficking - but has always dreamed of contributing in a more impactful way. For this reason, she could not be more excited to continue her work a Kiva Fellow in Kenya! In her spare time, Eileen also moonlights as a photographer and loves the art of a compelling story. Eileen Flannigan's Lender Page Eileen Flannigan Kiva Zip Kenya
Esther Honig Mills College, BA Spanish & Latin American Studies Fondo Esperanza Chile As a recent graduate from Mills College, with a BA in Spanish, Latin American Studies and a minor in Journalism, Esther is hoping the Kiva Fellowship will utilize her skills and grant a real world application of her studies. A previous Public Relations intern at Kiva's San Francisco headquarters, Esther is hoping to gather valuable content and story material while out in the field. But most importantly, she's pleased to continue her contribution to such a remarkable organization. Esther Honig's Lender Page Esther Honig Fondo Esperanza Chile	Felipe Moreno University of Salamanca, B.S. Business Administration Kiva Zip Kenya Felipe grew up in Bogota, Colombia and lived there until he was 17. After that, he went to college in Spain and graduated of Business Administration from the University of Salamanca. On his last year of university he went on exchange to the Netherlands and participated in several entrepreneurial projects around the country. When he finished there and after working for a Bank in Spain during the summit of the financial crisis, his passion for Buddhism led him for a spiritual search. He then took off to Nepal where he volunteered as an English Teach at a Buddhist monastery in the hills of Kathmandu. As an avid and curious traveller, Felipe took part in a Charity Challenge trek to the Anapurna Base Camp in support of an orphanage. His life goal of becoming a mass recruiter of world social entrepreneurs has led them into the world of micro finance and that is how he got to know Kiva. He first had the privilege of working for a Kiva Field Partner in Colombia as the coordinator of the project and now he is thrilled about being a Kiva Zip Fellow in Africa. Felipe Moreno's Lender Page Felipe Moreno Kiva Zip Kenya	Fred-éric Bergheimer ISC and Paris La Sorbonne, MBA Project Management & Sustainable Development CAURIE Senegal Born in Paris to a Tunisian mother and a German father, Fred was raised by a nanny from Benin and the only boy among five girls. Thanks to his parents, at the age of 16 he has already traveled across 5 different continents, opening his mind to different cultures. After a Masters degree in Management, he discovered the concepts of Sustainable Development and microfinance. Having finished his MBA in Sustainable Development, he worked for 6 months at a legal office besides taking courses at the legal school to finally obtain a Master in private law. Afterwards, he worked for 2 years at an insurance company as a Project Manager working on the group strategy towards Sustainable Development. Unfortunately, he still felt a void in his work life, lacking fulfillment and sense of purpose. Then, he discovered the Kiva Fellows program of Kiva: travelling abroad, encountering people, trusting people, giving meaning to his work. Now, he is both thrilled and frightened to live this whole new experience as a Fellow for CAURIE in Senegal. Fred-éric Bergheimer's Lender Page Fred-éric Bergheimer CAURIE Senegal	Irene Fung USC, MA Urban Planning VisionFund Indonesia, YSBS Indonesia Originally from Hong Kong, Irene grew up in Los Angeles, California. She has worked with several non-profit organizations that provide financial services to vulnerable groups and she is committed to building economically equitable and sustainable communities. She is especially interested in financial inclusion issues to the most marginalized. Irene received a master's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. Irene has studied and lived in China, Indonesia, and England and is excited to be adding India to the list. She served with KF19 in India and will be working with two partners in Indonesia. Irene Fung's Lender Page Irene Fung VisionFund Indonesia, YSBS Indonesia
Jada Tullos Anderson Duke University, MEM KADET Kenya Jada firmly believes the best way to help others is to allow them to help themselves. Growing up in the Texas Pineywoods with a family of hobby farmers and raising animals for 4-H gave Jada a love for agriculture and the environment. After graduating from Texas A&M, she worked for John Deere and then volunteered and worked with the Red Cross where she was privileged to help those affected by events like the 2001 terrorist attacks. Wanting to learn even more about the natural world, she worked as an environmental scientist and earned a Master of Environmental Management degree from Duke, focusing on energy. She’s excited to work with a well-established group like KADET in Nairobi where she hopes to apply her analytical mind to finding efficiencies in their processes and explore local farming and off-grid energy. Jada is grateful to her husband, family and friends for their unending encouragement and enthusiasm. Jada Tullos Anderson's Lender Page Jada Tullos Anderson KADET Kenya	Jane Imai Carleton University, MA International Affairs XacBank, Transcapital, Credit Mongol Mongolia Jane grew up in a town near Toronto, Canada. Born to Japanese parents but raised in Western society, she gained an early appreciation for learning languages and bridging cultures. She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Japanese, and is currently studying Portuguese. These language skills have led her to work in a variety of places, such as an investment bank in Tokyo, an NGO in Quito, and a development bank in Washington, DC. Her professional interests are in international economic development, poverty reduction, and capacity building. While she has learned a lot working as an analyst and economist over the past 10 years, she is eager to continue her work in the field in Mongolia, and to witness firsthand how access to capital can help people transform their ideas and creativity into economic prosperity. Last year, Jane began her own creative business designing and making greeting cards and invitations by hand. Some of her favourite pastimes are cooking, swimming, and outdoor sports (including biking, canoe camping, and cross-country skiing). Jane Imai's Lender Page Jane Imai XacBank, Transcapital, Credit Mongol Mongolia	Jeffrey Nelson Wheaton College, BA Economics Friendship Bridge Guatemala Born and raised in Minnesota, Jeffrey earned his B.A. in Economics from Wheaton College outside of Chicago. During his collegiate studies, Jeffrey became passionate about small-scale enterprise and economic development. After composing financial literacy curriculums for inner-city high schools, Jeffrey spent two years as a program strategist with FundaVida, an NGO based in San Jose, Costa Rica. This past summer he worked on a conservation campaign with the EPA, canoeing the entire Mississippi River with his closest college friends. Jeffrey is excited to collaborate with and learn from Kiva's lending partners in Latin Ameria this year. As an extension of his fellowship, Jeffrey is pursuing a career in holistic community development in marginalized urban contexts. Jeffrey Nelson's Lender Page Jeffrey Nelson Friendship Bridge Guatemala	Jon Fung University of Washington, BA Finance SEDA Vietnam Born in Phoenix and raised in Seattle, Jon earned his bachelor's degree in Finance and Business Administration from the University of Washington Foster School of Business. After graduating, he spent time backpacking in Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam which sparked his passion for travel. Since then, he's traveled to several other countries in South America, Central America, and Asia. Jon currently works in the Advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers supporting organizations in the areas of program development, performance improvement, and project management. He is taking a sabbatical to volunteer as a Kiva Fellow and is thrilled to be working with field partners in both Cambodia and Vietnam. Jon Fung's Lender Page Jon Fung SEDA Vietnam
Juan Barbed Deusto University, MBA Business Management ID Ghana, WAGES Ghana, Togo Juan was born in Bilbao, Spain 25 years ago. He studied at Colegio Urdaneta where apart from working hard he was very involved with soccer, tennis and many other extracurricular activities. After this, he earned a Business Management degree from Deusto University with a specialization in Finance. His last year of his degree program was spent abroad in Paris at ESCP-Europe Business School. After this, he worked for two years for Fineco, a wealth management firm located in Bilbao. This summer he took part of Imagine, a program of entrepreneurship and innovation in Silicon Valley. Juan most recently served as a fellow in El Salvador, and he is very excited to continue his work as a fellow in Ghana and Togo! Juan Barbed's Lender Page Juan Barbed ID Ghana, WAGES Ghana, Togo	Katie Krummel USC, B.S. Business Administration & International Relations BRAC Uganda, Grameen AppLabs, Solar Sister Uganda Katie completed her degree at University of Southern California majoring in Business Administration/Finance with an emphasis in International Relations. Following graduation she accepted a position with Capital Group Companies as a financial statistician specializing in a top-tier Emerging Market equity and debt strategy. For six years she led results reporting: formulating complex portfolio statistics for internal and external clients; developing detailed analysis for investment professionals; and managing consistent global processes across North America, Asia, and Europe. She is particularly interested in sustainable development and innovative ways in which new technologies can increase the impact of development efforts in emerging economies. Katie's love of exploring different cultures and people has taken her to 20 countries thus far (and hopefully!) with many more to come. In her free time you can find her running along the beach, practicing yoga, or going to concerts with friends. Katie Krummel's Lender Page Katie Krummel BRAC Uganda, Grameen AppLabs, Solar Sister Uganda	Katrina Shakarian Pace University, MS Kiva Zip Kenya Katrina is a first generation Armenian-American, born and raised in Queens, New York. She attributes her affinity for travel, and learning about different cultures to growing up immersed in a rich cultural tradition at home, and the diverse sites and sounds of New York City right outside of it. She will be serving in Nairobi, Kenya with Strathmore University and the Kiva Zip Team. Prior to joining the Kiva Fellows Program, Katrina was an educator. An alumnus of Teach for America, she taught elementary level English Language Learners in the South Bronx, and middle school mathematics at KIPP AMP Academy in Brooklyn. Through teaching, Katrina sought to give back to the city that raised her, empowering children with knowledge and tools to build fulfilling and self-sufficient lives. Katrina is interested in microfinance for the same reasons. She seeks to understand poverty in a global context, and explore the roles of different tools in alleviating it. She is ecstatic to begin this journey, through which she'll better understand and contribute to cutting edge initiatives in sustainable development. Katrina Shakarian's Lender Page Katrina Shakarian Kiva Zip Kenya	Leo Della-Moretta University of Kansas, BA Political Science & International Studies Coopertiva San Jose, Banco D-Miro, Fundacion ESPOIR Ecuador Leo Della-Moretta is a former Captain in the US Army where he served as an Infantry and Logistics Corps officer. He has lived in 10 countries on four continents, speaks Spanish fluently, an adequate amount of Italian, and basic French with a horrible accent. Leo attended college at the University of Kansas where he studied Political Science and International Studies. Upon graduation he entered the US Army and is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and has served as a peacekeeper with the Multinational Force and Observers in Sinai, Egypt. In between his trips to the Middle East Leo lived in Europe where he grew to love smelly cheese and developed an aversion to ice in his drinks. He is interested to see how Kiva's capital distribution system can improve the economic security of people around the world and is particularly interested to see it's positive effects on women's empowerment. He will be attending an MBA program in Europe in the fall of 2013. Leo Della-Moretta's Lender Page Leo Della-Moretta Coopertiva San Jose, Banco D-Miro, Fundacion ESPOIR Ecuador
Liz Vidyarthi Georgetown University, B.S. Foreign Service Media Fellow Kenya, Uganda Liz has spent the last ten years helping organizations and entrepreneurs tell compelling stories. A photographer and writer, Liz loves using clear messages and clean design to change the way people think about hard problems. As a communications director at TNTP, a national education nonprofit, Liz helps America's largest urban districts provide great teachers to the students who need them most. Liz has been hooked on travel since age eight, when her family set off to sail around Central America. This led her to Georgetown's School of Foreign Service, the London School of Economics, and a life spanning both New York and Nairobi. Since 2005, she's filled an entire passport with Kenyan visas, and is thrilled to document exciting new Kiva initiatives in East Africa. Liz Vidyarthi's Lender Page Liz Vidyarthi Media Fellow Kenya, Uganda	Louise Rönnerdahl Stockholm University, MS Business Administration Urwego Rwanda Louise grew up in Stockholm, Sweden, and studied International Business at the University of Stockholm. From a young age she has been a passionate traveller and was always keen on living abroad. The majority of her professional career since graduation has been in management consulting and investment banking in the City of London, helping different clients to respond to unprecedented challenges and delivering sustainable transformation with global remit. Inspired by the global conversation on sustainability and the role of corporate leaders, Louise decided to leave London to support this agenda at its roots in the developing world. Based in Nairobi, Louise has leveraged her experience of strategic change to help nations generate youth employment and responsible leaders by teaching leadership and entrepreneurship to vulnerable communities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Louise now aspires to pursue an international MBA as a springboard into social entrepreneurship and is very excited about the practical experience and knowledge that she will be able to acquire as a Kiva Fellow. Louise Rönnerdahl's Lender Page Louise Rönnerdahl Urwego Rwanda	Mario Ariza Thunderbird School of Global Management, MA Global Management VFC, Amasezerano Rwanda Mario Ariza spent his teenage years in Ghana and Egypt before returning to the United States to attend university in his home state of Virginia. After a decade, he was eventually compelled to return to the developing world and took a job at an investment bank in Ghana, where he implemented a pension fund for fishermen. Admittedly cynical of traditional aid models, he seeks market-based solutions to economic development, which is what attracted him to the Kiva Fellows Program. Mario Ariza's Lender Page Mario Ariza VFC, Amasezerano Rwanda	Matt Bastone Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, B.S. Finance & Accounting Technosol, APAC Nicaragua Matt is extremely excited to join the Kiva family. He is fascinated by the sustainable manner in which microfinance is used to alleviate poverty and how Kiva has used technology as a conduit for reaching people across the world. Matt is in pursuit of a career in microfinance and believes it suits him well given his professional background, Christian faith, and passion for leveraging innovation to help others. Matt was born and raised in Southern California and graduated summa cum laude with a business degree from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. He is a CPA and began the first three years of his career with Deloitte serving clients in a wide variety of industries and gaining valuable experience in technical accounting, internal control theory, and project management. Since his time at Deloitte, Matt has gained finance experience through roles involving budgeting, forecasting, modeling, strategic planning, and process improvement implementation. Matt loves to travel and has most notably backpacked through Europe and spent an extended period of time in South America learning Spanish. He enjoys being active and particularly loves playing soccer, golfing, surfing, and snowboarding. Matt is humbled by the opportunity to take an active role in furthering Kiva’s impact. Matt Bastone's Lender Page Matt Bastone Technosol, APAC Nicaragua
Meagan Sutton DePaul University, MA International Studies SPBD Samoa Meagan first realized that she wanted to dedicate her career to solving problems of human rights and poverty when she traveled to Tibet as a Freshman at the University of Notre Dame. She believes strongly in approaching poverty challenges with market-based solutions, supporting local entrepreneurs, and social business. She worked in Applied Anthropology at the Field Museum in Chicago after college and later got her MA in International Studies at DePaul. In that capacity, she lived in northern India for 5 months to interview Tibetan refugees in the midst of the 2008 uprisings for her MA thesis. Meagan has since worked in human rights and international development, in the capacities of HR, internal audit, and social enterprise. She currently supports business development for one of the largest fuel-efficient cookstove social enterprises in West Africa. She is excited for her next adventure as a Kiva Fellow, where she can apply her internal audit and experience with social business development to her work with South Pacific Business Development in Samoa. She is eager to work directly in microfinance and see its impact firsthand! Meagan Sutton's Lender Page Meagan Sutton SPBD Samoa	Michelle Schenck University of Wisonsin, MS Geography Maharishi Institute, Zoona South Africa, Zambia Michelle is excited to return to Africa! After earning her bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Conservation Biology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she volunteered with the Jane Goodall Institute in Uganda. She went on to conduct graduate research in Gabon and earn a master’s degree in Geography and African Studies from UW-Madison. After graduate school Michelle spent four years working in financial operations and compliance. She is now hoping to merge her academic background in international development with her finance experience to transition into microfinance. Michelle Schenck's Lender Page Michelle Schenck Maharishi Institute, Zoona South Africa, Zambia	Paul Ricketts Stanford University, BA International Relations Frogtek, Sistema Biobolsa, Union Regional de Huatusco Mexico Originally from Bakersfield, California, Paul will follow his passions for market solutions and global engagement to Mexico, where he will work with Sistema Biobolsa, Frogtek, and Union Regional de Huatusco. Paul has traveled extensively, working and studying in Beijing, China and Paris France, and spending significant time in Peru, his parents’ homeland. Paul graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in International Relations before spending three years at a high-growth professional services startup founded with the ambitious goal of rationalizing the exploding, inefficient marketplace for intellectual property. There, Paul developed a deep appreciation for the power of technology to harness ever-growing streams of data and distill them into actionable insights at speed and scale. Paul strongly believes that social mobility and a level playing field are absolutely critical to fair societies, locally and globally. He also believes that a great number of the world’s problems can be solved, slowly and through the dedication of capable, creative and hardworking people, by empowering the marginalized without fundamentally changing the incentive structures of free markets. Paul can’t wait to begin his experience as a Kiva Fellow, a first chapter in what he hopes will be a long and rewarding journey in social entrepreneurship. Paul Ricketts's Lender Page Paul Ricketts Frogtek, Sistema Biobolsa, Union Regional de Huatusco Mexico	Precy Kwan University of Western Ontario, Business Administration BRAC Sierra Leone, BRAC Liberia Liberia, Sierra Leone Precy’s passion for poverty alleviation is rooted deeply in her history. Inspired by and grateful for her grandmother’s own determination to improve the lives of her children, Precy sought out opportunities to broaden her own horizons by traveling, attending university, studying and working abroad. While pursuing a degree in business administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario, Precy studied overseas in Cuba and Brazil. These two cross-cultural experiences further exposed her to the ways in which poverty dramatically limits human potential. Hoping to gain greater understanding of the financial sector in order to improve the lives of others, Precy went on to work for KPMG, LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she acquired invaluable expertise in financial auditing and risk management. As a Kiva Fellow in Sierra Leone, Precy hopes to pass on her financial knowledge to her partner microfinance institution. Precy Kwan's Lender Page Precy Kwan BRAC Sierra Leone, BRAC Liberia Liberia, Sierra Leone
Rachel Davis University of Colorado at Boulder, B.S. Business Administration Kiva Zip Kenya Having served as a Kiva Fellow with Kiva Zip in Denver, Rachel will be continuing her work with the Zip team in Kenya. She is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Marketing as well as an International Business Certification. Rachel has traveled to Afghanistan on short term trips focusing on education and sustainable development in rural and urban communities in and around Kabul. She also spent a summer as a student consultant in South Africa where she worked to improve the operations of entrepreneurial businesses in the townships of Cape Town. Rachel has completed internships with other non-profit organizations as well as start-up companies in Boulder and she feels that her education is much credited to her involvement outside of school. Rachel is hoping to pursue a career in international development after the completion of the fellowship and hopes to return to Afghanistan to continue her work there. Rachel is a true Coloradoan, spending many of her days off hiking, running, and snowboarding. Rachel Davis's Lender Page Rachel Davis Kiva Zip Kenya	Rachel Lewis Western Washington University KosInvest Kosovo Rachel was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She studied International Relations with an emphasis on the politics of international development at Western Washington University where she was passionately involved in developing and growing the university's Model United Nations program. Following the completion of her degree, Rachel was thrown headfirst into the world of finance when she went on to work in the Retirement Plan division for a mutual fund company that specializes in Islamic investing. She spent the majority of her professional career promoting financial literacy and helping individuals and businesses navigate the complex nature of the retirement plan savings landscape. Un-fulfillment in the corporate world and an unyielding desire to contribute firsthand to the alleviation of poverty led Rachel to pursue an MBA to gain a deeper understanding of successful business practices and how to help create meaningful economic growth. Rachel is extremely excited to put her experience in the financial services industry to work ground in microfinance with KosInvest. Rachel Lewis's Lender Page Rachel Lewis KosInvest Kosovo	Rick Beck Virginia Tech, MS Engineering Mechanics TRM, TLM Indonesia, Timor-Leste Rick grew up and spent most of his professional life in the eastern US - New York, Virginia, Pennsylvania. Even though he worked in what might be viewed as a stodgy industrial business in the US for 18 years (designing and manufacturing electrical distribution equipment) he has always traveled and now claims to have visited more than 100 countries. From mud-crawling in the caves of Costa Rica in 1982, his most recent extended adventure was a 4300km solo cycling trip from Malta to Dublin including the length of the Pyrenees. He just got the first entry stamp in his fourth (or is it 5th?) passport on a birding trip to Belize. His work for a US manufacturing firm took him for short trips with joint development partners to South Korea, France and Germany, and to manufacturing plants in Puerto Rico, The Dominican Republic and Brazil. More recently he spent two years developing an engineering design center in Suzhou, China to design products for the Chinese market. Working and getting things done in a foreign culture have brought the best rewards, and he is looking forward to applying his managerial skills to assisting Kiva partners. Besides all that work, he is an avid photographer (since back when there was film!), skis, snowshoes, and flies airplanes. Rick Beck's Lender Page Rick Beck TRM, TLM Indonesia, Timor-Leste	Rob Rout Emory University, MBA Marketing & Management Fundacion Paraguaya, ACCION Texas Paraguay, United States Rob grew-up on a small finca in the Puerto Rican countryside, the son of New Yorker professionals with an adventurous streak who decided to explore an alternative to living and working in Manhattan. His childhood exposure to a variety of Caribbean cultures, including Haiti during "Baby Doc" Duvalier's reign, left him with an enduring taste for cultural variety and a first-hand appreciation for the broad spectrum of socioeconomic inequality. After studying Romance Languages and International Relations in college, Rob embarked on a career in the international business world; ultimately earning an MBA and working in the market intelligence area of several large multinational technology corporations. While this career path has been rewarding in many ways, Rob is excited to focus on "giving back" via a new career in the nonprofit sector; lending support to people who may find themselves closer to the less advantageous end of the socioeconomic spectrum and are working to improve their circumstances. Rob Rout's Lender Page Rob Rout Fundacion Paraguaya, ACCION Texas Paraguay, United States
Rose Larsen UC Berkeley, BA Economics ASPIRE Dominican Republic Rose grew up in San Francisco and attended UC Berkeley, where she earned a BA in Economics with a minor in Spanish. She developed an interest in Latin America and economic development while in college, which led her to study abroad in Argentina for a semester and travel across Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia. After graduating, she worked for a few years arranging tours and vacations within the United States, before transitioning into nonprofit work with an internship in Kiva's San Francisco office, working with the Fellows Program team. After four months in Colombia, she is excited to continue her fellowship in the Dominican Republic! Rose Larsen's Lender Page Rose Larsen ASPIRE Dominican Republic	Shy Jamal Northeastern University, B.S. Psychology & Human Services Kiva Zip Kenya Shy will be in Nairobi, Kenya continuing her work with Kiva Zip. Prior to joining the Kiva Fellows Program, she worked in health care in Dubai/Muscat, and at McGill's psychiatry hospital. She has always wanted to work in the development sector volunteering with Acumen Fund and Kidzpositve in South Africa, where she was involved with water sanitation and pediatric HIV. She has completed workshops in Corporate Social Responsibility and Emergencies with the UNHCR. Shy spent the last six weeks in education projects in Kenya with the Aga Khan Foundation and would like to begin her masters after the fellowship. Shy Jamal's Lender Page Shy Jamal Kiva Zip Kenya	Stasi Baranoff King's College - London, MA International Relations WSDS India Stasi was born with travel in her genes. Her Japan-born mother and South Korean-born father (though both Russian by blood) chose to spend their honeymoon as nomads, wandering the globe for six months before settling down. She has always connected strongly to this sense of wanderlust and has committed time over the years to fueling her curiosity about the world. As a Global Studies major at UCLA, Stasi went on the Semester at Sea abroad program. It was through these travels throughout Southeast Asia and North Africa that she saw first-hand the significant economic and social disparities throughout the world. After graduating, she followed her pasison to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she worked with a local NGO to fight human rights abuses within the prison system in the Buenos Aires province. The impact of these experiences has driven her to promote sustainable change to improve lives in developing communities. This past September, she returned from London where she completed her master’s in international relations, focusing her dissertation research on microfinance and women's empowerment. Stasi is excited to serve as Kiva Fellow in India, facilitating lasting change for women and girls through microloans. Stasi Baranoff's Lender Page Stasi Baranoff WSDS India	Sulin Lau London School of Economics, B.S. Government & Economics Kiva Zip United States Sulin joins Kiva Zip USA from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She spent the first 10 years of her career in advertising as a brand planner. For the past 3 years, she has been working in telecoms leading demand-side services for a telco which include brand, ecommerce, social media, market research and customer experience. A marketer and a geek, she is particularly fascinated by how mass-adoption of technology and broadening digital access continues to change how people consume, behave, and interact with companies, each other, and the world at large. Sulin has a BSc in Government and Economics from the London School of Economics. Sulin Lau's Lender Page Sulin Lau Kiva Zip United States
Taline Khansa UCLA, B.S. Aerospace Engineering Ameen, SMT Lebanon, Sierra Leone Taline grew up in Beirut, Lebanon during the civil war. At an early age, she became involved with a nonprofit peace education organization called Children's International Summer Villages (CISV) which has introduced her to some of her best friends around the world. Her passion for cultures, travel, and peace promotion stemmed from those experiences, and she simultaneously became fascinated with the science behind airplanes and flight. At the age of 17, she moved to Los Angeles to study Aerospace Engineering and spent six years working in the industry. While she gained professional experience in manufacturing and engineering, she continued to follow global affairs and became active in CISV's programs again. Growing more aware of the imperative need for social impact initiatives worldwide, she decided to switch to a career that allows her to apply her skills in solving humanitarian based problems. Her first experience will take her back to the Middle East as a Kiva Fellow in Jordan where she hopes to make a tangible positive impact in the local community. She is ecstatic to continue her fellowship in Lebanon and Sierra Leone! Taline Khansa's Lender Page Taline Khansa Ameen, SMT Lebanon, Sierra Leone	Taylor Whitfield UC Santa Cruz, BA Sociology Kiva Zip United States Growing up in Silicon Valley, Taylor has engendered the entrepreneurial spirit since starting her own business at the age of eight, thanks to a $50 loan from her dad. Although she ended up breaking even, the experience of marketing her product developed her leadership skills and interest in helping individuals realize their potential. In college, she studied abroad in Ghana, where she also volunteered at an NGO for street girls. There she befriended a widowed woman with two kids and no home. Taylor decided to mobilize family and friends to fundraise $11,500 and build a house for them. While it was an incredible gift, Taylor soon learned it was not a long-term solution and began searching for more empowering ways to contribute. Traveling to places like Colombia, Ethiopia and Turkey left her with a passion for other cultures, yet she saw there was much to be done from home in San Francisco. Working at the Department of Public Health and a local free clinic the past two years, she was frustrated by the disparities in access to healthcare. She is now committed to building a career that addresses the underlying cause—poverty—and believes Kiva is the perfect place to start. Taylor Whitfield's Lender Page Taylor Whitfield Kiva Zip United States

Kiva Fellows 19th Class

Abhinab Basnyat Carleton College - Economics & Cross-Cultural Studies NUBL Nepal Abhinab's early childhood experience of traversing between cultures and continents sparked an unrelenting curiosity in economic development. It was the knowledge that technological solutions existed, yet somehow the capability needed to bring them to fruition did not that has guided his academic and professional interests. Abhinab finished his undergraduate education at Carleton College in Economics and Cross-Cultural Studies. After college, he moved to Washington DC where he has been working in the consulting industry for the past five years. His consulting experience has been primarily focused in the energy and telecommunication sectors. The Kiva Fellowship gives him a unique opportunity to merge his interest in finance and development with his longstanding goal to have an impact on Nepal development. Abhinab is excited to apply his skill‐set, but also unlearn, learn, and refine his consulting experience by dedicating himself to a new set of problems that can have a tangible and positive impact on people's lives through micro-finance lending. Abhinab Basnyat's Lender Page Abhinab Basnyat NUBL Nepal	Abhishesh Adhikari Carleton College Bai Tushum Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Abhishesh is interested in leveraging technology to empower local communities with financial literacy and economic development. He completed his undergraduate studies from Carleton College with a degree in Physics and Computer Science. After graduating from college, he has been working at an investment management firm in New York, focusing on portfolio risk analysis. Having lived in and experienced completely different cultures of Nepal, rural Midwest, and New York City, Abhishesh has also appreciated the importance of experiencing new cultures. He is excited to be working as a Kiva Fellow in Kyrgyzstan, where he will get to use his skills in finance and technology to help people as well as explore a new region. Abhishesh Adhikari's Lender Page Abhishesh Adhikari Bai Tushum Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan	Anna Forsberg B.S., Business Economics - Miami University of Ohio UIMCEC Senegal Born and raised in Minnesota, Anna earned her bachelor's degree in Business Economics from Miami University of Ohio. Immediately after college, Anna worked as a personal aide to a Pan-European ARTE broadcast journalist and Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire (ONPL) orchestra conductor. In this role, she coordinated logistics and traveled extensively from her base in Strasbourg, France throughout Europe and the United States. Most recently, Anna served as a senior associate at Capitol Partners, a political consultancy and lobbying firm in Washington, DC. Anna worked directly with clients on and off "the hill," in addition to managing the office and overseeing the firm's staff. Her client-centric work involved crafting government strategies for both non-profit and for-profit institutions, reaffirming her belief in the large impact that modest amounts of targeted funding can have. Anna is driven by the notion that while opportunity may not be universal, talent is. To this end, she is excited by the possibilities of microloans, and thrilled to begin her work with Kiva in Dakar, Senegal. Anna Forsberg's Lender Page Anna Forsberg UIMCEC Senegal	Bart Sitarz MicroKing Zimbabwe Bart was born in Poland and immigrated to Montreal, Canada before the age of 3. This gave him the opportunity to grow up in a multilingual environment and become fluent in three languages; English, French and Polish. As any Canadian kid, he dreamed of growing up and playing professional hockey. Unfortunately his abilities did not match his ambitions so he went on to pursue more pragmatic goals by obtaining an undergraduate business degree. After graduating he took a year off to travel around the globe, primarily backpacking through Europe and Asia. For the past few years Bart worked for PwC in both Montreal and Chicago where he helped advise companies on corporate finance transactions. Bart is looking forward to working with MicroKing during his upcoming fellowship as well as exploring Zimbabwe and Southern Africa. Bart Sitarz's Lender Page Bart Sitarz MicroKing Zimbabwe
Christina Reif BA Criminology & Psychology - Simon Fraser University, Vancouver Kiva Zip United States Originally from Hamburg, Germany, Christina lived in Vancouver for many years before moving to London, where she works as a Business Analyst and Project Manager in areas as diverse as Media, Oil Trading and the Prison Service. Sharing a love of travel and photography with her photojournalist husband, she travels as much as possible, preferably on long, slow, overland trips such as the ten-month honeymoon drive from Vancouver to El Salvador and back. On a previous trip, she became acquainted with the marginalized tribes of Gujarat in India, and recognized how micro-financing helped people on the fringes of society. After trying to build her own charity in helping and working with the tribes, she found a soulmate in Kiva's principles. After applying to the Kiva Fellows Program, she and her husband received joyous news that they are expecting their first child next year - and so, in addition to her work as a Kiva Zip Fellow, Christina will be working on creating a future Kiva Lender. Christina Reif's Lender Page Christina Reif Kiva Zip United States	Eileen Flannigan MBA - UC Irvine WSDS India Eileen is a Californian by birth, a New Yorker by choice, and a global citizen by destiny. She received her bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the University of California, Irvine. She has worked in the technology sector for over 18 years in interactive marketing and business development. Her first job after college was to set up the “World Wide Web” for the Mexican Tourism Board - which meant monthly trips to Baja building websites for small businesses and tech tutorials between scuba dives. Here, her passion for using technology in the advancement of global development and social entrepreneurship was born. Over the years, Eileen has managed customer acquisition & retention channels, product launches, advertising and promotional efforts, strategic growth and partnerships, and has also been involved with several volunteer projects addressing global education in girls and human trafficking - but has always dreamed of contributing in a more impactful way. For this reason, she could not be more excited to become a Kiva Fellow and support the launch of Kiva India! In her spare time, Eileen also moonlights as a photographer and loves the art of a compelling story. Eileen Flannigan's Lender Page Eileen Flannigan WSDS India	Elin Eliasson MSc in Economics - Uppsala University, Sweden BrazAfrica, Kiva Zip Kenya Elin grew up in a small town in Sweden, close to the Norwegian border. At age 17 she decided to broaden her horizons and traveled to Chile as an exchange student. A year in South America really sparked her interest in other cultures and languages and since then she has taken the chance to explore various countries in South America, Asia and Europe. After returning to Sweden, she began studying economics with a focus on development economics at Uppsala University, where she was first introduced to microfinance. In order to learn more about the microfinance industry, she wrote her masters thesis about how microfinance targeting women can lead to higher gender equality. She is really eager to get the insider experience on the field and help implementing the Kiva processes. Elin also lived in China and South Korea where she studied Chinese, politics and macroeconomics before finally ending up in London where she works as technical manager for an education company. She is excited to combine her academic knowledge and professional experience when serving as a Kiva Fellow in Kenya, where she will work with Kiva Zip and two non-traditional partners. Elin Eliasson's Lender Page Elin Eliasson BrazAfrica, Kiva Zip Kenya	Gareth Leonard B.S. Finance & Economics - Fredonia University, New York ADICLA, ASDIR, FAPE, Friendship Bridge Guatemala Born in Indiana and raised in Upstate New York, Gareth was addicted to basketball and dreamed of growing up to become a famous actor. All that changed when he went away to college and found his passion for business and the stock market. He changed his major from liberal arts to a double major in Finance and Economics, started the Entrepreneur's Club, tended bar three nights a week and joined a start-up college textbook company that rivaled the on-campus store. After graduation, Gareth took on the role of Marketing Director with the textbook business and helped expand the dorm room start-up into a multi-million dollar online textbook marketplace with stores in New York, Utah and California. Six years later, he found himself working non-stop for someone else’s dream and for an organization that he was not passionate about. In 2009, Gareth uprooted everything comfortable in his life and bought a one-way ticket to Buenos Aires, Argentina on a quest to submerge himself in a foreign culture and push personal limitations. Since then, he has lived in Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, building relationships, learning Spanish and adapting to his surrounding while moonlighting as a marketing consultant. Gareth Leonard's Lender Page Gareth Leonard ADICLA, ASDIR, FAPE, Friendship Bridge Guatemala
Holly Sarkissian BA International Studies - Brandeis University Alide, WAGES Benin, Togo Holly is excited for her third trip to West Africa. Previously she worked with a United Nations NGO in New York & Ghana and assisted Breaking Ground's Women Entrepreneurial Program in Cameroon. In New York City, she serves as a Development and Communications Consultant for several non-profit organizations and will continue crafting grant proposals during her time with Kiva. Holly looks forward to learning from Kiva's entrepreneurs and dancing with her new friends in Togo and Benin. Holly Sarkissian's Lender Page Holly Sarkissian Alide, WAGES Benin, Togo	Irene Fung MA, Urban Planning - USC People's Forum, Mahashakti India Originally from Hong Kong, Irene grew up in Los Angeles, California. She has worked with several non-profit organizations that provide financial services to vulnerable groups and she is committed to building economically equitable and sustainable communities. She is especially interested in financial inclusion issues to the most marginalized. Irene received a master's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Southern California and a bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of California, San Diego. Irene has studied and lived in China, Indonesia, and England and is excited to be adding India to the list. She will be working with two new Kiva partners, People's Forum and Mahashakti, in the state of Odisha, India. Irene Fung's Lender Page Irene Fung People's Forum, Mahashakti India	Jane Imai MA, International Affaits - Carleton University EDESA Costa Rica Jane grew up in a town near Toronto, Canada. Born to Japanese parents but raised in Western society, she gained an early appreciation for learning languages and bridging cultures. She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Japanese, and is currently studying Portuguese. These language skills have led her to work in a variety of places, such as an investment bank in Tokyo, an NGO in Quito, and a development bank in Washington, DC. Her professional interests are in international economic development, poverty reduction, and capacity building. While she has learned a lot working as an analyst and economist over the past 10 years, she is eager to work in the field in Costa Rica for her fellowship, and to witness firsthand how access to capital can help people transform their ideas and creativity into economic prosperity. Last year, Jane began her own creative business designing and making greeting cards and invitations by hand. Some of her favourite pastimes are cooking, swimming, and outdoor sports (including biking, canoe camping, and cross-country skiing). Jane Imai's Lender Page Jane Imai EDESA Costa Rica	Jose Garcia MBA candidate - Grenoble Graduate School of Business Kiva Zip United States Jose hails from Bogotá, Colombia, and is currently an MBA candidate from Grenoble Graduate School of Business in London. Jose has traveled extensively in order to prepare himself for the corporate world, and has a strong background in the financial and banking industries. His interest in international business began 10 years ago when he traveled to the United States for the first time to learn English and explore different cultures. After this, he traveled around Europe, gained work experience in Colombia and ended up in London as part of a corporate scholarship. He is very interested in microfinance and is thrilled at the idea of helping people while learning. Jose strongly believes that the skills he has gained through his international work experience, combined with his Latin American roots and cultural foundation, will serve as a great asset to the Kiva mission. Jose Garcia's Lender Page Jose Garcia Kiva Zip United States
Juan Barbed MBA, Business Management - Deusto University PADECOMSM, Fundacion Campo, Apoyo Integral El Salvador Juan was born in Bilbao, Spain 25 years ago. He studied at Colegio Urdaneta where apart from working hard he was very involved with soccer, tennis and many other extracurricular activities. After this, he earned a Business Management degree from Deusto University with a specialization in Finance. His last year of his degree program was spent abroad in Paris at ESCP-Europe Business School. After this, he worked for two years for Fineco, a wealth management firm located in Bilbao. This summer he took part of Imagine, a program of entrepreneurship and innovation in Silicon Valley. He is very excited to join the Kiva Fellows Program! Juan Barbed's Lender Page Juan Barbed PADECOMSM, Fundacion Campo, Apoyo Integral El Salvador	Katrina Shakarian BA SUNY Binghamton University, MS Pace University Strathmore University, Kiva Zip Kenya Katrina is a first generation Armenian-American, born and raised in Queens, New York. She attributes her affinity for travel, and learning about different cultures to growing up immersed in a rich cultural tradition at home, and the diverse sites and sounds of New York City right outside of it. She will be serving in Nairobi, Kenya with Strathmore University and the Kiva Zip Team. Prior to joining the Kiva Fellows Program, Katrina was an educator. An alumnus of Teach for America, she taught elementary level English Language Learners in the South Bronx, and middle school mathematics at KIPP AMP Academy in Brooklyn. Through teaching, Katrina sought to give back to the city that raised her, empowering children with knowledge and tools to build fulfilling and self-sufficient lives. Katrina is interested in microfinance for the same reasons. She seeks to understand poverty in a global context, and explore the roles of different tools in alleviating it. She is ecstatic to begin this journey, through which she'll better understand and contribute to cutting edge initiatives in sustainable development. Katrina Shakarian's Lender Page Katrina Shakarian Strathmore University, Kiva Zip Kenya	Keith Baillie MA Physics & Philosophy - University of Oxford GDMPC, PMPC, HSPFI Philippines Keith was born and raised in a lower middle-class family in London. He studied Physics and Philosophy at Oxford University and postgraduate Education at London University. He has traveled extensively (on and off) worldwide. Keith’s first overseas experience was teaching maths and science in a bush school in Kenya. Most of his subsequent career was in software documentation and training - in England, Saudi Arabia, France and California. Keith has now lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 20+ years. He interned earlier this year at Kiva HQ doing IT documentation and is currently trying to reinvent himself. Keith Baillie's Lender Page Keith Baillie GDMPC, PMPC, HSPFI Philippines	Laura Sellmansberger B.Sc., International Marketing - University of Alabama Fenix, Solar Sister Uganda Laura grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and studied International Business at the University of Alabama. She spent her junior year of college in Munich, Germany, and quickly fell in love with the adventures of living abroad. Following graduation, she moved back to Germany, where she spent three years in the media industry, consulting a diverse portfolio of national and international corporations on their advertising strategies. After that, she spent two years as a marketing manager for a rapidly expanding software company, overseeing the marketing strategy for the German, Swiss and Austrian markets. Laura is an avid traveler and recently took part in a “Charity Challenge” trekking tour to the Base Camp of Mount Everest in support of children affected by war in Africa and the Middle East. Laura now aspires to enter the International Development sector and is very excited about the practical experience and knowledge that she will be able to acquire as a Kiva Fellow. Laura Sellmansberger's Lender Page Laura Sellmansberger Fenix, Solar Sister Uganda
Luan Nio BSc and MSc in Life Science & Technology - Delft University of Technology Accion San Diego United States As a native of the Netherlands but with Chinese-Indonesian parents, Luan has been a big fan of travelling, bridging cultures and learning languages ever since she was little. She particularly discovered the joys of local cuisines.After university and a gap-year abroad, Luan continued her life travels across Europe and the US as a business consultant with IBM to help pharmaceutical companies get their products to market faster and safer. As part of the IBM Corporate Service Corps, she volunteered in Kenya where she set the foundations for the national E-Government regulatory framework. Luan has lived, studied and worked in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, China, Kenya and has now recently settled in sunny Southern California, USA. Luan Nio's Lender Page Luan Nio Accion San Diego United States	Marion Walls BSc Chemical Engineering - University of Cape Town Tujijenge, Barefoot Power Tanzania Marion has an innate love of Africa! She was born and raised in Zimbabwe, studied at University of Cape Town, worked in the industrial heartland of South Africa, and has had many hilarious and enviable travel adventures in southern and eastern Africa. So now she is thrilled to be volunteering in Tanzania as a Kiva Fellow on sabbatical from her engineering career in Alberta, Canada. Marion looks forward to combining her background in technology and process optimization with her passion for travel and her social conscience. She's eager to see the power of microfinance and social business in action! Marion Walls's Lender Page Marion Walls Tujijenge, Barefoot Power Tanzania	Peter Soley Romance Languages and Literature, Wesleyan University Emprender Bolivia Peter’s enthusiasm for new cultures began when he lived with a wonderful family in rural Uruguay as a 16-year-old high school exchange student. This transformative adventure awakened his wanderlust and he has since backpacked, hiked and traveled on extended trips in over 50 countries. Closer to home, Peter tutored recent arrivals in English as a Second Language (ESL) and taught in a bilingual middle-school classroom with Haitian-speaking students. When not traveling or volunteering, Peter worked in marketing for a publishing company and as a software engineer, business analyst, project manager and independent consultant for global technology and manufacturing companies. After 20 years in the private sector, Peter is excited to be working in microfinance and serving the larger world community with Kiva. Peter Soley's Lender Page Peter Soley Emprender Bolivia	Rachel Davis BS Business Administration - University of Colorado at Boulder Kiva Zip United States Rachel will be joining the Kiva Zip team from Denver. She is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Marketing as well as an International Business Certification. Rachel has traveled to Afghanistan on short term trips focusing on education and sustainable development in rural and urban communities in and around Kabul. She also spent a summer as a student consultant in South Africa where she worked to improve the operations of entrepreneurial businesses in the townships of Cape Town. Rachel has completed internships with other non-profit organizations as well as start-up companies in Boulder and she feels that her education is much credited to her involvement outside of school. Rachel is hoping to pursue a career in international development after the completion of the fellowship and hopes to return to Afghanistan to continue her work there. Rachel is a true Coloradoan, spending many of her days off hiking, running, and snowboarding. Rachel Davis's Lender Page Rachel Davis Kiva Zip United States
Rory Winn BS in Economics & History - Loyola Marymount University One Acre Fund Kenya Since graduating from Loyola Marymount University in 2010, Rory has spread his time between working for an international vegetable seed company and volunteering for various international development organizations. In the Netherlands and Salinas, CA he has conducted lettuce farming efficiency research and aided in product development initiatives. Intermingled with his time working with lettuce, he has served a four month volunteer stint working with two schools in Cambodia and a seven month volunteer internship at Kiva's headquarters in San Francisco. He is extremely excited to be joining the Kiva Fellows Program with One Acre Fund in Kenya where he can work leverage his prior work experience in both international development and agriculture. Rory Winn's Lender Page Rory Winn One Acre Fund Kenya	Rose Larsen BA Economics - UC Berkeley FMSD Colombia Rose grew up in San Francisco and attended UC Berkeley, where she earned a BA in Economics with a minor in Spanish. She developed an interest in Latin America and economic development while in college, which led her to study abroad in Argentina for a semester and travel across Chile, Uruguay and Bolivia. After graduating, she worked for a few years arranging tours and vacations within the United States, before transitioning into nonprofit work with an internship in Kiva's San Francisco office, working with the Fellows Program team. After seven months of meeting fellows and following their work in the field, she is excited to finally get a chance herself to see microfinance in action! Rose Larsen's Lender Page Rose Larsen FMSD Colombia	Shaherose Jamal BSc Psychology & Human Services - Northeastern University Sanergy, Kiva Zip Kenya Shy will be in Nairobi, Kenya with Sanergy and Kiva Zip. She looks forward to working with Sanergy's Fresh Life Operators in the innovative eco-sanitation model. Prior to joining the Kiva Fellows Program, she worked in health care in Dubai/Muscat, and at McGill's psychiatry hospital. She has always wanted to work in the development sector volunteering with Acumen Fund and Kidzpositve in South Africa, where she was involved with water sanitation and pediatric HIV. She has completed workshops in Corporate Social Responsibility and Emergencies with the UNHCR. Shy spent the last six weeks in education projects in Kenya with the Aga Khan Foundation and would like to begin her masters after the fellowship. Shaherose Jamal's Lender Page Shaherose Jamal Sanergy, Kiva Zip Kenya	Taline Khansa BS in Aerospace Engineering - UCLA Tamweelcom Jordan Taline grew up in Beirut, Lebanon during the civil war. At an early age, she became involved with a nonprofit peace education organization called Children's International Summer Villages (CISV) which has introduced her to some of her best friends around the world. Her passion for cultures, travel, and peace promotion stemmed from those experiences, and she simultaneously became fascinated with the science behind airplanes and flight. At the age of 17, she moved to Los Angeles to study Aerospace Engineering and spent six years working in the industry. While she gained professional experience in manufacturing and engineering, she continued to follow global affairs and became active in CISV's programs again. Growing more aware of the imperative need for social impact initiatives worldwide, she decided to switch to a career that allows her to apply her skills in solving humanitarian based problems. Her first experience will take her back to the Middle East as a Kiva Fellow in Jordan where she hopes to make a tangible positive impact in the local community. She is ecstatic to be a part of the KF19 class and to begin her journey in international development with Kiva! Taline Khansa's Lender Page Taline Khansa Tamweelcom Jordan
Wesley Schrock MBA, Thunderbird School of Global Management FAMA, Prisma Honduras, Comixmul Honduras After graduating with an economics degree from Grinnell college, Wesley worked for five years in accounting, finance, and business development for small and medium sized manufacturing concerns in northern Indiana. He is now transitioning to a career in international development, a transition that is six years in the making. It started with his life-changing experience at the Thunderbird School of Global Management. There, Wesley met people from all over the world, including Americans who spoke multiple languages and had lived/worked abroad. He was inspired to not just see the world, but to immerse himself in another culture and to learn another language. Following the MBA, he spent two years living, traveling, and studying Spanish in Latin America. He then enrolled in Middlebury College's MA in Spanish program, the culmination of his efforts to learn Spanish. As a Kiva fellow, he looks forward to seeing firsthand the powerful impact of microlending in alleviating poverty and creating growth. For Wesley, the Kiva fellowship is a starting point; an introduction to microfinance and a foundation for future work in the field. Wesley Schrock's Lender Page Wesley Schrock FAMA, Prisma Honduras, Comixmul Honduras

Kiva Fellows 18th Class
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Abhinab Basnyat | Nirdhan Utthan Bank (NUBL); BPW Patan

Nepal

Carleton College - Economics & Cross-Cultural Studies

Alice Reeves | VisionFund Albania, KosInvest

Albania

Birkbeck College, University of London, MSc International Security and Global Governance; University College London, BA Hons French & German

Anya Raza | Kashf Foundation

Pakistan

MSc Economics, University of Amsterdam

Carissa Look | ID Ghana

Ghana

MS, Georgetown School of Foreign Service

Daniel Jung | Kiva Zip

Kenya

University of Washington, International Studies

David Gorgani | Asociación ASDIR

Guatemala

UCLA - BA, International Economics and Political Science

Diana Biggs | Entrepreneurs du Monde

Burkina Faso

B.Sc. (Architecture); Masters of European Business

Eduarda Carmo Vaz | EDAPROSPO

Peru

College of Europe, Bruges (Belgium) - MA in European Economic Studies; Aveiro University, Aveiro (Portugal) - BA in Economics

Icaro Rebolledo | Edpyme Alternativa

Peru

University of Bath, UK - BSc (Hons) Economic and Politics

Isabel Balderrama | IMPRO

Bolivia

George Mason University - BA Global Affairs

Joanna DeLong | Kiva Zip

United States

Washington University in St. Louis, BA; Harvard University, MBA

Jon Hiebert | UGAFODE Microfinance Limited

Uganda

BCom International Business

Julie Kriegshaber | BRAC Uganda

Uganda

Indiana University - BS in Finance, Business Economics and Public Policy

Kiyomi Beach | CampoAlto, ColFuturo

Colombia

University of Miami, BS Communications

Luan Nio | CEPRODEL

Nicaragua

Delft University of Technology - BSc and MSc in Life Science & Technology

Marc Raifman | Kiva Zip

United States

Tufts University, BA

Meredith Pierce | ASI Federal Credit Union

United States

Washington University in St. Louis, BA

Micaela Browning | Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of ChildFund International

Sierra Leone

Tulane University, Masters Candidate

Muskan Chopra | Faulu, Kiva Zip

Kenya

New York University, BA Economics

Olivia Hanrahan-Soar | Maharishi Education for Invincibility Trust, Mobile Transactions (MTZ)

South Africa

Oxford University, BA Modern Languages; Harvard University, Special Student

Patrick Seeton | SMEP Deposit Taking Limited, Kiva Zip

Kenya

McMaster University, BC

Philip Issa | Al Majmoua Lebanese Association for Development

Lebanon

Swarthmore College, B.A. Economics

Raphael Ferry | ACEP Cameroun

Cameroon

Tufts University, B.S. Quantitative Economics

Ryan Cummings | BRAC Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone

Bachelors of Science Degree Agricultural Economic Development; UC Davis, Masters of Science in Agribusiness - California Polytechnic University

Santiago Cortes | VisionFund Cambodia

Cambodia

Business Administration - CESA Business School and Masters in Strategic Management at UFV, Madrid

Suneetha Kanchustambham | Mahashakti Foundation, People's Forum

India

MBA, Georgetown University

Varick Schwartz | Juhudi Kilimo

Kenya

BS, University of Wisconsin

Vikram Madan | PT Ruma

Indonesia

BS Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; BA History & International Relations, University of Pennsylvania

Ward Lassoe | SEF International

Armenia

MBA., Columbia Business School; MS, Columbia School of Journalism; BA, Hamilton College.

Kiva Fellows 17th Class
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Abhinab Basnyat | Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited (NUBL)

Nepal

Carleton College - Economics & Cross-Cultural Studies

Adria Orr | South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Samoa

B.A. Development Studies, Brown University

Alex Connelly | Colfutoro

Colombia

B.A., Economics, Columbia University

Allison Moomey | Finadev Benin

Benin

Pepperdine University, International Business

Andrew Huelsenbeck | Faulu Kenya

Kenya

B.A. in Philosophy, Princeton University

Ben Schelling | MDO Arvand, LLC

Tajikistan

Wesleyan University, Government

Carrie Nguyen | Asociación Arariwa

Peru

BA Economics and Psychology, Yale University

Chris Paci | VisionFund AzerCredit LLC

Azerbaijan

Williams College, History

David Gorgani | ASPIRE

Dominican Republic

David Suk | CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Senegal

B.A., McGill University; M.P.P., University of Toronto

Devon Fisher | Milango Financial Services

Kenya

University of San Francisco, M.A. International Studies; University of San Diego, B.A. Sociology, Intercultural Communication

Emmanuel von Arx | Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), a partner of World Vision International

Mexico

School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, MIA; Hochschule St. Gallen, M.A. in Finance; Recanati School, Tel Aviv University, Exchange Semester; New York University, Certificate in Grantmaking (in progress)

Heather Sullivan | VisionFund Indonesia

Indonesia

A.B. Harvard College, J.D. The University of Chicago

Isabel Balderrama | FODEMI, a partner of World Vision International

Ecuador

George Mason University - BA Global Affairs

Jamie Greenthal | Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International

Philippines

Amherst College; Dartmouth College

Jen Truong | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Jon Hiebert | XacBank

Mongolia

BCom International Business

Kim Strathearn | Maya

Turkey

Boise State University, Anthropology and Social Science; School for International Training, MA in Intercultural Administration

Kiyomi Beach | Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), a partner of World Vision International

Mexico

University of Miami, BS Communications

Micaela Browning | Hluvuku-Adsema

Mozambique

Masters Candidate, Tulane University

Mike Slattery | Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES)

Togo

McGill University (B.A. English Literature, 2003), York University (Masters Environmental Studies, 2010)

Natalie Sherman | ACEP Cameroun

Cameroon

Nessa French | Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International

Kenya

George Mason University, M.Ed. Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction; Carnegie Mellon University, B.A. Ethics, History and Public Policy & International Relations

Philip Issa | Ryada, a partner of CHF International

B.A. Economics, Swarthmore College

Rebecca Vo | SEDA

Vietnam

DePaul University, B.A. in International Studies

Ryan Cummings | BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited

Liberia

Santiago Cortes | Prisma Honduras, S.A.

Honduras

Business Administration - CESA Business School and Masters in Strategic Management at UFV, Madrid

Whitney Webb | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

University of Florida, BA in Business Administration

Kiva Fellows 16th Class
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Abhinab Basnyat | Nirdhan Utthan Bank Limited (NUBL)

Nepal

Carleton College - Economics & Cross-Cultural Studies

Alba Castillo | Fundación Paraguaya

Paraguay

University of Bridgeport, Global Development and Peace MA; Rosemont College, Political Science BA

Allison Moomey | Micro Start/AFD

Burkina Faso

Pepperdine University, International Business

Andrea Ramirez | Fundacion Campo

Binghamton University, Financial Economics

Andrew Huelsenbeck | BRAC Uganda

Uganda

B.A. in Philosophy, Princeton University

Casey Cline | Friendship Bridge

Guatemala

Middlebury College, International Politics and Economics

Charlotte Makoff | ASI Federal Credit Union

UCLA, BA History ('82), UC Hastings, JD ('87)

Chris Paci | Aqroinvest Credit Union

Azerbaijan

Williams College, History

Claire Markham | SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited

Kenya

Wilfrid Laurier University (BBA)

Daniel Jung | HOFOKAM Ltd., a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Uganda

University of Washington, International Studies

Dave Weber | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

Arizona State University (PhD), Xavier University (MBA), Taylor University (BA)

DJ Forza | LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo

Georgia

University of Washington, MBA

Emmanuel von Arx | Banco D-MIRO S.A.

Ecuador

Eric Rindal | Emprender

Bolivia

Westmont College, Business and Spanish

Henry Bartram | MicroKing Savings and Credit Company (MKF)

Zimbabwe

City of London Polytechnic, MBA; Oxford University, History

Jill Hall | Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)

Philippines

University of Wisconsin-Madison B.S. Therapeutic Science

Jim Burke | AFODENIC

Nicaragua

UCLA International Development Studies

Julie Kerr | FUDECOSUR

Costa Rica

Kate Bennett | Caja Rural Señor de Luren

Peru

NYU, Political Economy, Postcolonial History and Development

Kathrin Gerner | Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.

Rwanda

Louisiana State University, International Trade Finance

Kim Strathearn | Maya

Turkey

Boise State University, Anthropology and Social Science; School for International Training, MA in Intercultural Administration

Lauren Barra | Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd

NYU, Finance and International Business

Laurie Young | VisionFund Indonesia

Indonesia

Lehigh Universtiy, Acccounting and Asian Studies

Marcus Berkowitz | Cooperativa San Jose

Ecuador

Mariela Cedeno | CIDRE

Bolivia

Vanderbilt University - M.A. Latin American Studies, Development --- University of California, Davis - B.A. International Relations with Honors, B.A. Economics with Honors

Rebecca Corey | ASI Federal Credit Union

B.A., Anthropology, English, University of Georgia

Rob Gradoville | Asociación Arariwa

Peru

Sandra Pina | Prisma Honduras, S.A.

Honduras

Tufts University, Economics and Spanish Literature

Tejal Desai | BRAC Sierra Leone Microfinance Company Limited

Sierra Leone

University of California, Davis, Economics and Communication

Whitney Webb | Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda (UOB), a partner of World Relief, HOPE International, and Opportunity International

Rwanda

University of Florida, BA in Business Administration

Kiva Fellows 15th Class
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Allie Cook | Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Philippines

Wellesley College, International Relations

Amy-Kyleen Lute | National Microfinance Bank

Jordan

Boston College, Economics

Anne Conlin | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Indonesia

Harvard University, Social Studies and Health Policy

Carolyn Nold | Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.

Rwanda

Northwestern University, Economics

Casey Cline | ADEPHCA

Nicaragua

Middlebury College, International Politics and Economics

Daniel Jung | Womens Development Businesses (WDB)

South Africa

University of Washington, International Studies

Eric Rindal | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Sierra Leone

Westmont College, Business and Spanish

Faith Garlington | Grounded and Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (GHAPE)

Cameroon

Oklahoma State University, MBA and International Studies

Heba Gamal | Al Majmoua Lebanese Association for Development

Lebanon

UC Santa Barbara, Global and International Studies

Henry Bartram | BRAC Liberia Microfinance Company Limited

Liberia

City of London Polytechnic, MBA; Oxford University, History

Jason Jones | ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para el Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres)

Nicaragua

Point Loma Nazarene University, Biology

John Farmer | Apoyo Integral

El Salvador

Truman State University, MA Math; University of Missouri, BA Math

John Gwillim | Fondo Esperanza

Chile

Michigan State University, Finance and Public Policy

Kate Bennett | Fundacion Alternativa

Ecuador

NYU, Political Economy, Postcolonial History and Development

Kathrin Gerner | Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES)

Togo

Louisiana State University, International Trade Finance

Megan Bond | FODEMI, a partner of World Vision International

Ecuador

Southern Methodist University, Masters Cultural Anthropologyy; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Anthropology

Michele Wehle | BRAC Uganda

Uganda

The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University; B.S. in Finance, Indiana University - Bloomington

Miranda Phua | Bai Tushum & Partners

Kyrgyzstan

University of Melbourne, Accounting and Mathematics

Nila Uthayakumar | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Kenya

University of Florida, Business Administration

Raveen Kulenthran | MicroKing Savings and Credit Company (MKF)

Zimbabwe

University of Nottingham, Chemical Engineering

Richard Shum | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Kenya

University of Waterloo, Canada, Systems Design Engineering and Economics

Sherrise Pond | CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Senegal

Yale University, Political Science

Tim Young | UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International

Senegal

City University Business School, Property Valuation and Law; Cambridge University, History

Kiva Fellows 14th Class
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Adam Cohn | Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda (UOB), a partner of World Relief, HOPE International, and Opportunity International

Rwanda

University of Washington, Business, Information Systems, Psychology

Alex Silversmith | Tamweelcom

Jordan

Washington University, St. Louis, International Relations

Alexis Ditkowsky | Womens Development Businesses (WDB)

South Africa

B.A. Individualized Study, New York University

Amber Barger | XacBank

Mongolia

University of Texas at Austin, Business Administration, Marketing

Caitlin Ross | Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.

Rwanda

Caree Edson | SEF International UCO LLC, a partner of World Vision International

Armenia

Academy of Art University, Fine Arts

Carlos Cruz Montaño | Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief

Liberia

Loyola University New Orleans, MBA; Louisiana State University, BS Mechanical Engineering

Charlie Wood | MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC

Pitzer College, Biology and Sociology

Claudine Emeott | Patan Business and Professional Women

Nepal

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Masters City Planning; Harvard College, East Asian Studies

David McNeill | Association for Rural Development (ARD)

Sierra Leone

Johns Hopkins University, PhD Neuroscience; Walla Walla University, Biology, Mathematics

Gareth Davies | Alidé

Benin

Oxford University, Chemistry

Geeta Uhl | FINCA Peru

Peru

Columbia University, Masters Public Administration; Georgetown, BS Foreign Service

Gustavo Visalli | Asociación ASDIR

Guatemala

University of California, Davis, International Relations and Spanish

Jacqueline Gunn | HOPE Ukraine, a partner of HOPE International

Ukraine

University of Nottingham, Philosophy

John Farmer | CrediComun

Mexico

Truman State University, MA Math; University of Missouri, BA Math

John Gwillim | Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)

Colombia

Michigan State University, Finance and Public Policy

Karen Gray | MiCredito

Nicaragua

Ohio University, Masters Communications Development Studies; University of Oregon, International Studies, Japanese

Klaartje Visser | IMPRO

Bolivia

International Business Administration - Erasmus University, Rotterdam

Lisa Skowron | Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)

Indonesia

University of Illnois Urbana-Champaign, Business Administration

Mei-ing Cheok | Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)

Ghana

National University of Singapore, Economics and Political Science

Nick Hamilton | Interactuar

Colombia

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Modern European Languages

Nila Uthayakumar | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Kenya

University of Florida, Business Administration

Noreen Giga | Microfinanzas Prisma

Peru

Emory University, Spanish and International Studies

Sherrise Pond | Edpyme Alternativa

Peru

Yale University, Political Science

Stephanie Sibal | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

BA Communication Arts, Xavier University

Vanya Ledyashov | Bai Tushum & Partners

Finance & Investments, CUNY Baruch College

Kiva Fellows 13th Class
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Abhishek Banerjee | SEF International UCO LLC, a partner of World Vision International

Armenia

Amber Barger | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Mongolia

University of Texas at Austin, Business Administration, Marketing

Anna Cleal | Pearl Microfinance Limited

Uganda

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Civil Engineering

Betsy McCormick | Interactuar

Colombia

Harvard College, Social Studies

Bridget Lewis | ACCION Texas Inc.

United States

Masters in Human Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University; B.A. in Physics with an additional major in Human Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University.

Caitlin Ross | Amasezerano Community Banking S.A.

Rwanda

Caroline Pattinson | CHF International Access to Credit Services Initiatives (ACSI) Iraq

Lebanon

Carrie Piesen | MLO Humo and Partners

Tajikistan

University of Pennsylvania, Computer Science & Engineering

Casey Koppelson | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Philippines

Public and Private Sector Organizations, Brown University

Charlie Wood | MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC

Pitzer College, Biology and Sociology

EB Moore | Womens Development Businesses (WDB)

South Africa

B.A. Economics and International Relations, University of Virginia

Ed Au-Yeung | Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)

Indonesia

Master of Professional Accounting, University of Saskatchewan; Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Accounting, University of British Columbia

Ellen Willems | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Ecuador

Masters in Economics, University of Ghent, Belgium

Eric Burdullis | Asociación Arariwa

Peru

Pepperdine University, International Business

Frederic Billou | Finadev Benin

Benin

Institut d'Administration des Enterprises, MBA International Trade; Institut d'Etudes politiques de Strasbourg, Finance and Economics

Jacqueline Gunn | Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)

Ghana

University of Nottingham, Philosophy

Jenny Coronel | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Kenya

B.A. in International Studies, Minor in Chemistry

Jerry Harter | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

Antioch University, Masters Whole Systems Design; Purdue University, Psychology

Joanne Gan | Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)

Philippines

Stanford University, Masters Management Science and Engineering; Stanford University, Economics and International Relations

Josh Richards | Al Majmoua Lebanese Association for Development

Lebanon

Julie Shea | Pro Mujer Bolivia

Bolivia

Copenhagen Business School, Business and Development; Roskilde University, International Development/Business

Khiem Le | Fund for Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW), a partner of Save the Children

Vietnam

University California, Irvine, Electrical Engineering and International Studies

Laura Parr | LLC Micro Finance Organization Credo

Georgia

Washington College, B.A. International Studies

Leslie Kincaid | Association for Rural Development (ARD)

Sierra Leone

Lorin Alvarez | CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Senegal

Lourdes Toussaint | Credituyo

Mexico

San Diego State University, MSW; Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara, B.S. Industrial Engineering

Margarita Salasyuk | Koret Israel Economic Development Funds (KIEDF)

Israel

B.A. in Political Economics, Barnard College, Columbia University

Michelle Curtis | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

University of Melbourne, History and Development Studies

Nick Hamilton | Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International

Dominican Republic

University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Modern European Languages

Rachel Gittinger | Fundacion Mujer

Costa Rica

University of Kansas, Spanish and International Studies

Tara Capsuto | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Kenya

London School of Economics, Masters Comparative Politics and Economics; UC Berkeley, Political Science/International Political Economy

Tran Chau | SEDA

Vietnam

B.B.A. Finance, The University of Iowa

Vanya Ledyashov | Komak Credit Union

Azerbaijan

Finance & Investments, CUNY Baruch College

Kiva Fellows 12th Class
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Amber Barger | Credit Mongol

Mongolia

University of Texas at Austin, Business Administration, Marketing

Anjali Fleury | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

BSW, BA in Government, BS in Communication Studies, University of Texas

Ann Hingst | Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO)

Tanzania

Master of Accountancy, Miami University - Ohio; B.S. Business (Accountancy Major), Miami University - Ohio

Becky Myers | Association for Rural Development (ARD)

Sierra Leone

Finance, Economics, University of Maryland, College Park

Betsy McCormick | FAMA OPDF

Honduras

Harvard College, Social Studies

Brandon Vaughan | PADECOMSM

El Salvador

B.S. Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Brittany Boroian | Faulu Kenya

Kenya

Global Studies, Global College of Long Island University

Carlos Cruz Montaño | Fundación Paraguaya

Paraguay

Loyola University New Orleans, MBA; Louisiana State University, BS Mechanical Engineering

Casey Koppelson | Opportunity Fund

United States

Public and Private Sector Organizations, Brown University

Casey Unrein | Edpyme Alternativa

Peru

BA, Economics; Minor, Education, Occidental College

Dan Tulchin | CEPRODEL

Nicaragua

B.S. International Economics, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service

Donald Hart | MLO Humo and Partners

Tajikistan

B.A. Economics and Management, Hope College

EB Moore | Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief

Liberia

B.A. Economics and International Relations, University of Virginia

Ed Au-Yeung | Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children

Cambodia

Master of Professional Accounting, University of Saskatchewan; Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Accounting, University of British Columbia

Eric Burdullis | FAPE

Guatemala

Pepperdine University, International Business

Gabe Francis | FUDECOSUR

Costa Rica

Iyanna Holmes | Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda (UOB), a partner of World Relief, HOPE International, and Opportunity International

Rwanda

MBA, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; B.S. Business Administration, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

Jen Welsh | Microfund Togo

Togo

B.A. in English and Economics, University of Michigan

Joanne Gan | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

Stanford University, Masters Management Science and Engineering; Stanford University, Economics and International Relations

John Murphy | EDESA

Costa Rica

BA in Economics, BA in Environmental Studies, Dartmouth College

John Rauschkolb III | Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Philippines

B.A., Business Administration, Sonoma State University

Julie Shea | Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER

Peru

Copenhagen Business School, Business and Development; Roskilde University, International Development/Business

Kaajal Laungani | Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International

Philippines

BA Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley

Katie Morton | Yehu Microfinance Trust

Kenya

B.A. International Affairs, Spanish and Government, Skidmore College

Kelsey Quam | Cooperativa San Jose

Ecuador

International Political Economy, University of Puget Sound

Lina Goldberg | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

English, Mills College

Lorena Gil | Fondo Esperanza

Chile

Master of Science in Applied Economics, Illinois State University; Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Saint Lawrence University

Margarita Salasyuk | HOPE Ukraine, a partner of HOPE International

Ukraine

B.A. in Political Economics, Barnard College, Columbia University

Nick Whalley | Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)

Philippines

College of Social Studies, Wesleyan University

Peter Marchant | Womens Development Businesses (WDB)

South Africa

B.A., Economics, Vanderbilt University

Ron Turley | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

Sam Kendall | MDO Arvand, LLC

Tajikistan

B.A. International Relations, Boston University

Sarah Curl | Pearl Microfinance Limited

Uganda

International Relations, San Francisco State University; B.S. Marketing and Studio Art, San Diego State University

Shirley Fong | AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)

Cambodia

B.S. Business Administration, UC Berkeley - Haas School of Business

Tamara Crawford | South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Samoa

Bachelors of Arts: Economics and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia

Tara Capsuto | Fundación ESPOIR

Ecuador

London School of Economics, Masters Comparative Politics and Economics; UC Berkeley, Political Science/International Political Economy

Vanick Der Bedrossian | SEF International UCO LLC, a partner of World Vision International

Armenia

B.A., Cultural Anthropology, UC Santa Cruz

Zerrin Cetin | Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)

Ghana

B.A. in Business Administration, Richard Ivey School of Business

Kiva Fellows 11th Class
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Aaron Kaye | Association for Rural Development (ARD)

Sierra Leone

B.A. Economics, Tufts University

Alex Guild | IMPRO

Bolivia

M.A. Public Policy, University of Michigan; B.A. Comparative Literature, Wellesley College

Andy Raming | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Thailand

M.A. Southeast Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University; B.A. Sociology, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Anna Antoni | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

M.D. Medical University of Vienna

Aurelie Dagneaux | Cooperativa San Jose

Ecuador

ESCP-EAP Masters, European School of Management, Paris

Carlos Pierre | PADECOMSM

El Salvador

B.A. International Relations, Brown University

Cheney Wells | BRAC Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

MALD, The Fletcher School; B.A. European Studies, Economics, Spanish, New York University

Chris Baker | Patan Business and Professional Women

Nepal

B.A. Anthropology, Yale University

David Connelly | Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)

Colombia

M.A., International Relations, University of Chicago; A.B., Anthropology, University of Chicago

Drew Loizeaux | HOFOKAM Ltd., a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Uganda

B.A. Accounting, St. Michael's College

Elena Kuehn | Capital Aid Fund for Employment of the Poor (CEP)

Cambodia

B.B.A. International Management, University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe

Eva Nemirovsky | MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC

B.S. Foreign Service: Culture and Politics, Georgetown University

Gabriel Castillo | CEPRODEL

Nicaragua

B.A. Computer Science, Networking and Data Communications, California State University, East Bay

Iyanna Holmes | Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief

Liberia

MBA, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; B.S. Business Administration, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University

James Allman-Gulino | Micro Credit for Development and Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)

Uganda

M.A. Public Policy, University of Virginia Frank Batten School of Lead; B.A. Foreign Affairs, Minor, Religious Studies, University of Virginia

Jenny Jin | Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International

Kenya

B.A. International Relations, Stanford University

Jeremy Gordon | Juhudi Kilimo (JK)

Kenya

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, B.A. Political Science, Stanford University

Kati Mayfield | Fondo Esperanza

Chile

University of Colorado, Computer Science and Engineering

Kevin Chaissan | Pearl Microfinance Limited

Uganda

B.A., in Economics with minors in Global Trade and Communication, Wake Forest University

Kevin Henderson | Credit Mongol

Mongolia

B.A. Commerce, Queen's University

Kimia Raafat | Opportunity Fund

United States

B.A., Biology and Spanish, Claremont Mckenna College

Leah Gage | FECECAV

Togo

B.A., Politics, Oberlin College

Lyel Resner | Edpyme Alternativa

Peru

B.A. Political Economy and Physics, MIT

Magda Malinowska | Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International

Dominican Republic

M.A. in Hispanic Literature, Boston College; PhD in Hispanic Literature, Boston University; B.A. International Relations, Boston University

Matt Raimondi | FAMA OPDF

Honduras

B.A. Finance and Economics, Santa Clara University

Meg Gray | Opportunity Fund

Nicaragua

B.A. History, Bowdoin College

Michelle Baker | Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)

Ghana

J.D. UC Hastings. College of the Law; B.A. Liberal Arts, UC San Diego

Peter Tashjian | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Armenia

B.A. English, CSUN

Sally Bolton | CrediComun

Mexico

Postgraduate Certificate in International Relation, Macquarie University; B.A. International Studies, University of Technology Sydney

Sam Trauffer | Bai Tushum & Partners

Senegal Masters of Economics, Minor in Media Studies and Political Science, University of Berne, Switzerland

Sara Strawczynski | Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda (UOB), a partner of World Relief, HOPE International, and Opportunity International

Tanzania

B.S., Biology, McGill University

Steve Grey | SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited

Kenya

M.A. Counseling Psychology, Santa Clara University; B.S. Industrial Engineering, Virginia Tech

Yelena Shuster | Komak Credit Union

Azerbaijan

B.A. Anthropology, Hunter College, CUNY

Kiva Fellows 10th Class
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Adam Kemmis Betty | Pro Mujer Bolivia

Bolivia

M.A., Latin American Studies, Institute for the Study of the Americas (University of London); B.A., History, Cambridge University

Adam Kogeman | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

M.A., in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey; Linguistics, University of Arizona

Alexis Ohanian | SEF International UCO LLC, a partner of World Vision International

Armenia

Anna Cleal | Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International

Philippines

University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, Civil Engineering

Avani Parekh-Bhatt | SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited

Kenya

B.A., International Affairs, George Washington University

Beth Ritchey | Credit Mongol

Mongolia

B.S., in Business Administration Major in Finance, Miami of Ohio

Brian P Kelly | BRAC Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

B.S., Commerce, Accounting, Santa Clara University

Bryan Goldfinger | AFODENIC

Nicaragua

B.A., Business Administration, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo

Carlos Cruz Montaño | Asociación ASDIR

Guatemala

Loyola University New Orleans, MBA; Louisiana State University, BS Mechanical Engineering

Christina Reyes | Ahon sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI)

Philippines

MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth; Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Claude Mansell | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

Master in Econometrics, Erasmus Univesity Rotterdam; MBA, UCLA

David Connelly | Caja Rural Señor de Luren

Peru

M.A., International Relations, University of Chicago; A.B., Anthropology, University of Chicago

Dennis Espinoza | Apoyo Integral

El Salvador

Economics, Wheaton College

George Ishii | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Vietnam

B.S., in Electrical Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona

Hanna Azemati | Micro Credit for Development and Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)

Uganda

B.A., Economics, Dartmouth College

Isaac Iglesias | Hluvuku-Adsema

Mozambique

MSc, Operational Research, London School of Economics and Political Science; MEng, Telecommunications, University of Vigo, Spain; BSc Mathematics, UNED, Spain

John Briggs | Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief

Liberia

B.A., East Asian Area Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Josh Wilcox | Cooperativa San Jose

Ecuador

B.A., Business Administration (Finance), University of Washington

Julia Kastner | CrediComun

Mexico

B.A. Economics with Political Science and Spanish, McGill University

Julie Pachico | http://www.kiva.org/partners/

Colombia

B.A., Reed College

Karen Buxton | Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief

Liberia

M.A., in Intercultural Relations, School for International Training; B.A., in Human Development, UC San Diego

Karl Baumgarten | EDAPROSPO

Peru

M.A. with Honors, Economics, Edinburgh University

Kati Mayfield | Prisma Honduras, S.A.

Honduras

University of Colorado, Computer Science and Engineering

Kevin Chaissan | Juhudi Kilimo (JK)

Kenya

B.A., in Economics with minors in Global Trade and Communication, Wake Forest University

Kimia Raafat | Fundación Paraguaya

Paraguay

B.A., Biology and Spanish, Claremont Mckenna College

Leah Gage | HOPE Ukraine, a partner of HOPE International

Ukraine

B.A., Politics, Oberlin College

Leigh Madeira | Banco D-MIRO S.A.

Ecuador

B.B.A, Finance, Minor Japanese, University of Notre Dame

Liz Nagle | Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company

Armenia

Lory Ishii | SEDA

Vietnam

J.D., Law, University of San Francisco; B.A., Psychology, University of Texas

Maia Pelleg | Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)

Ghana

B.A., Political Science, International Relations, Duke University

Marie Leznicki | Alidé

Benin

M.A., Anthropology and Fiction, New York University; B.A., Anthropology,

Mary Riedel | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

B.A., General Business Management, Boston University

Meg Gray | Fundacion Mujer

Costa Rica

B.A. History, Bowdoin College

Monica Hamlett | ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para el Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres)

Nicaragua

Finance, Michigan State University

Nadia Anggraini | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

B.S., Economics, University of Pennsylvania

Nate Walsh | South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Samoa

B.A., International Affairs, Claremont Mckenna College

Nick Lewis | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

B.A. Journalism and Mass Communication, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Nick Malouin | UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International

Senegal

B.A., Economics, Tufts University, Boston

Nilaus Hansen | Association for Rural Development (ARD)

Sierra Leone

Management of Innovation & Business, Copenhagen Business School; Economics & Business Administration, Copenhagen Business School

Nishita Roy | Ameen s.a.l.

Lebanon

International Politics/International Relations, Wesleyan University

Peter Marchant | Aqroinvest Credit Union

Azerbaijan

B.A., Economics, Vanderbilt University

Polai Av | AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)

Cambodia

B.A., in Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles

Rachel Brooks | Juhudi Kilimo (JK)

Kenya

B.A., History, University of Washington

Rebecca Corey | Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd

Tanzania

B.A., Anthropology, English, University of Georgia

Rob Packer | Fundación Mario Santo Domingo (FMSD)

Colombia

Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge

Roz Piggot | IMON International

Tajikistan

BSc, International Relations, London School of Economics

Sam Trauffer | CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Senegal

Senegal Masters of Economics, Minor in Media Studies and Political Science, University of Berne, Switzerland

Sara Strawczynski | Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda (UOB), a partner of World Relief, HOPE International, and Opportunity International

Rwanda

B.S., Biology, McGill University

Sheethal Shobowale | Emprender

Bolivia

M.S., Strategic Communications, Columbia University; Economics-Mathematics, Columbia University

Taylor Steelman | Turame Community Finance, a partner of World Relief and HOPE International

Burundi

B.A., in International Studies, University of North Carolina

Vishnu Hariharan | Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Philippines

BSc., Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science

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Adam Kemmis Betty | Pro Mujer Bolivia

Bolivia

M.A., Latin American Studies, Institute for the Study of the Americas (University of London); B.A., History, Cambridge University

Adam Preston | Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Philippines

International Business, University of St. Thomas; Computer Science, Augustana College

Agnes Chu | South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Samoa

B.A., Finance and Accounting, University of Texas at Austin

Alana Solimeo | EDESA

Costa Rica

Political Science & Spanish, Western State College of Colorado

Alex Duong | TYM Fund

B.A. Economics & B.A. Law, University of California Berkeley

Anne Hector | SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited

Kenya

B.A., American Studies, Brown University; M.B.A., Yale University; B.S., Landscape Architecture, City College of New York

Brian P Kelly | AREGAK Universal Credit Organization

Armenia

B.S., Commerce, Accounting, Santa Clara University

Bryan Goldfinger | AFODENIC

B.A., Business Administration, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo

Dennis Espinoza | Grounded and Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (GHAPE)

Cameroon

Economics, Wheaton College

Ed Coambs | Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)

Philippines

M.B.A., Finance, Queens University; Business Management, University of Houston Clear Lake

Eva Wu | Hagdan sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI)

Philippines

B.A., International Relations, Brown University

Gavin Sword | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

M.B.A., UCLA Anderson School; Economics, Harvard University

Gemma North | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

B.A., European History, Colorado College

Hanna Azemati | Faulu Kenya

Kenya

B.A., Economics, Dartmouth College

Ilmari Soininen | UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International

Senegal

Bachelor of Commerce, University of Toronto

James Han | AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)

Cambodia

Communication Studies, University of California, Los Angeles

Jane Lim | XacBank

Mongolia

Industrial Engineering and Economics, Northwestern University

Jed Goldstein | Pearl Microfinance Limited

Uganda

B.A., History, Georgetown University

Jen Gong | Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO)

Tanzania

Business, Economics, University of Virgina

Jeremy Lapedis | FAPE

Guatemala

B.S., Neuroscience with a minor in Spanish, University of Michigan

Josh Weinstein | Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation, Inc. (NWTF)

Philippines

Biology, Duke University

Josh Wilcox | Caja Rural Señor de Luren

Peru

B.A., Business Administration (Finance), University of Washington

Julia Kastner | Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), a partner of World Vision International

Mexico

B.A. Economics with Political Science and Spanish, McGill University

Julie Pachico | Credituyo

Mexico

B.A., Reed College

Karl Baumgarten | FUDECOSUR

Costa Rica

M.A. with Honors, Economics, Edinburgh University

Kelly McKinnon | Fundación León 2000

Nicaragua

International Development, American University

Kimia Raafat | Banco D-MIRO S.A.

Ecuador

B.A., Biology and Spanish, Claremont Mckenna College

Maia Pelleg | Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International

Kenya

B.A., Political Science, International Relations, Duke University

Mary Riedel | Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Philippines

B.A., General Business Management, Boston University

Meg Gray | CEPRODEL

Nicaragua

B.A. History, Bowdoin College

Mo Al-shawaf | Palestine for Credit & Development (FATEN)

B.S., Walter A. Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

Moyo Adebukunola | Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)

Nigeria

B.S., Accounting, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

Nasha Virata | Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC)

Philippines

Nick Malouin | FECECAV

Togo

B.A., Economics, Tufts University, Boston

Nicki Goh | Senegal Ecovillage Microfinance Fund (SEM)

Senegal

B.A. in French and Spanish, Cambridge University, United Kingdom

Prem Thomas | Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)

Philippines

B.S., Business Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Rachel Brooks | Faulu Kenya

Kenya

B.A., History, University of Washington

Rebecca Corey | Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd

Tanzania

B.A., Anthropology, English, University of Georgia

Rob Packer | MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC

Kyrgyzstan

Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge

Sheethal Shobowale | Asociación Arariwa

Peru

M.S., Strategic Communications, Columbia University; Economics-Mathematics, Columbia University

Shereef Zaki | Edpyme Alternativa

Peru

B.A., Economics and International Relations, Bucknell University

Steph Meyer | LAPO Sierra Leone (LAPOSL)

Sierra Leone

B.A., International Politics and Economics, Middlebury College

Suzy P Marinkovich | Fondo Esperanza

Chile

B.A., Spanish and Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

Taylor Akin | Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES)

Togo

B.A., McGill University

Thomas Gold | Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International

Dominican Republic

Engineering degree, CPE (Chemistry Physics and Electronics)

Ujwal Kharel | Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)

Philippines

B.E. (Engineering), Dartmouth College; A.B. (Major: Economics), Vassar College

Victoria Kabak | AFODENIC

Nicaragua

B.A., Social Studies, Harvard University

Zal Bilimoria | Fundación ESPOIR

Ecuador

B.S., Economics, University of Pennsylvania - The Wharton School

Kiva Fellows 8th Class
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Alia Rafeh | Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International

Kenya

Alison Carlman | K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Kenya

Andrea Bouch | Opportunity Fund

United States

Andrew Whiteman | Alidé

Benin

Ashley Nelsen | ADIM (Asociación Alternativa Para el Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres)

Nicaragua

Athan Makansi | South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Samoa

Boris Mordkovich | MCC Mol Bulak Finance LLC

Kyrgyzstan

Brent Zettel | Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), a partner of World Vision International

Mexico

Cameron Morris | Hluvuku-Adsema

Mozambique

Cissy DeLuca | Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)

Indonesia

Courtney Kemps | Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER

Peru

Cynthia McMurry | Fundación ESPOIR

Ecuador

Dave McMurtry | Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief

Drew Loizeaux | Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Philippines

B.A. Accounting, St. Michael's College

Hanh Tran | Fund for Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW), a partner of Save the Children

Vietnam

Ionut Soleanicov | HOPE DRC, a partner of HOPE International

Jaclyn Berfond | SMEP Deposit Taking Microfinance Limited

Kenya

Jenny E. Kim | Association for Rural Development (ARD)

Sierra Leone

Jessica Chervin | Microfund Togo

Togo

Joel Carlman | K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Kenya

John Briggs | Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International

Kenya

B.A., East Asian Area Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Laura Buhler | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

Lee Bruner | Asociación Arariwa

Peru

Megan Montgomery | EDESA

Costa Rica

Merrick Brown | Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT)

Philippines

Michael Kasseris | SEDA

Milena Arciszewski | Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International

Philippines

Nancy Tuller | Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)

Ghana

Nilima Achwal | Fundación AgroCapital, a partner of ACDI/VOCA

Bolivia

Polly Banks | Patan Business and Professional Women

Nepal

Rob Mittelman | EDAPROSPO

Peru

Sarah Forbes | BRAC Tanzania

Tanzania

Sloane Berrent | Ahon sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI)

Philippines

Susan Arthur | CEPRODEL

Nicaragua

Suzy P Marinkovich | FINCA Peru

Peru

B.A., Spanish and Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tamara Sanderson | XacBank

Mongolia

Velizara Passajova | Nor Horizon Universal Credit Organization Limited Liability Company

Armenia

Zev Lowe | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

Kiva Fellows 7th Class
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Abby Gray | UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International

Senegal

Andrea Bouch | FAPE

Guatemala

Ashley King-Bischof | Grounded and Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (GHAPE)

Cameroon

Ashley Nelsen | Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International

Dominican Republic

Bernice Wong | Fund for Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW), a partner of Save the Children

Boris Mordkovich | MLO Humo and Partners

Tajikistan

Brent Zettel | AFODENIC

Nicaragua

Brett Dobbs | K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Kenya

Cory Lee | Pearl Microfinance Limited

Uganda

Cynthia McMurry | Asociación Arariwa

Peru

Diana Rodriguez | Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER

Peru

Drew Loizeaux | Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children

Cambodia

B.A. Accounting, St. Michael's College

Emily Sweeney | Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER

Peru

Erica Dorn | ACCION USA

United States

Evie Marzec | Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC)

Philippines

Jeff Zira | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

Jessica Chervin | Soro Yiriwaso, a partner of Save the Children

Mali

John Briggs | Ahon sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI)

Philippines

B.A., East Asian Area Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Julie Picquet | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Julie Ross | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

Kalie Gold | Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International

Dominican Republic

Katie Davis | AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)

Cambodia

Kieran Ball | Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM)

Indonesia

Kristan Callahan | Grounded and Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (GHAPE)

Cameroon

Liz O'Donnell | CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Senegal

Lori Gibson Banducci | Asociación ASDIR

Guatemala

Mark Bulliet | XacBank

Mongolia

Megan Montgomery | ADEPHCA

Nicaragua

Milena Arciszewski | K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Kenya

Nathan Cutler | SEDA

Nemr Janus Kanafani | Ameen s.a.l.

Lebanon

Nick Cain | Fundación Paraguaya

Paraguay

Nick Roose | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

Rob Cavese | Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International

Philippines

Samuel Baker | Apoyo Integral

El Salvador

Sarah Forbes | BRAC Tanzania

Tanzania

Sean Calhoun | Fundación León 2000

Nicaragua

Shisir Khanal | Patan Business and Professional Women

Nepal

Sierra Visher | Emprender

Bolivia

Stephanie Koczela | Pearl Microfinance Limited

Uganda

Teresa Dunbar | Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI)

Philippines

Kiva Fellows 6th Class
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("ev-ya-TAR") Frankel | South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Samoa

Abby Gray | Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES)

Togo

Adam Grenier | Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of ChildFund International

Sierra Leone

Ankush Dhupar | BRAC South Sudan

Bill Brick | Pearl Microfinance Limited

Uganda

Carrie Ferrence | IMON International

Tajikistan

David Stewart | Opportunity International- Wedco Ltd.

Kenya

James MacKenzie | Fund for Thanh Hoa Poor Women (FPW), a partner of Save the Children

Jennifer McQuhae | Grounded and Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (GHAPE)

Cameroon

Jenny Ballen | Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER

Peru

Jeremy Haber | BRAC Tanzania

Tanzania

John Briggs | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

B.A., East Asian Area Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Josh Bull | Microfinanzas Prisma

Peru

Julie Ross | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

Kalie Gold | Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International

Dominican Republic

Kieran Ball | AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)

Cambodia

Lander Burr | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

Lori Ospina | Microfinanzas Prisma

Peru

Mark Bulliet | Norwegian Microcredit LLC (Normicro)

Azerbaijan

Megan McTiernan | Admic Nacional

Mexico

Milena Arciszewski | Zene za Zene, a partner of Women for Women International

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rob Cavese | MLF Microinvest, a partner of ACDI/VOCA

Tajikistan

Sanjaya Punyasena | Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children

Cambodia

Sarah Forbes | K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Kenya

Sarah Lawson | Alidé

Benin

Sierra Visher | Prisma Honduras, S.A.

Honduras

Teresa Dunbar | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

Trisha Chang | Sero Lease and Finance Ltd. (SELFINA)

Tanzania

Whitney Zimmerman | CEPRODEL

Nicaragua

落合加奈恵 Ochiai | Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children

Cambodia

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Amy Killian | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Brendan McBride | Credituyo

Mexico

Cara Gutterman | Fundación Paraguaya

Paraguay

Chantal deKleijn | Friendship Bridge

Guatemala

Chris Baker | Patan Business and Professional Women

Nepal

B.A. Anthropology, Yale University

Cynthia McMurry | Fundación AgroCapital, a partner of ACDI/VOCA

Bolivia

Dan Zuckerman | MLF Microinvest, a partner of ACDI/VOCA

Tajikistan

Gary Coover | Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK)

Indonesia

Jara Small | Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd

Tanzania

Javed Rezayee | Ariana Financial Services Joint Stock Company (AFS), a partner of Mercy Corps

Afghanistan

Jessica Heinzelman | Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)

Nigeria

JJ Emru | Al Majmoua Lebanese Association for Development

Lebanon

Jonathon Repinecz | Senegal Ecovillage Microfinance Fund (SEM)

Senegal

Julie Ross | BRAC Tanzania

Tanzania

Kathy Lin | Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision International

Rwanda

Lucy Foma | Grounded and Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (GHAPE)

Cameroon

Mark Disston | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Megan Montgomery | FAPE

Guatemala

Nabomita Dutta | Sero Lease and Finance Ltd. (SELFINA)

Tanzania

Nicholas Sabin | Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of ChildFund International

Sierra Leone

Nora Moran | Zene za Zene, a partner of Women for Women International

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Omeed Selbe | Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children

Cambodia

Saboora Bhutta | Asasah, a partner of Save the Children

Pakistan

Sarah Allen | Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)

Ghana

Taryn Goodman | Micro Credit for Development and Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)

Uganda

Tatiana Peralta | Alternativa Solidaria Chiapas (AlSol)

Mexico

Xanthi Kouvatas | SEDA

Yuan Potts | Grounded and Holistic Approach for People's Empowerment (GHAPE)

Cameroon

Zack Turner | Opportunity International- Wedco Ltd.

Kenya

Kiva Fellows 4th Class
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Ai Li Ang | Norwegian Microcredit LLC (Normicro)

Azerbaijan

Alec Lovett | Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO)

Tanzania

Beatriz Mauro | Hluvuku-Adsema

Mozambique

Dan Strack | Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN)

Ghana

Dylan Higgins | Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)

Ghana

Elena Micossi | AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)

Cambodia

Eric Brandt | Hattha Kaksekar Limited (HKL), a partner of Save the Children

Cambodia

Isadora Tang | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

Jessica Young | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Jon Tonti | AFODENIC

Nicaragua

Jonathan Buser | Aqroinvest Credit Union

Azerbaijan

Kira Costanza | FECECAV

Togo

Laura Toepfer | Micro Credit for Development and Transformation SACCO (MCDT SACCO)

Uganda

Mark Janko | AMK (Angkor Microfinance Kampuchea)

Cambodia

Mary Moseley | CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services

Senegal

Megan Berwick | Women and Associations for Gain both Economic and Social (WAGES)

Togo

Nicholas Clark | South Pacific Business Development (SPBD)

Samoa

Kiva Fellows 3rd Class
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Alexander Pileggi | Fundación San Miguel Arcángel, Inc. (FSMA)

Dominican Republic

Charline Yim | Fundo De Desenvolvimento Mulher (FDM), a partner of Save the Children

Mozambique

Chris Federer | Manuela Ramos / CrediMUJER

Peru

Dana Lunberry | Tujijenge Tanzania Ltd

Tanzania

Darin Greyerbiehl | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Drew Kinder | Share an Opportunity Microfinance Ltd. (SAO MFI)

Uganda

Jordyan Edmiston | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

Lyz Li | MIFEX

Ecuador

Maren Misner | Friendship Bridge

Guatemala

Oliver Subasinghe | Women`s Economic Empowerment Consort (WEEC)

Kenya

Roslyn Wang | Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT)

Ghana

Tami Rowan | MAXIMA Mikroheranhvatho Co., Ltd.

Cambodia

Kiva Fellows 2nd Class
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Alan McGee | Supporting Enterprises for Economic Development (SEED Development Group)

Kenya

Andrew Flowers | Lift Above Poverty Organization (LAPO)

Nigeria

Charlotte Bailey | KREDIT Ltd.

Cambodia

Dalia Palchik | Microfund Togo

Togo

Daniela Greville | Prisma Microfinance

Nicaragua

Elizabeth Vallette | Norwegian Microcredit LLC (Normicro)

Azerbaijan

Felix Lam | Mekong Plus

Justine McGowan | K-Met Savings and Credit Cooperative Ltd

Kenya

Kerry Brandon | Action Now: Kenya (ANK)

Kenya

Maura Lee Burk | Life in Africa Foundation (LiA)

Kenya

Max Schoening | People Microcredit Investment Bureau (PEMCI)

Kenya

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Randy Fay | Friendship Bridge

Guatemala

Roxanne Miller | Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO)

Tanzania

Shannon Gallagher | Hluvuku-Adsema

Mozambique

Stephen Mulholland | Women`s Economic Empowerment Consort (WEEC)

Kenya

Tanuj Parikh | Ebony Foundation (Eb-F)

Kenya

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Katie Camillus | Women's Initiative to Eradicate Poverty (WITEP)

Uganda

Nicholas Easley | Youth Self Employment Foundation (YOSEFO)

Tanzania

Shelby Clark | Women's Initiative to Eradicate Poverty (WITEP)

Uganda

Ted Fischer | Patan Business and Professional Women

Nepal

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