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EMpower is made up of passionate, dedicated individuals throughout the world, all focused on creating opportunities for marginalised young people in EM countries. Meet our team and learn more about the work they do to make EMpower the most effective organisation it can be and to build momentum toward a brighter future.

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Cynthia Steele

President and CEO

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Odi Agev

Programme Consultant, Ghana and Nigeria

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Priyasha Banerjee

Programme Associate, India

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Robin Barnes

Director of Development, USA

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Deeksha Bhatia

Senior Programme Officer, India

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Mayank Bhatia

Global Finance Controller

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Kundhavi Balachandran

Senior Programme Officer, East and Southeast Asia

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Maria Pia Bravo

Programme Officer Consultant, Peru

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Ché Bornheim

Programme Officer, South Africa

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Ankita Das

Development Manager, India

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Nisha Dhawan

Vice President, Impact and Influence

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Deborah Diedericks

Global Mental Health Lead

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Seema Dosad

E/SEA Regional Development Assistant

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Lauren Glenmere Furmanek

Global Grants Manager

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Henna Hemnani

Director of Development, Asia

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Estefanía Cote Hernández

Governance & Grants Officer

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Heera

Director Programme, India

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Adam Heuman

Vice President, Global Development & Marketing

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Suvidha Hughes

Vice President, People & Operations

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Kayla Kohlenberg

Development Manager, Initiatives and Events

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Deborah Leaver

Vice President, Programmes

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Zaryna Lee

Corporate Partnerships Development Manager, UK

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Swarnlata Mahilkar

Senior Programme Officer, India

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Tanvi Mishra

Communications & Influence Manager

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Anusha Naicker

Regional Programme Director, Africa

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Chumani Nkwinti

Programme Officer, South Africa

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Lilly O’Brien

UK Development Manager, Major Donor and Events

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Coory Pakpahan

Programme Officer, East and Southeast Asia

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Daniel Parnetti

Regional Programme Director, Latin America

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Eloise Peredruk

Development Associate, UK

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Mireille Posse

Senior Programme Officer, Latin America

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Lindsay Prybylski

Global People & Operations Associate

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Jayanthi Pushkaran

Senior Programme Officer, Adolescent Girls

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Anukriti Rastogi

Global Senior Accountant

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Sara Saad

Global Communications Associate

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Simren Sekhon

Development Manager, Asia

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Sadiya Shaikh

Director of Development, UK

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Deborah Schmulewitz

Programme Officer Consultant, Argentina

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Divya Shikha

Global Manager of Accounting

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Frehiwot Tarekegn

Vice President, Finance

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Deanna Tuttle

Development & Operations Associate, US

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Lisa Withey

Development Manager, HK

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Marat Yu

Regional Programme Director, East and Southeast Asia

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