Our Team
Deborah Atwood, Board Chair
Washington, D.C. Ms. Atwood joined the Meridian Institute in January 2011 and serves as Executive Director of the Meridian’s AGree: …
Timothy Beans, Board Vice Chair
Timothy Beans joins the board from the United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Regional Development Mission in Asia, where …
Beth Keck, Governance Committee Chair
Bentonville, Arkansas Beth Keck has an extensive background in international business and corporate social responsibility. Currently, she is Practitioner-in-Residence of China …
Luis Sahmkow, Audit and Risk Committee Chair
Chaska, Minnesota Mr. Sahmkow is Vice President and Treasurer of AgriBank, responsible for balance sheet strategy, loan transfer pricing, and …
Cathy Lanning
Westerville, Ohio Ms. Lanning is Nationwide Insurance’s vice president of strategic partnerships. In this role, she is responsible for leveraging …
Dawn Thomas
Dawn Thomas consults for several international development organizations on strategic planning, institutional capacity building, and the design of complex economic …
Jerry Fenner
St. Paul, Minnesota Mr. Fenner is a legacy cooperative director representing AgriBank, FCB. Mr. Fenner retired from AgriBank in 2016 …
Marlon Chigwende
Gerrards Cross, England Marlon Chigwende is Managing Partner and co-Founder of Arkana Partners. Prior to founding Arkana Partners, Mr. Chigwende …
Mortimer Neufville
Washington, D.C. Dr. Neufville has been ACDI/VOCA chairman since June 2008. Before that he chaired the board’s Projects Committee and …
Shonda Warner
Clarksdale, Mississippi Ms. Warner is the founder of Chess Ag, which manages a suite of funds that are invested in …