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Our Leadership Team
JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
Margaret Crotty joined JSI and World Education as president and CEO on January 1, 2022. Most recently, she served as CEO of the Partnership with Children, a New York City-based provider of community health services and school-based mental health programs. Previously, Margaret led Save the Children’s flagship initiative to reduce global child and maternal mortality. In the private sector, Margaret spent seven years in executive roles at the global corporation EF Education, living in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Paris. She has also worked for McKinsey & Co. in Jakarta, Indonesia. Margaret graduated from Princeton University with a BA in History and African-American Studies, and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Masters in Public Health from Columbia University.
JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
Sylvia Bartley is widely recognized as a neuroscientist, advocate, and champion of social change, dedicated to advancing health equity by removing barriers to care for minoritized communities and addressing the social determinants of health.
For the last 20 years, Sylvia worked for Medtronic, the world’s leading health care technology company, where she held roles in sales, marketing, physician education, and philanthropy. During this time, Sylvia demonstrated her ability to Influence change, adapt to various complex environments, and work collaboratively and cross-functionally to achieve goals. Her broad-based expertise spans strategic and financial planning, health equity, evidence-based research, philanthropy, operations, business alliance management, team leadership, community engagement, board engagement, external affairs, and disaster response. Sylvia is the author of Turning the Tide: Neuroscience, Spirituality, and My Path toward Emotional Health, and hosts The More We Know Community Show, a long-standing weekly community public affairs radio show and podcast featuring people who level the playing field for all minorities by breaking barriers in their careers, lives, and communities.
Sylvia has a Ph.D. in neurophysiology from the St. Barts and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She received her BSc with honors in pharmacology from the University of East London.
JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
Janice Clark is the Chief Financial Officer for JSI and World Education, Inc. Prior to this role, Janice served as the Controller for World Education, Inc. and previous to that, as the Contracts and Grants Manager at JSI. She brings over twenty years of financial management experience in a global environment for both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. Janice has a BA in Philosophy and English from Boston College, an MA in Philosophy from Boston College, and an MBA degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
As vice president for Global Business Development in the International Division, Andrew oversees project development and strategic positioning for new business development. He brings thirty years of global and U.S, new business development and program implementation experience. He was previously the founding Director of the JSI/World Education Center for HIV and Infectious Diseases, leading an expansion of JSI’s international HIV and infectious disease portfolio, including USAID-funded bilateral and centrally funded activities, CDC projects, and other initiatives. He has served on ad-hoc committees of the President’s Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS addressing stigma and discrimination. Prior to joining JSI, Mr. Fullem was Director of HIV Surveillance for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and was responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Commonwealth’s HIV reporting system. Andrew has a BS in International Relations from The American University and a Master’s in Public Health Policy and Management from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
As vice president of JSI’s Health Services Division, Susan Grantham oversees JSI’s extensive portfolio of projects in the United States. She leads diverse staff in eight U.S. offices who share a commitment to improving the health of individuals and communities throughout the country. Susan formerly served as JSI’s director of U.S. business development and brings this strategic focus to her position. Her technical areas of expertise include implementation research, mixed-methods research and program evaluation, policy analysis, and training and technical assistance. Throughout her career, Susan has applied these skills to improving health services delivery for underserved populations, most notably related to states’ health reform efforts, behavioral health, family planning, and women and children’s health. Susan started her career as a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon. She joined JSI after receiving her master’s of public policy from the University of Michigan and went on to earn her doctorate in social policy from the Heller School at Brandeis University.

JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
Mark Kowalski has more than 25 years of experience managing public health and education programs in Africa and Asia. As director of the Boston International Group, Mark oversees JSI’s portfolio of bilateral health programs in more than 15 countries and the U.S.-based staff who support them. Mark started his career with JSI in 1999 and has served in senior leadership positions in the U.S., Zambia, and Uganda. Mark’s areas of expertise include capacity strengthening and HIV prevention and treatment and he is skilled at building partnerships with national governments, NGOs, and donors. Previously, Mark served as country director for World Education, Inc. in Cambodia. Mark was a Peace Corps volunteer in Nepal and holds Master of Arts and Master of Public Policy degrees from the University of Michigan.
JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
Kate Onyejekwe has worked in public health for more than 25 years and has technical expertise in family planning and reproductive health, maternal and child health, immunization, HIV, gender and youth programming, community health, capacity building, and pharmaceutical management. Kate oversees the division’s portfolio of global programs, core competency centers, and corporate services teams. She also supports JSI’s new business development. When she joined JSI in 2015, Kate was the Maternal and Child Survival Program’s country support manager, interfacing with USAID bureaus and missions, ministries of health, international agencies, and other stakeholders, and helping secure JSI’s technical footprint in 14 countries. Before JSI, Kate held a variety of roles at Management Sciences for Health and Pathfinder International.
JSI-WEI/Boston
44 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210-1211
Phone: 1.617.482.9485
Fax: 1.617.482.0617
Alicia Waller is a seasoned HR executive with more than 27 years of experience building and strengthening HR infrastructures to support domestic and global organizations. Her expertise includes advising and leading strategic planning, corporate development, and change management initiatives. During her career, Waller has led enterprise-wise efforts to align the organizational workforce with business strategic goals. Waller has developed, launched, and managed programs for all human capital functional areas as well as supporting implementations for custom HR solutions.
She holds an MBA, an MS in International Management, a BS in Business Management and Human Resources from the University of Maryland; and is a certified senior professional in Human Resources.
U.S. Leadership
Tamara Calise, Director of Healthy Communities
Naomi Clemmons, Senior Consultant
Naima Cozier, Deputy Director, Capacity Building Center
Amy Cullem, Senior Consultant
Alexia Eslan, Director, Colorado Office
Rene Esler, Director, Georgia Office
Margaret Franckhauser, Director of Aging Services
Meghan Hiltner, Director of Innovation Center
Ann Keehn, Director, HSD Operations
Mira Levinson, Director, Massachusetts/Rhode Island Office
James Maxwell, Director of Health Policy and Research
Thomas Mangione, Director of Survey Research
Alec McKinney, Senior Consultant
Stacey Moody, Senior Consultant
Aisha Moore, Senior Consultant
Juli Powers, Senior Consultant
Tajan Braithwaite Renderos, Director, Center for Health Equity
Katie Robert, Director, New Hampshire Office
Katie Saul, Associate Director, Massachusetts/Rhode Island Office
Shannon Spurlock, Associate Director, Rhode Island Office
Jonathan Stewart, Director, Knowledge Management Team
Rachel Tobey, Director, California Office
Natalie Truesdell, Director, New Business Development
Eric Turer, Senior Consultant
Katie Quimby, Director, People Team
Rudy Vega, Senior Consultant
International Leadership
Nabeela Ali, Pakistan Country Representative
Wuleta Betemariam, Director, Center for Healthy Women, Children and Communities
Yasmin Chandani, InSupply CEO
Binyam Desta, Ethiopia Country Representative
Sanjay Kapur, India Managing Director
Mark Kowalski, Director, International Division, Boston
Derek Kunaka, South Africa Country Representative
Anne LaFond, Center for Health Information, Monitoring and Evaluation Director
Melinda McKay, Behavior Initiative Director
Jonathan Metzger, Center for Digital Health Director
Sandee Minovi, Deputy Director, Center for Healthy Women, Children and Communities
Kate Onyejekwe, Director, International Division, Washington, DC
Matthew Osborne-Smith, Capacity Development Center Director
Antonia Powell, HIV and Infectious Diseases Center Co-director
Lora Shimp, Immunization Center Director
Edward Wilson, Center for Health Logistics Director
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