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Prerna Bhardwaj

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Prerna Bhardwaj

Prerna profoundly believes in the cause of ‘education for all’ and brings in over seven years of experience working in the field. She has demonstrated the importance of creating strong partnerships with a gambit of stakeholders to bring in any positive change in society. She has a creative mind, likes writing, and has pieces published … Continue Reading →

Marco Hurtado

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Marco Hurtado

As an Associate Director of Program and Operations, Marco focuses on the implementation and impact of all projects in the region. Adapting our reading solutions whether online or offline to a myriad of scenarios on the ground is one of his most challenging goals. Marco has a Master’s in Digital Business from IE Business School … Continue Reading →

Lisa McManus

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Lisa McManus

Lisa, a U.S. Partnership and Program Manager, has served students for over twenty years. Before joining Worldreader, Lisa was the Education Program Manager at Reading In Motion and worked for over 13 years as an elementary teacher in Michigan, Georgia, and Illinois. In addition to her academic endeavors, Lisa is an executive function coach where … Continue Reading →

Austin Okoth

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Austin Okoth

Austin’s journey at Worldreader started six years ago as a Project Assistant, and later morphed into a role as Program Manager. This journey was founded on his passion for literacy for children. As Program Manager, he oversees the management of project portfolios, project implementation through e-reading technical training and support, reading mentorship, capacity building, compliance … Continue Reading →

Peter Clavers Otieno

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Peter Clavers Otieno

Being an Associate Director for East Africa Programs, Peter spends most of his time providing technical leadership to programming, managing partnerships, pitching Worldreader at different conferences and meetings, and engaging potential partners, national NGOs, government agencies. Peter comes with a lot of experience in program management, learning research, organizational development and varied digital intervention strategies … Continue Reading →

Leslie Tettey

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Leslie Tettey

As the Regional Director for West Africa, Leslie leads Worldreader’s strategy and programs with a focus of getting children in the region reading so that they can reach their potential. He brings over 15 years of experience in project management, monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) and institutional capacity building in social development and has served … Continue Reading →

Kristen Walter

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Kristen Walter

Kristen, the U.S. Programs Director, has worked in education for the last twenty years. Her previous positions include Director of Education for Reading In Motion, Teaching and Learning Manager for Crayola, and classroom educator. Kristen’s education-focused career has centered around creating partnerships that benefit all children. She was recognized as a Yale Distinguished Music Educator, … Continue Reading →