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Sara Jones is a senior technical lead with specializations in conflict mitigation, governance strengthening, violence prevention, and irregular migration. She has 23 years of experience gained in home office and overseas positions with organizations, institutions, and U.S. Government agencies. In overseas roles, Jones has led technical programming and overseen project operations for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and World Bank projects in fragile, complex environments. In home office roles, Jones has been project director for over 20 USAID projects across a range of sectors, including work focused on decentralization, public financial management, domestic resource mobilization, transparency and accountability, legislative strengthening, and organizational capacity strengthening. She has also designed conflict-sensitivity assessment tools and conducted conflict-sensitivity assessments for USAID programs.

Robin Koralek is a seasoned evaluator and project director with over 30 years of experience in evaluating federal and state social welfare programs. Her expertise spans areas such as food assistance, employment and training cash assistance, and barriers to employment, including for those recovering from substance use disorders. She has worked with various governmental and non-profit organizations, focusing on program design, implementation, and outcomes.

Diane Fraser started out working in art departments for a marketing product manufacturer in high school and a consulting firm in college. After college, she began a career in non-profits, where she developed and managed communications, public relations, fundraising, and events.

Austin Gooden is a software architect at TSPi, a Division of Abt Global, with 6 years of experience delivering innovative software solutions in the public sector. With expertise spanning the entire Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Gooden has worked across a broad range of technologies, from Low-Code/No-Code platforms to legacy frameworks and multiple programming languages.  He has successfully delivered a variety of solutions for the U.S. Federal Government that enable systems to adapt seamlessly to congressional mandates, agency policies, and program definition, all while achieving the mission objectives of the IT initiative.

Kate Durocher has more than 25 years of experience in marketing and communication. The first half of her career focused heavily on digital marketing and activation for consumer and pharmaceutical brands when she worked at advertising agencies and as a marketing director for WebMD. For the past decade she has focused on public health communication and community engagement for federal clients.