Meet our team

We apply systems-thinking approaches across development agencies and the private sector, helping to improve market dynamics, opportunities, and agency to create a more equitable world.

Erin Markel
    Erin Markel
    Founder and Chief Growth Officer

    Erin supports MSA’s business growth and technical innovation. Erin loves hiking, skiing Colorado powder and playing hide and seek with her daughters.

    Ben Fowler
      Ben Fowler
      Founder and Chief Executive Officer

      Ben supports MSA’s technical innovation and operations. Outside of work, Ben is happiest on his snowboard or kite board.

      Shelby Bourgault
        Shelby Bourgault
        Senior Specialist, Gender, Equality & Social Inclusion (GESI)

        Shelby supports MSA’s gender equality and social inclusion work. Outside of work, Shelby loves traveling, dancing, and reading.

        Michele Christle
          Michele Christle
          Business Development and Communications Associate

          Michele supports MSA's business development and communications. Michele enjoys reading, writing, and spending time in nature.

          Kelly Fish
            Kelly Fish
            Gender, Equality, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Lead

            Kelly supports MSA’s Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) technical integration, innovation, and operations. Kelly is a seasoned technical leader, collaborator, and strategist, dedicated to catalyzing organizational and systemic change to facilitate more inclusive and equitable societies.

            Jacqueline Foelster
              Jacqueline Foelster
              Senior Analyst

              Bio coming soon...

              Ryan Whalen
                Ryan Whalen
                Program Advisor / Business Development Lead

                Bio coming soon...

                Queena Li
                  Queena Li
                  Communications Associate

                  Queena implements learning and dissemination strategies to promote evidence-based policy and practice. In her spare time, Queena is an avid reader, podcast enthusiast, and amateur baker.

                  Gilbert Rodado
                    Gilbert Rodado
                    Business Development Associate

                    Bio coming soon...

                    Vivekan Jeyagaran
                      Vivekan Jeyagaran
                      Advisor, Inclusive Markets

                      Vivekan is keen on exploring the intersection of systems thinking, complexity, and inclusion. He also appreciates every moment he can get in the mountains, with a hot cup of milk tea in hand and a thought-provoking book. He’s based in Toronto, Canada, where mountains are few and far between.

                      Khaled Khan
                        Khaled Khan
                        Technical Lead, Inclusive Markets

                        Khaled supports MSA’s technical innovation and client delivery. Khaled loves cosmology and trying out new food with his son.

                        Marrium Khan
                          Marrium Khan
                          Senior Specialist, Inclusive Markets

                          Marrium worked for over 7 years in international development focusing on sustainable and inclusive economic growth and supporting M&E efforts. She is a travel enthusiast and loves exploring new cultures.

                          Fouzia Nasree
                            Fouzia Nasree
                            Senior Analyst

                            Fouzia is currently a Senior Advisor with MSA. She contributes to research, design and implementation of market-based programming as well as in integrating gender and brings unique expertise in the practical field of market systems development.

                            Neha Shrestha
                              Neha Shrestha
                              Senior Specialist, Inclusive Markets

                              Bio coming soon...

                              Noura Kamel
                                Noura Kamel
                                Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) Lead

                                Noura leads MSA’s research function, bringing 14+ years of MERL experience and a passion for integrating systems thinking and behavioral science to effect meaningful change. Noura loves visiting new places, trying new foods, and laughing with her daughter.

                                Nikki Alamo
                                  Nikki Alamo
                                  Executive Assistant

                                  Nikki has previously worked as a research assistant for non-government organizations in the Philippines. She currently supports MSA’s senior executives. She loves doing DIY crafts and is a certified coffee lover.

                                  Ranesa Poliran (Ran)
                                    Ranesa Poliran (Ran)
                                    Operations Assistant

                                    Ran supports MSA’s contracts and recruitment. Outside of work, Ran enjoys serving in her church community as a writer and volunteering in the campus ministry.

                                    Keneath Gimenez (Ken)
                                      Keneath Gimenez (Ken)
                                      Human Resources and Recruitment Assistant

                                      Ken handles human resources and recruitment at MSA. Outside of work, she’s a fan of Formula 1, collecting books, and mobile games. Most of all, she loves taking care of her rescue dog.

                                      Neil Oscares
                                        Neil Oscares
                                        Finance Assistant

                                        Neil supports MSA’s system improvement and operations. Outside of work, Neil loves going to the beach, eating out, playing computer games, and watching TV series.

                                        Elwyn Rodrigazo
                                          Elwyn Rodrigazo
                                          Operations Assistant

                                          Elwyn supports MSA's day-to-day operational and administrative functions. In his free time, Elwyn loves to play badminton and table tennis.

                                          Elizabeth Sheehan
                                            Elizabeth Sheehan
                                            Senior Operations Manager

                                            Elizabeth leads MSA’s operations function, bringing a background in project management and operations for USAID programming. Based out of MSA’s Denver office, Elizabeth loves hiking, cooking, and reading novels.

                                            Dinara Abilova
                                              Dinara Abilova
                                              Analyst

                                              Bio coming soon...

                                              Conrad Buluma
                                                Conrad Buluma
                                                Research Specialist

                                                Conrad is a qualitative research enthusiast specializing in qualitative methods. He supports MSA's research team across projects. In his free time, Conrad loves writing, reading, and indulging in music.

                                                Carolina Pimentel Corrêa, Ph.D.
                                                  Carolina Pimentel Corrêa, Ph.D.
                                                  Senior Research Specialist

                                                  Carolina is based in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and joined MSA in 2020. Holding a Ph.D. in Sociology and a master's degree in Political Science, Carolina is an experienced qualitative researcher and has worked on developing tools to measure relationships, trust, and cooperation. An avid coffee drinker, Carolina enjoys traveling, reading, and gardening.

                                                  Laura Courbois
                                                    Laura Courbois
                                                    Advisor, Inclusive Markets

                                                    Laura specializes in monitoring, evaluating, and disseminating learning for development interventions that aim to improve standards of living and foster resilient economies. She is part of our MEL team, and based out of Malawi.

                                                    Miriam Namukose Siriri
                                                      Miriam Namukose Siriri
                                                      Learning Advisor

                                                      Miriam is a Learning Advisor on MSA’s Feed the Future project in Uganda. She is a highly experienced MEL specialist and proud mother of four.

                                                      Esperance Mukarugwiza
                                                        Esperance Mukarugwiza
                                                        Market Lead, Hinga Wunguke

                                                        Bio coming soon...

                                                        Ahmad Alulayyan
                                                          Ahmad Alulayyan
                                                          Strategic Partnerships Lead, WEC

                                                          Bio coming soon...

                                                          David Byiringiro
                                                            David Byiringiro
                                                            Senior Learning Advisor

                                                            David specializes in scoping, designing, implementing, monitoring, evaluating, and sharing learnings for inclusive economic development interventions

                                                            Anna Garloch
                                                              Anna Garloch
                                                              Senior Market Systems Development (MSD) Learning Manager

                                                              Anna is leading the learning agenda of MSA's Feed the Future Market Systems & Partnerships project, shaping USAID's thinking around MSD. She is a senior MSD and private sector development expert and joined MSA in 2021.

                                                              Annet Namunane
                                                                Annet Namunane
                                                                Gender, Equality, and Social Inclusion (GESI) Advisor

                                                                Annet is a Gender Advisor on MSA’s Feed the Future project in Uganda. She is a seasoned Gender and Youth Specialist and a sports enthusiast. In her free time, she loves to exercise.

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