Our Team

GFI Team

Asma Ben Hassen Darragi

Regional Director

Asma Ben Hassen Darragi is an economist from Tunisia. She holds a postgraduate degree in economic sciences and is working on a doctoral thesis showing the relationship between regional development strategies and employment, particularly for young people. She has ten years of experience in higher education, where she specialized in macro and microeconomic issues in labor economics, project management and evaluation, and business creation. Her work focused on creating sustainable economic development through the promotion of self employment and entrepreneurship. Asma has also worked as a consultant, diagnosing needs and developing training programs for various Tunisian companies.

Anais Dicroce

Program Manager

Anais brings over eight years of experience in international education and development, with experience ranging from project management and operations, to university affairs. Prior to joining GFI, she facilitated business development processes at the International Center for Research on Women. Anais has also supported international student and scholar exchange programs at Temple University, Japan Campus and the Institute of International Education. She holds a B.A. in Public Communication from American University..

Nancy Donaldson

Senior Advisor

Nancy Donaldson served from 2010 to 2017 as director of the Washington office of the International Labor Organization (ILO), a specialized agency of the United Nations. She was the ILO’s liaison to the United States government, U.S. employers’ and workers’ organizations, the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group and other multilateral and international finance institutions. Donaldson has advised governments, nonprofits, labor unions and corporations on government and public affairs for over 25 years. Earlier in her career, she was a vice president at Dutko Global Advisors representing corporations, governments and NGOs. She also worked for AFL-CIO President John Sweeney and served as director of legislation at the Service Employees International Union under President Andy Stern. Donaldson holds a BA in communications from Baldwin Wallace University and a JD from Emory University Law School.

Rania Hadji

Program Manager

Rania has worked with the Global Fairness Initiative for the past four years, ensuring GFI’s technical operations and financial management in North Africa. Rania holds a B.A. in Finance and M.A. in Monetary Banking and Economics. She has held numerous positions at Tunisian Banks, and gained valuable leadership and project management experience during her time as a member of AIESEC. Rania also participated in Young Arab Voices, a debating program focused on equipping young Tunisians with skills to promote peace and tolerance in post-revolutionary Tunisia. As a YAV master trainer, she trained hundreds of students and CSO members in debate.

Camila Manrique

Creando Tu Futuro Program Coordinator

Camila has multiple years of project management with the last four years focused on social impact, managing projects with annual budgets of one million dollars, impacting approximately 60,000 beneficiaries per year on issues such as gender empowerment, education, economic development, and employability, among others. She received her degree in Marketing from Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano and Master´s candidate in sustainable develpment projects from Universidad EAN.

Asha Metcalf

Program Manager

Asha began at GFI in 2020, and is focused on helping connect services to underserved communities. Prior to GFI, Asha served as an Americorps Volunteer at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) for 2 years working with refugees, then continued as a Case Worker, assisting in creating women’s empowerment groups, promoting health and safety, and forwarding economic development. She has also gained valuable ethnographic field work experience in collecting and analyzing qualitative data through her work in India and through her post-graduate studies. Asha holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Brigham Young University and a MSc in Sociology from the University of Oxford.

Suresh Pandit

Nepal Country Director

Suresh Pandit has two decades of experience in governmental and international agencies. He worked at the United Nations in Nepal in technical and management positions in the development and humanitarian spheres. He also served at UNICEF Nepal (2015-2018) as the head of a sub-national office and managed 2015 earthquake multi-sector response and recovery programs. He also worked with the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (2010-2015), assisting with development and humanitarian coordination. He has also aided in the development and implementation of United Nations Development Assistance Framework and enhanced government and UN capacity for disaster preparedness and response.

Prior to the UN, he was Monitoring and Evaluation and Advocacy Manager to the Norwegian Refugee Council (2007-2009) and served on the Social Welfare Council (2000-2007) as assistant director. He also has consulting experience with USAID, IFRC, Government Ministries, and INGOs. Mr. Pandit is from the Tanhun district, Gandaki Province in Nepal and holds Masters degrees in Business Administration and Human Rights.

Caleb Shreve

Executive Director

Caleb is Executive Director of the Global Fairness Initiative (GFI), an organization committed to creating more just and equitable economic and labor conditions working poor communities around the world. Before joining GFI, Caleb was founder of Tidewater, an initiative supporting the growth and impact of NGOs and foundations on the forefront of international development. During his 6 years at Tidewater, Caleb worked with clients around the globe on initiatives to help vulnerable communities gain access to essential services, knowledge and financing. Prior to Tidewater, Caleb served on the White House staff of former President William J. Clinton and on the leadership team of New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. He has also held senior positions with the Corporation for National Service, the International Broadcasting Bureau and the Democratic Presidential Campaigns of Senator John Kerry and Barack Obama. A native of Washington, DC, Caleb attended the University of Pennsylvania and the College of Wooster and received his degrees in English Literature and Political Science.

Jessica Yarrow

Regional Director

GFI's Latin America Regional Director, Jessica Yarrow, has been in Guatemala since 1997 working for human rights organizations supporting local initiatives to improve labor rights, access to justice, economic development and to end human trafficking. She also has experience interpreting and translating for visiting funders and academic groups. She holds a master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management from the School for International Service and a B.A. in Spanish/Latin American Studies from American University in Washington, DC.