The buildOn movement is made up of passionate and determined people from all walks of life who are committed to the belief that service and education can end poverty. Our team includes staff in five U.S. cities and 8 economically-developing countries throughout the world.

buildOn Staff

Meet our global team of changemakers

The buildOn movement is made up of passionate and determined people from all walks of life who are committed to the belief that service and education can end poverty. Our team includes staff in five U.S. cities and 8 economically-developing countries throughout the world.

buildOn Global Team

Djibril Ouattara

Chief Program Officer, Global
burkina-faso
Burkina Faso

Nirmala Chaudhary

Country Director, Nepal
nepal
Nepal

McDonald Chiputula

Country Director
malawi
Malawi

Danilo Llanes Gutierrez

Regional Director, Americas
nicaragua
Nicaragua

Alhousseyni Maiga

Regional Director, Africa
mali
Mali

Assane Ngom

Global Education Director
senegal
Senegal

Jocelyne Tenkouano

Country Director, Burkina Faso
burkina-faso
Burkina Faso

Carlos Zeledón Lanuza

Country Director, Nicaragua
nicaragua
Nicaragua

Aby Sarr

Country Director
senegal
Senegal

Everess Chingola Chilewe

Global Construction Director
malawi
Malawi

Jharana Bam

Deputy Trek Director
nepal
Nepal

Francisco Castillo Jerez

Country Director, Guatemala
guatemala
Guatemala

Meena Balayar

Deputy Finance Controller
nepal
Nepal

Mariam Diallo

Counry Director
mali
Mali

Yvan Nazaire

Country Director, Haiti
haiti
Haiti

Leadership Team

Jim Ziolkowski

Founder, President & CEO, buildOn
connecticut
Connecticut

Marc Friedman

Chief Development Officer, buildOn
connecticut
Connecticut

Rosann Jager

Chief Operating Officer, Global
michigan
Detroit

Carrie Pena

Chief Operating Officer
new_york
New York

Mirzamurat Khojamuratov

Chief Financial Officer
connecticut
Connecticut

Siobhan Brewer

Director of Talent & DEI, Human Resources Department
california
Oakland

Djibril Ouattara

Chief Program Officer, Global
burkina-faso
Burkina Faso

Danilo Llanes Gutierrez

Regional Director, Americas
nicaragua
Nicaragua

Aled Hollingworth

Vice President of Development
usa
United States

Alhousseyni Maiga

Regional Director, Africa
mali
Mali

Everess Chingola Chilewe

Global Construction Director
malawi
Malawi

Assane Ngom

Global Education Director
senegal
Senegal

Development Team

Marc Friedman

Chief Development Officer, buildOn
connecticut
Connecticut

Erin Hartsough

Vice President of Community and Corporate Partnerships
california
United States

Maurice Muchene

Vice President, Business Development
usa
United States

Emma McClure

Director of Strategic Partnerships
california
Oakland

Aled Hollingworth

Vice President of Development
usa
United States

Morgan Dickerson

Community Engagement Director
california
Oakland

Jon Mucciolo

Development Director, CT/NY
new_york
New York

Daniel Gaudette

Executive Director, Chicago
illinois
Chicago

Drew McClendon

Executive Director, Boston
massachusetts
Boston

Marketing Team

Trevar Mazza

Vice President, Marketing and Communications
california
Oakland

Srijan Tamrakar

Senior Graphic Designer
california
Oakland

Caryn Bladt

Director of Donor Engagement
michigan
Detroit

Benjamin Kelly

Digital Marketing Manager
new_york
The Bronx

Jada Jameson

Social Media Manager
california
California

Data Team

Eric Donley

Director of Data
california
Oakland

Olivia Carnes

Fundraising Analytics Manager
california
Oakland

Dylan Napolitano

Program Data Coordinator
connecticut
Stamford

buildOn U.S. Team

Carrie Pena

Chief Operating Officer
new_york
New York

Nicole Vanterpool

Community Partnerships Director
usa
United States

Kelsey Kang

Senior Program Director, Bronx
new_york
New York

Andrea Alanis

Program Director
illinois
Chicago

Finance Team

James Liebertz

Global Controller
connecticut
Connecticut

Karen Fountain

Controller
connecticut
Connecticut

People Operations

Siobhan Brewer

Director of Talent & DEI, Human Resources Department
california
Oakland

Linda Marquez

Senior Human Resources Manager
connecticut
Connecticut

Hollyanne Compton

Director, U.S. Operations
usa
United States

Media Requests

Trevar Mazza
Vice President, Marketing and Communications

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