Mary Anne is Assistant to Professor William Clark, Nancy Dickson, and CID's Science, Environment and Development Group. She provides support for the numerous SED projects in addition to assisting with event and meeting coordination. Mary Anne is a graduate of Milton Academy and Bennington College, where she received a B.A. in History.

Dana came to the Kennedy School in July 2007. She participates as a research assistant to CID Senior Research Fellow Rachel McCleary and as a faculty assistant to Professors Stephen Walt and Robert Behn. She holds a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.A. from Middlebury College.

Richard Carey
Coordinator of Information Technology

Richie is a Coordinator of Information Technology for the Science, Environment and Development Group and supports CID's Sustainability Science Program.  He has over ten years of Internet industry experience including four years as Senior Systems Developer at the former ROXY.com satellite and wireless company.  He has worked as a freelance technology consultant, project manager, and web applications developer.

Prior to joining CID, Alexandra worked as a Project Coordinator for Grenzebach Glier & Associates, a philanthropic consulting firm based in Chicago, and as a research assistant to University of Chicago Professor Jim Leitzel. She also interned at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and completed her appointment as the 2006 New York Secretary General for the United Nations Association of the United States (UNA-USA). Alexandra graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago, where she served as a fellow for the graduate Program on International Security Policy (PISP).

Marcela has over a decade of experience in economic development, including work with industrial strategy, technology policy, and private sector development. Before joining as CID's Executive Director, Marcela led the Americas region and served on the Executive Committee of OTF Group, where she advised heads of state and private sector leaders on how to improve their countries' export competitiveness. Prior to working at OTF, she worked with indigenous communities in Bolivia for the World Bank and was a Mergers & Acquisitions investment banker with JP Morgan in New York. Marcela holds a B.A. in Economics from Swarthmore College and a Masters in Public Policy (MPP) from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Ben joined CID in October 2007. He is a research assistant for the CID Micro-Development Initiative. Prior to joining CID, Ben spent a year teaching in Quito, Ecuador. Ben graduated from Brown University, where he earned B.A.s in Economics and Latin American Studies.

Jennifer Gala is the Program Manager for the Empowerment and Growth Labs and oversees student programs and events at Harvard's Center for International Development. Jennifer has been at the Kennedy School for over ten years working previously as program director in Executive Education. Her previous portfolio included: Global Leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century; the Lee Kuan Yew Fellows Program; Financial Institutions for Private Enterprise Development; and Comparative Tax Policy and Administration. Jennifer earned her bachelor's degree in Anthropology and History from Purdue University and her masters in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Jennifer manages daily Center operations, human resources, finance, and the fellows program. Her professional experience includes the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General, the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, and an international Fortune 500 financial company in Boston.

In addition, she interned at the Massachusetts Caucus of Women’s Legislators where she worked on equal rights legislation for women. She also worked with the Women’s Rights Network at the Wellesley College to plan and facilitate the Northeast Regional Beijing +5 Conference, and conducted independent research on child custody laws in cases where there was a history of partner abuse.

Jennifer has a B.A. in sociology from UMass, Amherst; a Master’s Certificate in Politics and Public Policy from UMass, Boston; and an M.A. in international relations from Boston University.

Bailey is a doctoral candidate in the Public Policy program and graduate of the Masters in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID) program at the Kennedy School of Government. He manages the CID South Africa Growth Initiative and is a member of the research team, looking at issues related to exports and industrial policy with Ricardo Hausmann. He also manages research support and coordinates other projects within the Center on topics such as growth diagnostics, structural transformation, and entrepreneurship development. Prior to joining CID, Bailey worked in the research department of the World Bank. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons) with a minor in economics from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada.

Katie joined CID in July 2007. She is assistant to Professors Nolan Miller, Dan Levy, and Lant Pritchett. Prior to joining CID, Katie interned for the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch and for AIESEC and the National Democratic Institute in Rabat, Morocco. Katie graduated from the University of Kansas, where she earned B.A.s in Spanish and Political Science.

Prior to joining CID in May 2008, Badsha worked in southern rural Japan as part of the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme. Originally from Durban, South Africa, she has experience in various fields of financial administration and office management. Badsha holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computing and Information Systems from London Guildhall University.

Margarita joined CID in 2008 as Executive Assistant to the Center's Director and Executive Director. She was previously the Administrative Coordinator for Financial Services, working for the CFO at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Sandra Oliveira
Program Administrator, CID Mexico Program

Sandra joined CID in July 2007. Prior to joining CID Sandra worked as a public school teacher in an urban high school and middle school. She taught U.S. and World History to English language learner students who had just arrived in the United States. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications with a minor in History from Boston University as well as a Masters of Arts in Teaching with a specialization in History from Boston University.

Nora O'Neil
Program Manager, Sustainability Science Program

Nora is a Program Manager with CID's Sustainability Science Program, where her responsibilities include grant administration, financial management, and event planning. Nora is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service as a concentrator in the Science, Technology and International Affairs Program with a Certificate in Russian Studies.