Our Team
ReachAnother’s work would not be possible without the tireless dedication of the Board of Directors, the unwavering commitment of our Ethiopian partners, strategic collaboration with global peer organizations and above all support from our sister organization ReachAnother Netherlands, and our small but mighty team. Click on each team member to learn more.
Board of Directors
Patricia O'Neill, PHD
Founder & President
John Moseley, PHD
Board Member
MONICA O’NEILL
Board Member
GODFREY OAKLEY
Board Member
DAVID MORRISSEY
Board Chair & Secretary
FRAN MCCABE, MD
Board Member
RYAN KELLEY
Board Member
JOANNE MATHEWS
Board Member
CINDY LEVINE
Board Member
JEFF WITT
Board Treasurer
In MEMORIAM
MARINUS H. KONING, MD, FACS
Founder
Team
YAKOB AHMED
Country Director - Ethiopia
DR. MAHDER DEJU
Program Director - Ethiopia
DR. NEBIYAT TESFAYE
Technical Director - Ethiopia
CHLOE HONAKER RICHON
Operations Director United States
BINIAM BAHIRU TUFA
Supply Chain Director Ethiopia
MAHLET ASAYEHEGN
Operations Manager - Ethiopia
ReachAnother US works closely with its sister organization ReachAnother NL to save the lives of babies born with neural tube defects in Ethiopia. We share a common mission and vision and collaborate on all of our projects.
Visit us online for more information about ReachAnother Nederland.
Efforts to expand pediatric neurosurgery capacity and prevent the prevalence of neural tube defects would not be possible without ReachAnother’s partners in Ethiopia.
- Dr. Mersha Abebe – Neurosurgeon
- Dr. Hagos Biluts – Neurosurgeon
- Dr. Kibruyisfawe Zewdie – Neurosurgeon, Zewditu Hospital, Addis Ababa
- Dr. Zelalem Chemdesa – CEO, Zewditu Hospital, Addis Ababa
- Dr. Yordanos Ashagere – Neurosurgeon, Thibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar
- Dr Yeshigeta Gelaw – CEO, Bahir Dar University, Thibebe Ghion Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar
- Dr. Esayas Adefris – Neurosurgeon, Gondar University Hospital, Gondar
- Dr. Ashenafi Tazebew – CEO, Gondar University Hospital
- Dr. Tony Magana – Neurosurgeon, Ayder C.S Hospital, Mekele
- Dr Haile Amanuel – CEO, Ayder C.S Hospital, Mekele
- Dr. Dagnachew Yohannes – Neurosurgeon, Hawassa University Hospital, Hawassa
- Dr. Anteneh Gadisa – CEO, Hawassa University Hospital
- Dr. Abdi Ermolo – Neurosurgeon, St Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa
- Dr. Nebiyat Tesfaye – SBH Program Team Leader, St Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa
- Dr. Yakob Seman Ahmed – Director, Clinical Services Directorate, Ministry of Health
- Dr. Masresha Tessema – Director of Nutrition, Ethiopia Public Health Institute
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute
ReachAnother collaborates with peer organizations around the world to create a multiplier effect to reach further and have a greater impact on the ground in Ethiopia.
- International Federation of Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus – Brussels, Belgium
- Child Help International – Brussels, Belgium
- CURE-Neuro – M’Bale, Uganda
- Neuro Kids, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Center for Spina Bifida Research, Prevention and Policy – Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Nutrition International – Ottawa, Canada
- Food Fortification Initiative – Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Children’s Hospital of Alabama – Birmingham, Alabama, USA
- Rotary International – Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Action for Hydrocephalus – London, UK
- Light for the World – Vienna, Austria
- Hans van den Houten
- Ashley Evert
- Susan Fowles
- Mark Sternfeld
- Tom Ryder
- Sara Stafford