About Us
FDR is a research, evaluation, training and data/knowledge management social enterprise. FDR has several strategic locations in the United States and globally, including the National Capital Region of the US, Arlington, Virginia and affiliate FDR offices in Ottawa, Toronto and London Greater Metropolitan Areas of Canada as well as in Accra, Ghana and Krakow, Poland. FDR has staff, consultants and project experience in Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean and North America.
FDR is driven to resolve a problem with data reliability and its collection process and to analyze it from the perspective of the “underprivileged.” They aim to help governmental, nonprofit, and corporate partners to achieve sustainability and maximum impact based on reliable and innovative knowledge production.
Prior to the FDR inception, all managing partners and affiliated consultants worked on a series of projects in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America and conducted over 100 engineering and economic/econometric plans, gender assessments and audits, program evaluations, and research reports across Canada, US and internationally. FDR had developed multiple knowledge platforms and mobilized innovative expertise from private and public sector partners as well as academia.
FDR helps organizations to achieve research, learning and development goals through a non-colonial lens and offers the following consultancy services:
- Training and Capacity Building in Engineering Data, IT Security, and Evaluation from a Non-colonial Lens
- Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology for Development (AI4D)
- Rapid Assessments in Infrastructure Planning
- Gender and Anti-Racism Organizational Baseline and Mid-Term Assessment (Focused on Data Analysis, Capacity Building, and Employment Equity, among others)
- Data Collection, Processing, Evaluation and Dissemination Including the Use of GIS and Data Analytics
- Econometrics and Kinesthetic Language Applications
- Data Journalism (Including Power BI Visualization)
- Knowledge Management and Knowledge Translation
- Research and Analysis for Policy and Planning
- Planning and Implementation of Solutions to Apparent and Underlying Challenges to Achieve Sustainable Access to Safe Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
THE MISSION
The mission of FDR is to provide the best consulting services combined with the best innovative research and data analysis.
Ana Androsik
Chief Executive OfficerAna Androsik is a Founder of FDR and a globally recognized expert in gender and development. Ana believes that at the “new deal” in knowledge management, data processing and research is to analyze and evaluate it from the multiplicity of perspectives of various genders, socio-economic classes, and anti-racism lens.
Zara Mahdi
Public Relations DirectorSenior Expert in Gender Based Violence
Zara is a Senior Expert in Gender Based Violence, Anti-Racism, communications, and project management professional within international development and has over 15 years’ experience with a proven track record of managing, coordinating, and increasing public awareness to technical projects in UK, USA, Canada, East & West Africa.
Tomi Jaiyeola
Associate Director, FinanceTomi is an international development professional with progressive project management experience directing education, technology, and economic initiatives across Eastern and Western Africa.
Edmund Doku
Board AdvisorEdmund is an experienced consultant in water-related development work internationally including: completing feasibility studies for market-based community water supply systems and the implementation of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) projects in Ghana and Zambia; as well as field-based infrastructure improvements feasibility assessments in Central Asia.
Paula Caldwell-St-Onge
Board AdvisorExperienced Ambassador with a demonstrated history of working in the government administration industry. Skilled in International Relations, Governance issues, Political risk, Sustainable development, International Trade, Economic Development, and Environmental Sciences.
Tetiana Sabitova
Strategy Advisor / Executive CoachTetiana has spent 25+ years building out organizational excellence, relationship mastery and driving performance for leading organizations across the globe, including the last 10 years as a Director of the National Sales Office at Deloitte.
Iwona Trochimczyk-Sawczuk
Legal AdvisorIntellectual Property and Procurement Expert
Iwona is fluent in English, Russian, Polish and Ukrainian and is an expert in data protection, and procurement procedures and is an advisor for Horizon 2020 Programme that focuses on achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive economic growth.
Ruta Braziene, PhD
Research and Evaluation DirectorSenior Gender Expert
Ruta is an experienced researcher and development expert in the fields of gender (in)equality, gender and development, labor market and economic policies (employment of vulnerable groups: youth, women, elderly, disabled and etc.), program analysis and evaluation, research and data analysis, survey design.
Alexander Aplerh-Doku
Technical Projects DirectorIT4D Expert
Alex is an experienced Information Technology (IT) and Cyber Security professional. He manages IT for Development (IT4D) projects for FDR where he brings his experience in banking, technology and consulting industries, and academia to relate to people to deliver on projects that bring about social-economic change.
Oliver Chapman
Senior Expert in Intersectionality with a focus on LGBTQIOliver is an International development practitioner with 20 + years of professional experience from assignments in 19 countries in Asia, Africa, and the UK. He has worked across multiple sectors and themes at the Asian Development Bank, in NGOs and consultancy firms, with an emphasis on participatory and inclusive development, and forming strong multi-stakeholder partnerships in the process.
Shaina Wedmedyk
Data Analyst & Evaluator – Gender and MERLShaina Wedmedyk is a gender specialist with extensive experience in the international development sector, specifically in monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning (MERL) as well as program management and implementation. Her focus during her two-year tenure in the Peace Corps was on gender transformation and HIV prevention through the engagement of men and women at the community level, during which time she conducted and wrote a gender analysis.
Kewulay Kamara
Knowledge Management & Story Telling ExpertKewulay Kamara is an internationally renowned poet/storyteller, multi-media artist, development pioneer and lecturer that uses his experience and skills in innovative ways of communicating data and the impact of development initiatives.
Rebeca Gonzalez
Big Data Research & Analysis ExpertRebeca is an international development professional with extensive qualitative and quantitative research and data analysis experience. Rebecca is fully fluent in English, French and her native Spanish.
Jeffrey Dagadu
Data ScientistJeffrey Dagadu is a versatile data professional with a wealth of experience in Data Visualization, Data Science, Data Governance and Information Architecture. He holds a degree in Actuarial Science from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and specializes in disruptive innovation and the application of technology to solve everyday problems.
Ivan Ezra Teri
Technical Advisor, Healthcare Data and QualityIvan Ezra Teri is a public health technical advisor and medical geneticist with 15 years international experience in the health and social development sector, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. As a Quality Management and Improvement leader, he helps teams improve processes and systems in global health-focused organizations & local health facilities.
Misha Baudisch-McCabe
Gender and Women in Technology ExpertMisha Baudisch-McCabe is a gender equality, diversity and inclusion professional with experience in North America, Africa, and the Middle East. Her work has included providing strategic and technical guidance on tackling gender and equity challenges, especially with relation to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).
Kent Schroeder, PhD
Senior EvaluatorKent is an evaluator with extensive experience in designing, managing and evaluating international development initiatives. His work in Africa has focused on participatory and qualitative evaluations, collaborative project design in the areas of gender violence, entrepreneurship, and HIV/AIDS, and capacity development of NGOs and academic institutions.
Raymond Kofi Owusu
Senior Public Health ExpertRaymond Kofi Owusu is an experienced Public Health Specialist with 20 years experience in delivering quality health care to remote communities in Ghana through a multi-sectoral approach. His strengths are in managing integrated, health, nutrition, food security, water, sanitation and hygiene(WASH) projects and programs.
David Raminashvili, MD
MPH, PhD Candidate
Senior Public Health Expert
David is a medical doctor with twelve years experience in sector management and technical leadership on global health issues: maternal and child health, nutrition, WASH, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, community health and community health systems strengthening, in development and emergency contexts.
Mariama Ndiaye
Junior Associate ConsultantMariama is a passionate advocate for children with disabilities. Mariama has mentored children in Ghana and empowered them in their development through music and art. Mariama has also raised awareness of youth about the impact of drug and substance abuse on mental health by working with the Seed Foundation in Zimbabwe.
Ana Silverio
Gender Empowerment - Dance & Kinesthetic ExpertAna is an award-winning choreographer, dancer and teacher that uses adult and children dance education and rehabilitation to put focus on issues such as social deprivation. Ana is certified in Inclusive Dance, Disability Equality, and Safeguarding for Children and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Russian.
Jeannine d’Entremont
Communications and Knowledge Management ExpertJeannine is an experienced knowledge management expert who loves to help organizations articulate the impact of development projects for diverse audiences. She is fluent if French and English.
Tasmeer Ali
Junior Health Research ExpertTasmeer is an alumna of the International Development Graduate Program at Humber College, Toronto. Tasmeer is fluent in English and Urdu and has an interest in holistic health of refugee women and girls.
