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Martin Short - WCF President

Martin Short

President View Full Bio
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Chris Vincent

Senior Vice President for Programs View Full Bio
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Alexander Ferguson

Vice President, Communications & Membership View Full Bio
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Joy Whitlow

Chief Financial Officer View Full Bio
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Ethan Budiansky

Director of Environment View Full Bio
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Michael Matarasso

Director of Monitoring and Evaluation View Full Bio
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Youssouf N’djoré

Côte d'Ivoire Country Director, Director of Social Development View Full Bio
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Betty Annan

Country Director, Ghana View Full Bio

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Kofi Afful

Fleet View Full Bio
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Albert Ahenkora

Fleet View Full Bio
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Emmanuel Akorli

Finance Operations Associate View Full Bio
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John Ali

Cocoa & Forests Initiative Finance Consultant View Full Bio
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Koffi Athanase

Fleet View Full Bio
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Prisca Ayema

Social Development Associate View Full Bio
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Peter Sheilo Baghr

Project Coordinator View Full Bio
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Akua Amoah-Boateng

Finance Manager View Full Bio

Vincent Awotwe-Pratt

Cocoa & Forests Initiative Manager, Ghana View Full Bio
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Ramona Cabral

Finance & Accounting Assistant View Full Bio

Charlotte Grant

Communications & Marketing Manager View Full Bio

Elizabeth Howard

Environmental Associate View Full Bio
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Evan Judd

Executive Assistant View Full Bio
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Nene Akwetey-Kodjoe

Chief of Party for the African Cocoa Initiative Phase II (ACI II) View Full Bio
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Fréjus Kouadio

Finance & Operations Associate View Full Bio
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Thierry Kouassi Kouakou

Fleet View Full Bio
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Virginie Mfegue

Cocoa Swollen Shoot Virus Program Manager View Full Bio
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Onésime Niangoran

Administrative and Operations Assistant View Full Bio
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Eugene Ofori

Program Associate for Prosperous Farmers View Full Bio

Nikole Ottolia

Communications and Membership Associate View Full Bio
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Charlette Ouattara

Cocoa & Forests Initiative Manager, Côte d'Ivoire View Full Bio
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Theresa Rodriguez

Finance and Accounting Manager View Full Bio

Emmanuel Senyo Tsikudo

Program Assistant, Bioversity CocoaTarget Program View Full Bio
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Laura von Wahlde

Senior Operations Associate View Full Bio
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Baaba Wood

Country Relations Associate View Full Bio
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Marcel Yapo

Facilities View Full Bio