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Martin Short - WCF President

Martin Short

President View Full Bio

Chris Vincent

Senior Vice President for Programs View Full Bio

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Alexander Ferguson

Vice President, Communications & Membership View Full Bio

Joy Whitlow

Chief Financial Officer View Full Bio

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Hervé D. Bisseleua

Director of Agricultural Productivity & Chief Party ACI II 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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Kofi Afful

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Albert Ahenkora

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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

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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

WCF Finance and Accounting Assistant Ramona Cabral

Ramona Cabral

Finance & Accounting Assistant View Full Bio

Charlotte Grant

Communications & Marketing Manager View Full Bio

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Evan Judd

Executive Assistant View Full Bio

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Fréjus Kouadio

Finance & Operations Associate View Full Bio

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Thierry Kouassi Kouakou

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Brian Lennox World Cocoa Foundation Data Analyst

Brian Lennox

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Analyst 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

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

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Priscilla Sogah

Social Development Associate 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