Utah & Mali Staff

U.S. Staff

Our U.S. staff is kept very small to minimize administrative costs. They help to coordinate committees and volunteers, raise funds and educate communities about Ouelessebougou.

Jennifer Beckstead, Executive Director
Laurie Evans, Development Director
Jodie M. Jensen, Program Director
Ervisa Hoffman, Office Manager (part-time)

Mali Staff

The Alliance’s Mali staff is key to the success of all our projects in Ouelessebougou. Each staff member oversees a specific sector area and communicates monthly with U.S.-based committees via email. All of our Malian staff members and are fluent in French (language of commerce) and Bambara (Ouelessebougou’s indigenous language) The Peace Corps also provides one full-time volunteer to support our staff efforts—assigned to varying sectors every 2 years.

Anounou Sissoko, Field Director: Anounou has met many of you. Since 2000, Anounou has coordinated all project activities and worked directly with villagers to ensure they are involved in every stage of project planning, implementation and evaluation.

Moussa Togo, Construction Coordinator: Moussa coordinates all construction projects for the Alliance—including drinking wells, latrines and school construction. He has been with the Alliance for 17 years.

Mariama “Tenengnini” Diakite, Health Coordinator: Tenengnini oversees vaccinations, health trainings and health education through volunteer midwives and agents. She also distributes mosquito nets to villagers who cannot afford them.

Boubakar Kone, Education Coordinator: Bouba oversees teacher training and quality education in the Alliance’s 12 village elementary schools. He visits every school regularly and works with 4 lead teachers to ensure teacher improvement.

Alou Doumbia, Economic Development Coordinator/Clerk: Alou manages the Alliance’s loan projects in 13 rural villages. He regularly visits these villages and helps them research business ideas and submit loan applications to the Alliance.