Dr. Dorothy Nyambi, Conflict Resolution Committee

President & CEO of the Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), Dorothy’s 25+ years career in the international and entrepreneurial sectors is informed by her unique life experiences working on the ground in developing countries (long-term development and humanitarian), with a lifelong focus to ensure women and girls are not left behind. Bilingual in English and French, with a tested C-suite experience across CEO, COO, Executive Team and organizational phases of start-up, rapid growth, crisis and turnaround, Dorothy’s professional experience includes strengthening business processes and mobilizing funding in support of grassroots movements, community impact, and diversity in Africa, North America, Eastern Europe, Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, and the Middle East. A certified Evaluator for 20+ years, she trained as a Physician in Cameroon following her Undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin. She completed her postgraduate education at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa and University of Toronto focusing on health systems strengthening, measurements and metrics. In addition to working for the government of Cameroon, she served as Executive Vice President at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences – Next Einstein Initiative (AIMS-NEI), worked for the U.S. Peace Corps in sub-Saharan African, Eastern Europe, Asia and Washington, DC; WHO, USAID, CARE and Population Services International Passionate about Gender Equality and inclusion, Dorothy has been a leader and founding member of Gender Summit Africa (Cape Town 2015 and Kigali 2018); member of AWID for the past 15 years; Member of the Board Room Africa focused on mentoring and getting young African women into governance roles across the continent through selection, training and mentoring; and is a board director with the Kigali Collaborative Research Centre (KCRC) under the Carnegie Mellon University Africa. She has developed and managed major projects (bilateral and responsive) for government donors and foundations. Member of the Canadian, American and African evaluation societies, she also serves as a volunteer with UNICEF Canada and sits on the board of not-for-profit organizations in Canada.