Siobhan has 20 years of experience managing and developing programs in social benefit, working with non-profits, for-profits, USAID, World Health Organization, UNAIDS, World Bank, UNESCO, and various foundations. She holds a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a Masters in Anthropology of Development from University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), where she received a distinction on her Masters thesis on Policy Perspectives on the Use of the Internet in Africa.
Over the course of her career, she has gained a great deal of experience in how information technology can be used for social benefit both in regard to improving program performance and in service delivery to target beneficiaries. Due to her intimate understanding of the business of non-profits and NGOs, Siobhan is well placed to help academics and professionals use technology in appropriate, cost effective, and sustainable ways which meet programmatic and funder requirements. Siobhan provides formal and informal evaluations and strategic analysis on technology usage for social benefit. She has particular expertise in the areas of Information Communication Technology (ICTs) for development, gender and ICTs, STEM education for women and minorities, and knowledge management systems.
Siobhan has managed the development of complex information systems and teams, including needs assessments, training, and workflow and business process evaluation. She is also able to program in PHP and Cold Fusion and is highly proficient in HTML, XHTML, and Cascading Style Sheets. She has a great deal of experience with Information Architecture, usability studies, Section 508 Compliance, and US Government Information Technology, Security, and Privacy requirements.
In May 2010, Siobhan won the Women in Technology Global Impact Award, which honors her for using technology to make an impact across international borders. She is a regular mentor in the WIT mentor-protege program, supporting women in technology careers.
Melissa has been programming computers since she was nine years old. She has a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Bath, UK. She has over 18 years of professional experience developing software for a variety of industries, including international development, biometrics, online collaboration environments, web development, financial systems, and geological research.
Melissa combines her deep understanding of technological systems with an understanding of customer needs spoken and unspoken. She has strong skills in determining feasible and cost effective methods of achieving high impact technological solutions, using the resources and constraints facing any industry or company.
As co-owner at Sonjara, Melissa is responsible for the company's technological direction, and is the chief architect of Sonjara's Fakoli and Griot products.
Melissa's software experience includes work with PHP, Java, JSP, J2EE, C++, C#, Visual Basic, ASP.NET, Perl/CGI, ColdFusion, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and MS Access. She also learns new technologies on an ongoing basis.
Melissa is a naturalized citizen of the United States.
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