Annie Desilets - MA, ACC
FOUNDER
Annie has worked extensively in the humanitarian sector since 2006 advising senior management on solutions to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of policies, project design and duty of care. After she experienced first-hand how crucial organizational leadership is to the success of individuals and organizations, she made a commitment to helping leaders build their skills and to help their organizations develop the leaders of today and tomorrow.
Working in some very tense, conflict-ridden and fragile environments for some years, and witnessing some blatant violations of human rights, Annie wanted to affect change in this area. After much perseverance, she completed a Master of Arts in International Law and Human Rights.
Subsequently, ADandA was founded within this niche to apply her belief in providing justice to those affected by inequality and exclusion. She focuses her energy on helping organizations create a safe working environment for staff and the people they serve.
Meet Our Associates
Janika Smit - ACC
Janika is a Leadership coach with 20 years of experience in Human Resources including Talent Development, Project and Change Management, IT and Organization Development in a global setting. She is an Associate Certified Coach and ProSci Certified Change Practitioner. She has a unique strength in facilitating transformation – in people, in teams and in organizations.
Tracey Foster - BA, MA, CHRL
Tracey is an experienced trainer, facilitator and coach with a demonstrated history in nonprofit organizations. She has extensive experience as a leader in Human Resources Management. Tracey is skilled in the areas of coaching, strategy development, facilitation, organizational design, employee engagement and inter-cultural effectiveness. She is an Associate Certified Coach and proud member of the International Coaching Federation.
Maher Najari - M.Sc.
Maher has traveled a variety of professional paths over the past 10 years always guided by diversity and inclusion. He promotes a human-centered approach, the organic nature of human dynamics and the implementation of realistic and measurable outcomes. Maher is co-founder of NaDa, a consulting firm specializing in environment and climate change as well as diversity and inclusion in organizations.
Nadine Crossland
Nadine combines extensive experience monitoring and evaluating both domestic and global health and social programs, with practical experience implementing humanitarian projects at both field and HQ level. Her technical expertise in delivery of humanitarian aid is based on her experience in the field as a nurse and hospital manager for Médecins San Frontières in Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, and DR Congo, and in a global emergency advisory and coordination role with the Canadian Red Cross.
Colin Beckwith
Colin is an international monitoring and evaluation expert with extensive experience in both field work and academia. During a 16-year career in global health, Colin gained experience delivering humanitarian aid as a nurse and medical team leader for Médecins San Frontières in DRC, South Sudan, and Central African Republic, before joining the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine as a monitoring and evaluation coordinator and then Nutrition International as a technical advisor on monitoring and surveillance systems.