Board Members

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  Harriet Stanley PhD

  Board Chair (United States and Switzerland)

  Harriet has worked in international development and global health for 30 years.  She has lived and worked in several countries, including Ghana, Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia and Timor-Leste. She provided technical support to many other countries on short term consultancies.  The focus of her work has been on strengthening health systems, engaging communities, increasing access and equity, and improving the quality of health services to meet the needs of women and their families. 
  Harriet has served on non-profit boards including HealthBridge (was PATH Canada) and Planned Parenthood.  She has also provided technical support to new and established boards in countries where she worked to strengthen civil society partners.  Her experience managing projects at the country, regional and global levels has included executive positions during which she worked closely with board members.
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  Amélie Baudot Esq.

  Board Vice-Chair (United States) and Board Member (Switzerland)

  Amélie Baudot is an international development professional who has spent the last decade working to build global, multi-donor impact-focused funds. She is currently the Chief Operating Officer at the International Fund for Public Interest Media where she oversees organizational strategy, legal and governance, finance, operations and talent. She was most recently the Chief Strategy and Legal Officer at the Global Innovation Fund.
  Amélie started her career as a restructuring lawyer in New York and London. She is a solicitor in England and Wales and admitted to practice law in New York State. Amélie holds a Juris Doctorate from New York University School of Law, a Master’s Degree from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies and a Bachelor’s Degree from Connecticut College.
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  Dirk Engels MD PhD

  Board Vice-Chair (Switzerland) and Board Member (United States)

  Dirk Engels is a global health expert, who holds a medical degree with additional qualifications in tropical medicine, public health epidemiology, and parasitology. He started his international development career in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Rwanda, and Senegal, with responsibilities spanning clinical practice, preventive medicine, health services management, and disease control. He spent the latter part of his career at the World Health Organization in Geneva where he devoted himself to the design, governance, and implementation of the global response to neglected tropical diseases. Since his retirement 2017, he has continued to provide technical, strategic and policy advice to Uniting to Combat NTDs, a global advocacy organization that aspires to end neglected tropical diseases. Dirk’s motivation is to help Bridges to Development grow and leverage its innovative approaches to find effective solutions to long-standing public health challenges in low- and middle-income countries.
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  David Brandling-Bennett, PhD

  Board Member (United States and Switzerland)

  David is a medical epidemiologist whose work has focused on global health, primarily on infectious diseases, especially tropical diseases such as malaria. He has worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which included extended assignments in Central America, Thailand, and Kenya. He serves on the boards of the Medicines for Malaria Venture and the Innovative Vector Control Consortium.
  His hope is to help Bridges to Development foster the effective application of innovative ideas and technologies to address long-standing challenges in low- and middle-income countries.
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  Catharine Howard Taylor, MSc (Econ)

  Board Member (United States and Switzerland)

  Catharine is an international public health professional with over 30 years-experience in program design, and evaluation, including 10 years in senior leadership roles for large US-based international non-profit organisations.  She has lived and worked in Seychelles, Vietnam, Nepal, Thailand, Turkey, South Africa, and the USA. In 2019 she established a small women owned business - NOMA 360 Associates, registered in the US and UK, specializing in accelerating the introduction of maternal health commodities into low- and middle-income countries. She has served on several Boards and steering committees, including White Ribbon Alliance, the NCDA steering committee and technical advisory committee for Jacaranda Health, Kenya.
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  Zabeen Moser-Mawji, BSc, PgDip

  Board Member (United States and Switzerland)

  Zabeen Moser-Mawji is a global executive with 30+ years of experience in consulting and organisational transformation for financial services clients. In her most recent position at Accenture as Managing Director, she worked with Wealth Management firms across Europe and Asia to deliver successful outcomes. She thrives in a multicultural environment and has been fortunate to have lived and worked in Canada, USA, Indonesia, Hong Kong before settling in Switzerland. Zabeen is looking forward to growing the impact of the successful and passionate team at Bridges to Development to increase new sources of funding. She believes there is great potential for stronger collaboration between private clients and the non-profit sector, to deliver innovative ideas in health and education.  Zabeen was educated in Canada, and holds a BSc in Health Information Sciences and a Post Graduate Diploma in Asia-Pacific Management.