Jeannie Zielinski

Jeannie Zielinski has worked with GOAL since January 2019 and has overall responsibility for the planning, management, and development of GOAL’s work in Syria. She leads a team of more than 500, most based in Northwest Syria but with support staff in Turkey and Jordan.

She has extensive experience in the international humanitarian and development sector. Results and value-driven leader, manager, and adviser she has overseen complex multi-million dollar budgets and has led in designing, building, and implementing programs.

Before joining GOAL Jeannie worked for over 25 years with CARE holding senior positions in Africa and Latin America. In more recent years she worked with CARE in the USA in change management, overseeing key projects during the transition and leading on global strategic partner mapping.