Darlene Andrews

Darlene Andrews is a strategic leader with over 25 years of experience in domestic and international program management, operations, administration, finance, and capacity building/training. She currently serves as vice president of program impact and supports their team on the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program-Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project. In her role, Darlene facilitates clearer staff development paths for career growth, aligned with Panagora’s mission. Prior to joining Panagora, she has worked as a consultant and business owner providing expertise in human capital management, process redesign, capacity building, monitoring and evaluation, data analysis, and relationship building to large scale USAID activities. She is a skilled facilitator and supporter of partnerships through cooperative engagement that brings together diverse actors to leverage resources, increase effectiveness, and develop sustainable results. Previously, she served as project director for the USAID/Uganda Feed the Future (FTF) Commodity Production and Marketing (CPM) and USAID/Uganda Technical Management Agent (TMA) projects with Chemonics International. She has worked as operations director for both the Asia and Africa regions at Chemonics, where she managed chiefs of parties and project directors to deliver effective and timely technical assistance. Darlene has served as operations manager on USAID’s Cairo Air Improvement Project (CAIP), where she provided oversight of finance and accounting, human resource management, procurement, subcontracts administration, information technology, communications, and facilities management. She has two M.A. degrees in Organizational Leadership and Counseling and is a certified life coach.