PADF’s Disaster Management Alliance Team
Louis Alexander is a member of
PADF’s executive team as Senior Program
Director. He has a keen interest and experience
in disaster management and public/private
partnerships. Before coming to PADF, Louis
worked overseas for 20 years with CARE in six
different countries in Latin America, East
Africa, Middle East and Central Asia.
(202)
458-6435 lalexander@padf.org,
Skype: louisalexander
Christine Herridge is
PADF’s Director of the USAID funded Disaster
Management Alliance that operates in Latin
America and the Caribbean. She works with
participating DMA countries and regional
partners to facilitate the strengthening of
public-private partnerships for disaster
preparedness,management and risk reduction.
Please contact Christine with questions and
comments regarding national and regional
programming and your requests for PADF in
support of your Disaster Management Alliance
initiatives.
(202) 458-6181 cherridge@padf.org,
Skype: c.herridge
Kristina Klassen is the
Program Assistant for the Disaster Management
Department. She tracks and monitors the
Alliance member’s latest activities and
success stories. Kristina supports the Alliance
with an activities calendar to update the
countries and regional partners on upcoming and
past events (i.e.teleconferences, seminars,
workshops, etc.) Kristina has worked and lived
in Kenya and Ecuador and was previously an
intern with PADF. (202) 458-6503 kklassen@padf.org,
Skype: kriskris711
Gabriela Peña is the
Communications Coordinator for the Disaster
Management Alliance. From 1999 to 2009, she
worked as The Nature Conservancy’s Knowledge
Coordinator with the purpose of developing and
disseminating resources and best practices to
staff in the field. Gabriela works with the DMA
team to provide its partners and collaborators
with the resources and tools they need to
mitigate and prepare for natural disasters.
Gabriela is a native of
Nicaragua.
(202)458-6351 gpena@padf.org,
Skype: gpena18
