የኦርዳ ኢትዮጵያ የቦርድ ዳይሬክተሮች

Frealem Shibabaw is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at ORDA Ethiopia since March 2022. She holds degrees in Business Management, Human & Social Studies, and Development Studies from the University of South Africa. With over 15 years of experience, she has been a driving force for women's and children's empowerment. Frealem is the Executive Director of the Ethiopia School Meal Initiative and Founder of Bahirdar Academy. Her strategic prowess in advocating for school nutrition programs led to the creation of the Seqota Declaration, now a recognized government initiative. She was recognized as a Goodwill Ambassador by World Vision Ethiopia in 2018 and as a Nutrition Champion by Transform Nutrition in the UK in 2016.

Mrs. Fantu Tesfaye Alemu is a member of ORDA Ethiopia's Board since March 2022. She serves as Speaker of the Amhara Regional Council. She holds a BA in Management and an LLB in Law. With over 20 years of experience, she has served as Head of different departments at South Wollo Zone and Speaker at the South Wollo Zone and Amhara Regional State Council.

Dr. Alemayehu Wassie Eshete is the Board Secretary and Executive Director of ORDA Ethiopia, elected in January 2018. He holds a BSc in Forestry from Haramaya University, an MSc in Farm Forestry from Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and a PhD from Wageningen University (2007). With over 30 years of experience in forestry, ecology, and conservation, he is a recognised author of mystical novels and a leading advocate for church forest conservation in Ethiopia's northern highlands.

Enye Bemir Kidanu serves as a board member of ORDA Ethiopia since March 2022. She is a seasoned General Manager and Management Consultant with 24 years of experience. She holds an MA in Educational Leadership and Management and a BA in Business Management. Her career spans Twoebmanagement Solutions, Agri Team Canada, Digital Opportunity Trust, Action Aid Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Management Institute.

Dr. Tilahun Mehari Anteneh has been a board member since March 2022. He currently serves as Head of Finance Bureau of the Amhara National Regional State. He holds a PhD from Punjabi University (India), an MBA from Andhra University, and a BA in Accounting from Jimma University. He has published extensively on Ethiopian bank profitability and growth.

Dr. Almaz Gizaw Adugna has been a board member since March 2022 and currently serves as Deputy Head of Bureau of Agriculture, Amhara Regional State. She holds a PhD in Development Studies from Addis Ababa University, an MSc in Rural Development from Haramaya University, and a B.Ed. in Geography from Bahir Dar University. She received the Ethiopian Women in Science and Development Award (2019) and was recognised as Best Female Professor at HEART 2021.

Dr. Firew Tegegne Amogne has been a Board member since March 2022. He holds a PhD in Animal Nutrition from Humboldt University of Berlin and an MSc in World Animal Production from the University of Wales. He currently serves as Deputy Director of the Agriculture Transformation Institute of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and is a board member of EIAR. He was President of Bahir Dar University for five years.

Aytenew Endeshaw Tatek has been a board member since March 2022. He holds an MSc in Water Management from UNESCO-IHE (Netherlands, 2015) and currently works as Water, Climate and Environmental Policy Officer at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Addis Ababa. He has extensive expertise in land restoration and sustainable land management.

Dr. Mamaru Ayalew Moges has been a board member since 2021. He holds a PhD in Integrated Water Management and an MSc in Water Resource Engineering from Bahir Dar University. He serves as Head of Water, Irrigation and Energy Bureau of the Amhara National Regional State and is an Associate Professor in Integrated Water Management at Bahir Dar University.