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Tim Will
External Engagement 
Program Director
Wendy Wilson
Communications Program 
Director
Keegan Wolohan
Research Associate
Frederick Rossi
Monitoring and Evaluation 
Specialist
Estela Rivero
Senior Researcher and 
Co-Director of the Central 
America Research Alliance 
(CARA)
Tom Purekal
Innovation and Practice 
Program Director, Term 
Assistant Teaching Professor
Melissa Paulsen
Entrepreneurship and 
Education Program Director, 
Integration Lab (i-Lab)
Administrative Director, and 
Term Teaching Professor
Eduardo Pages
Evidence and Learning 
Specialist
Nancy Rydberg
Senior Technical  Associate 
Director
Michael Sweikar
Executive Director
Jean Marc 
Tiendrebeogo
Research Associate
Our People
It Takes a Team
The Pulte Institute’s work would not be possible without our 
nearly 50 valued team members. Our faculty and staff gather 
in person from across the country twice a year—once in the 
fall and once in the spring—on campus at Notre Dame. During 
our time together, we connect, share our work, and plan for the 
future. 
Kirianna West
Communications Specialist
Brian Wanbaugh
Program Manager, Forests 
and Livelihoods: Assessment, 
Research, and Engagement 
(FLARE)
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The Pulte Institute for Global Development

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