Dr. Dorothy Nyambi will be taking over as president and chief executive officer of Mennonite Economic Development Associates in late November.
She will succeed Allan Sauder who is retiring after heading the charitable organization for 16 years.
Nyambi is a dual citizen of Canada and Cameroon and is fully bilingual in English and French.
She has more than 20 years of experience in international development. She has worked on policy and programming at the strategic and analytical level, with country, regional and continental scope.
She has work experience in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean and North America.
She began her career as a medical doctor before moving into international development.
MEDA is an international economic development organization whose mission is to create business solutions to poverty.
It works with 400 partners in 62 countries to help 910,000 clients unleash their potential to earn a livelihood, provide for their families and enrich their communities.
MEDA has offices in Waterloo, Ottawa, Washington, DC and Lancaster, PA, and internationally.
