Meet the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health
With main offices in Baltimore and partners across the globe, our work carries impact for the world.
A global leader in family planning and reproductive health, the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at BSPH, plays a key role in advancing evidence-based family planning policies, practice, and programs worldwide.
The Institute features a dynamic, innovative working environment, with opportunities to work with leaders in research and advocacy, both established and emerging; to contribute at a high level to the organization’s forward progress; and to contribute to sustainable, positive change for women and men, communities, and countries.
For information on open positions at the Institute, browse our Careers page.
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Philip Anglewicz
Institute Director | ProfessorDr. Philip Anglewicz is Director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and ...More
Philip Anglewicz
Institute Director | ProfessorCarolyn Combs
Finance ManagerCarolyn is the Financial Director of the Gates institute, where she led the finance team since 2022. Carolyn has worked for the University for over thirteen years within finance an...More
Carolyn Combs
Finance ManagerKellie Welborn
Senior Program Officer IIIn her role as Sr. Program Officer for the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Kellie works to ensure that the multiple global programs and platf...More
Kellie Welborn
Senior Program Officer IIKojo Lokko
Executive Director | Principal InvestigatorKojo Lokko brings an ideal combination of skills and experience with over twenty years of work in family planning, expertise in scaling up programs especially in reproductive heal...More
Kojo Lokko
Executive Director | Principal InvestigatorLindsey Capps
Senior Grants and Contracts AnalystLindsey Capps is finance professional with over eight years of experience in higher education. As a Certified Research Administrator, she is knowledgeable in both pre-award and pos...More
Lindsey Capps
Senior Grants and Contracts AnalystMolly Moesner
Communications AssociateMolly brings over 7 years of digital communications expertise to her role as Communications Associate at the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health. ...More
Molly Moesner
Communications AssociateChristina Cherel
Senior Technical AdvisorChristina Cherel is a Senior Technical Advisor at Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, wher...More
Christina Cherel
Senior Technical AdvisorCarolina Cardona
Assistant ScientistI am a health economist focused on understanding demographic processes and their effect on...More
Carolina Cardona
Assistant ScientistNatalie Apcar
Advocacy and Communications ManagerNatalie is the Advocacy and Communications Manager at WHGI, where she leads the developmen...More
Natalie Apcar
Advocacy and Communications ManagerKurt Dreger
Senior Software EngineerKurt Dreger has worked at Johns Hopkins for 22 years as a computer programmer and data analyst for research projects.
Kurt Dreger
Senior Software EngineerSelamawit Desta
Director of Survey Operations, PMA EthiopiaSelam leads the planning and implementation of the PMA Ethiopia project. In her role she oversees several aspects of the project’s work including, development of survey and train...More
Selamawit Desta
Director of Survey Operations, PMA EthiopiaMeagan Byrne
Senior Program OfficerMeagan has been working at PMA since 2018 and currently leads the project's survey operations team. She received a Master’s degree from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public H...More
Meagan Byrne
Senior Program OfficerClaire Silberg
Program Officer IIClaire Silberg leads the development and implementation of global PMA data management and data monitoring systems. She also supports capacity building strengthening efforts across ...More
Claire Silberg
Program Officer IIAudrey YAO
Research Program OfficerAt PMA, Audrey supports the data processing systems and ensures the data is readily available. Audrey's role encompasses organizing and preparing data for public use, maintaining a...More
Audrey YAO
Research Program OfficerSuzanne Bell
Assistant ProfessorSuzanne Bell, PhD, MPH, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health,...More
Suzanne Bell
Assistant ProfessorAisha Siewe
Associate Director for DataDr. Aisha Siewe provides oversight to the array of data collection, management, analysis, and release activities for PMA and related projects. She oversees PMA technical capacity-b...More
Aisha Siewe
Associate Director for DataWutyi Aung-Fleming
Senior Program OfficerWutyi provides technical support and oversees public release of data across all program countries. Prior to joining PMA, Wutyi was a Research Associate of the Department of Medicin...More
Wutyi Aung-Fleming
Senior Program OfficerDana O. Sarnak
Assistant ScientistDr. Dana Sarnak studies the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and demography, particularly their intersection around fertility. Specifically, she studies how fertility...More
Dana O. Sarnak
Assistant ScientistKim Martin
Communications and Marketing Senior AdvisorKim Martin is an accomplished writer/editor and public affairs specialist with 20+ years’ experience at Johns Hopkins. She is also a digital content strategist and has led the de...More
Kim Martin
Communications and Marketing Senior AdvisorBethany Raab
Senior Grants and Contracts AnalystBethany has worked in the financial industry for over 10 years. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Colorado Technical University. Her prior work experience...More
Bethany Raab
Senior Grants and Contracts AnalystLaura O’Donnell
Program OfficerLaura O’Donnell currently serves as Program Officer for The Challenge Initiative where she provides both programmatic and administrative support for activities including program...More
Laura O’Donnell
Program OfficerJ.M. Ian Salas
Senior Technical Advisor | Assistant ScientistDr. Ian Salas is an applied microeconomist whose work in research and practice lies at the...More
J.M. Ian Salas
Senior Technical Advisor | Assistant ScientistJessica Mirano
Program Officer, Monitoring & EvaluationJessica Mirano is a Master of Public Health graduate from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she earned certificates in biostatistics and epidemiology, and i...More
Jessica Mirano
Program Officer, Monitoring & EvaluationJordan Freeman
Doctoral StudentJordan Freeman, MPH, is a Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. A...More
Jordan Freeman
Doctoral StudentLaVera Jackson
Grants and Contracts AnalystBorn and raised in Baltimore, I started my career at JHU as an office clerk in the SOM HSE in 2015. There, I built my foundation and took advantage of the multitude of development ...More
LaVera Jackson
Grants and Contracts AnalystKate Graham
Senior Program OfficerKate Graham is the Senior Program Officer for The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a Gates Foundation and Bayer AG-funded business unusual approach to providing lifesaving reproductive ...More
Kate Graham
Senior Program OfficerVanessa Mitchell
Senior Program Officer IILinnea A. Zimmerman
Principal Investigator | Assistant ProfessorDr. Linnea Zimmerman has a PhD from the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Masters in Public Heal...More
Linnea A. Zimmerman
Principal Investigator | Assistant ProfessorSean Yonamine
Data AnalystSean Yonamine is a Master of Public Health graduate from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where he concentrated in Biostatistics and Epidemiology. Prior to this,...More
Sean Yonamine
Data AnalystNerrie Navarro
Grants and Contracts AnalystNerrie Navarro is a Grants and Contracts Analyst who joined JHU and the Gates Institute Finance Team in 2024. She is an administrative professional, bringing experience from a univ...More
Nerrie Navarro
Grants and Contracts AnalystVictor Igharo
Senior Program Officer IISeasoned global health leader and social impact expert helping to translate research into high-impact strategies, policies, and programs that deliver systems-level change at scale ...More
Victor Igharo
Senior Program Officer IIJose G. Rimon II
Former Institute Director | Senior Scientist EmeritusJose “Oying” G. Rimon II is the former Director of the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Hea...More
Jose G. Rimon II
Former Institute Director | Senior Scientist EmeritusAmarachi Ijeoma
Program Officer | Community LiaisonAmarachi Ijeoma serves as the Community Liaison at the William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, where she coordinates communication and programmatic e...More
Amarachi Ijeoma
Program Officer | Community LiaisonDannah Dennis
Program OfficerDannah Dennis, PhD, brings a wealth of experience in program administration, research, and teaching to her role as a program officer at the Gates Institute. She has worked as a pro...More
Dannah Dennis
Program OfficerRosemary Komolafe
Graduate Assistant | Dean's ScholarRosemary Komolafe, MD, is a Physician and Current Dean’s Scholar at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where she is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH...More