Anne brings over 14 years’ experience in leading and investing in health programming across maternal, newborn, and child health, community health, immunizations, HIV/AIDS, health workforce, and infrastructure development. As Director of Programs – Health at ELMA Philanthropies, she leads the multi-funder investment in the Newborn Essential Solutions and Tools (NEST) initiative, a Beginnings Fund grantee partner that focuses on improving care for small and sick newborns. Previously, Anne worked in the NGO sector in South Africa, developing and implementing programs focused on HIV treatment access, and in New York with the African immigrant community. She has an MS in Management of International Public Service Organizations from New York University and a BA in Economics and Minor in African American Studies from Howard University.