Dr. Abel Nkolo, Chief of Party of the USAID RHITES-North, Acholi Activity, poses with Earl Gast, President of URC, in Kampala, Uganda in recognition of his, and many URC colleagues’ completion of the Project Management and Leadership Training Program. Photo credit: URC

On June 29, URC recognized 29 staff in leadership roles across our projects for completing the Project Management and Leadership Training Program (PMLTP).

Staff who completed the program were presented with certificates of achievement both given in person by URC’s President Earl Gast, and via Zoom by Carlos Cuéllar, URC’s Executive Vice President for Technical Programs.

The training program – which started in October 2022 and ended in May 2023 – consisted of 26 academic hours of training covering:

Leadership Fundamentals; Servant Leadership Model; Key Leadership Practices; Management of Interpersonal Relationships with Clients and Colleagues; Project Management Fundamentals; Project Triple Constraint: Scope, Cost, and Time Management; Project Risk Management; Human Resource Management: Creating a Culture of Continuous Feedback; Project Knowledge and Communication Management; Project Compliance Management; and Fundamentals of Business Development.

Congratulations to URC’s Newest PMLTP Graduates:

Dr. Judith Aloyo, Regional Program Director – Acholi, USAID Uganda Health Activity

Ms. Anne Fiedler, Senior Technical Advisor

Dr. Robert Iriso, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Uganda Health Activity

Dr. Abel Nkolo, Chief of Party, USAID RHITES-North, Acholi Activity

Dr. Regina Hechanova-Alampay, Chief of Party, USAID RenewHealth

Camille Therese Yusay, PhD, RPsy, Senior Social Behavior Change Specialist, USAID RenewHealth

Ms. Trixia Anne C. Co, CBDR Senior Specialist, USAID RenewHealth

Dr. Marianne Calnan, Chief of Party, USAID TB Platforms

Dr. Zhamir Umag, Universal Health Care Technical Advisor, USAID TB Platforms

Dr. Moh Shan J. Abdulwahid, Chief of Party, USAID BARMM Health

Dr. Reynaldo C. Navacilla, Deputy Chief of Party – Operations, USAID BARMM Health

Ms. Khin Su Htun, Administration and Finance Director, PMI Eliminate Malaria

Dr. Zaw Tun Win, Senior Sub-Grant Coordinator, PMI Eliminate Malaria

Mr. N. Tu Seng, Admin & Logistics Executive, PMI Eliminate Malaria

Dr. Naung Naung, Regional Operations Manager, PMI Eliminate Malaria

Dr. Kaung Myat Min, Rakhine State Malaria Elimination Manager, PMI Eliminate Malaria

Dr. Issam El-Adawi, Chief of Party, USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator Activity

Ms. Natalie Batshon, Director – Finance & Administration, USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator Activity

Dr. Raja Khater, Senior Service Delivery Advisor, USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator Activity

Dr. Waleed Ziadeh, Clinical Quality Improvement Advisor, USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator Activity

Dr. Zaid Al Halawani, Clinical QI Advisor – RMNCH/FP, USAID Health Services Quality Accelerator Activity

Dr. Bede Matituye, URC Country Representative, Burundi

Dr. Halima Boubacar Maïnassara, Project Director, DHAPP Niger

Dr. Yohannes G. Ghebreyesus, Country Director, DoD Eswatini

Mrs. Victoria Masuku, Technical Director, DoD Eswatini

Pharm. Sarah Amissah-Bamfo, Deputy Chief of Party, USAID Quality Services for Health Activity

Mr. Francis Kwame Ashagbley, Leadership and Governance Director, USAID Quality Services for Health Activity

Dr. Emily Peca, Technical Director for Program Development and Implementation, USAID HEARD Project

Ms. Erica Moroney, Associate Director, Regional Operations

Earl Gast, President of URC, awards a certificate of achievement to Dr. Judith Aloyo, Regional Program Director – Acholi for the USAID Uganda Health Activity. Photo credit: URC

Excerpt from the URC Lifelong Learner Pledge

All the PMLTP graduates committed to the URC Lifelong Learner Pledge:

“I pledge to be a Lifelong Learner. I pledge to continuously seek new knowledge and skills to develop my project management and leadership abilities. I recognize that learning is a journey, not a destination, and there is always room for growth and improvement. I commit to staying curious and open-minded, embracing new ideas and perspectives, and challenging my assumptions.”