Katherine Williford (she/her) is the Chief Development Officer at Plan International USA, an international humanitarian and development organization that that advances children’s right and equality for girls. With more than 85 years of experience, Plan works to transform lives in over 80 countries.

She is a purpose-driven fundraising and communications executive who specializes in scaling nonprofit organizations for transformational impact. She believes that through Plan’s girl-driven, gender-transformative approach, poverty is solvable and equity is achievable, and she is passionate about building teams and forging partnerships to achieve that vision in our lifetimes.

Katherine has led teams to raise more than $150M for causes spanning literacy and education, water and sanitation, and food access through campaigns focused on telling the story of the intersection of such work with women and girls. She holds an undergraduate degree in Spanish language and literature from Rhodes College, and has lived, worked and traveled to more than 25 countries.

Katherine resides in New York City with her dog, Louie, and can be found skiing and attending live music in her free time.

Jennifer Trainor (she/her) serves as chief strategy officer at Plan International USA, an international humanitarian and development organization that that advances children’s right and equality for girls. With more than 85 years of experience, Plan works to transform lives in over 80 countries.

In her current role, Jennifer oversees the development and implementation of organizational strategies and initiatives. Through collaboration with leadership, she crafts strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing performance, communicates these strategies across departments and monitors change. Additionally, she works alongside teams to assess organizational culture, employee engagement and effectiveness of internal communications.

Prior to this position, Jennifer served in various roles at Plan USA, including chief marketing officer and vice president of marketing and fundraising, where she led fundraising and the stewardship of Plan’s donors, as well as the strategies for brand, marketing and supporter engagement, in order to build awareness for Plan and to attract and retain an active, informed supporter base.

Before joining Plan, Jennifer held marketing roles in the financial services industry, at institutions such as Fidelity Investments and Citizens Bank, for more than 15 years.

Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She has two sons and enjoys concerts, reading, Red Sox baseball and travel.

Alex Russu is the interim Chief Financial Officer at Plan International USA, an international humanitarian and development organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. With more than 85 years of experience, Plan works to transform lives in over 80 countries.

In his current role, Alex oversees the budget, financial filings, audits, 401k investments and monthly reporting. Through these responsibilities Alex manages a team of financial experts to ensure all reporting, tracking and filing processes run smoothly and according to required regulations and GAAP standards.

Since joining Plan in 2011 as the Finance Controller, Alex has also been the Director of Finance and the Senior Director of Finance. During this time, he received a USAID Management certification from Inside NGO. Prior to his time at Plan, Alex was an auditor at PriceWaterHouseCoopers where he worked with large multinational clients.

Alex holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Bryant University. He received his Certified Public Accountant license in 2010 and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Alex resides in Providence, Rhode Island and is on the board of his church where he serves as the treasurer.

Frank Manfredi (he/him) is the vice president for humanitarian programs at Plan International USA, an international humanitarian and development organization that that advances children’s right and equality for girls. With more than 85 years of experience, Plan works to transform lives in over 80 countries.

In his role at Plan, Frank oversees a team that works with Plan staff and communities around the world to respond to humanitarian crises and to help those communities build resilience against future potential disasters. He has supported disaster responses across Africa, Asia, the Pacific and the Americas, including multiple field deployments. Prior to inaugurating Plan’s disaster risk management team in 2009, Frank served as Plan USA’s program officer for Asia. He began his work with Plan as a sponsor relations representative.

Prior to joining Plan more than two decades ago, Frank served with the International Rescue Committee’s Joint Voluntary Agency in Thailand, where he worked in refugee processing. As a Franklin Fellow, he also worked as the humanitarian assistance coordinator in the Office of the Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance from 2008-2009.

Frank holds a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard College and a master’s degree in political science (international relations and comparative politics), with a concentration in Southeast Asia studies, from Northern Illinois University.

Kate Ezzes (she/her) is the vice president of program development at Plan International USA, an international humanitarian and development organization that advances children’s right and equality for girls. With more than 85 years of experience, Plan works to transform lives in over 80 countries.

In her current role, Kate manages oversight processes for projects funded by the U.S. government, corporations, foundations and individual donors, as well as oversees the solicitation of funding from the U.S. government. Through these responsibilities, she manages several teams, including business development, education, disaster risk management, youth and economic empowerment, health, policy and monitoring, evaluation, research and learning.

Since joining Plan in 2005, Kate has held a variety of roles in the executive office and on the youth economic empowerment team, including her previous role as senior director of programs. She was instrumental in developing Plan’s Youth Advisory Board, setting up a dedicated youth seat on the main board of directors and advising Plan offices around the world on incorporating young people in their governance structures. She has held project leadership roles in Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Haiti, Niger, Nepal and Sierra Leone.

Kate holds an undergraduate degree from Gettysburg College and an M.A. in sustainable international development from the Heller School at Brandeis University. In addition, she has a leadership certificate in nonprofit leadership from Thunderbird School of Management.

Kate resides in northern Virginia, where she enjoys spending time with her husband and son.

Camille Carrier (she/her) is the sr. director of people and culture at Plan International USA, an international humanitarian and development organization that advances children’s right and equality for girls. With more than 85 years of experience, Plan works to transform lives in over 80 countries.

Camille leads the people and culture function, traditionally known as human resources, in providing recruitment, compliance, employee engagement, employee relations, learning & development, compensation & benefits, and talent management support to Plan International USA.

Prior to joining Plan, Camille was a program manager with an international development contractor and prior to that, she worked at the United States Agency for International Development in Washington, DC and in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Camille holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal studies and when she is not nerd-ing out about all things people and culture-related, she is likely trying her hardest to befriend every dog she sees in the DC metro region, looking for eagles’ nests, or contributing to the DC metro economy through her avid love for new (and old) restaurants.