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HAF Board of Directors & Staff

Yossef Ben-Meir
President

Yossef Ben-Meir served in Morocco as an Associate Peace Corps Director (1998-1999), managing the environment and agriculture programs, and as a Peace Corps volunteer (1993-1995), helping to establish projects in communities that border the Toubkal National Park. He is currently writing his doctoral dissertation in sociology at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.  He publishes widely on the subject of international development, with a particular focus on the Islamic world. Yossef holds a MA in International Development from Clark University (1997) and a BA in economics from New York University (1991). In 2004 he was the recipient of an International Excellence Award from the University of New Mexico, he is a former fellow of the American Institute of Maghrib Studies (2003), as well as a 1999 recipient of the Meritorious Honor Award from the U.S. Department of State.

Liz Fanning
Vice President

Liz Fanning served as a Peace Corps volunteer in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco (1993-1995). She has worked as a professional fundraiser for more than ten years and is currently the Director of Development and Communications at the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance in New York City.  Liz holds a Masters in Public Administration from New York University (1997) and a BA in economics from Boston University (1987).

Kate McLetchie
Country Director Morocco

Kate first came to Morocco as a Peace Corps Volunteer (2001-2003) where she lived and worked in a rural village outside of Ouarzazate, focusing on women's development projects. Prior to becoming the High Atlas Foundation's first Country Director, Kate worked at Echoing Green – a nonprofit that provides seed capital and strategic support to launch innovative social change organizations around the world. She has experience in the areas of fundraising and nonprofit operations, environmental science and policy, and has been an active board member of HAF since 2005. Kate is based in Rabat and oversees the organization's projects, partnerships, and operations. She holds a MS in marine and atmospheric sciences from Stony Brook University (2005), and a BA in biology from Wheaton College, MA (2001).

Dan Cahill

Dan Cahill has a BA from Washington University (St. Louis) in English Literature, and an MFA from New York University in Film & TV Production.  He was a Peace Corps volunteer from 1968-1970, teaching English in Kenitra, Morocco. He is an award-winning filmmaker and videographer, providing services to a variety of clients, including the NYU School of Law and numerous prominent New York law firms.  Two of his screenplays were optioned by a major Hollywood studio, and he has had short pieces published in Rolling Stone and the New York Times.

Mohamed Chbani

Mohamed Chbani is Vice President with the Merrill Lynch Corporate and Strategy group in New York City.  Prior to joining Merrill Lynch in July of 1997, Mohamed served as a Graduate Assistant to the Dean at Iona College.  He earned his MBA  in financial management and BBA from Iona College.  Mohamed is a member of the Society of Quantitative Analysts.

Kimeo Carr

Kimeo Carr has over ten years of experience in business administration and public policy and has worked as an independent consultant for the World Bank’s Resource Management Advisory and Knowledge Dissemination division.  He holds a MBA with an international marketing concentration from Richmond, The American International University in London, England and a BS in marketing from Hampton University.  Kimeo served as a small business development Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco (2001-2003).  He is a lifetime member of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) and has served as the Government Affairs Committee chairman for the DC Chapter (1998 - 2006). Currently he is a Business Analyst with Infor, a business software solutions company.  Kimeo is a native of California, but has lived more than twenty years in Washington, DC.  He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sir Charles Dahan

Born in Meknes, Morocco, Charles Dahan earned a Masters in chemical engineering in Geneva, Switzerland.  He came to the United States in 1973 and began his company, Custom Optical, Inc., in 1977.  He has worked in conjunction with the World Bank, National Institutes of Health and other private interests.  Charles has served as a good-will Ambassador for the Moroccan Jewish community and the Arab World.  In 1990 Charles received the 1000 Points of Light award from President George Bush, and in 2000 he was the recipient of the Chevalier Du Wissam Al Moukaffa Al Watania (Knight of the Order of National Merit) presented by H.M. King Mohammed VI of Morocco.  Charles resides in Potomac, Maryland with his wife and three kids.

Michelle Ghiselli

Michelle Ghiselli served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco from 1993-1996, teaching English to youth. She was a Crisis Corps Volunteer in Cote d'Ivoire in 1997 where she did teacher training with a program for Liberian refugee children suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Michelle is currently working on a Masters in Public Administration at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  Prior to graduate school, she spent five years with the Peace Corps Crisis Corps (now Peace Corps Response) as a Recruitment and Placement Specialist for and PEPFAR Programming Specialist.  Before joining Peace Corps Headquarters, Michelle worked with the National Peace Corps Association as Associate Director of Membership where she served as primary liaison for the RPCV groups among other duties.  Prior to that, she spent three years in the non-profit association field developing and managing educational programs for youth and adults.  Originally from Kansas, Michelle attended Kansas State University where she earned a BA in English and French.

Charlie Kellett

Charlie Kellett served as a Peace Corps Volunteer and trainer in Morocco (1994-1996). As an environmental education volunteer in the Eastern High Atlas National Park, Charlie partnered with the Ministry of Water and Forests and local communities to implement conservation, education and health projects in rural villages. Currently, he works at the US Department of State. Charlie is also an organic gardener, photographer and Pilates instructor.

Suzanne Moyer

Suzanne Moyer is an executive consultant, entrepreneur and former non-profit leader with experience in international business development and organizational transformation. During her time with AIESEC United States Inc., Suzanne oversaw the launch of The Salaam Program which has provided more than 100 international internships to Arab and American university students in order to increase cultural understanding and ties among these students. Suzanne has extensive experience working with NGOs and the private sector in Morocco and throughout Northern Africa.  Suzanne is currently a consultant with The Rae Group, an executive consultation firm which supports CEOs with organizational transformation.  She speaks fluent French and conversational Arabic and is a published author on business and development in the Middle East. Suzanne was recently awarded a Fulbright grant to research the impact of the globalization of Moroccan economic policy on the management competencies required of Moroccan entrepreneurs and executives.