Meet the Team.
Amanda joined the Edesia Team in 2019 as the Director of Development. In this role, she works closely with the Founder & CEO to raise critical funds for Edesia. She has over ten years of experience in fundraising, most recently at Horizons for Homeless Children and Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston, MA raising millions of dollars to help further each of their important missions.
Amanda holds a Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University. She lives in Needham, MA with her husband and two daughters.
Andrew Kamara is the Director of Logistics and Warehousing at Edesia Nutrition. In his current role, Andrew is charged with overseeing warehousing and exporting activities in collaboration with UNICEF, USAID, WFP and other small customers in adherance with US and international regulations for importing/exporting.
Prior to Edesia, Andrew spent 2 years working for Coca Cola Enterprises as a mid-level Distribution Resource overseeing deliveries, storage and distribution of a wide range of bottled soft drinks. Andrew also spent 6 years working for United Natural Foods as a Quality Assurance Specialist and a grocery/ repackaging Supervisor.
Andrew studied Political Science & International relations from the University of Connecticut and has an Advance Diploma in Electronics from NIIT Accra, Ghana.