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WHO WE ARE

Our Team

Siobhan Green (Co-Owner) CEO, Lead Technology Strategist and Information Architect

Siobhan has over 16 years of experience managing and developing programs in social benefit, working with non-profits, for-profits, USAID, World Health Organization, UNAIDS, World Bank, Unesco, and various foundations. She holds a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, and a Master’s in Anthropology of Development from University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), where she received a distinction on her Master’s thesis on Policy Perspectives on the Use of the Internet in Africa.

Over the course of her career, she has gained a great deal of experience in how information technology can be used for social benefit – both in regard to improving program performance and in service delivery to target beneficiaries. Due to her intimate understanding of the “business” of non-profits and NGOs, Siobhan is well placed to help academics and professionals use technology in appropriate, cost effective, and sustainable ways which meet programmatic and funder requirements.

Siobhan has managed the development of complex information systems and teams, including needs assessments, training, and workflow and business process evaluation. She is also able to program in PHP and Cold Fusion and is highly proficient in HTML, XHTML, and Cascading Style Sheets. She has a great deal of experience with Information Architecture, usability studies, Section 508 Compliance, and US Government Information Technology, Security, and Privacy requirements.

Siobhan is a citizen of the United States and currently holds a full USAID work authorization.

Andrew Green (Co-Owner) President, Software Architect and Lead Developer

Andrew has been programming computers since he was nine years old. He has a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Bath, UK. He has 12 years of professional experience developing software for a variety of industries, including international development, biometrics, online collaboration environments, web development, financial systems, and geological research.

Andrew combines his deep understanding of technological systems with an understanding of customer needs – spoken and unspoken. He has strong skills in determining feasible and cost effective methods of achieving high impact technological solutions, using the resources and constraints facing any industry or company.

Andrew’s software experience includes work with PHP, Java, JSP, J2EE, C++, C#, Visual Basic, ASP.NET, Perl/CGI, ColdFusion, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, and MS Access. He also learns new technologies on an ongoing basis.

Andrew is a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Stephanie DeMoss, Director of Research and Content Management

Stephanie manages research and content management activities for Sonjara. With a Masters from Cambridge University (UK), and two Bachelor degrees from Boston Univeristy, Stephanie has over 10 years of experience managing a diversity of research and writing projects, with special emphasis on the environment, international development, health, and ICTs for Development.

At Sonjara, Stephanie leads content management activities, involving original research, writing/editing, analysis, and coordination of content gathering with clients and partners. She works in a variety of media and content types: from formal academic/research materials to "gray" literature. Prior to joining Sonjara, Stephanie worked with USAID, AED, the International Economic Council, University of Maryland’s Center for International Development and Conflict Management, and the Mineral Policy Center.

Stephanie is a citizen of the United States and currently holds a full USAID work authorization.

Margie Joyce, Director of Instructional Design and E-Learning

Margie is a senior instructional designer/learning strategist with over 15 years experience designing learning and performance support solutions in corporate, non-profit and international settings. Margie works with clients to identify and analyze their business or learning needs, formulate sound learning requirements, and collaborates to design solutions that address those needs. She has designed for a variety of media and delivery options including instructor-led training, web-based training, online toolkits, online communities of practices, blended learning and e-learning tutorials. Margie’s instructional design knowledge is complemented by her graphic and interface design skills and her commitment to excellent client service. She also keeps pace with emerging learning technologies and continues to explore the unique opportunities available in Web 2.0 and multi-user virtual worlds for learning.

As a senior program officer with the Academy for Educational Development (AED,) Margie has provided technical assistance to several international education projects including Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy (Erfke) in Jordan, ICTs for Teacher Training in Indonesia, Connectivity for Teacher Training in Uganda, ICT-in-Education Assessment in Kenya, South East Asian Initative for Energy training program and the production of multimedia materials for tribal youth in Jharkhand, India as part of the USAID/dot-EDU initiative.

Before joining Sonjara, Margie worked at Booz Allen Hamilton as a Senior Learning Strategist where she received a Performance Excellence Award for her work. She earned a B.A. at the University of Montana in Linguistics and Masters of Education in Instructional Technology at George Mason University. She has certifications in Kirkpatrick Four Level Evaluation and Second Life Design. She speaks basic Mandarin Chinese and lived in China and Taiwan for 2.5 years.

Margie is a citizen of the United States and currently holds a full USAID work authorization.

Heather Patterson, Director of Operations and Office Manager

Heather has 12 years of experience in office management, project controlling for government contracts and a strong background in administrative organization.  Heather's strong communication skills allow her to better assess the needs of Sonjara as we grow and develop additional products and skills.

Heather earned her B.A. from Radford University, and worked in Human Services for a number of years.  When she made the transition from direct care to Operations, she worked for a diverse range of companies, including Deloitte & Touche, Deloitte Consulting, DCS Corporation, and API, and has provided Operations services to fields from architecture to tax preparation.

She brings strong organizational skills coupled with an attention to detail, and a love of process and efficient function.  She is fluent in ASL and speaks limited French. 

Heather is a citizen of the United States.

Jo Namio, Web Developer/Graphic Designer

Jo is a web developer/graphic designer with over 20 years experience designing and developing educational and promotional materials for print and for the web. At Sonjara, she is active in Brand Management, and applies her design and content management expertise to a wide variety of print and digital projects.

She has worked with major univerities developing content management systems and design branding methods, and assisted in the private sector with public relations, promotion and e-commerce design and development. Jo has, over the last decade, worked with professional athletes, coaches, academics and business professionals to design, enhance and promote their web presence.

Jo was the publisher for a small press organization in the Midwest, which produced chapbooks, literary journals and academic based publications. She is publisher/author of several short story collections, a poetry chapbook, and is completing her first novel.

As Co-Chairperson for the Minnesota Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, Jo actively participated in their educational campaigns, fundraising efforts, outreach programs and Speakers Bureau. She also worked with Woman Against Military Madness and the Clean Water Action Committee in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and served as delegate to two state political conventions.

Jo attended University of Wisconsin, Winona State University in Minnesota, and Arizona State University, with majors in Psychology and History and a minor in Political Science. Her concentrations were child psychology and French history, specializing in the French Revolution and Napoleon.

Jo is a citizen of the United States.

Janice Gallant, Web Developer

Janice is a web developer with five years of experience designing and developing software systems. She earned a B.S. in Russian language from Georgetown University, a B.S. in computer science from the University of Maryland, and a M.S. in Information Systems from George Mason University.

Janice has experience designing and developing budgeting systems for the Environmental Protection Agency, developing components of environmental permitting, compliance, and enforcement systems for two state agencies, and worked on system features and analytical tools for the United States Postal Service’s directory lookup software.

Janice's software experience includes PHP, Java, Microsoft Visual C++ and MFC, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, JavaScript, Visual Basic, WordBasic, S-Designor, ERWIN, and Doc2Help

Janice is a member of her Arlington community’s executive board on which she serves as event coordinator and also volunteers with Girl Scouts.

Janice is a citizen of the United States.

Reshma Joshi, Web Developer

Reshma is a web/software developer and has five years of experience designing web pages and user interfaces. She has a Masters degree in Computer Science from George Mason University and MS in Physics from Osmania University, India.

Prior to working for Sonjara, Reshma worked as a software developer at Accenture for the www.irs.gov project. At Concert/BTNA and Alcatel USA, she developed a Java interface for a network switch management software. As a contractor for NSF (National Science Foundation), she developed web pages and Perl scripts for www.nsf.gov. Reshma's software experience includes Java, Javascript, ASP.net, C#, PHP, Perl and MySQL, Microsoft SQL.

Reshma is a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Daria Akers, QA & Technology Specialist

Daria is a QA & Technology Specialist with over 13 years of information technology experience. For the last 7 years her focus has been on manual testing and user experience of websites. She earned her BS in Environmental Science with a minor in Economics from Virginia Tech.

Before coming to Sonjara, Daria has worked for companies in fields as diverse as Financial Asset Management and Online Testing. She applies her website usability knowledge and logic skills at all points in the Software Development Life Cycle to assure that the client is getting solid benefit from a project. Daria’s broad technical background and strong communications skills make her a vital link between clients and developers.

Daria has tested applications coded in PHP, .NET, Java, JavaScript, HTML, and XML on both IE and Firefox, as well as other browsers.

Daria is a citizen of the United States.

 

Last Updated: May 27, 2009


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