Leadership Team

Management Team - Jono Quick Dr. Jonathan D. Quick became the president and chief executive officer of MSH in 2004. A family physician and public health management specialist, he has worked in international health since 1978. Of most interest is his previous work in Afghanistan from 1989 to 1991, where he worked as a health service development advisor for the Afghanistan Health Sector Support Project. Dr. Quick is an expert on essential medicines and public health. Prior to joining MSH, he was at the World Health Organization, where he was director of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy until 2004. Dr. Quick has served as a long-term advisor in Pakistan and Kenya and has carried out assignments in more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He earned a degree from Harvard University and two more from the University of Rochester: an MD, with distinction in, and a master’s degree in public health.
Management Team - Paul Auxila Paul Auxila is the chief operating officer of MSH where he has worked since 1982. He has a management certificate from the Senior Executive Program of the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a degree in industrial engineering with a concentration in management and systems design from the University of Puerto Rico. For over 25 years, Mr. Auxila has worked in international health management and development in more than 30 countries. He has been MSH’s representative and the chief of party of four bilateral health projects in Haiti.
Management Team - Kate Griffin Catherine (Kate) Griffin is MSH’s chief financial officer and corporate treasurer. Ms. Griffin has 30 years of extensive and progressively responsible experience in the areas of finance, corporate administration, contract management, and procurement. Ms. Griffin previously served as deputy director of contracts and grants administration for MSH, where she managed some of the organization’s largest bilateral USAID contracts. Prior to joining MSH, Ms. Griffin served as treasurer and director of contracts and administration for the American Shipyard Corporation; she has also worked as a consultant for small business and litigation support firms in the area of US government contracts. Her portfolio includes extensive experience in strategic planning, both on projects/proposals and with regard to organizational development.
 
Management Team - Mary Jane Jamar
 Mary Jane Jamar is vice president of Human Resources Management at MSH. Her department is responsible for recruitment in the Cambridge and Arlington offices, as well as for all international projects. Ms. Jamar joined MSH in 2006 and has 20 years of experience in human resources management, most recently with the World Wildlife Fund in Washington, DC. Through WWF, she carried out human resources work in nearly 20 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Ms. Jamar received her master’s degree in human resources management from George Washington University and her bachelor of arts cum laude from Mount Holyoke.
Management Team - Lawrence Michel Lawrence Michel is the vice president of the Center for Leadership and Management (CLM). Larry comes to MSH from the Emerging Markets Group (EMG), where he served as Managing Director of EMG's office in London which provided consulting services to donor agencies, including the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), the European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Prior to joining EMG, he was an associate partner and practice leader for the International Development Practice at IBM Business Consulting Services (formerly PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP). Larry has 25 years of experience working with national and local governments, NGOs, post-conflict organizations and the private sector. Larry's international experience includes short and long term assignments in over 20 countries in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia, Central America and the Caribbean. He holds an MBA in International Business, Finance and Marketing from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management and a BA from Northwestern University.
Management Team - Lonna Milburn Lonna T. Milburn is vice president of Business and Resource Development. Leading MSH’s business initiatives, she has nearly 20 years of experience strengthening health systems in developing countries. She joined MSH in 2007 with a background in broad business development, global experience with bilateral and multilateral sector clients, as well as private-sector clients and partnerships. Dr. Milburn has overseen health systems with long-term postings in Russia and Jordan; managed long-term projects in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Ethiopia, and Pakistan; and benefited from short-term technical assistance opportunities in Eastern and Central Europe, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Dr. Milburn received her doctorate at the University of Texas at Austin. She is presently on the faculty of George Washington University.
 
Management Team - Julie O'Brien Julie Barrett O'Brien, vice president of Communications and Knowledge Exchange, joined MSH in 2005 after several years helping private, public, and nonprofit clients to build powerful marketing strategies and market linkages that connect international development to corporate social responsibility. Prior to that, she served as marketing director of the $1.2 billion coffee and beverage business of Dunkin' Donuts and led its policy team in developing sustainable coffee programs. Her work has taken her to several countries, including Afghanistan, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, and South Africa. She has worked closely with East African trade associations representing Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and Uganda. Ms. O’Brien obtained her Bachelor of Arts from the University of San Diego, and her master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Management Team - Jim Rankin Jim Rankin has been vice president of the Center for Pharmaceutical Management (CPM) since joining MSH in 1989. Mr. Rankin is responsible for new project development, program administration, and financial management at CPM, as well as the technical supervision of all of the center’s long- and short-term technical assistance. He has more than 30 years of domestic and international experience in managing pharmaceutical technical assistance programs and service-delivery systems. He has provided technical assistance in procurement and supply chain management in more than 25 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, and among the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. He served for two years on the coordinating board of the Stop TB Partnership, has directed two large USAID-supported pharmaceutical management projects, and has 20 years of service on expert panels for US Pharmacopoeia, including two terms on the USP Executive Committee of Revision. He has an MS in health care administration.
Management Team - Diana Silimperi Dr. Diana R. Silimperi is the vice president of the Center for Health Services (CHS). Prior to taking on this role in 2008, she worked extensively in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, held positions of management and leadership in USAID-funded bilateral projects, and served as deputy director for the centrally funded Quality Assurance Project and technical director of BASICS. She is a public health pediatrician and epidemiologist with 25 years of experience in maternal, newborn, and child health; nutrition; and infectious diseases. Her experience includes more than 15 years leading USAID-funded projects. Throughout her career, Dr. Silimperi has focused on delivering health care to the most-underserved populations, improving the quality of care across a continuum of services, from community-based health workers to hospital-level care, and scaling up effective interventions to save lives. She has particular expertise in helping countries transition from relief to development and rebuilding health systems in post-conflict countries.