Our Team

The Ohio State University

Barbara Kowalcyk
Assistant Professor and Director of the Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention
kowalcyk.1@osu.edu
Aaron Beczkiewicz
Graduate Research Associate
beczkiewicz.1@osu.edu
Laura Elyse Binkley
Post Doctoral Researcher/TARTARE Communications Manager
binkley.69@osu.edu
Wondwossen Gebreyes
Executive Director, Professor
gebreyes.1@osu.edu
Kara Morgan
Research Scientist
morgan.1353@osu.edu
Robert Scharff
Associate Professor
scharff.8@osu.edu
Mark Weir
Assistant Professor
weir.95@osu.edu
Ahmed Yousef
Professor
yousef.1@osu.edu

The Ohio State University Global One Health Initiative Eastern Africa Regional Office

Getnet Yimer Ali
Regional Director
ali.587@osu.edu
Desalegne Mengesha Degefaw
Associate Regional Director
degefaw.1@osu.edu
Tigist Endashaw
Regional Program Manager/Deputy Country Representative
endashaw.1@osu.edu
Abinet Kebede
Executive Assistant/Quality Manager
kebede.24@osu.edu
Leuel Lisanwork
Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist
lisanwork.1@osu.edu
Shemeljash Zeleke Mengesha
Accounting and Finance Manager
Accounting/Finance
mengesha.6@osu.edu
Alebachew Tamene
Operations Manager
tamene.5@osu.edu

Addis Ababa University

Negga Asamene Abera
Fellow
abera.11@osu.edu
Kebede Amenu Ejeta
Associate Professor
kamenu@gmail.com
Alem Abrha Kalayu
Assistant Professor
alemabrha2014@gmail.com
Amete Mihret Teshale
Fellow
teshale.1@osu.edu

International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)

Silvia Alonso
Senior Scientist
S.Alonso@cgiar.org
Delia Grace
Senior Epidemiologist
D.Randolph@cgiar.org

University of Gondar

Achenef Melaku Beyene
Fellow
beyene.21@osu.edu
Gashaw Andargie Biks
Researcher, Administrative Vice President for HDSS
gashawab@gmail.com
Seleshe Nigatu Woldegebreal
Fellow
woldegebreal.2@osu.edu

The University of Florida

Kathleen Colverson
Associate Director
kcolverson@ufl.edu
Arie Havelaar
Professor
ariehavelaar@ufl.edu
Jason Scheffler
Research Assistant Professor
jmscheff@ufl.edu

Haramaya University

Yadeta Dessie
Assistant Professor, Chief Executive Director
yad_de2005@yahoo.com
Bekele Wegi Feyisa
Fellow
feyisa.2@osu.edu
Jemal Yousuf
Associate Professor, Vice President 
jemaly2001@yahoo.com

Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)

Samson Girma
Fellow
gabre.2@osu.edu
Eyasu Tigabu Seyoum
Researcher and Acting Director
eyasutigabu@ymail.com

Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority (EFDA)

Hiwot Tadesse
Fellow
hiwi41@yahoo.com