Kassia Echavarri-Queen
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Kassia Echavarri-Queen
Kassia Echavarri-Queen began her field work with MSF in 2006 as a supply manager in Sierra Leone, having previously worked in marketing and strategy for technology companies, start-ups, and the Fritz Institute, which focuses on disaster response and recovery. In the years that followed, Kassia worked extensively in the field with MSF as program coordinator and head of mission in Guatemala, Kenya, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, and Syria. Her two most recent missions were an Ebola response program in Liberia and a project in Nepal following the earthquake there in April 2015. All told, Kassia has over 14 years of international program management experience. Now living in her native San Francisco, Kassia holds a BA in international relations from Alliant University and an MA in international economics and management from SDA Bocconi.