Securing Water for Food, through The Kaizen Company, has hired Cassy Rodriguez, Jr. Program Coordinator, and Terry Ji Hyung Kim, Intern.

Cassy will support the SWFF Team Lead Dr. Ku McMahan and the TA Facility team. Also, she will serve as liaison with internal and external partners, and help USAID enhance its network of development solution providers.

Cassy Rodriguez is an international development professional with experience in community-based forest management and the water and agriculture sector.

Cassy Rodriguez is an international development professional with experience in community-based forest management and the water and agriculture sector. As the Program Coordinator for SWFF, Cassy provides support to the SWFF Team Lead and the TA Facility and serves as liaison with internal and external partners.

Prior to joining SWFF, she worked as a Program Coordinator at the NYU School of Law. As a graduate student, she conducted fieldwork in South Africa, Zambia and Peru. She holds an M.S. in International Development from New York University and is a Magna Cum Laude B.A graduate in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology from Stony Brook University.

As the Program Coordinator for SWFF, Cassy provides support to the SWFF Team Lead and the TA Facility and serves as liaison with internal and external partners.

Prior to joining SWFF, she worked as a Program Coordinator at the NYU School of Law. As a graduate student, she conducted fieldwork in South Africa, Zambia and Peru. She holds an M.S. in International Development from New York University and is a Magna Cum Laude B.A graduate in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology from Stony Brook University.

Additionally, Terry Ji Hyung Kim, an environmental engineering student from Korea and an intern from The Washington Center will work with the TA Facility providing general support to the team and the TA Facility Chief of Party. Also, he will conduct research for and support the Voucher System, and will work closely with Steve Simon, M&E Specialist on the M&E portfolio.

Learn more about SWFF here.