Management and Staff

Senior Management Team (SMT)
The SHAPEthiopia’s Senior Management Team is responsible for the overall strategy, direction, and management as well as the day-to-day activities of the organization. The SMT oversees the organization’s operations, manages finances, and executes the organization’s policy and mission. It makes operational decisions, policies, and keeps the council educated and informed and brings well-documented recommendations and information to the Board of Directors.
Desalegn Daka
Founder and Executive Director
Tesfa Assaye
Director of Communications and Donor Relationship
Amanuel Worku
Director of Program Operations
Senait Gebre
Director of Grants, Finance and Human Resource
Thomas Kaba
Child and Youth Development Program Manager
Metekia Mamo
Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist and Especial Advisor to the ED
Zerihun Kelbessa
Communications and Public Relations Specialist
Asfaw Berhanu
Partnerships Development Specialist
Aske Begena
Driver and General Service
Meselech Berhanu
Executive Secretary