Nikki Debaroncelli

Background

About Nikki Debaroncelli

Nikki deBaroncelli is an international development professional with more than 11 years of experience in program management and implementation. Nikki currently serves as the Program Management Director for The Kaizen Company where she oversees the contractual, operational, and financial implementation of 21 prime and subcontracts to ensure that they are compliant, on time, and on budget. Prior to rejoining Kaizen as a Director, she was the USAID Secretariat Senior Manager for the Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) Program, a $65 million multi-donor initiative. In this role, Nikki managed the finance, administration, and the grants under contract mechanism for three Regional Innovation Hub (RIH) contracts based in the MENA, South/Southeast Asia, and Southern/Central Africa regions. Nikki regularly liaised with USAID to ensure donor satisfaction in program administration matters; monitored all WE4F budget spending; and provided advice and support to the USAID Secretariat and RIH counterparts to ensure donor compliance and timely deliverable submission. Before joining WE4F, she spent four years working on a diverse set of projects in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia as both a Coordinator and Manager. Nikki was also acting Chief of Party for the Securing Water for Food Technical Assistance Facility (SWFF TAF), WE4F’s predecessor program. Other notable projects include USAID’s Early Grade Reading and Math Project (RAMP) in Jordan and Kaizen’s My Health, My Life project in Zimbabwe where she worked closely with USAID staff to design and implement media products focused on breaking down message fatigue barriers related to health issues among adolescent girls and young women.