14 Feb 2011, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States…ANN staff
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International Board of Directors announced the appointments of two new executives last week.
Robyn Mordeno was appointed vice president for finance and Ken Flemmer as vice president for programs, according to a February 10 release.
Mordeno replaces Gideon Mutero, who served as vice president for finance since January 2007. Ken Flemmer replaces Mark Webster, who served as vice president for programs since October 2008, a spokesman said.
Also, Executive Vice President Mario Ochoa’s title was changed from Executive Vice President to Vice President for Network Relations, agency spokesman Hearly Mayr said in an e-mail.
“The selection of this leadership team underscores ADRA’s ongoing global efforts to deliver development assistance and humanitarian aid in a changing environment,” said Geoffrey Mbwana, ADRA board chair and a vice president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church.
“Moving forward, this team has an outstanding opportunity to ensure that the agency is prepared to meet the increasing needs of so many underserved communities around the world.”
Mordeno, now senior finance director FIELD-Support for the Washington D.C.-based Academy for Educational Development (AED), served in various financial leadership roles since she first joined ADRA in 1994, including posts in the ADRA Asia Regional office in Thailand, as well as Somalia, Albania, Azerbaijan, and Vietnam. Mordeno holds a Master of Science in Administration in International Development from Andrews University and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Management from Southern Adventist University.
Since joining ADRA in 1984, Flemmer has held various positions, including director for Safety and Security, bureau chief for Internal Compliance, assistant vice president and ADRA Asia Regional director. In this new role, he will oversee the agency’s project planning and new business development efforts, and the monitoring of U.S. government and privately funded development projects worldwide. Flemmer holds a Master in Science in Agriculture Management from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Andrews University.
Originally from Chile, Ochoa, an attorney, has been a vice president at ADRA International since 1986. He joined the agency in 1981 as assistant to the president, as well as counsel for International Legal Affairs. He previously served as a country director for ADRA Chile and academic dean for the Chilean Adventist University. He is a doctoral candidate in the Leadership Program at Andrews University and holds a law degree from the University of Concepción in Chile.
The release said the appointments “complete the new leadership team led by Dr. Rudi Maier, who was appointed president and executive director of ADRA International in October 2010.”
For more information about ADRA, visit www.adra.org.