Archives: Team

Natalie Fellows is Senior Manager of Individual Giving at BRAC USA, where she works to engage and cultivate individual donors and mission-aligned partners to advance BRAC’s award-winning programs. Natalie develops strategies to deepen donor connections to BRAC’s work and brings new champions into the fold.

Prior to joining BRAC USA, Natalie was the impact lead for Maverick Collective by PSI, advising philanthropists on seven-figure investments to support PSI’s most innovative global health initiatives. With 15+ years of experience, her career has included managing a diverse portfolio of grants across Southeast Asia, designing community-based health programs as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer in Cambodia, and leading donor relations at The Trust for Public Land and Creative Alternatives of New York.

Natalie holds an M.Sc. in Health, Community, and Development from the London School of Economics, a BA in Advertising & Writing from Marist University, and is a candidate for certification as a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP).

Ying-Jou (Tiara) Huang is a Senior Associate of Individual Giving at BRAC USA. She advances BRAC USA’s individual giving and donor engagement efforts through research, data management, and personalized communications that strengthen relationships and drive fundraising initiatives.

With experience in philanthropy, impact investing, and social enterprise, she specializes in fundraising strategy, program development, and strategic communications. Passionate about helping nonprofits and purpose-driven entrepreneurs scale their impact, she combines creative storytelling with relationship-building to drive meaningful change.

Before joining BRAC, Tiara worked across Africa and Asia in social enterprise incubation, program management, international development, and marketing. She holds a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from Columbia University and a dual degree—a BBA in International Business and a BA in Advertising—from National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

Salman Ahmed Zaman is a Senior Manager of Individual Giving at BRAC USA. He oversees a portfolio of major donors, directly identifies new mid and major gift prospects, and develops strategies and solicits gifts in alignment with annual growth targets. He also develops and implements strategies to engage niche groups and aligned communities mission for the purpose of spreading the BRAC brand and inspiring individuals to secure new donor channels.  Salman comes with a decade of experience in the field ranging from programmatic fundraising, event fundraising, crowdfunding/peer to peer fundraising, planned/legacy giving, capital campaigns, and major gift fundraising for both c3 and c4 national, local, and international organizations. Prior to joining BRAC USA, he worked for the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Islamic Relief USA, International Rescue Committee of Maryland, and Council on American-Islamic Relations, where he honed his skills in advocacy, community organizing, program management, and fundraising.

Salman holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Political Science from University of Maryland Baltimore County as well as a Certificate in Fundraising Management from Indiana University The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. 

Leila Sukee is an Associate on the Corporate and Foundation Partnerships team at BRAC USA. She assists in mobilizing resources for BRAC and BRAC International’s programs by identifying and researching donor prospects, analyzing fundraising data, and contributing to the proposal development process. She also provides administrative support by maintaining BRAC USA’s knowledge management platform.

Prior to joining BRAC, Leila gained experience in international development and the nonprofit space through her past internships, including at the Clinton Global Initiative and the United Nations Foundation, where she honed her skills in strategic partnerships and community engagement. Leila also previously volunteered as a Youth Tutor at the International Rescue Committee, where she enhanced her cross-cultural communication skills by supporting refugee students academically. Leila holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations from the State University of New York at Geneseo.

Sumaiya Nour is a Senior Associate on the Business Development team at BRAC USA. She focuses on resource mobilization and partnership development, with an emphasis on expanding BRAC’s North American bilateral government funding portfolio. She supports the Business Development team to establish partnerships with key primes and other organizations to enhance BRAC’s positioning for funding opportunities. She also supports tracking and identifying USAID funding prospects and contributes to proposal development for BRAC’s priority programmatic areas.

Sumaiya holds a master’s degree in International Political Economy and Development from Fordham University, with expertise in project management. She began her career in Bangladesh, implementing programs in cross-cutting areas such as agriculture, food security, gender, and nutrition. Her professional journey has since taken her to Australia and New York City, where she contributed to initiatives in financial literacy, youth empowerment, and domestic violence intervention, further enriching her experience in international development and social impact.

Willow’s expertise is in overseeing program implementation per established standards to achieve optimum outcomes, developing project budgets, formulating robust reports, preparing other documentation, and maintaining case files to streamline operations. Willow has six years of international development experience including four and half years living and working in the developing countries of Ghana and Guatemala. Additional experience in/on/for Italy, South Africa, Armenia, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria.

Julia brings nearly 30 years of experience to the role. She comes to BRAC from Population Services International (PSI), where she was the Vice President of Global Fundraising and Communications. Since 2008, her skills and leadership grew out of delivering programs across the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. Prior to this, she worked for USAID, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer. She holds a master’s degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and is a Chartered Advisor of Philanthropy.

Julia brings nearly 30 years of experience to the role. She comes to BRAC from Population Services International (PSI), where she was the Vice President of Global Fundraising and Communications. Since 2008, her skills and leadership grew out of delivering programs across the Caribbean, Latin America and Asia. Prior to this, she worked for USAID, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer. She holds a master’s degree in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and is a Chartered Advisor of Philanthropy.

Vladan Nikolic is the Senior Manager, Grants and Compliance at BRAC USA. Vladan has more than 15 years of grant management and compliance experience with international non-government organizations and consulting companies, such as Save The Children, CARE International, Humanity and Inclusion, IREX, and Booz Allen Hamilton. Prior to this role, Vladan was a Senior Grant and Compliance Officer at Humanity & Inclusion.

Vladan holds a bachelor’s degree in management and international marketing from Megatrend Business School, Megatrend University, Belgrade.

As the Associate, Executive Office, at BRAC USA, Oyeshee supports our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. She assists the executive team with prospect, donor, and stakeholder relationships, through conducting in-depth research, drafting solicitations for high priority prospects, and facilitating internal relations, staff coordination, and communication.

Prior to joining BRAC USA, she collaborated with Institut Pasteur in Paris and Dakar, which is an internationally renowned center for biomedical research. She supported the philanthropy team as a consultant, working on their capital campaign program and international fundraising initiatives.