Dr. Nadine Ann Skinner joined MDF in January 2020, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in program and grants management, fundraising, and research and program evaluation at a range of community-based organizations, government agencies, philanthropic foundations, and international organizations. A global health and higher education researcher, she has contributed to the Stanford Center for Health Education’s Digital Medic initiative and Stanford’s Global Civil Society and Sustainable Development Lab. Nadine also teaches courses on research, evaluation, globalization, international development, human rights, and education at Cornell, San José State, and Stanford. She holds a PhD in International Comparative Education from Stanford, a MPA from Cornell with a focus on Social Policy, and a BA in Politics and History from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

In July of 2024, Dr. Skinner expanded her role at MDF to become our Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, Learning, and Adapting (MERLA) Manager.