M.A., International Relations and European Studies, The Central European University, Hungary, 1998
M.A., Economics and Business Administration, Masaryk University, Czech Republic,1997

In her current role, Pavla manages a team dedicated to developing effective technical and administrative management system solutions for DAI’s field project and home office personnel. Her career at DAI has given her experience in all aspects of project management, from proposal preparation, recruitment, and budgeting to project mobilization and financial management. She has worked with project staff throughout Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Before joining DAI, Pavla served as a Manager of the Czech branch of Transparency International, an international anti-corruption organization. She also worked in managing finance and operations of a family-run business from its start-up phase to an 80-employee company.

M.A. International Relations, University of Bucharest, 2002

Oana is based in Romania and she provides regional support in the customization and implementation of TAMIS for DAI development projects. In this role, she works with Chiefs of Party, project technical and administrative staff, as well as USAID staff to understand project information needs and develop TAMIS to address those needs. Prior to joining the MST team, Oana worked as a project coordinator with the DAI GRASP project in Romania.

Tanja has 11 years of experience in investment banking, economics, and project management. She is based in the Philippines and is currently assisting DAI projects in Manila, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Before joining DAI, Tanja was an investment banker and corporate account manager. She also served as economist and program manager for an NGO in the Philippines and taught microeconomics. Tanja was the Performance Monitoring and TAMIS manager for a DAI project in Manila. Tanja holds a B.S. and M.A. in economics from the University of the Philippines.

Sonja works with the Solutions Delivery Team in the Office of Information Management & Technology (OIMT) as a Business Systems Analyst. She currently works with home and field project management teams to design and support TAMIS (the Technical and Administrative Management Information System). Sonja joined DAI as an Associate Business Manager and served as an Operations Specialist with the former Management and Operations Services Team (MOST). Prior to joining DAI, Sonja worked at the National Academies of Science and has also lived and worked on a USAID project in Cairo, Egypt.

B.A., Chinese, Georgetown University

Virginia joined the Management Systems Team following several years of working with project management at DAI. As a Project Coordinator in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Group and later as a Finance and Administration Officer in the field, Virginia gained experience in the varied aspects of DAI projects. She currently provides support to DAI projects worldwide, implementing TAMIS to fit projects’ reporting needs to the client and allowing projects to more smoothly monitor work plan progress.

MPIA, Economic and Social Development
M.S.W., Community Organization, University of Pittsburgh

Tami joined DAI in 1989 and currently serves as the Senior Manager for Solutions Delivery in the OIMT. She manages a team of system developers and business analysts dedicated to developing and supporting effective management information systems that serve both corporate and field level needs. She is responsible for ensuring that DAI information systems are developed, maintained, and managed in alignment with corporate goals and contribute to efficient management of the business.