Senior Staff

Richard L. Santos

Richard L. (Rick) Santos is the President and Chief Executive Officer of IMA World Health. Rick has over two decades of experience in faith-based and relief and development work. He has been responsible for providing leadership to large and complicated relief and development programs in the field and has served as a senior manager at two different global development organization headquarters.

Prior to joining IMA World Health, Rick was most recently involved in developing strategic planning, prioritization and concrete steps for both Church World Service and International Relief and Development's respective governance bodies, senior management and staff.

Rick's experience spans providing management and leadership for large complicated programs, including program design and implementation, commodity logistics and administration, as well as providing leadership for external relations, donor outreach, public policy, marketing, research, event and web outreach efforts.

Rick holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Johns Hopkins University, a master of Theological Studies degree from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from George Washington University.

Sarla E. Chand

Sarla Chand is the Vice-President of Programs for IMA World Health. Sarla has had a successful career as an administrator and manager of human and financial resources, especially in cross-cultural settings. She has long-term experience in negotiating with interfaith and ecumenical organizations, Governments, USAID Missions, Foundations and NGOs.

In her present position, Sarla provides headquarter support in program design, implementation strategies and monitoring and evaluation. She is also responsible to build partnerships among Ministries of Health, International donors, USAID Missions, Education and Training Institutions and Faith-Based health providers in Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

Prior to joining IMA World Health, Sarla spent the majority of her career with the General Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church where she managed International Health Programs with a concentration on program design and partnership building.

Sarla holds a Ph.D. in Human Services Research and Evaluation from Cornell University, a M.S. in Health Sciences from Cornell University; a M.Sc. in Community Development and Extension Education from the University of Delhi, India; and a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Delhi, India.

Dana McDonald

Dana McDonald is the Vice-President, Chief Operating and Financial Officer for IMA World Health and has over twenty years of experience in providing leadership in business operations and financial management in both corporate and non-profit organizations.

Before coming to IMA World Health in 2001, she worked in financial analysis and business management for engineering and manufacturing firms in the Government contracting arena and provided financial management for US Government contracts in excess of $300 million.

In her current position with IMA World Health, Dana provides overall management of the financial and operating areas of IMA World Health, including finance, accounting, material resources, IT and administration.

Esther Ndiang'ui

Esther Ndiang'ui is currently the Director of Programs at IMA World Health (IMA), responsible for organizing and coordinating the administrative, logistical, and managerial support for project implementation and program development.

A graduate of University of Nairobi in Kenya, Esther has a finance and accounting background and a career that spans over two decades, with diverse experiences in accounting, financial analysis, and program management. She began her career in the private sector in Kenya and later joined USAID/Kenya where she enhanced her skills in program management by taking some certificate courses in the US. At USAID/Kenya she held various leadership positions as a Supervisory Project Accountant in the Office of the Controller, Financial Analyst in the Office of Population and Health, and Program Manager for COPHIA project, the Mission's first pilot HIV/AIDS care and support project.

Esther relocated to United States and joined IMA World Health in 2003 as an Assistant Vice President, Program Audits and Support, a position that supported finance compliance, audits, and coordination of preparation and submission of program narrative reports to the donors. She also mentored IMA overseas staff and sub-grantees and trained them in US Government Cost Principles and grants' Administrative requirements. Prior to taking her current position, Esther was the Senior Program Officer who backstopped IMA program activities in Tanzania under the consortium-managed AIDSRelief HIV/AIDS care and treatment program.

Doug Gorsuch

Doug Gorsuch is the Director of Administration for IMA World Health. Doug has over 25 years of experience in senior management as an executive for both privately held and public corporations. In 2010, Doug joined IMA as Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, and was then advanced to his current role as Director of Administration.

In this position, Doug is responsible for Human Resources, Procurement, Information Technology, and other Administrative staff personnel. In addition, Doug prepares the Monthly Financial Reporting package and assists in other financial and budgeting needs for IMA.

Doug’s experience in executive management, corporate finance, and strategy and planning provide specific expertise in this role with IMA World Health. Doug holds a degree in Financial Management and General Business from the University of Maryland, College Park.