Imara-IHG’s Humanitarian Practitioners bring deep, field-based experience from working directly in crisis-affected environments. They understand how systems perform under extreme pressure—where resources are scarce, timelines are compressed, and decisions have immediate human consequences.
What makes this group unique is their operational realism. They have coordinated responses across NGOs, UN agencies, governments, and communities, and they understand the informal dynamics—trust, power, culture, and local knowledge—that often determine whether interventions succeed or fail.
By grounding resilience strategies in lived experience, our Humanitarian Practitioners help clients design approaches that are not only technically sound, but also ethical, inclusive, and workable in the most complex and vulnerable contexts.
Chief Consultants
Experts with a terminal degree and 25+ years of professional experience (or 30+ years of growing executive experience)
Volker Hüls, M.A.
Frederick Spielberg, MPP
Andrew Cunningham, Ph.D.
Senior Consultants
Experts with a graduate degree (masters or equivalent) and 20+ years of professional experience
Purvi Patel, J.D.
Matthew Ellingson, M.A.
Nina Goričar, M.A.
Associate Consultants
Experts with a graduate degree and 10+ years of professional experience
Zack Adinoff, M.S.
Hector Rivera Echevarria, M.A.
Junior Consultants
Experts with a graduate degree (completed or in progress) and 2+ years of professional experience