All positions are voluntary and uncompensated. The executive team covers all of the operational expenses of Dir Biyabir to guarantee that 100% of your membership fees and donations are sent directly to Ethiopia to fund sponsored projects.


Haeran Fisseha - Chair Person
Haeran has over 10 years of corporate experience in managing various supply chain and enterprise software  projects at multinationals like Oracle, Apple, and KPMG.   She has extensive experience managing global initiatives. Haeran holds an MS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from Michigan State University.


Aida Abate - Secretary
Aida is a Research Scientist with over 10 years experience working in biomedical research and drug discovery both in Europe and the United States. She has lead multiple research projects at Stanford University and Arbor Vita Corporation. She holds a PhD in Pharmacology and MS in Biochemistry from Martin Luther University, Germany.


Merlene Robergeau - Treasurer
Merlene is a mechanical design engineer with over 10 years experience designing medical systems at GE, Phillips, and Arthrocare. She also has significant experience designing power systems. She holds an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University.


Yonas Fisseha - Technical Advisor
Yonas is a technologist with over 10 years of experience building software applications for companies like Motorola, MS2, and Shopping.com.  He has a BS in Computer Engineering from Michigan State University.