Ashley Hufft oversees all departments, directs the leadership team, and serves as the primary representative of Unbound both within and outside the organization. With a strong background in law and human development, particularly in Africa, Ashley has worked extensively with organizations focused on creating sustainable solutions for extreme poverty and food insecurity. Her experience has been far reaching overseas and domestically, involving such areas as agriculture, education, health, infrastructure, gender equality and business development.

As vice president of program evaluation and learning, international programs, Melissa Velazquez leads Unbound in fostering a global culture of learning that adapts local initiatives, advances program impact and promotes evidence-based decision making at all levels. Melissa has dedicated most of her career to building the framework for measuring program effectiveness that puts the goals and voices of program participants at the center. Her experience working collaboratively with local program teams crosses geographies, languages and sector disciplines. Her areas of expertise include program evaluation; participatory methods; anti-poverty programming, particularly in Latin America; sponsorship; cash transfers; and Poverty Stoplight methodology. Melissa is bilingual in English and Spanish.

As Unbound’s vice president of program development, Becky Findley leads the implementation and development of Unbound’s programs around the world, ensuring they create a positive impact and support families and communities on their self-directed paths out of poverty. With prior experience as a Peace Corps volunteer and social worker, Becky has supported mothers groups and youth groups in the Dominican Republic and worked with immigrant and refugee populations in Kansas City through case management, early childhood education and financial inclusion. Becky’s areas of expertise include global development, women’s empowerment, child development, financial justice, program evaluation and international social work.