Jenna Thoretz is a Senior Program Manager at Humentum. She began working at Humentum in 2021 with a focus on government affairs, donor advocacy, and policy influencing on behalf of Humentum’s membership. She has specific expertise in organizational capacity strengthening, NGO operations, and US government policy and compliance. Prior to joining Humentum, Jenna interned with multiple non-profit organizations and consulted for Save the Children UK’s Humanitarian Leadership Academy.

Jenna holds an MSc in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies at the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts Political Science and Public Policy from Gettysburg College.

Published articles:

USAID’s Local Capacity Strengthening Policy (November, 2022)
Operationalizing Locally-Led Development: What We Learned (November, 2022)
Understanding the 2022 USAID Risk Appetite Statement (October, 2022)
Rebalancing Risk and Accountability (August, 2022)
Call for funders to move from Value for Money to Value of Ideas (July, 2022)
Operationalizing Locally-Led Development: De-Bunking the Myths (March, 2022)
Locally-Led: Operationalizing USAID’s New Vision (February, 2022)
Operationalizing USAID’s New Vision for Global Development (November, 2021)
Spotlight: Decolonizing Development (June, 2021)