Written by: Beeta Tahmassebi, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives

We are thrilled to announce that Alaine Kennedy, our new Vice President, Business Development, has joined EnCompass’ Executive Team!

Since joining EnCompass in 2008, Alaine has been instrumental in growing our business development systems and processes alongside our company, helping us expand our client services and presence around the world. An expert in all aspects of government procurement, Alaine focuses on increasing our pipeline of opportunities and building relationships with partners in the government agency and international development marketplace. As a long-standing member of our senior leadership team, Alaine has been responsible for identifying, developing, and implementing short- and long-term business strategies and tracking our progress against goals.

She is deeply skilled in relationship building, negotiation, budget management, and technical writing. As the leader of our business development team, Alaine is a seasoned and caring supervisor and mentor, known for her commitment to both her people and her work. She has led proposal teams of all sizes and is known by partners and team members for her quiet competence, her transparent and honest nature, and her collaborative approach to engagement and proposal development. Her extensive knowledge of our work and her commitment to quality and service, make Alaine a master at leading compelling designs and winning proposals for projects focused on global health, education, gender and inclusive development, youth, climate change, capacity building, evaluation, and much more.

Her dedication and hard work have helped EnCompass become the company we are today, and we are delighted to have Alaine on our Executive Team. With many exciting opportunities ahead, we look forward to working with Alaine to expand EnCompass’ portfolio and continue our support of learning and performance excellence for our clients and those they serve.