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Annie Maxwell is the Chief Operating Officer of Direct Relief International, overseeing day-to-day activities of the organization. Annie joined the staff in 2002 as the chief policy analyst and subsequently led the organization’s strategic planning, information technology, and communications efforts as chief of staff.
From August 2005 to October 2006, Annie was seconded to the United Nation’s Office of the Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery, led by Special Envoy President Bill Clinton. The Office was established to ensure the coordinated effort of all stakeholders in the tsunami recovery process. Annie served as Partnerships and Outreach Officer for the Office, focusing on environmental issues and the role of NGOs in the recovery effort.
Annie is a Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude graduate of University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, which she attended on a full athletic scholarship. She also earned her Master’s degree in public policy from Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy while still captaining the University of Michigan's women's Division I volleyball team.
Annie serves on the Alumni Board of Governors at the Ford School and is a member of the founding Board of Directors for Wizzy Digital, a nonprofit aimed at expanding the reach of the web in developing countries. In December 2006, Annie was one of 57 Americans selected for the 2007 Marshall Memorial Fellowship, a program designed to educate the next generation of American and European leaders. | 