Fota Ishaq

Fôta Ishaq joined the Panagora team as a program manager in October 2020. She currently supports Panagora’s USAID/India CLAIM IDIQ contract and the primary task order. Prior to joining Panagora, Fôta worked as a program manager for AMEX International where she oversaw the implementation of short-term and long-term projects in Ghana, Guinea Bissau, and Morocco. Throughout her career she has supported activities across a variety of sectors including rule of law, economic development, and monitoring and evaluation. She has 20 years’ experience supporting USAID-funded activities through contractual, financial, field office management, and recruitment of project personnel. She also has extensive experience in new business development. Fôta holds a M.A. in English literature from the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal and certificates degrees in interpretation and translation from Georgetown University. She is fluent in French.