Gina Kawas is from Honduras and joined the DPLF team in March 2024, working alongside the program directors and being the primary responsible for our organization's grants portfolio.
Before joining DPLF, Gina served as a Senior Program Associate for the Migration, Remittances, and Development Program at the Inter-American Dialogue, from August 2022 to June 2023. She was also a Researcher at the Wilson Center, studying sustainability practices in Honduras.
Previously, she worked as a Program Executive at the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI), overseeing operations in the sectors of energy, human development, social infrastructure, rural development, environment, competitiveness, financial intermediation, and productive infrastructure. She was a Research Assistant at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, collaborating with the Director of the Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Clinic and the Executive Director of the Innovation and Social Change Initiative at the Center for Public Leadership.
Gina holds a Master’s degree in Latin American and Caribbean Studies from New York University and a Master’s in Public Administration and Public Policy from Harvard University. Previously, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Political Science from the Central American Technological University (UNITEC) in Honduras.