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Allison Zelkowitz

Founder and Director

Allison created and launched CUBIC in April 2020, supported by the SCI Innovation Accelerator. Currently based in Kampala, Uganda, Allison previously served as Save the Children’s Lebanon and Thailand Country Directors, and held senior leadership positions in Pakistan and Aceh, Indonesia.

Allison holds a Master’s of Pacific and International Affairs from the University of California, San Diego, where she specialized in International Development, Nonprofit Management, and Southeast Asia. She graduated from Bowdoin College with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Theater in 1998.

Fun fact: Allison loves skydiving and jogging quite slowly.

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