OUR TEAM
Bosses who've got your backs.
Together, we strive to support our clients in pursuit of their ambitious targets by setting them up to win more—without burning out their teams. This basic tenet, alongside our decades of experience as technical and business development experts, positions us to get your team where you need to go.
Our Consultants
Brought together by co-founders SJ Baublitz and Whitney Kippes, the Bid Boss team of expert consultants includes the best and brightest business development professionals in the humanitarian and international development sectors.
With expertise spanning strategy, capture, research, design facilitation, management, writing, and costing, the individual consultants who work under the Bid Boss umbrella bring the mix of skills that your team needs. Our technical expertise cuts across sector needs, including agriculture, food security, economic growth, governance, humanitarian response, gender equality, social inclusion, health, nutrition, refugee support, water, sanitation, hygiene, and more.
Meet Our Team
Alannah Ellis
My professional superpower is...
Minimizing input required from overwhelmed country offices and cracking the unwritten rules of BHA and ECHO!
I love working in these sectors
Happy to work in all sectors
AMA about these donors
BHA and ECHO
My favorite way to support is as a
Writer or reviewer
Allison Annette Foster-Letico
My professional superpower is...
Focusing in on win themes and highlighting strengths with inspirational language.
I love working in these sectors
Health, but I love switching around!
AMA about these donors
USAID and World Bank
My favorite way to support is as a
Writer, advisor, or facilitator
Amelia Rock
My professional superpower is...
Leveraging scientific evidence and programmatic wisdom to design context-tailored and effective technical approaches.
I love working in these sectors
Health/HIV and gender
AMA about these donors
USAID and foundations
My favorite way to support is as a
Technical writer, researcher, or advisor
Ashika Thanki
My professional superpower is...
Working collaboratively and effectively with country teams to lead proposal development.
I love working in these sectors
Happy to work in most sectors, particularly protection and gender
AMA about these donors
ECHO, BHA, OCHA, and UN agencies
My favorite way to support is as a
Proposal manager, writer, reviewer, or editor
Claire Dewey
My professional superpower is...
Staying organized and advancing many moving pieces under pressure!
I love working in these sectors
Happy to work in all sectors
AMA about these donors
USDA
My favorite way to support is as a
Proposal manager or coordinator, proposal writing support (PPRs and CVs)
Emily B. Brown
My professional superpower is...
Creating a proposal GESI strategy that informs, and is informed by, the theory of change, and that is evidence-based and contextualized.
I love working in these sectors
GESI and youth
AMA about these donors
USAID and Gates Foundation
My favorite way to support is as a
Strategic advisor or technical lead
Heather Cummings
My professional superpower is...
Making complex thinking quickly digestible through "glanceable" information graphics.
I love working in these sectors
Happy to work in all sectors, especially on projects with an inclusion/diversity focus
AMA about these donors
Mercy Corps and USAID
My favorite way to support is as a
Graphic designer
Jane Caudell-Feagan
My professional superpower is...
Developing responsive pricing strategies that support and reflect organizational needs.
I love working in these sectors
Happy to work in all sectors
AMA about these donors
USAID and UN agencies
My favorite way to support is as a
Pricing expert or cost preparer
Jane Hagemann
My professional superpower is...
Keeping everyone organized through project management and team coordination!
I love working in these sectors
Health, but happy to work in all sectors
AMA about these donors
USAID and European donors
My favorite way to support is as a
Manager, recruiter, or writer/reviewer
Jeana Baker
My professional superpower is...
Empowering teams through my leadership to achieve intended outcomes and impact.
I love working in these sectors
Food security, livelihoods, and SME development
AMA about these donors
USAID/FFP, BHA, and GAC
My favorite way to support is as a
Technical lead writer or proposal coordinator
Jenni Jelsing
My professional superpower is...
Staying curious, understanding the complex needs of my clients, and translating these needs into visual solutions.
I love working in these sectors
Happy to work in all sectors
AMA about these donors
Mercy Corps and Planned Parenthood
My favorite way to support is as a
Designer
Michelle Kurian
My professional superpower is...
Creating powerful infographics or visuals to support text.
I love working in these sectors
Agriculture and private sector development
AMA about these donors
Private foundations and corporate funders
My favorite way to support is as a
Strategist or copy editor
Sara Jane (SJ) Baublitz
My professional superpower is...
Project managing it all—I can take an abstract goal and make a concrete action plan.
I love working in these sectors
Agriculture and emergency food security
AMA about these donors
DOS-PRM and USDA
My favorite way to support is as a
Proposal manager or design facilitator
Sue Dean
My professional superpower is...
Helping organizations to think and act strategically in their income generation and overall direction.
I love working in these sectors
Health and social sectors, but happy to work in all sectors
AMA about these donors
FCDO, World Bank, and European Commission
My favorite way to support is as a
Bid director or reviewer/quality assurance
Want to Join the Bid Boss Team?
Our team of consultants is constantly growing as our clients bring forward more and varied needs for support. We love to talk to individuals who are passionate about improving humanitarian and international development through better program design and business development.
Explore consultant skill sets and staff positions we're looking for here.