Mariam Vadria

Program and operations leader who translates complex evidence into usable program decisions. Mariam has led mixed-methods evaluations and donor-facing program portfolios (notably a high‑visibility USAID maternal & child health evaluation in Laos), and now leads strategy and operations work at Dandelion Works where she focuses on building people-centered systems and ensuring data-driven recommendations stick. substack+1

Experienced mixed-methods researcher and manager with public-sector and academic project experience. Her work at NYU PRIISM/THINK and at the Center for Economic Research in Pakistan involved coordinating field research, survey and qualitative data collection, and analysis focused on education and youth outcomes. nyu+1

Civic-minded organizer focused on information access and community infrastructure. She co-founded the Karachi Public Library Project and has applied design and technology (e.g., the Livelib hackathon project) to revive library spaces as community information hubs in Pakistan. usefp+1

Globally mobile practitioner and diaspora community member. Raised across the Middle East and South Asia, educated at Columbia SIPA (Fulbright scholar), and currently based in the Boston area, she brings cross-regional perspective to public‑service delivery, humanitarian response, and program design. substack+1