Jenny Andrews, Executive Director, Malaria Partners International
- Graduated from Miami University (the Ohio one!) with a bachelor’s degree in biology and the University of Oregon with a master’s degree in Business Administration.
- Spent most of my career working in the nonprofit sector for organizations including the Girls Scouts and World Visions.
- In 1997, co-founded a business called Verus which built websites and web solutions in the healthcare industry. Verus was one of Deloitte’s “Fast 500” companies in 2000 and the Puget Sound Business Journal’s “100 Fastest Growing Companies” three years running. Sold the company in 2007, just before The Great Recession”.
- Became interested in global health because of my first trip to Ethiopia to vaccinate children against polio. Involved in over a dozen Rotary International service projects in various countries in Africa and Asia.
- Worked in the global health field since 2007 and currently serve as Executive Director of Malaria Partners International.
Malaria Partners International
Malaria Partners International is a non-for-profit organization run by Rotarians and community leaders. We focus on advocacy within the Rotary community and on projects and large-scale programs in the regions where malaria is most prevalent. Malaria Partners International works in close alignment with national malaria control programs in endemic countries and has established chapter organizations in Zambia and Uganda. Our efforts, in concert with our strategic partners, can reduce malaria morbidity and mortality through multi-faceted efforts at the national, provincial and community level.
We work to ignite an international Rotarian campaign for the global eradication of malaria. We advocate for support of Malaria elimination through presentations at numerous Rotary clubs throughout the U.S. and Africa. In addition, we participate in international malaria advocacy events to bring visibility and funding for malaria prevention and treatment.
Our vision is that malaria is eliminated worldwide.
