Sally Khodary

Highly accomplished Development and Project Management Professional with over 20 years of comprehensive experience directing program coordination, technical proposal design, donor communication, and multi-stakeholder engagement. Proven track record in supervising complex educational, socio-economic, and community development lifecycles from strategic planning through to execution, budget oversight, and transparent narrative and financial reporting. Expert at building rigorous Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) frameworks, leading field operations, and aligning grassroots activities with institutional organizational standards to achieve high-impact delivery.

Founder & CEO at Ecoris for Sustainable Development (2022-12 – Present)

• Establish and direct an integrated sustainability startup and digital platform, coordinating cross-sectoral partner networks and community stakeholders to deliver structured developmental initiatives.
• Formulate comprehensive project proposals, optimize resource allocation, and manage end-to-end program lifecycles, communications, and institutional reporting.
• Designed and executed educational capacity-building frameworks, youth training forums, and climate action programs that reached over 500 trainees across multiple Egyptian governorates.
• Secured strategic institutional selection into the Nahdet El Mahrousa enterprise incubation program (2023), the EU-supported ClimateLaunchpad boot camp (2025), and the GreenShift Fellowship (2026).

Community Outreach / Gaza–Rafah Mission at World Central Kitchen (WCK) (2023-12 – 2024-03)

• Served as Deputy Team Leader, directing field coordination, cross-functional team communications, and humanitarian distribution logistics in a rapid-response, high-pressure environment.
• Optimized operational workflows to ensure rapid and accurate program outreach and resource management.

Programs Manager at The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) (2020-03 – 2021-03)

• Governed programmatic activities, ensuring meticulous milestone tracking, compliance, activity documentation, and timeline alignment.
• Managed regional partner coordination tracks and prepared detailed institutional technical and progress reports for internal and external verification.

Owner / Operations & Finance at Crew Company (2011-06 – 2022-09)

• Owned and administered a private commercial enterprise supplying high-volume corporate stationery and printing services.
• Managed end-to-end business administration, including strategic procurement, revenue auditing, financial ledger tracking, and client relations.

Program Director at The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) (2009-05 – 2013-08)

• Formulated competitive project proposals and technical financing bids, establishing robust communications and transparency frameworks with international donor agencies.
• Monitored multi-regional activity implementation metrics and verified the quality of technical output reports; generated all narrative and financial evaluations for international institutional review.
• Directed large-scale events, managed organizational publishing tracks, and acted as the primary representative at international summits.

Research Coordinator at Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) (2009-06 – 2010-01)

• Coordinated multi-country inputs for the publication of "Cultural Policies in the Arab Region."
• Managed workflows with academic consultants, field researchers, and translation teams; supervised publishing tracks and coordinated press launches and roundtables.

Trainer at Cultural Wheel Academy (2009-05 – 2010-07)

Cultural Management Programme

• Delivered training within the formal Cultural Management Programme (2009).

Consultant & Proposal Writer at Native Siwa Association for Tourism Activation and Community Development (2009-01 – 2010-05)

• Provided technical consultancy and proposal-writing support to a community-based organization.

Freelance Researcher, Proposal Writer & Documentary Scriptwriter at Self-Employed (2009-07 – 2010-04)

• Conducted research and prepared technical proposals and documentary scripts on a freelance basis.

Workshops Organizer & Coordinator at Culture Resource (2008-02 – 2009-10)

• Coordinated cultural policy research workshops and supported surveys of cultural practices and policies across Arab countries. Selected trainers, prepared agendas, and managed logistics.

Programme Coordinator at Culture Resource (2007-06 – 2008-10)

Cultural Management Programme

• Planned regional workshops in Algeria and Jordan; managed logistics, book translations, publication, distribution, and prepared financial reports.

Assistant Manager / Programme Coordinator at Al Genaina Theatre (2007-12 – 2008)

• Supported theatre management and programme delivery, including Spring Festival 2008 and Jazz Factory Festival.

Researcher at New Woman Foundation / Association (2007-01 – 2007-12)

• Conducted research on structural adjustment and women’s labour.

Field Coordinator at AMIDEAST (2005-05 – 2005-05)

Justice Administration Programme

• Implemented the field plan, followed up and evaluated implementation parameters, and contributed to the final institutional report.

Researcher at World Bank (2004-02 – 2005-01)

• Worked on a study evaluating the effects of micro-projects through micro-enterprise associations.

Programme & Training Roles at Alliance for Arab Women (AAW) (2001-04 – 2004-06)

• Prepared workshops on gender, networking, and CEDAW.
• Delivered proposal training for female heads of households in Delta and Suez Canal governorates; evaluated eight projects and prepared monthly financial reports.

Master’s Degree in Critic Arts – Institute of Critic Arts, Art Academy (2006)

Pre-Master’s Studies – Institute of Critic Arts, Art Academy (2000)

Diploma in Literary Criticism – Institute of Critic Arts, Art Academy (1999)

BA in Mass Communication, Specific Education Faculty – Ain Shams University (1996)