Laura Becker is the ICARDA MEL Team Coordinator, based in Iceland. She is responsible for management of MEL team activities through planning, monitoring, and reporting of team deliverables. Laura applies her experience in project management, data for decision-making approaches, and quantitative and qualitative research to benefit ICARDA and CGIAR portfolios. Prior to joining ICARDA, Laura worked on nutrition data initiatives with Results for Development, the multi-sectoral nutrition program Suaahara II with Helen Keller International, and provided nutrition counseling through the WIC program. Laura has a Master's degree in Nutrition for Global Health from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and speaks English, Bosnian, and French.