Mary-Anne G. Gallo

Mary-Anne G. Gallo serves as Human Resources Manager for USAID/Iraq, where she plays a pivotal role in shaping workforce development and institutional capacity-building initiatives through strategic procurement. Her responsibilities include managing acquisitions for professional services that enhance public sector human capital systems, including performance management, leadership training, organizational development, and governance support. She aligns procurement activities with USAID’s mission to strengthen Iraq’s institutional resilience by securing expert technical advisors and specialized consulting services that empower local entities to sustain long-term reform. Her acquisitions are primarily focused on high-impact, knowledge-intensive services rather than physical goods, ensuring alignment with USAID’s technical assistance framework. Mary-Anne collaborates with a diverse array of international and local professional service firms, including management consulting organizations, governance specialists, and human capital development contractors. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in public sector reform, institutional assessment, and capacity-building methodologies. Her working relationships are characterized by a focus on technical proficiency, local contextual understanding, and adherence to USAID’s compliance and accountability standards, fostering partnerships that deliver measurable improvements in public service delivery. Mary-Anne’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a deliberate focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical merit and programmatic impact over socioeconomic preferences. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her procurement strategy remains transparent and competitive, ensuring value and effectiveness in every award. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing organizational development, human resource systems design, performance measurement frameworks, and democratic governance advisory services. She specializes in contracting for technical experts who deliver institutional diagnostics, training curricula, and change management support tailored to Iraq’s public sector context.