OVERVIEW

As Operations and Finance Director at Partners in Justice International, Erica Adams oversees the organization’s operational, financial, and administrative functions, delivering strategic support and oversight to enable PJI’s international programming.

BIOGRAPHY

Erica Adams is an operations, finance, and compliance leader with over 15 years of experience supporting international development programs across Africa and Asia. She has led operational strategy for multimillion-dollar USAID-funded initiatives focused on higher education, local governance, economic development, and peacebuilding. Erica’s expertise includes financial oversight, grants management, procurement, HR, compliance, and organizational risk management. She is known for coaching high performing teams, developing inclusive systems, and aligning operations with programmatic goals to improve efficiency and impact.

Erica has worked extensively with international and local teams to implement programs across diverse cultural, regulatory, and operational contexts, adapting strategies to local priorities and contexts. She has lived and worked in Afghanistan, the Philippines, Myanmar, Kenya, Somaliland, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. She is currently based between California and Washington, D.C.

EDUCATION

Erica holds an M.A. in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and a B.S. in Communication Studies with a concentration in Conflict Analysis and Intervention and a minor in Women and Justice Studies from James Madison University. She earned a certificate in Restorative Justice from Eastern Mennonite University’s Summer Peacebuilding Institute.