Lorna Tokos Harp is a global development professional with five years of project management experience on programs related to food security and early warning. Additional areas of interest and research include micronutrient supplementation and fortification, infant and young child feeding practices, and integration of nutrition programming with existing health systems.
Ms. Harp is a program officer on the nutrition practice at R4D where she supports nutrition projects across multiple sub-practices, with a focus on nutrition financing.
Before joining R4D, Ms. Harp supported the International Zinc Nutrition Consultative Group (IZiNCG) to update analysis estimating the prevalence of global zinc deficiency. This work produced several country-level briefs on fortification efforts and a report released globally to increase support for mandatory zinc fortification programs.
Ms. Harp also worked at Chemonics International on a famine early warning project which monitored agroclimatology, markets, and livelihood change across sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia, and Central America. In this position, she led the team responsible for project operations and supported the senior management team in program implementation. Throughout her career, Ms. Harp has focused on facilitating inclusive collaboration with colleagues and partners. She has coordinated several large workshops on food security and nutrition with international attendees.
As of May 2022, Ms. Harp will hold a master’s degree in food and nutrition policy and programs from the Friedman School of Nutrition at Tufts University. She has a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
