Parmilia Yeshitella has joined the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) Communication and Knowledge Management (CKM) team as support services assistant starting January 2018.

She has MSc degree in business information technology and a post graduate diploma in human resource management from University of Mysore, India.

Previously, she worked as assistant to the project manager for the ILRI-led Livestock and Irrigation Value-chains for Ethiopian Smallholders (LIVES) project and prior to that she worked as a program assistant for LIVES predecessor, the Improving the Productivity and Market Success of Ethiopian Farmers (IPMS) project.

Parmilia has also been working as a training coordinator at the ICT Centre of Excellence, and as senior executive officer at the Addis Ababa University.

Based in Addis Ababa, Parmilia will provide administrative support to CKM, and ensures that all payments and recharges are processed timely.