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Center Assignments

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (0830 to 1730) U.S. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday

Coordinator	Telephone +1.703.548.4540, Extension:	Centers
Surraiya Barakzai	212	International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) International Potato Center (CIP) WorldFish
Neama Dawood		African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Anahi Fernandez	209	International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Jasmine Goh	206	Bioversity International Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Renae Liu	203	CGIAR System Organization World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)
Adelah Sohail	204	Africa Rice Center Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) International Water Management Institute (IWMI) The World Vegetable Center — AVRDC
Edith Stokes	205	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

AIARC Staff

Staff Member	Title
Jeffrey Hungate	President and CEO
Jasmine Goh	Director of Accounting
David Stinson	Director of Finance
Afifa Haque	Manager of Corporate Communications
Renae Liu	Payroll & Benefits Manager
Surraiya Barakzai	Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Neama Dawood	Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Anahi Fernandez	Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Adelah Sohail	Payroll & Benefits Coordinator
Edith Stokes	Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

2025 AIARC Office Calendar

The following are bank holidays in the United States. AIARC’s office is normally closed on these days.

Date	Occasion
01 January	New Year Holiday
20 January	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
17 February	Presidents Day
26 May	Memorial Day
04 July	U.S. Independence Day
01 September	Labor Day
13 October	Columbus Day
27 & 28 November	Thanksgiving and in lieu of Veterans Day
25 December	Christmas Day

Payroll & Benefits Calendar

The AIARC Payroll and Benefit Calendar provides the monthly due date for payroll and benefit changes from participants and Centers This date is known as the cutoff date which is the date that any changes must be received by AIARC from the Center’s Human Resource department in order to process the requested changes in that month. Please note that your Center may have earlier due dates based on the policy of the Center. Please check with your Center for its calendar of due dates.

The official pay date for Center employees is the last business day of the month.

Payroll Month	Payroll & Benefits Changes Due Date	Pay Date
January	Tuesday, 7 January	Friday, 31 January
February	Friday, 7 February	Friday, 28 February
March	Friday, 7 March	Monday, 31 March
April	Monday, 7 April	Wednesday, 30 April
May	Wednesday, 7 May	Friday, 30 May
June	Friday, 6 June	Monday 30 June
July	Monday, 7 July	Thursday, 31 July
August	Thursday, 7 August	Friday, 29 August
September	Friday, 5 September	Tuesday, 30 September
October	Tuesday, 7 October	Friday, 31 October
November	Friday, 7 November	Friday, 28 November
December	Friday, 5 December	Wednesday, 31 December