Leighann Kimble is a Healthcare Improvement Fellow for the Quality and Performance Institute at URC-CHS and USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Systems (ASSIST) Project. Leighann supports Dr. M. Rashad Massoud, Director of the USAID ASSIST Project and Senior Vice President of the Quality and Performance Institute. As a Healthcare Improvement Fellow working in quality improvement and health systems strengthening, her role involves program-related writing, event and schedule coordination, and general administrative support. Leighann has a background and interest in Anthropology, International Relations and Development, holding a MA in International Relations from Webster University and a BA in Anthropology, International Relations, and Asian Studies from Mary Baldwin College.