Ishanlosen Odiaua joined the Bank as a a Senior Social Development Specialist in the Africa Region in 2019. Prior to this, she had consulted for the Bank as an environmental and social specialist in the Africa, LAC and MENA regions, providing support in 25 operations across these regions. She brings to the Bank over 20 years of experience as an architect, university teacher and cultural heritage specialist – having practiced as an independent architect and worked as a program specialist at the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO. Ishanlosen currently provides ESF quality assurance support to her Unit.