John Acree
Executive Director
John Acree is a senior humanitarian practitioner with more than two decades of global field experience in disaster response, stabilization programming and civil-military coordination. He has served in senior positions on a wide variety of U.S. government contracts in conflict zones around the globe. His operational expertise spans food aid, refugee assistance, supply chain coordination, post-disaster recovery and political transition support.
John spent a significant portion of his career with USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), including deployments to conflict-affected regions as part of Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DART). He has coordinated logistics and relief operations during complex emergencies including active war zones and natural disasters.
He holds a Master’s in International Public Administration and a Bachelor’s in Journalism and Media Studies, a combination that has enabled him to craft high-impact programs while communicating effectively with stakeholders from Capitol Hill to camp clinics. At GHF, he is responsible for designing and implementing the Secure Distribution Site (SDS) process, managing field teams and building operational partnerships to ensure aid reaches beneficiaries swiftly and safely.