Experience

Peace Parks Foundation
• South Africa
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Development Officer

  • Nov 2021 - Present


Self-employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Independent consultant Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Finance

  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2021

  Relocating to Pretoria, South Africa in August 2021. Advisor to international agencies, donor organizations, foundations, NGOs, and governments in implementing science-based targets to accelerate a transition towards an inclusive, sustainable, low-carbon economy through the design, review and evaluations of initiatives, investments and programs, capacity building and coaching of leadership in these organizations. Clients include Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, ClimateWorks Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Rainforest Alliance and Green Growth Suriname. Show less


Conservation International
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee
• Program Development Lead Latin America

  • Mar 2017 - Jul 2020
• Vice President, Green Climate Fund Accredited Entity

  • Oct 2015 - 2017

  Successfully led the establishment of CI’s grant making entity, as the first international NGO to be an Accredited Entity for the Green Climate Fund:* Opened up new funding for CI of up to US$250m per project * Oversaw project development in natural resource management and climate change in Latin America, Africa and Asia* Designed a GCF-approved, US$70m blended finance project for Madagascar with the government of Madagascar and the European Investment bank that featured a unique portfolio of public-private funds * Spearheaded outreach to GCF Board members, the GCF Secretariat, ministries of recipient countries, National Designated Authorities, and Executing Agencies * Represented CI at GCF Board meetings, UNFCCC and other key global meetings * Led establishment of the Agency by designing operations, policies and procedures, and workflows Show less

• Vice President, Managing Director CI-GEF Project Agency

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2015

  Established CI’s grant making agency for the GEF: * Successfully led a two-year GEF accreditation process resulting in a GEF agency with a current pipeline worth approximately US$490m, including US$110m in direct project funding and US$380m in leveraged funding* Supervised the development of a US$50+m initial project pipeline targeting rural communities in the context of biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, climate change, international waters and land degradation projects in Latin America, Africa and Asia * Led outreach to the GEF Secretariat, GEF Council and the Convention on Biological Diversity * Engaged in high-level interactions with the government ministries of recipient countries and executing agencies to establish biodiversity priorities, strategies and project execution* Led establishment of the Agency by designing its operations, policies and procedures and workflows Show less

• Vice President Global Public Partnerships Center for Environment and Peace

  • Sep 2012 - Jul 2014

  LLed and increased CI’s bilateral and multilateral donor engagement portfolio to approximately US$30m annually: * Led policy and fundraising efforts with bilateral and multilateral institutions such as the Governments of France, Germany and Norway, GEF, World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank and Asian Development Bank* Initiated and guided high-level engagement with bilateral and multilateral institutions, fostering partnerships and building relationships* Oversaw the establishment of CI’s office in Europe, including the development of a policy and fundraising strategy and support for policy development * Managed a team of 15 policy experts and fundraisers responsible for donor relations with government institutions Show less

• Interim Senior Vice President, Center for Environment and Peace

  • 2010 - 2014

  Oversaw CI’s international policy centre, which includes International Policy, Social Policy and Practices, and Public Funding as well as CI offices in Brussels and Japan: * Served two intermittent terms for a total of 1.5 years overseeing CI’s international and social policy strategies and activities* Secured funding of a US$50m gift from a high-net-worth individual to support the Center’s mission * Managed an international team of 30+ people

• Vice President Public Funding

  • Aug 2010 - Aug 2012

  Leading CI’s bilateral and multilateral donor engagement at a global level - Initiate, guide and support high level engagement with bilateral and multilateral institutions such as the Government of France, Germany and Norway, World Bank, Inter American Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and GEF. - Expand government relations for CI through the engagement in policy discussions and government priority setting processes.- Lead strategy development for government engagement at the highest level in the organization. Develop and guide implementation of fundraising strategies for field programs and head quarter programs and initiatives. - Manage a team of fundraisers and government liaisons responsible for donor relations with government institutions. - Build institutional capacity around government engagement and fundraising through the design and implementation of capacity building programs and on the job training. - Participate in multiple Management Groups and forums. Show less

• Senior Director Public Funding

  • Feb 2007 - Jul 2010



AIDEnvironment

• Netherlands
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior consultant

  • 2001 - 2006

  • Program Manager of the natureandpoverty* Program, a 15.1 million Euro program funded by the Dutch Government executed by WWF, IUCN and FoE in 19 countries in South East Asia, Africa and South America. 2005-2006 • Program Manager of the RAIN (Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Network) Foundation. 2003-2004 • Senior Consultant on Program Design and Management: Project design, and (interim) management of projects in integrated biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in Asia, South America and Africa involving private sector, communities, government and research institutes for international donor organisations. • Short-Term Assignments - Design of key Performance Indicators for “Partners for Water”, a program to promote the Dutch water sector worldwide, executed by six ministries in the Netherlands. (2006) - Coordination of high level lobby efforts through a working visit for Dutch Members of Parliament to Kalimantan, Indonesia. (2006) - Evaluation of the second phase of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park management program for WWF International. (2005) - Design of ‘The Global Rainwater Harvesting Collective Program. ’ For Plan Netherlands. (2003) - Assessment of the potential impact of the production, processing and trading of bamboo on poverty alleviation in Ecuador. For INBAR China. (2003) - Conceptualisation and design of ‘Conserving the Pantanal’’ in Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil. For IUCN NL/FoE-NL/WWF-NL. (2003) - Leer-werk trajecten; capacity building for International Managers of WWF-Netherlands. (2002) - Design, management backstopping and monitoring of ‘Friends of the Reef. Coping with climate change through co-management’ Bali, Indonesia.’ For WWF-Indonesia. (2002) - Design and interim management of ‘Conservation of the Orang Utan Habitat, Sebangau, Central Kalimantan’. For WWF-Netherlands and USAID. (2001) Show less



Leiden University

• Netherlands
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Program Manager, Cagayan Valley Program for Environment and Development, Philippines

  • 1999 - 2001

  o Coordinated PhD and MSc research conducted within the framework of Leiden University in Northern Luzon, Philippines. o Developed research strategies and annual research plans for the Cagayan Valley Program for Environment and Development, Philippines. o Member of the Technical Advisory Group of the USAID funded Community Based Forest Regeneration and Related Research Project (COMFREP). Supervised the COMFREP Project Manager and liaised with the donor USAID. o Initiated and developed projects related to research, environment and development for WOTRO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research), USAID and Plan International. o Lectured in geology and soil science at the Isabela State University. Show less



Plan International

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Advisor Land Use Evaluation, Philippines

  • 1998 - 1999

  Soil suitability assessments, identifying sustainable land-use development options and erosion hazards in the buffer zone of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, The Philippines Soil suitability assessments, identifying sustainable land-use development options and erosion hazards in the buffer zone of the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, The Philippines


EcoPar
• France
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Technical Advisor Land Use Evaluation, Ecuador

  • 1997 - 1997