Experience

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  International Youth Foundation

  • Baltimore, MD

  • Director, Measurement, Evaluation, Research and Learning

    • Jan 2020 - Present
    • Baltimore, MD

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  Jhpiego

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

  • Sr Director Monitoring, Evaluation and Research

    • Jun 2002 - Jun 2019

    Provided leadership, management and oversight to a highly committed and talented team of data scientists and measurement experts supporting an average of 150 international projects annually. Connected a network of 300+ MER professionals globally. Supported the monitoring and evaluation of individual projects in more than a dozen countries. Contributed to successful business development proposals for a wide range of donors. • Developed and implemented an organizational strategy for measurement, learning and research and managed a $1M+ annual budget to fund organizational MER strengthening initiatives.• Coordinated three week-long global MER conferences of 125+ global Jhpiego MER staff for capacity building, knowledge sharing and networking.• Created an organizational Institutional Review Board (IRB) policy and review process for research studies which expedited the IRB process. • Initiated organizational awareness of open data requirements; championed the creation of open data support systems and learning modules.

  • Director, Results and Knowledge Management

    • Jun 2005 - Jan 2010

    Seconded to IntraHealth for USAID-funded Capacity Project. As a member of the Capacity Project’s leadership team, designed and conducted research, monitoring, evaluation, and knowledge management for a global human resources for health capacity building project and liaised between the technical, operations and results/KM teams. Developed and implemented project-wide performance monitoring plan. Oversaw bi-annual progress reporting and annual results review deliverables. Oversaw the development and launch of an online HRH resource center. Designed, implemented and oversaw the project’s HRH capacity building research. Hired, trained and managed results and knowledge management staff, and managed several project budgets.

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  Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  • Baltimore, Maryland

  • Research Assistant Professor

    • 1996 - 2001
    • Baltimore, Maryland

    Conducted behavioral science research, wrote and presented reports and manuscripts, analyzed data, supervised research staff, developed and taught graduate courses, mentored students, and developed ideas and wrote grant proposals for future research projects.