Experience

Helen Keller Intl

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Technical Advisor and Coordinator

  • May 2021 - Present

  Providing technical guidance for a portfolio of nutrition, food security, and community health systems strengthening projects in Asia across seven country offices (Cambodia, Philippines, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Indonesia and Vietnam). Work with home office experts and country office management staff to provide program technical guidance to ensure effective design and planning, implementation, monitoring and documentation. Connecting country teams to technical assistance support, resources and experts, as needed. Guide and help prepare technical presentations and reports, scientific abstracts, and peer-reviewed publications. Provide expert input to new project proposals.



Chemonics International

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Advisor, Health

  • Jun 2020 - May 2021

• Technical Director, Global Health Division

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2020



RTI International

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Business Development Specialist

  • Feb 2013 - Nov 2015

  Responsible for new business development in RTI’s Global Health Division. Managed proposal processes and partner relationships for business growth across five technical portfolios—HIV, NTDs, malaria, health systems strengthening, and integrated family health services. Oversaw the Global Health Division’s business planning,capture efforts, business marketing and communications, and proposal development processes. Contributed to new revenue targets, including two USAID regional awards. Also contributed to RTI client diversification goals by securing new contracts with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and through strategic support to RTI strategies to grow DFAT and DFID business.



FHI 360

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technical Manager/Nutrition and HIV Specialist

  • Mar 2010 - May 2012

  Served as the field-­‐based technical manager for this USAID-­‐supported nutrition project, leading activities to integrate and scale-up nutrition into the country’s HIV program. Working with the National Institute of Nutrition, the Ministry of Health, and the Administration for HIV/AIDS Control, developed national guidelines on nutrition and HIV together with an in-­‐service training curriculum package: a facilitator handbook, participant handouts, and job aids. Delivered technical assistance to PEPFAR-supported NGO counterparts and health facilities to roll-out a nutrition, counseling and support (NACS) HIV care and treatment program in nine focus provinces. Supported the government to establish a Nutrition and HIV Technical Working Group. Contracted with and supervised research institutions to conduct assessments on the national prevalence of malnutrition and a clinical acceptability study of specialized food products.



Management Sciences for Health

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

• Senior Writer

  • Sep 2008 - Feb 2010

  Served as MSH’s new business technical writer, responsible for responsive and successful donor-­funded project proposals. Secured numerous USAID contracts and grants totaling over US$200 million for projects in Southern Sudan, the West Africa region, Uganda, and Nigeria. Worked with MSH technical experts across multiple health specialties to develop bidding strategies, technical approaches, results frameworks, and work plans. Contributed to the design of business development tools, templates, and positioning materials. Instituted work processes that resulted in streamlined and efficient proposal writing efforts.



Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting Scientist

  • 2006 - 2007



The Johns Hopkins University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Director

  • 2003 - 2007



CSEARHAP

• Hanoi, Vietnam

• Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

  • 2004 - 2006



Healthbridge

• Hanoi, Vietnam

• Field Director

  • 2004 - 2005



Healthbridge

• Country Director

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2003



IAFNS - Advancing Food and Nutrition Sciences

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager, Project IDEA

  • Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

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