Experience

LINC LLC

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Self-employed

• Phnom Penh, Cambodia

• Democracy, Civil Society and Program Management Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2022

  FHI 360, Durham, NC (November 2019 – present) Civil Society Technical Support Consultant Ongoing support with project start-up for Strengthening Civil Society Globally project in Chad, including: • Technical assistance with Year 1 Workplan, Activity Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan (AMELP) and Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP); • Support for civil society and media assessment, including translation from French to English and finalization of the assessment report; • Support with finalization of program design based on stakeholder input. Consultant Support with Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of the Cambodian governance sector to inform opportunities and challenges to working in the local governance and social accountability space. Responsibilities included: • Data collection, including key informant interviews and focus group discussions; • Data analysis; • Synthesis and writing as assigned. CAMRIS International, Bethesda, MD (September 2016 – present) Consultant Ongoing support with a variety of technical, operational and business development tasks as assigned, including: • Developing budgets for cost proposals; • Punctual budget, technical and reporting assistance with projects. Show less



CAMRIS International

• Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Program Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2018

  Managed diverse USAID-funded programs, including the Mali Education Emergency Support Activity (EESA), the Monitoring and Evaluation Capacities (MECAP) Program, the Child Blindness Program (CBP), the Pacific-American Climate Fund (PACFund). • Oversaw all aspects of program management, including: monitoring and evaluation, recruitment, financial tracking and budget analysis, human resource management, grants management, procurement and donor communications and relations. • Initiated and oversaw a pause and reflect exercise which included focus groups with field agents and a lessons-learned workshop with project staff. • Conducted frequent field visits to monitor programs, provide operational support and strengthen program management and monitoring and evaluation systems. • Developed program management tools tailored to specific project needs. • Ensured donor rules and regulations, as well as internal policies, are observed throughout program implementation. Contributed substantially to business development, notably budgeting and operational planning. • Total value of proposals supported exceeds $1.2 billion. • Business development initiatives included time and materials contracts, cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts and cooperative agreements, and covered a broad range of work, including monitoring and evaluation and learning support contracts, integrated health, transition initiatives and institutional support. Show less



The International Foundation for Electoral Systems

• United States
• International Affairs
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Senior Program Officer/Program Manager

  • Sep 2013 - Sep 2016

  Managed a portfolio which included electoral assistance and civic and voter education programs in Burundi, Guinea, and the Central African Republic, with funding from USAID and UNDP.• Supported rigorous studies of various aspects of the electoral cycle, including a legal framework analysis in the Central African Republic and an evaluation of electoral preparedness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.• Developed IFES’ project in the Central African Republic from discussions with prospective donors into a full-fledged electoral assistance project.• Provided analysis and argued for the importance of electoral assistance at high-profile meetings with donors and other stakeholders in Washington, DC and abroad.• Guided the Burundi program through the ongoing political turmoil of the 2015 electoral cycle, including safeguarding the safety and security of staff and project assets, ensuring programmatic continuity, and maintaining donor relations.• Oversaw all aspects of program management, including: monitoring and evaluation, recruitment and mobilization of staff and consultants for field assignments, recruitment of local staff, partner identification and grants management, complex procurements and donor communications and relations.• Conducted frequent field visits to monitor programs, provide operational support and strengthen program management and monitoring and evaluation systems.• Developed program management tools tailored to specific project needs.• Ensured donor rules and regulations, as well as internal policies, are observed throughout program implementation.• Managed three headquarters staff with a wide variety of work styles, needs and abilities, efficiently onboarding two staff members and facilitating the improved performance from a headquarters staff member who had been struggling under another manager. Show less

• Program Coordinator

  • Sep 2011 - Aug 2013

  Backstopped a large USAID-funded civic and voter education program in the Democratic Republic of Congo which provided face-to-face civic and voter education to over 10 million Congolese citizens.• Coordinated all aspect of program management, including: monitoring and evaluation, recruitment and mobilization of consultants, financial tracking and oversight, procurement and monitoring and evaluation.• Supported an impact assessment of face-to-face voter education activities and several evaluations of integrated civic and voter education initiatives.• Conducted a wide variety of field missions to support program operations, donor relations and program management. Specific tasks accomplished during field missions include:o Opening six provincial offices in the DRC;o Streamlining procedures and monitoring and evaluation for grassroots civic education programming in the DRC;o Meeting with donors to discuss programs and funding issues;o Assisting with project start-up in Burundi; ando Assisting with rapid close-out of the DRC program. Show less

• Program Associate

  • Apr 2010 - Aug 2011

  Supported USAID-funded electoral assistance programs in Burundi, Rwanda and Chad.• Coordinated basic business processes, including review of financial documents, budget tracking, grants management and consultant recruiting.• Conducted field missions to Chad to support a needs assessment and oversee project start-up.• Supported a study of electoral dispute resolution mechanisms in Chad.



US Peace Corps

• Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana

• Education Volunteer

  • Aug 2007 - Aug 2009

  Worked as a mathematics and English teacher in a rural high school in Ghana, West Africa with minimal guidance and supervision from my superiors in the Peace Corps. • Completed entire 2 year commitment to serve in Ghana. • Prepared 150 students for their terminal exam in mathematics. • Planned and directed a nationwide student conference involving over 100 participants from all regions of Ghana. • Worked in collaboration with fellow teachers to plan, fund, and implement a library project at my site school. • Was selected by Peace Corps staff, after my first year as a volunteer, to assist in planning and implementing training for the incoming group of Peace Corps education volunteers in Ghana. • Demonstrated ability to work independently in difficult conditions and in a foreign cultural environment. Show less



Alexandria City Public Schools

• Substitute Teacher

  • Sep 2006 - Jun 2007

  Was on call to replace teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Alexandria City. Worked with children of all ages and of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Demonstrated ability to work well on short notice and with little guidance. Was on call to replace teachers in elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Alexandria City. Worked with children of all ages and of diverse backgrounds and abilities. Demonstrated ability to work well on short notice and with little guidance.