Experience

Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Executive Director

  • Jan 2015 - Present

  The Ticonderoga Revitalization Alliance (TRA) is a not-for-profit citizen action group. The town is located at the juncture of Lake George and Lake Champlain, and with 5,000 residents is the largest town in this rural area. The town economy has suffered over the last decades leaving a number of empty store fronts, limited employment options and significant income gap between local and summer residence. TRA works in partnership with the Town and other relevant groups to rejuvenate the downtown and surrounding small towns. TRA’s primary focus is on economic revitalization that will generate employment and encourage young people to remain in this scenic rural area. This includes improvements in the business environment and availability of economic incentives and gap financing to encourage businesses that will attract visitors to the area as a destination location. Show less



United Nations Development Programme

• Darfur, Sudan

• Programme Manager Darfur Livelihoods Programme

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Sustainable livelihood development and peace building with a focus on youth, women, returnees and both migratory and stationary farmer groups. Manage a portfolio of projects all of which aim to promote peace and reconciliation in Darfur through economic revitalization and community participation. Sustainable livelihood development and peace building with a focus on youth, women, returnees and both migratory and stationary farmer groups. Manage a portfolio of projects all of which aim to promote peace and reconciliation in Darfur through economic revitalization and community participation.



UNDP Sudan

• Khartoum, Sudan

• Reintegration Field Coordinator

  • Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

  • Managed the planning and implementation of reintegration programmes for ex-combatants in Sudan. Reintegration is a process by which former combatants become socially and economically part of a community as a peacebuilding strategy post-conflict. • Introduced linkages with the private sector and value chain approaches as strategies to sustain reintegration and promote recovery in post-conflict environments. • Advised and worked closely with the government Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) Commission in the design, implementation and monitoring of reintegration programmes for ex-combatants. Show less



UNDP Serbia

• Pandemic Coordination Advisor

  • Apr 2006 - Nov 2008

  Coordinated pandemic influenza preparedness and response actions across the 15 United Nations agencies in Serbia, in consultation with the UN Country Team and Crisis Management Team. Formulated the UN Serbia Pandemic Contingency Plan recognized by the UN System Influenza Coordinator as a global “best practice”. Led implementation of a socio-economic impact study of a potential pandemic in Serbia and formulated the policy recommendations that evolved from the study, in consultation with the Ministry of Health Expert Group for Pandemic Preparedness. Facilitated UN Country Team support to national capacity development in pandemic preparedness and response. Coordinated advocacy efforts to establish an inter-Ministerial cross-sector disaster coordination mechanism under the Deputy Prime Minister, in close consultation with the Ministry of Health Expert Group for Pandemic Preparedness. Show less



UNICEF

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

• Child Protection Advisor

  • Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

  Principal link between UNICEF, the Government, major donors, and national and international organizations on child protection reform issues. Developed institutional structures and capacity development plans for implementation of reform, in collaboration with the Government and other stakeholders. Provided technical support to the Inter-Ministerial Government Commission on Child Protection and Deinstitutionalization, a principle structure created to lead the reform process (whose permanent members are the Ministers of Finance, Education and Health). Show less



World Vision Georgia

• Program Manager Child Protection

  • Apr 2002 - Dec 2004



Christian Children's Fund

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Asia Regional Coordinator

  • 1985 - 1990

  Supervised program implementation in six field offices in five countries (India, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia) that provided child centered community development programs in partnership with parents and community leaders. Facilitated synergies across headquarter departments in support of the field achievement of the organizational mission. Supervised program implementation in six field offices in five countries (India, Thailand, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia) that provided child centered community development programs in partnership with parents and community leaders. Facilitated synergies across headquarter departments in support of the field achievement of the organizational mission.