Experience

Groundswell International

• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director for Action Research and Advocacy for West Africa

  • Jan 2010 - Present

  Responsible for strategic leadership, action research, advocacy and program development in West Africa in support of agro-ecology. Groundswell International is a partnership of local organizations and their network of grassroots community groups. We work in West Africa, the Americas and South Asia. Our programs catalyze the transition from unsustainable agriculture and extractive economies to regenerative, just farming and local food systems. Communities and family farmers improve their well-being, produce more abundant and nourishing food in ecologically sustainable ways, increase their incomes, build resilience to climate change, and strengthen local economies and cultures. Show less



PAMBE Ghana

• Consultant

  • Apr 2009 - Dec 2009

  PAMBE Ghana is a non profit that provides support to improve educational outcomes for primary education for children in rural areas of northern Ghana. Key innovations being promoted by PAMBE Ghana are the development of a bi-lingual and culturally relevant curriculum, with strong emphasis on the local language (or mother tongue") for minority ethnic groups. PAMBE also provides support to remote communities to establish primary schools. PAMBE Ghana is a non profit that provides support to improve educational outcomes for primary education for children in rural areas of northern Ghana. Key innovations being promoted by PAMBE Ghana are the development of a bi-lingual and culturally relevant curriculum, with strong emphasis on the local language (or mother tongue") for minority ethnic groups. PAMBE also provides support to remote communities to establish primary schools.



World Neighbors

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

• Vice President International Programs

  • Apr 2000 - Mar 2009

  Provided strategic leadership and management of a global program of 130 staff in 16 countries.World Neighbors inspires people and strengthens communities to find lasting solutions to hunger, poverty and disease and to promote a healthy environment. World Neighbors invests in people themselves through education, providing knowledge and strengthening local capacities for lasting change.

• Action Learning Coordinator: community capacity building

  • Sep 1994 - May 2000

  Led participatory processes for self assessment, documentation, and analysis to improve performance of community based and non-governmental organizations, and networks in West Africa and Latin America. Facilitated follow up and support for strengthening organizational and community capacities