Experience

Maine Farmland Trust

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy & Research Director

  • Sep 2022 - Present



PRB

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Director

  • Jan 2021 - Sep 2022

  - Serve as Director of the Empowering Evidence-Driven Advocacy Project- Manage activities that advance policy development and implementation with a focus on population, family planning and reproductive health- Build effective partnerships, especially with both country-based and youth-led organizations, and strengthens the capacity of those organizations through collaborative partnerships- Provide technical guidance in policy analysis, implementation assessments, data for decisionmaking, evidence-based advocacy strategies, and effective communication approaches

• Senior Policy Advisor

  • Jul 2018 - Dec 2020

• Policy Analyst

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2018

  - Coordinate initiative on demography and economy linkages in Ethiopia - Provide technical support to PRB field based activities in Kenya including family planning advocacy and youth sexual and reproductive health programming -Manage contracts with in-country partner organizations and consultants- Conduct research on population and reproductive health topics and produce communication materials- Develop innovative methods to communicate data and other information about family planning and reproductive health to a range of policy audiences in developing countries



Self-employed

• Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

• Independent Consultant

  • Nov 2013 - Feb 2014

  - Completed report and set of recommendation on establishing a Sexual and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Program for IEDA Relief, an international NGO working on refugee camp management in Burkina Faso - Provided ongoing support to Packard Foundation’s Population and Reproductive Health program including the development and roll-out of a communications plan and a monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework for its new grant-making strategy - Completed report and set of recommendation on establishing a Sexual and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response Program for IEDA Relief, an international NGO working on refugee camp management in Burkina Faso - Provided ongoing support to Packard Foundation’s Population and Reproductive Health program including the development and roll-out of a communications plan and a monitoring, evaluation, and learning framework for its new grant-making strategy



The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Population and Reproductive Health Program Associate

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2013

  - Supported portfolio of domestic and international grants totaling $12 million on reproductive health, safe abortion, family planning, and youth sexual health - Evaluated funding proposals for fit with program strategy and provided feedback - Created and maintained grant files in collaboration with partners and ensured that grant requirements were met - Communicated with grantees to ensure completion of project goals and compliance in grant-making - Analyzed and processed reports and completed semi-annual portfolio reviews - Provided high-level guidance on grant-making strategy development and implementation - Researched trends in the field and international sexual and reproductive health news/ policy



UNESCO

• France
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern, HIV Prevention and Health Promotion Unit

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2012

  - Researched, developed, and wrote report to support sexual and reproductive health programming targeting displaced and migrant youth in Tak province, Thailand. - Analyzed evaluation results of museum exhibition on ‘Healthy Sexuality’ at the National Science Museum in Thailand as well as summarized key findings of the evaluation for publication and provided input on both the design of the evaluation and data collection processes. - Developed mobile exhibition content to build knowledge and awareness of reproductive and sexual health issues for young people through the expansion of the “Healthy Sexuality Exhibition” to provinces in Thailand. - Co-wrote rights-based framework on LGBTI young people’s situation in Nepal and Vietnam with detailed accounts of rights-violations and examples of best-practice scenarios - Assisted in planning event on ‘Gender and HIV’ at High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on HIV commitments and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals - Completed capacity‐building programs, including a course on Adolescent Development and Participation and a course on Understanding the Needs of Young Key Affected Populations, in concert with UNICEF and UNFPA.



Consortium on Gender, Security, and Human Rights

• Boston, MA

• Research Associate on Gender and Armed Conflict

  • Jun 2011 - Aug 2011

  -Conducted independent research on vulnerability to gender-based violence among forcibly displaced populations -Supported review of upcoming publications related to gender and international security -Developed, edited, and restructured a compilation of research questions on sexual violence in armed conflict zones -Conducted independent research on vulnerability to gender-based violence among forcibly displaced populations -Supported review of upcoming publications related to gender and international security -Developed, edited, and restructured a compilation of research questions on sexual violence in armed conflict zones



Spruce Run Association

• Bangor, Maine

• Legal Services Coordinator

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2010

  -Initiated a collaborative effort with local criminal justice and civil legal system on behalf of people affected by domestic abuse -Organized and led domestic violence training for professionals within the Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Legal systems -Provided support services and legal advocacy for victims of abuse -Initiated a collaborative effort with local criminal justice and civil legal system on behalf of people affected by domestic abuse -Organized and led domestic violence training for professionals within the Child Welfare, Criminal Justice, and Legal systems -Provided support services and legal advocacy for victims of abuse



Central Organization of Trade Unions - Kenya

• Intern

  • Apr 2003 - Apr 2003

  - Engaged with union leaders in organizing agricultural workers in the cut-flower industry -Contributed to Union educational workshops on HIV/AIDS - Engaged with union leaders in organizing agricultural workers in the cut-flower industry -Contributed to Union educational workshops on HIV/AIDS