Experience

OKO
• United States
• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Country Director

  • Oct 2018 - Present

Private Consultancy
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Consultant

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2018

Private
• United States
• Real Estate
• Consultant

  • Jul 2017 - Oct 2018


Peace Corps

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Peace Corps Director, WASH/Nutrition Program Manager

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2018

  Responsible for the Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)/Nutrition Program; under the authority of the Peace Corps Country Director, I am responsible for the translation of requests from the Government of Mali (GoM) into viable WASH projects, as well as to other projects and sectors linked to community development. I supervise and coordinate the projects under my program to ensure the appropriateness and high quality of Volunteer assistance to the host communities and organizations that they serve. In so doing, I serve as liaison with Ministries of the Malian Government as well as with other national and international NGOs. Some of my duties and responsibilities in the role of Program Director include: • exploring new areas of and opportunities based on GoM needs and development goals; • reviewing and evaluating requests from communities; • writing Projects Plans as well as Position Descriptions; • selecting appropriate skills profile of prospective volunteers to be recruited; • researching and writing sections of the Peace Corps/Mali Annual Strategic Plan; • assembling and providing statistics and data for preparation of budgets; • monitoring and evaluating the impacts of the Project as a whole; • Maintain project records including Malian government and volunteer reports, related technical and administrative reports, reports of site visits, and writing and distributing regular project reports to all relevant stakeholders.



Institut d'Economie Rurale

• Belgium
• Accounting

• Researcher, Agronomist, environmentalist and Gender analyst

  • Mar 1995 - Dec 2005

  1995-2005: IER (Institut d’Economie Rurale), Researcher, Agronomist, environmentalist and Gender analyst at the Production and Natural Resources Management Team at the Sotuba research facility in Bamako. While working there, I focused on the comprehension of the functionality of production units, the value and management of Natural Resources. In addition to this, I worked with the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) as well as the Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management (SANAREM/CRSP) to develop agricultural and Natural Resources management programs.



Farming Systems Research and Extension Project financed by USAID/Mali

• Agronomist and also served as the Head of the Women’s Program

  • Feb 1989 - Mar 1995

  1989-1995: Farming Systems Research and Extension Project financed by USAID/Mali; I worked as an Agronomist and also served as the Head of the Women’s Program in a multidisciplinary research team. I have continued to broaden my knowledge by going back to study at the University of Mali in 1997 where I obtained a PhD at the Superior Institute of Applied Research (ISFRA). I developed a strong background in conducting tests in real world setting with conception, supervision and the monitoring & evaluation of research activities. I assigned research personnel to villages to which she provided assistance and supervision