Areas of Expertise:

• Over 15 years of professional non-profit experience working on issues of poverty reduction and social justice.
• Extensive experience in organizational development and strategic planning.
• Skilled at research and conceptual thinking, with strong ability to put complex topics and information into simple methodologies, models, and language.
• Skilled at identifying system weaknesses, designing solutions, and securing buy-in to implement solutions.
• Trained over 7,000 staff in proposal development, program design, impact measurement; leadership development; gender, equity, and diversity, etc.
• Successful grant proposal development having secured over 59 million dollars in US Government funding.
• Experience in the US and 33 countries abroad.
• Significant management experience emphasizing a collaborative yet decisive style.
• Adept at building productive relationships to further organizational goals.
• Persuasive communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Spanish speaking.