Abigail Russo Email & Phone Number

• Oversee creative conception, development, and evaluation of in-person and virtual curricula and training for a broad range of well-being programs implemented in India, Rwanda, and Kenya, reaching over 200,000 learners
• Lead strategy and implementation of certification processes and capacity building programs for global trainers
• Support team of global colleagues to execute efficient, accessible, and innovative programming
• Implement organization-wide professional development programming, from C-suite to field level employees
• Contribute to long-term organizational goal setting and planning as a member of WorldBeing's leadership team

• Analyzed state of professional development at client company and proposed comprehensive learning solutions to meet business needs
• Created and implemented customized training programs to ensure employee competence and safety, including instructor-led and on-the-job trainings to maximize participant engagement and skill-building

• Oversaw consulting team supporting non-profit client to develop long-term plan for growth and deepen impact in global partner communities

• Designed and evaluated online and blended learning experiences for academic, non-profit, and business clients

Boston, MA And Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

• Managed implementation of $3 million research portfolio in maternal and newborn health in Ethiopia in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health
• Traveled regularly to research sites to train staff, support project piloting, and improve operational processes
• Contributed to research project design, quality assurance plans, and data management and analysis
• Supervised a 25+ person field team, graduate students, and undergraduate interns in project implementation
• Oversaw all project logistics in the U.S. and Ethiopia, including team communication, reporting, contract execution, ethics approvals, expense tracking, supply shipments, protocol development, and grant submissions

Greater Boston Area

• Oversaw curriculum design and implementation for a ground-breaking national online fellowship supporting the professional growth of early career public health researchers
• Managed multiple research projects on education and tobacco policy, including the design and execution of interview and focus group protocols, data analysis, and dissemination
• Supported strategy and execution of faculty development programming on the medical campus

Greater New York City Area

Mumbai Area, India

Ed.M., International Education Policy

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology, Phi Beta Kappa