I worked across teams to lead the design and implementation of health and food systems activities to improve maternal, infant and young child nutrition outcomes. I provided technical and managerial leadership to ensure integration across the project. Areas where I led work included infant and young child feeding, early childhood development, food systems and nutrition, marketing healthy diets and social and behavior change.

The USAID SAFIRA Project worked with smallholder farmers, market venders and consumer households with young children to sustainably improve supply- and demand-side behaviors of market actors and consumers to increase purchase and consumption of animal source foods. As the Project Director, I was responsible for the overall leadership, management and operations of the SAFIRA project, including partner and donor relations. This included defining the project strategy, writing workplans, ensuring timely and high quality completion of deliverables, participating in design and analysis of formative research, and supervising project staff.

I worked on the agriculture-nutrition team providing operational and technical support to activities to improve nutrition outcomes through agriculture programming. I provided technical assistance to USAID implementing partners, as well as supported operations for a ten-person team which included managing meetings, editing documents, and overseeing timely and quality submission of deliverables.

I worked with the Nutrition and Livelihoods Team to develop and test the Cost of the Diet software. I also analyzed data on child anthropometry to influence programming adaptations, and wrote briefs on breastfeeding to be used for program design in country offices.

I handled appointment scheduling, HIPAA compliance, and patient callbacks for a primary care medical practice. I verified insurance information and submitted insurance billing claims. I ran payroll and managed the transition from paper filing to electronic medical records system. I triaged patients including obtaining medical history, patient vitals and lab work. I ensured smooth running of the practice, including staff and patient satisfaction.

I created a database for volunteer management and produced an orientation package. I also participated in home builds.

I managed office operations including oversight of the $300,000 annual budget and supervision of four staff members. I coordinated project management, backstopped logistics and organized fundraisers for water, sanitation and education projects in the US, Kenya and South Africa.