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Greater Madison Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Madison, Wisconsin Area

Managed a project development and design team for projects in all regions of the world (specializing in Latin America) where the potential existed to engage credit unions and improve, expand and deepen the delivery of financial services to consumers, farmers, small businesses and households.

Consultancy for World Council of Credit Unions to assist in developing project proposal and program design for technology-based savings mobilization program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Carried out assessment of savings mobilization program for World Council of Credit Unions in Sri Lanka of Women’s Coop, a 65,000 member savings and credit cooperative, to provide technical recommendations for growth, marketing, training and operations for structuring and launching robust… Show more Consultancy for World Council of Credit Unions to assist in developing project proposal and program design for technology-based savings mobilization program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.Carried out assessment of savings mobilization program for World Council of Credit Unions in Sri Lanka of Women’s Coop, a 65,000 member savings and credit cooperative, to provide technical recommendations for growth, marketing, training and operations for structuring and launching robust savings mobilization program.International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD, United Nations agency) to participate as part of a team of international consultants in a joint supervisory mission in Belize of the Rural Finance Programme to assess progress of bi-lateral agreement with the Belizean government for expanding rural financial services. Show less

Permanent assignment to work with local credit union organization and member credit unions in technical assistance and perform additional short-term consultancies on an international level.Managed projects providing assistance to credit unions in all phases of credit union management and growth, including product development, marketing, business planning, cooperative governance, drafting policy, loan portfolio management, internal controls, micro credit and member service… Show more Permanent assignment to work with local credit union organization and member credit unions in technical assistance and perform additional short-term consultancies on an international level.Managed projects providing assistance to credit unions in all phases of credit union management and growth, including product development, marketing, business planning, cooperative governance, drafting policy, loan portfolio management, internal controls, micro credit and member service programs.Implementation of organizational change management in local credit unions to modernize services, policies and strategies for growing credit unions.Implemented international remittance project including the development of operating and anti-money laundering policies and procedures and marketing plans for Nicaraguan credit unions in partnership with U.S. based money transfer operators (Vigo, MoneyGram). Show less

Managed donor relations, project budget of $2.3M, staff and operations for USAID-funded technical assistance program, ensuring compliance with USAID contractual obligations. Implemented credit union modernization program, involving change management processes with boards of directors, management and staff of project credit unions.Monitored the quality of affiliated credit unions, including the development of plans for corrective action and monitoring of performance against prudential… Show more Managed donor relations, project budget of $2.3M, staff and operations for USAID-funded technical assistance program, ensuring compliance with USAID contractual obligations. Implemented credit union modernization program, involving change management processes with boards of directors, management and staff of project credit unions.Monitored the quality of affiliated credit unions, including the development of plans for corrective action and monitoring of performance against prudential norms. Show less

Nicaragua