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Falls Church, Va, Us

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

The Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation was established in 1997 to promote history, hope and healing by preserving the African-American legacy in Northern Virginia and throughout the United States, in the context of understanding and respect for all people.

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

The Social Justice Committee of Falls Church and Vicinity is a network of community members, civic organizations and faith groups exploring how to create a local culture united in diversity. The Committee’s vision is to “honor the diversity reflected in the many faces of our one community” with a mission of engendering hope, respect and healing.

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

The South African Education and Environment Project-USA (SAEP USA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1994 to conduct educational and charitable activities in Southern Africa in general, and SAEP-SA in particular. Through its five learning programmes, SAEP delivers holistic education through academic tutoring, extended experiential learning, life skills, and psycho-social support for children and youth in impoverished settlements around Cape Town, South Africa - especially in the Philippi area.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. As transitional Country Director (pending appointment of a permanent, South-African-born candidate), provides leadership and team building within a turn-around situation. Assumes overall responsibility for the strategic direction for Room to Read South Africa. Guides the in-country senior management team, with final responsibility for all programmatic and operational aspects of the country program. Leads in developing, overseeing implementation, reviewing and monitoring results of the country program goals, objectives and targets to maintain program fidelity, cost efficiency and effectiveness.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Undertaking a variety of limited-term assignments in the areas of international development, education and training, organizational development and non-profit management.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Continued managing the Farmer Voice Radio Initiative - www.farmervoice.org - now transitioning from a successful proof-of-concept phase to further development and expansion with additional funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Managed two grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to implement and test an innovative radio-based agricultural extension system that eventually can support up to 80% of the small farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project was run from AIR's South Africa office, with initial activities in Malawi and Kenya followed by expansion to Uganda and Tanzania.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

The Reducing Exploitative Child Labor in Southern Africa through Education (RECLISA) Project was a four-year project, funded by the US Department of Labor, to move children in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland from exploitative child labor situations into formal or non-formal education. I directed the project from our offices in Pretoria, South Africa.

Pretoria, South Africa

Established and grew a regional office for a Washington-based development contractor, focusing on education and health projects.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Assisted public and private-sector organisations in Southern Africa to design and implement effective education and training systems, including needs assessment, curriculum and programme development, instructional delivery, teacher training, learner assessment and programme evaluation. Developed ICT-based learning programmes. Designed and implemented research projects as well as monitoring and evaluation methodologies. Provided organisational development and strategic planning support. Consulted internationally for education-sector donor organizations, foundations and the private sector.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

Cyberschool Africa was a pioneer South African provider of leading-edge education and training solutions based on the Internet and related new technologies. As Education Manager, carried out the design and implementation of a Web-based educational delivery system that was outcomes-based, learner-centred and compliant with South Africa's National Qualifications Framework. Assisted in developing Internet support services based on a virtual community concept. As Company Director, took primary responsibility for human resources while assisting with strategic planning, marketing and finance.

Swaziland, Namibia

Directed USAID-funded educational development projects in Swaziland (Education Policy, Management and Technology Project, EPMT, 1991-1994) and Namibia (Basic Education Support, BES, Project, 1994-1996.

Kenya, Lesotho

Directed USAID-funded educational development projects in Kenya (Radio Language Arts Project, RLAP 1980-1985) and Lesotho (Basic and Non-Formal Education Systems Project, BANFES, 1985-1991)

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Planned, developed and managed a new Learning Resource Centre for a vocational-technical college in Ontario. Provided three campuses with bilingual instructional systems design services, including curriculum development, staff development, programme evaluation and computer applications. Undertook a variety of special assignments, including international consulting.

Cornwall, Ontario, Canada

Taught introductory and advanced curriculum courses to M.Ed. candidates.

Wilmette, Illinois, Usa

Planned and implemented national programmes in community development, education and youth counselling, while managing a central office.

Amherst, Massachusetts, Usa

Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in curriculum and instruction, educational innovation and change strategies.

Amherst, Massachusetts, Usa

Conceptualised, designed, managed and evaluated a comprehensive restructuring of the education curriculum.

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Usa

Carried out summer research projects in the fields of computer graphics and community mental health

Cambridge, Massachusetts, Usa

Served part-time as a radio presenter and studio engineer at a major commercial FM station in the Greater Boston area.

Ed.D., Instructional Systems Design

Concentrated in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration and International Education

Ba, Social Relations

Activities and Societies: WHRB (student-run commercial radio station) Graduated cum laude with honors thesis in psychology of group.