David Vanderpool Email & Phone Number

Texas, United States

The International Development Extension Agency (IDEA) serves one purpose: to improve the food security of communities around the world through field proven and impact-driven strategies. We accomplish this by empowering your organization with rigorous program design, field-tested surveys and assessments, regular coaching and consultations, and the sharing of relevant educational resources that will best serve your beneficiaries and stakeholders. Contract IDEA to increase your impact.

International Development Extension Agency Operations, IDEA Ops, specializes in agricultural education, extension, and enhancement; water quality improvement; educational development, curriculum planning, and teacher training; and micro-finance training and program implementation.IDEA Ops offers expert consulting on needs, improvements, programs, projects, and growth in the context of community development in the 2/3rds world.IDEA Ops also implements and leads these development initiatives from start to finish with quantifiable results that are guaranteed to satisfy the intended objectives.IDEA Ops delivers a thorough mapping of how we believe development should be conducted and then execute accordingly and accurately.IDEA Ops is unique in its experience, expertise, and education and is willing and capable to operate nearly anywhere in the world. Our background has sufficiently prepared us for most situations, from extreme conditions to conflict, and adverse cultural situations.

Springfield, Mo, Us

Delivering solutions to increase food security and agricultural development in rural and vulnerable communities around the world

I have been with Mobile Medical Disaster Relief since it was founded in 2005 and have enjoyed sharing the responsibilities for much of its work and growth over the years. Expanding from a response to Hurricane Katrina to a multi-million dollar disaster relief organization with an emphasis in medical aid, I have overseen the construction of clinics in Honduras, organized aid shipments to China, Nigeria, Mozambique, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Ukraine, India, Peru, Mexico, Kenya, and Haiti, and have served in Haiti since the catastrophic earthquake on January 12 of 2010, leading weekly medical teams at our clinics and working in community development in villages across the country. In Haiti I worked extensively with the United Nations to establish the license for our medical clinics. Throughout the many countries where I have served I have frequently led English as a Second Language classes. My classes typically contained 30-75 students and ranged from beginners to conversational levels. I have also worked in fund-raising, speaking at numerous venues and selling the products that our international vocational schools produce. Another of my roles includes website construction and maintenance. I have also been responsible for the numerous micro-enterprise projects throughout the countries in which we work. This includes micro-loans, savings groups, vocational schools, farmers’ cooperatives, and livestock and agriculture education and marketing. While I was studying at Abilene Christian University I managed Mobile Medical Disaster Relief’s College Campus club. There I organized fundraising campaigns, hosted concerts and 5k runs to benefit our work, and led advocacy meetings speaking before social clubs, rotary clubs, and city councils. I have written a curriculum for the Campus Clubs and MMDR now has a presence on three different universities.

Agricultural Specialist for the Department of Defense, I originally worked for TX Agricultural Development Team 6 as their civilian subject matter expert. After TX ADT 6 redeployed I partnered with the Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team and their SEABEE component. For the remainder of my tour I worked extensively with SF teams throughout Ghazni Province providing agricultural development as a means of obtaining more white space in their area of operations. My projects ranged from irrigation canal improvement to agricultural education seminars to advising the local government officials and building cool storage warehouses. I managed projects from $5,000 to $5000,000 and led missions throughout numerous districts. As a DoD civilian I was given the position of GS-12.

Masters Of Agriculture, International Agricultural Development

Masters Certificate, International Fisheries

Masters Certificate, International Studies And Nonprofit Management

Bachelors Of Arts, Biblical Text

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