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Lilongwe, Malawi

Providing leadership and management of this 4-year, 8 million pound, UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and USAID program to strengthen and support corruption fighting agencies and organizations. Ensures that implementation is in line with best practice, the approved logframe, program work plan, and client/counterpart priorities and.

Ghana

Led a team of experts on the Strengthening Action Against Corruption (STAAC) program in Ghana. STAAC is a £9.7m anti-corruption program funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by Adam Smith International. The program works to strengthen institutions and organisations in the anti-corruption chain through the design.

Afghanistan

Established objectives and directed operations for this $40 million U.S. Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Program. Managed all contractual, technical, and programmatic matters. Collaborated cross-departmentally with human resources, staffing, contracts, finance, and procurement to address key issues, offer.

Somalia

Team Leader, Performance Evaluation, USAID/Somalia Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Project (2010-2015)⇨ Provided technical expertise and direction for the Project Performance Evaluation team, leading and executive all aspects of performance evaluation.⇨ Met challenging USAID/Somalia Transition Initiatives for Stabilization Project objectives by.

Cambodia And Tunisia

Senior Evaluation Expert, USAID, Consortium for Elections and Political Processes Strengthening III Leader with Associates Award (CEPPS III LWA), Cambodia and Tunisia (2010-2014)⇨ Conducted qualitative evaluations of CEPPS III in foreign regions.⇨ Engaged in evaluations that included in-country travel, desk top reviews, key informant interviews (KIIs).

Iraq

Established and led a multifunctional team of 12 staff, 6 consultants, 3 stakeholder working groups, 50 civil society legal clinics, and 10 law school legal clinics. Conceived and developed a multi-stakeholder strategy for design of a comprehensive civil legal aid system expected to increase the competence and maximize availability of legal professionals.

Russia And Georgia

Senior Evaluation Expert, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Transnational Crime and Rule of Law Programs in the Russian Federation, (US Department of State) (2012-2013)Evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. Department of State’s transnational crime and rule of law programs in Russia spanning from 2002 to 2012.KEY.

Serbia

Devised viable strategies, established timelines, and conducted mixed-method mid-term program and performance evaluation for the World Bank’s €4 million Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in Serbia.

Falls Church, Virginia

Executed Rule of Law Program development and implementation, engaged in contract management, and worked in collaboration with multiple in-house, cross-functional teams. Served as corporate point of contact and USAID field program liaison. Managed all aspects of new and existing programs, including the $6.9 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold.

Associate Director, ABA Division for Public Education, Chicago, IL (2009-2011):Directed public educational programs and services and partnered with the leadership team in establishing and meeting core goals, and educating the public on the law.⇨ Managed and ensured the success of the Federal Trials and Great Debates in U.S. History Summer Institute for.

Country Director, ABA Rule of Law Initiative, Kosovo (2006-2009):⇨ Led a team of 8 national staff, 3 U.S. volunteer attorneys, and 4 consultants. Set objectives and oversaw operations, program design, and implementation of a 3-year $3.1 million U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Department of Justice-funded rule of law and legal reform.

Albania

KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:Interim Chief-of-Party/Country Director, NDI, Albania (2006):⇨ Set objectives, led a staff of 50, and managed operation of this multi-year USAID-funded program with a $7.2 million budget. ⇨ Ensured success of the program transition. ⇨ Delivered leadership to support a mid-program assessment; coordinated 7 senior staff members in reviewing.

Designed and implemented a civil legal aid system that targeted the stateless Roma population in Macedonia to regularize the status of citizenship, while serving in a pro bono capacity.⇨ Developed and facilitated a multi-agency government, Macedonia Ministry of Interior, and civil society stakeholder working group charged with designing systems and.

Sierra Leone

Tenure with company was during the calendar years 2004 and 2006.Applied expertise to deliver traditional, community-based law, and paralegal services, and address transitional post-conflict justice issues. Worked alongside 5 national paralegal trainers and human rights specialists.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇨ Developed and managed the Regional Community Paralegal.

Liberia And Sierra Leone

⇨ Executed National Democratic Institute (NDI) efforts and Carter Center local electoral work in post-conflict Sierra Leone and Liberia. ⇨ Trained local, domestic election monitors to support the 2004 and 2005 general elections. ⇨ Partnered with civil society organizations and coalitions in an effort to improve democracy and democratic processes.

Washington, DC

Directed 8 staff and managed a USAID-funded information program with an annual budget of $.75 million. KEY CONTRIBUTIONS:⇨ Established research, training, publication, and communication objectives for the Democracy & Governance Center of USAID. ⇨ Met objectives in the development and delivery of products by overseeing the center’s technical production.

Slovak Republic, Bosnia-Herzegovina

Slovak RepublicOversaw daily operations of a National Endowment for Democracy funded program with an annual budget of $200,000. Responsible for program, budget, volunteer, and staff management. Managed and supervised a staff of 3 and a volunteer base of 35 NGOs.Oversaw implementation of training, policy advocacy, and coalition development activities..

Minnesota

Kenya

Juris Doctor, Law

Admitted to the Minnesota State Bar

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