Lead design and implementation of the $21M Asegurando la Educación project in Honduras—an innovative systems-based strategy to strengthen capacity of schools, communities; and government to develop safe, supportive & inclusive learning spaces bringing together education, protection and security stakeholders. The range of project’s strategies include response to the Covid-19 crisis, school safety assessments; social-emotional learning; cognitive-behavioral therapy; family & community engagement; institutional capacity building; professional development & wellbeing for teachers in crisis context, gender-based violence prevention. Key responsibilities include:• Advise government’s Covid-19 national response to foster resilience of the education community• Substantially improved USAID’s CPAR evaluation to ‘very good’ / ‘exceptional’ rating in one year • Design & manage the project’s technical programs, strategies and key milestones / events• Lead a team of 25~ technical staff in three regions implementing the project’s multiple programs• Leverage resources from diverse stakeholders—over $600K from UNICEF and private sector • Mobilize national government toward self-reliance (institutionalization, allocation of resources)• Advise and support monitoring & evaluation, knowledge management and communications• Support project operations: financial management, procurement, security, human resources• Develop project deliverables (reports, workplans) and thought leadership products (publications) • Represent DAI during high-level visits to the field and at the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) as co-chair of the Advocacy Working Group

Support to the home and field office teams in the development of technical strategies and implementation models to meet the goals of "Asegurando la Educacion," which is USAID school-based violence prevention initiative focused in urban centers of Honduras

Short-term consultancy to lead the design and facilitation of a one-week training for USAID/Honduras staff (education and democracy & governance) and relevant chiefs of party. Working through USAID's Education in Conflict and Crisis Network (ECCN) in coordination with the USAID Education (Goal 3) and USAID LAC (Education) teams

Short-term consultancy working with the Education Cluster in Colombia to build capacity of 10 Cluster members in conflict-sensitive education (CSE). Responsibilities include: designing and facilitating workshop, engaging member organizations, nurturing the learning community and supporting UNICEF's vision to scale up CSE impact.

Short-term consultancy to lead INEE's Conflict Sensitive Education (CSE) Training of Trainers (ToT) and the 2017 CSE Learning Cohort. The goals of the ToT and the Learning Cohort are to (1) enable participants to present key CSE concepts and support use of tools related to CSE; (2) provide participants with methodologies, materials and planning tips to undertake CSE capacity building in their context, (3) build participant's ability to support the integration of conflict sensitive strategies in education activities in their context work.

Designed, managed and provided technical and evaluation oversight of education, youth & workforce programs in fragile states. • Directed complex education, positive youth development, resilience, livelihood & workforce dev't USAID projects: Ethiopia POTENTIAL ($3.2M, 2015-2020), Honduras METAS ($15.5M, 2010-16), Philippines EQuALLS2 ($60.5M, 2006-13), Eastern Europe Social Legacy Project ($1.1M, 2008-13) & Cyprus WISE ($1M, 2006-07) managing operations, technical, M&E teams and multiple partners• Acting Chief of Party (CoP) for the Philippines EQuALLS2 (in 2013) and Honduras METAS (in 2012) projects leading teams of 30+ & 20+ field staff, respectively• Managed start-up & close-out operations for EDC’s projects in compliance with USG and local laws—planning and executing operations related to human resources, sub-grants & sub-contracts, security, procurement & budget management • Led & supported design & implementation of programs in youth livelihoods & entrepreneurship (Ethiopia); at-risk & out-of-school youth (Honduras, Mindanao), people with disabilities (Armenia, Georgia), workforce dev't & higher education (Montenegro), trafficking in persons (Bahrain)• Developed evidence-based capacity building strategies for governments and NGOs including diagnostic (e.g. organizational capacity assessment); implementation (e.g. development of learning communities) and, evaluation (e.g. surveys, focus groups)• Negotiated four projects’ extensions with additional funding from USAID and private foundations to expand results such as 200,000~ marginalized children/youth with greater access to education (Philippines); over 25 local NGOs / government agencies with improved capacity (Eastern Europe); life skills training materials adapted for at-risk youth in violence-affected communities (Honduras)• Co-Chaired INEE’s Education Policy Working Group (2015-16) and founded / coordinated the Youth, Violence & Peacebuilding Team in my capacity as EDC’s representative to INEE

The 10-year YES Campaign was launched in 2002, co-Chaired by Hon. Bill Clinton, to fight poverty through large-scale job creation and entrepreneurship for youth. Illustrative accomplishments:• Co-organized the UNIDO East Africa Regional Workshop on Entrepreneurship • Co-organized the Global Youth Employment Summit that convened 1,500 participants from 90 countries in Veracruz, Mexico • Liaised with Latin American YES Campaign Networks; managed relations with key regional partners promoting youth employment programs and policies and exchange of best practices

Tecnologico de Monterrey (“Tec”) is a multi-campus secondary and higher education institution in Mexico with a total of approximately 90,000 students. It is one of the most academically recognized universities in Latin America. Illustrative accomplishments: • Led strategic partnerships in Chihuahua state (Mexico) and West Texas through community public relations and outreach to other education institutions. Contributed to a growth of 40+% in student enrollment for undergraduate programs from 2002 to 2003. • Led strategic partnerships in Chihuahua state (Mexico) and West Texas through community public relations and outreach to other education institutions. Contributed to a growth of 40+% in student enrollment for undergraduate programs from 2002 to 2003. • Re-designed and implemented the Excellence Scholarship Program that resulted in the selection of and full scholarship award to the top high school students in Juarez, Mexico.