SUMMARY • Rural development expert and Agricultural Specialist with more than 20 years of experience working with small business and Small Holder Agricultural in Africa.• Currently the Managing Director of the Agricultural Market Development Trust (AGMARK) www.agmark.org - a regional development organization that supports smallholder farmers to access inputs and technologies for increased production and output markets for surplus production - AGMARK has been supporting agricultural development initiatives for government, development sector as well as the private sector in in the East and Southern African region and has supported projects valued at over $ 30 Million since its inception in 2004.• Extensive experience in agro-dealer development in Africa – having traveled widely within the region consulting, training and offering technical support to government institutions, private Input supply companies and local development institutions on issues relating to smallholder agricultural input access and output marketing for surplus produce.• Member of the Government of Kenya Thematic working group on Agribusiness and Financial Services. This is a Public – Private partnership focusing on agricultural policy change in Kenya.• Members of the advisory council of the work bank funded Kenya On farm Storage Project.• Chair of the Advisory council of the Mozambique agro-dealer development program• Master Trainer: Developed training materials for universities in Eastern Africa and Enterprise Training materials for agrodealers