Jeanne Everett Email & Phone Number

Albany, Ca, Us

Santa Cruz, California, Us

- Helping scale indigenous community led and science informed ocean stewardship practices in Micronesia and across various sites in the Pacific,- Community stewardship reinforced around 4 general pillars of intervention: traditional governance and tenure, marine area planning and compliance, intergenerational learning, and scientific data and monitoring.

London, England, Gb

- Performed a variety of programming roles for a program accelerating ocean-based solutions to climate change and engaged in ocean-protection: strategic planning, general management, reporting, stakeholder engagement, awareness raising, research, publication, public speaking, grant oversight and monitoring. - Performed a variety of non-profit operational roles: financial management, communications and media engagement, human resources, event planning and facilitation.- Along with the very lean BCI team, organized a 250 person summit (Blue Climate Summit) in French Polynesia in May 2022, which brought together innovators, scientists, influencers, government and traditional leaders, funders, ocean advocates, communities and youth to advance a number of initiatives and solutions at the nexus of ocean and climate.- Engaged in an 18 month advocacy campaign against deep sea mining, performing research and publishing a white paper on the technical alternatives to mining the deep sea for the green transition, coalescing and elevating indigenous voices that stand for a ban on deep sea mining by hosting a petition and through various international events, public speaking in person and online for various forums including the White House, producing various media pieces: press releases, videos, social media, website publishing, coordinating with a coalition of 100+ NGOs.

- Along with the very lean BCI team, coordinated the production, edited, and published a research piece: Transformational Opportunities for People Ocean Planet, coordinating the work of 6 thematic working groups and 60 expert contributors.- Along with the very lean BCI team, ran two prize competitions from beginning to end, and attributed US$1.2 m in award funds firstly for community projects advancing ocean related solutions to climate change, and secondly for private sector solutions advancing technologies that leverage the ocean to protect our climate.

Richmond, California, Us

• Leading overall project development processes and Global Projects Team in the establishment of integrated solar power generation, internet connectivity and IOT remote energy monitoring and control solutions for remote rural areas (Guatemala, Senegal, Uganda… and neighboring regions)• Conducted detailed business case and cost-benefit analysis with supporting financial modelling for customers considering converting from traditional grid-generator to hybrid solar power systems and delivered presentations to customers; • Developed and strengthened various partnership models with funders, implementing partners, clients, users, suppliers, and sponsors. • Developed concept notes, proposals (USTDA, USAID DIV, AFD…), financial models, and various product and service description materials for diverse audiences in the non-profit and for-profit world. • Applications include: digital education center for women and girls, productivity hubs for agricultural cooperatives, commodity refrigerated storage and trading centers.

Tokai, Western Cape, Za

World Bank sponsored BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable Forest Landscapes (ISFL)• Development of a private sector strategy for the ISFL program of behalf of the WB/IFC in Zambia;• Desk research to inform the strategy and identify high economic opportunity / high emissions reduction impact interventions and value chains, as focal points for the strategy.

Melbourne, Vic, Au

National Committee for the implementation of the Compact Program of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (CNPC-MCC).• Selection of the Environmental and Social Oversight Component (ESOC) for the Abidjan Transport Project (ATP)

Woking, Surrey, Gb

• Managed a US$2.2m grants program Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Development Planning (MCRDP) to strengthen civil society organisations and social entrepreneurs to undertake community-based climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction• Benefited over 56,000 individual and 17,000 households, 26 schools, 45 local government planning and investment processes, 560 farms, 6.6km of irrigation canals, provided better water supply to 1100 households, planted over 5000 mangroves, rehabilitated 53 houses and built 500m of drainage canals in vulnerable urban slums• Close government collaboration with 6 central Ministries and corresponding local government line agencies (esp: Environment, Agriculture, Infrastructure, Water Resources & Meteorology, Rural Development)• Managed 13 staff, consultants, national and international youth volunteers• Awarded, administered, and monitored USD1.4 million in grants to 20 competitively selected local NGO partners in 17 provinces, delivered a comprehensive NGO technical & operational capacity building program • Investments covered various sectors: agriculture, natural resources management, energy, livelihoods, infrastructure, urban development, education, water supply & sanitation…; and targeted vulnerable groups (women, youth, ethnic minorities, farmers, fishermen, urban slum residents)• 100% of projects were gender sensitive• Knowledge management: coordinated the design and publication of 10 printed material and multimedia knowledge products on Climate Smart Agriculture, Gender and Climate, Urban Resilience, Water Supply, Coastal Resilience, Civil Society and Climate Change…• Co-organised 2 major conferences on Climate Change: with national and international multi-stakeholders, sitting on multiple discussion panels• Supported and aligned with national policy dialogue, advocacy, and local government planning and decentralisation processes, piloting community-private sector partnerships.

Blackrock , Co. Dublin , Ie

ADB-funded feasibility /project design study for Climate Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project • As consulting team member, conducted the feasibility study and design of a USD90 million loan and grant project to improve the climate resilience and climate friendliness of 4 key export crop value chains. • Examined climate change related constraints and opportunities in the rural infrastructure and rural credit sectors, exploring renewable energy solutions for irrigation and post harvest transformation• Result: Positioned the project to be granted the 1st ever Green Climate Fund (GCF) funding approval for Cambodia through the Asian Development Bank.

London, Gb

• Prepared construction project management guidelines covering operations, program, and technical aspects; integrating it into pre-existing organizational policies and modalities. • Developed training material and delivered training to operations and program personnel.

London, Gb

• Supported project design and project proposal development and led the preparation of safeguard documentation, in compliance with WB Safeguard Policies on Environmental Management and Indigenous People, leading to successful award of USD3 m in funding.

Blackrock , Co. Dublin , Ie

EU funded Rural Development Program III• Provided guidance & documentation for involving communities in rural infrastructure and road maintenance work. Facilitated and monitored the implementation of the guidance. 09/2008 Proposal writer for Landell Mills, EU funded-grant Rural Development III Project• Provided technical input to the Rural Roads component of a winning proposal to the EU.

• Managed a USD$3 million project to promote community-based / labor-based rural road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance, competitively contracting one international NGO sub-contractor, supervising 5 permanent staff under the PMU, and various international consultants and auditors • Directed project interventions using appropriate technology, improving climate resilience of roads, empowering communities especially women, and accelerating the roads’ positive externalities• Pioneered progressive approaches to institutional arrangements and public-private partnerships, with a priority given to community empowerment and ownership in direct partnership with local government, and in support of decentralization efforts in Timor Leste • Actively coordinated with rural roads sector partners including Government and development partners (ILO, DFAT, World Bank…), to improve harmonisation, complementarities, and exchanges of lessons learned across donor-led and government-led undertakings• Coordinated impact evaluation and project closure (11/2014 - 02/2015).

Atlanta, Ga, Us

ADB-funded Road Sector Improvement Project, Community EmpowermentComponent• Managed a US$610,000 grant to promote community based / labor intensive rural road construction, rehabilitation and maintenance, supervising 7 project staff and various international / national consultants; • Results: Exceeded road rehabilitation targets by 26% and tripled targeted number of direct beneficiaries; • Developed and implemented output-based community road maintenance contracts and systems between communities, local government and the Ministry of Infrastructure through a widely consultative process;• Designed and implemented complementary project interventions to strengthen the impact of project’s core infrastructure investment on the socio-economic status of communities including vulnerable groups and women (60% of workers) in access to health services, market infrastructure, sanitation, transport, saving and lending, and capacity building for income generating and production activities;• Showcased the project as a model at an Asia Pacific Regional Meeting on Mainstreaming Gender Equality in Infrastructure Projects held in ADB Headquarters, Manila, November 2008.

Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Ph

• As Team Leader, let the design and secured funding approval for a Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction (JFPR) grant project in VIETNAM (USD 2 million): Thanh Hoa Province Small Scale Infrastructure Investment and Services in Urban and Peri-Urban Areas, using community driven development approaches for asset development and operations and supporting decentralized government planning, funding and execution mechanisms. • Team member overseeing 9 Technical Assistance projects in VIETNAM (two metro rail systems, three urban water supply projects, expressway, comprehensive urban development, power generation, rural infrastructure) most of which involving public private partnerships and/or concession mechanisms. • Responsibilities: research and design of whole or specific project components to maximize socioeconomic benefits and poverty alleviation; nurturing collaborative relationship and steering project development among counterpart government, public or semi-public utilities, community, NGOs, private sector, bilateral and multilateral donors; and in compliance with environmental and social safeguards.

Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Ph

• Team member overseeing 2 technical assistance, and 4 loan projects in irrigation, community development, rural economic advancement, aquatic resource, and integrated rural development projects in PAKISTAN, INDIA, SRI-LANKA; and VIETNAM.• Responsibilities: similar to ADB Infrastructure Specialist role above• Membership: ADB Community Driven Development Working Group and Water Working Group.

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

• Conducted a feasibility study for innovative meat export opportunities resulting inenhancing the economic competitiveness of at least 5 Mongolian meat processingcompanies (CHEMONICS INTERNATIONAL, USAID Economic Policy Reform andCompetitiveness Project),• Analysis of business needs in remote towns for an economic and agricultural development project (MERCY CORPS, USAID Gobi Initiative Project);• Designed and prepared project document for a 3 year USD$ 1.5 million Small and Micro Enterprise Development Project (UNDP);• Designed the Alternative Livelihoods Strengthening component of a Sustainable Grassland Management Project within the Ministry of Agriculture, to diversify income and reduce climate vulnerability of herder communities. Extensive field research, strategy, guidelines, implementation planning, staff coaching (UNDP and GEF); • Keynote speaker for a Roundtable Discussion on Alternative Livelihoods Development for Herders (Oct. 2004) between private sector, herders, government officials, experts, donors (UNDP)• Coordinated a 2 day National Conference on Pastureland Legislation: Opportunities and Challenges (Dec. 14-15th 2004, 140 participants from various stakeholders groups) in Ulaan Baatar, to discuss policy issues and action plans to improve the pastureland legislation and its implementation in Mongolia, (UNDP) • Assessed feasibility and designed a business group support component for business services in poor areas of the 3 largest urban centers in Mongolia. Delivered training workshops and on-the-job training to staff (COMMUNITY HABITAT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL, USAID Ger Initiative Project).

New York, Ny, Us

• Headed the IRC Economic Development Unit composed of 4 teams and 22 permanent staff with cross-disciplinary skills (civil engineering, processing technologies, business and financial training and advisory, community mobilization and cooperative development);• Co-designed and managed a 2 year USDA funded Sustainable Economic Enterprise Development (SEED) project ($700,000) to develop small agricultural cooperative processing and manufacturing enterprises. • Enterprises created on a full cost recovery basis through community mobilization and participation, feasibility studies and business plan development, finance structuring and establishment of formal enterprises, construction and commissioning of micro-processing plants, strengthening of technical and business operations, upstream commodity supply of and downstream marketing and distribution. • Results: Commissioned: 2 dairy plants, 2 fruit and vegetable processing plants, 1 animal feed mill, each directly benefiting 20+ cooperative members and farmer/suppliers. • Contributed to 4 project proposals on agricultural business for World Bank, BP, USAID, USDA.

Edinburgh, Scotland, Gb

• Financial modeler in a 5-member cross-disciplinary team developing an 800MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant in the Netherlands (€520 million investment). • Conducted financial analysis as key back-up to project financing and commercial contract negotiations (Engineering Procurement & Construction-EPC, and Power Purchase Agreement -PPA).

Mald, International Development

Online Course, Sdsn - Climate Change Science And Negotiations- Jeffrey Sachs

Online Course: Pathways To Climate Change Adaptation In Small Island Developing States, Climate Change

Mba, International Business

Diplome D'Ingenieur, Civil Engineering

Online Course, Greening The Economy: Sustainable Cities

Online Course, Business And Impact Planning For Social Enterprises

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

The Materiality Of Esg Factors, Business/Corporate Strategy