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New York, NY, US

Cambridge, MA, US

Berlin, Berlin, DE

• Leading innovative social enterprise dedicated to designing and delivering affordable clean energy solutions in Africa. Responsibilities included: P&L, fundraising, innovation, turnaround, strategy, board management.
• Established a new mission, vision, values, strategy, and implementation roadmap. Significantly increased Little Sun's resource base, enhanced its brand position and visibility, and greatly expanded programmatic results.
• Spearheaded the creation and launch of new programs focusing on energy for health, education, agriculture, and women's economic empowerment.
• Successfully led complete turn-around for the organization. Launched a 5013c nonprofit. Created a Board of Directors. Improved the organization’s global presence by adding inventive arts & culture programming.

New York, NY, US

• Senior executive of creative non-profit poverty alleviation organization, responsibilities included: P&L, strategy, fundraising, new program and business development, people management.
• Founded and led social-purpose consultancy within Synergos that enables corporations, foundations and philanthropists to advance social impact.
• Built consulting service from inception: developed business model, designed service offerings, managed talent, designed and led consulting assignments. Clients included the Walmart Foundation, eBay Foundation.
• Generated over $30 million for Synergos from consulting contracts, grants, individual donations, and real estate transactions. Led major organizational restructuring, resulting greater efficiency and a $3 million.

New York, NY, US

• Served as a catalyst between governments, businesses, civil society organizations and communities, generating collective action on health, agriculture, nutrition and other issues. The initiatives applied innovative.
• Designed, resourced and led initiatives that reduced maternal mortality in Namibia, improved federal and state-level agricultural performance in Nigeria and enhanced native peoples’ quality of life in Western Canada.
• Co-developed Synergos’ approach to using inner-work (reflection, engaging spirit and soul, shifting mindset, expanding identity) as critical tools for development and systems change initiatives. Designed and.

New York, NY, US

• Oversaw capacity development program for leaders of civil society organizations in thirty countries. Crafted a peer-to-peer learning model that expanded the knowledge, networks, and skills of civil society leaders.
• Improved the effectiveness of philanthropic organizations in nine countries of Africa, Asia, and Latin America through tailor-made capacity building interventions. Enabled local foundations to build capacity in.

• Leader of values-based commercial real estate firm, responsible for planning, strategy, major project implementation, acquisitions, sales, and marketing. Revitalized company’s marketing approach resulting in increased.

South Portland, ME, US

• Developed educator enrichment seminar series from concept to completion in ten countries of Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Created content, negotiated terms with host universities, recruited participants, managed.

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Mobilized community participation in health and nutrition projects. Awarded competitive grant by the Netherlands Embassy for a local water retention system and a revolving loan fund for latrine construction. Organized.

Masters International Affairs, Economic And Political Development

Bachelor'S Degree, Sociology And Anthropology