At The KonTerra Group, we support international development, humanitarian and emergency management organizations and their people. We specialize in providing support to organizations that operate in high-stress environments—both inside and outside the US—where staff face difficult challenges. Our services draw on capabilities within three practice areas: · Staff Care & Resilience· Leadership & Organizational Development· Evaluation & Organizational LearningOur work ranges from helping individuals manage chronic and traumatic stress, to guiding leadership teams through organizational change, to helping organizations conduct evaluations of their programs and internal processes. With an understanding and appreciation for the unique challenges faced by our clients, our global team is uniquely positioned to help.

Developed and managed a comprehensive Global Staff Care approach for 8000+ employees in 100+ countries. Included establishing culturally-adaptive global framework to ensure duty of care is met, managing programs and service providers for staff and their families around pre-deployment resilience preparation, emergency medical evacuation, psycho-social support, and critical incident intervention, as well as creating/providing general well-being resources/training around stress management, mental health, and self-care.

Supported a top international internship & fellowship program in over 17 countries by managing an improved global needs assessment process, onboarding & offboarding 175+ interns and fellows including week-long in-person orientation, training on cross-cultural adjustment, and providing field support to interns and fellows while deployed.

Facilitated IJM's Interns and Fellows sourcing/recruitment, interviews, and candidacy process for all U.S. departments and 17 international field offices.

Trained over 1000 World Race participants at tri-annual Training Camps including facilitating team formation exercises, leadership identification and training, and contributing to the development and enhancement of future World Race Training Camps through problem-solving, creative ideas, and feedback.

Screened applicants for year-long global service trip and assisted in the development of a secure and scale-able process for future staff. - Reviewed applications, performed in-depth post-interview communication to gather further information, and provided acceptance, deferment, or rejection determinations, - Identified and compiled extensive lists of at-risk participants before all Training Camps and trip initiations.- Trained and debriefed inter-departmental interviewing staff. - Pioneered new scheduling and tracking systems and databases to enhance the interview experience for participants and staff.

Coached CGA participants to ensure emotional and spiritual health as they dealt with significant life-changes. Additionally, taught regular classes on principles and expression of creativity.

Led 100+ service volunteers on 11-country, 11-month service volunteer trips.

Mobilized 200+ college students to embark on summer service trips to various international sites.

The World Race is an 11-month Christian mission trip to 11+ countries.