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Project Manager of Venner Viser Vej ("Friends Show the Way"), a nationwide partnership with the Danish Refugee Council. The government-funded project offers volunteer "friends" to refugees, reunited family members to refugees and others needing support and guidance in a Danish context.Coordinator of the "Nordic Red Cross Integration Network" between Red Cross societies in the five Nordic countries, a forum for sharing experience and knowledge and developing new ideas and initiatives regarding the social inclusion of refugees. Psychosocial Team Leader in the Danish Red Cross national emergency response and Psychological First Aid instructor.Member of the ERU Relief roster as part of the Red Cross' global emergency response.

Copenhagen

Responsible for building a new area of intervention for the Danish Red Cross: Civil society support to vulnerable parents to newborns in order to ensure a safe and stimulating first 1000 days of their child's life and personal development. Project lead in securing funds from private foundations in partnership with regional and municipal authorities. Also: Support of local implementation of a volunteer-based programme for disadvantaged families and families at risk.

Borgercenter Børn og Unge (BBU) - Socialforvaltningen. With an annual budget of DKR 1,6 billion and 2000 employees, BBU is responsible for the Municipality of Copenhagen's social services towards children and young people at risk.

Børnefamiliecenter København - Socialforvaltningen.

Projektkontoret and Mål og Rammekontoret for børn og familier.

Evaluations, process consulting, leadership development, change management, organisational development, quality management.

Researcher and project manager at an international knowledge centre under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Employment. Main areas: cross-sector partnerships in Europe and corporate social responsibility.

South Africa

Worked for the South African human rights organisation The Black Sash, as a volunteer for Danchurchaid, mainly engaged in township voter education. Later employed as a coordinator for the NGOs engaged in independent voter education in the Southern Cape and as a coordinating election observer in the Knysna district during the 1994 elections.

Ma (By Research), Social Anthropology

Masters, Master Of Professional Communiations (Mpk)

Master dissertation on municipal crisis communication.

Diplom I Ledelse: Det Personlige Lederskab (Modul 1 & 2) Og Strategisk Ledelse.

Ba, Social Anthropology