About me
I am an international development practitioner passionate about enabling people and organizations to realize their own goals. This passion has led me through a variety of experiences, from on-the-ground work with local communities to regional- and global-level work supporting non-profits and professionals around the world. I am interested in integrated development programs, sustainable agricultural practices, and local solutions to complex problems. Most of my work experience has focused on program or project management to support other practitioners, though sometimes I get to research, write, and implement as well.
Education
Employers, past and present
- Water For People - a global nonprofit that helps people bring clean water and sanitation solutions to their communities for generations to come
- Wildlife Conservation Society - a non-profit organization supporting wildlife and wild places internationally
- University Neighborhood Housing Program - a non-profit that creates, preserves, and improves affordable housing and brings needed resources to the Northwest Bronx.
- EcoAgriculture Partners - a non-profit organization supporting agricultural communities globally to manage their landscapes for improving biodiversity and ecosystem services conservation, sustainable agricultural production, and livelihood security
- Peace Corps - U.S. government organization supporting American volunteers to work with communities around the world to realize their own goals. I served in Madagascar's Alaotra-Mangoro Region, first as an Environment/Agroforestry Volunteer and later with Peace Corps Response on a short-term assignment supporting a Malagasy farmers’ cooperative engaged in a contract with Lotus Foods.
- Community Action Partnership - a national non-profit that supports Community Action Agencies throughout the United States
- Mehri & Skalet, PLLC - a public-interest law firm.
Musings from around the web
Co-authored publications
