Education/Training
Doctorate in Vocational Education (International Extension) Louisiana State University, 1990. Dissertation examined Farming Systems and stakeholder participation in the Philippines.
Masters Degree in Vocational Education (International Extension), Louisiana State University, 1989. Masters Thesis based on evaluation of on-farm trials in Honduras.
Bachelors Degree in Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, 1983. Courses focused in Management & International Agriculture. |
Areas of Specialization/Research
Twenty years of program and project management experience in community and international development, specifically in the following areas:
- Program Design & Management
- Program Monitoring & Evaluation
- Research Design & Management
- Sustainable Agriculture/Natural Resource Management
|
Professional Experience
LSU AgCenter Experience
Assistant Director, LSU AgCenter, 10/09-Present: Jointly oversee the operations of the Development and Outreach (D&O) Division of International programs:
-
Project Management Coordination – Provide oversight of all donor-awarded projects administered by the D&O Division on behalf of the LSU AgCenter. Contributed to strategic partnership plans, including institutional appraisals, with two African Universities: the University of Namibia and Cuttington University of Liberia
-
New Business Coordination – Oversee identification and response to donor-funded development programs.
Project Coordinator, LSU AgCenter, 3/01-1/10: Oversaw USAID-funded Partnerships for Food Industry Development Project, currently in former USSR, Southern Africa and Nicaragua.
-
Project Assessment, Monitoring and Evaluation – Coordinated industry assessment of meat, seafood and poultry sectors in Ukraine & Moldova as well as target-based monitoring and documentation system for the entire project. Backstopped external evaluation and prepare final reports that document lessons learned from project operations.
-
Project Coordination – Oversaw project activities in post-harvest technology, product standards and fostering business partnerships; prepared additional funding proposals.
-
Organizational Management - Maintained partner relationships & communication and developed managerial capacity of nine partner institutes. |
Awards/Grants
Primary staff member responsible for preparing and submitting proposals or scopes of work that resulted in the following awards:
- Partnerships for Food Industry and Development (PFID), Phase II, 2005-2010: $3.83 million awarded by USAID's Economic Growth and Trade Bureau
- Partnerships for Food Industry and Development (PFID), Associate Award, 2004-2007: $1.44 million awarded by USAID's Regional Office for Southern Africa (USAID/EGAT)
- Public-Private Partnerships to Control Highly Pathenogenic Avian Influenza, 2007-2009: $0.44 million contributed by USAID's Africa Bureau as a buy-in to the USAID/EGAT-funded PFID Project
|