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Independent Consultant
Company NameSelf Employed
Dates Employed2005 – Oct 2010
Employment Duration5 yrs
Selected Engagements:
Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation:
Incubated and advised public foundation out of the governor's office that distributed over $40 million to promote an inclusive and equitable recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
• Facilitated creation and spin-off of only multi-state grassroots advocacy coalition, to promote equity in policies governing billions in federal recovery funds.
• Developed options to facilitate creation of $20 million pilot program supporting housing nonprofits.
• Authored white paper and facilitated interactions with senior White House officials to renew federal investment in New Orleans five years post-Katrina.
CARE USA:
• Developed new strategic vision and restructured the signature program on Girls and Basic Education, expected to mobilize $200 million within 5 years.
InterAction:
• Organized NGO consultations on Haiti reconstruction with UN Special Envoy William Clinton and U.S. Department of State Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills.
PILnet:
• Created cohesive global strategy for decentralized human rights NGO working on rule of law in US, Russia, China, and Eastern Europe.
Oxfam America:
• Assessed effectiveness of program to elevate the leadership and advocacy of poor communities post-Katrina to promote equitable allocation of federal and state funds. See less |