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Gilles Tagne, PhD

Gilles Tagne, PhD

Community Advocate - Sanitation & Hygiene

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Development Professional - Water and Sanitation Expert

  • Education

    • Purdue University

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      Postdoctoral Research Agricultural Water Management & Policy

    • Ball State University

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      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Environmental Sciences, Sp. Natural Resources and Conservation

    • Université de Rennes I

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      Master's degree Hydrology and Water Resources Science With Honors

  • Experience

    • Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

      Sept 2009 - Sept 2010
      Community Advocate - Sanitation & Hygiene

    • Université de Rennes I

      Sept 2011 - Jul 2013
      Graduate Research Assistant (M.Sc Thesis)

      Francophone Universities Association/ AUF Scholar.

    • BRGM

      May 2012 - Aug 2012
      Hydrologist (intern)

    • Institut national de la recherche scientifique

      Mar 2013 - Sept 2013
      Junior Researcher, Water Resources Management

      - Assisting with mapping and geochemical modeling aspects of a large scale groundwater resource assessment project (Chaudière-Appalaches Basin, Canada)- Multi-year collaboration between academic (INRS, Laval University) and government institutionsProject funded by the Ministry of Environment of Canada

    • Engineers Without Borders Canada

      Sept 2013 - Sept 2014
      International Volunteer, Rural Water Infrastructure

      Alasai project: borehole infrastructures and education for behavior changes in Massai communities

    • Ball State University

      Sept 2014 - May 2017
      Water Quality Specialist/Doctoral Research Assistant

    • World Hope International

      May 2017 - May 2018
      Water Quality Monitoring Consultant

    • Government of Sierra Leone

      May 2018 - Aug 2018
      Short-term Consultant Water Sector Reform, Ministry of Water Resources

    • Wheaton College

      Aug 2018 - Jul 2020
      Assistant Professor of Environmental Sciences

    • Indiana State Department of Agriculture

      Sept 2020 - Jun 2021
      Program Specialist - Water and Land Management

      USEPA-funded Nutrient Reduction Strategy: Multi-states Impact Evaluation of Federally-funded Agriculture Best Management Practices incentives on aquatic ecosystem health and services in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.

    • UNICEF

      Nov 2020 - Jan 2023
      International Consultant, Monitoring for SDG6 - West Africa & Sahel

      - Senior technical advisory role in support of the UNICEF/WHO Joint Monitoring Program, covering the West Africa Region- Working towards the integration of drinking water quality as a health indicator in demographic surveys at the national level - Leading capacity building, training and ToT activities for national government and staff (Côte d’Ivoire & Benin)- Assisting with the planning of regional workshops focusing on the harmonization of national WASH monitoring agendas within the Sahel Alliance (G5 Sahel) with government/ministries representatives, EU partners and regional UN staff - Acting as liaison for program implementation to UNICEF senior staff in New York - Reporting and drafting of lessons-learned for improving data collection, survey efficiency and optimization. Show less

    • USAID

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
      WASH Advisor

      - Providing strategic leadership and oversight of a 80+m USD multi-year portfolio of activities for USAID mission- Priority/focus on WASH (urban/small-town, rural), water resource management, biodiversity/conservation, environmental health/pollution activities. -Ensuring cross-sectoral coordination with humanitarian assistance, peace building/governance, and gender equity activities in the Northern fragile and conflict-sensitive States (Borno, Yobe and Adamawa).

    • Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

      Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
      Africa Policy Fellow

      The Africa Policy Accelerator (APA) aims to develop, elevate, and connect the next generation of U.S.-Africa policymakers in Washington.https://www.csis.org/programs/africa-program/africa-policy-accelerator/2022-cohort

    • IRCWASH

      Jan 2023 - now
      Regional Advisor | Business Development | Africa

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Introduction to International Humanitarian Law (IHL)

      International Committee of the Red Cross - ICRC
      Aug 2020

    • Integrated Water Quality Testing in Households

      UNICEF
      Nov 2020

    • Protecting Children: Identifying and Reporting Sexual Misconduct

      United Education Institute
      Jan 2017

    • Understanding the Rights of Women and Girls

      U.S. Department of State
      Jan 2016

    • Occupational Health and Safety Administration Certificate (OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER)

      Ball State University
      Jan 2016

    • Environmental and Social Framework - ESF Fundamentals

      The World Bank
      Nov 2019
      View certificate certificate

    • Elections and Civic Responsability

      YALI Regional Leadership Center East Africa
      Nov 2016

    • 35-Project Management Education

      Solutionneurs Initiative
      Apr 2020

    • Understanding Human Rights

      U.S. Department of State
      Jan 2016

    • Environmental Health Specialist/Sanitarian - CEO

      State of Maryland
      Jan 2020

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      Mary Etta Taylor Service Award Ball State University Multicultural Center Mai 2017 Appreciation for service and citizen engagement in the Delaware County, Indiana
    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      2015 On To The Future Fellow Geological Society of America Annual Conference Juli 2015 Building a diverse geoscience community by engaging groups traditionally underrepresented in the geosciences
    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      2015 Geological Society of America Research Grant Recipient Geological Society of America Apr. 2015
    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      2015 Philip M. Smith Graduate Research Grant Awardee Cave Research Foundation, USA Apr. 2015
    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      2015 Ralph W. Stone Graduate Fellow National Speleological Society, USA Apr. 2015
    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      GeoAfrica Science Society Travel Grant GeoAfrica Science Society, Marrakech, Morocco Nov. 2012
    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      'Mouvement pour les Villages d'Enfants'​ Foundation Excellence Scholarship Award Mouvement pour les Villages d'Enfants (Paris, France) Sept. 2012
    • Awarded to Gilles Tagne, PhD
      ‘Francophonie’ University Association Excellence Scholarship Agence Universitaire de La Francophonie – Office of Central Africa Sept. 2011

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer- Project Team Member

      Issued by Engineers Without Borders Canada on Sept 2013
      Engineers Without Borders CanadaAssociated with Gilles Tagne, PhD