Experience

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  Ciam- public health research and development centre

  Jan 2008 - Mar 2009

  Program intern
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  Gap solutions, inc.

  Jul 2009 - Aug 2011

  U.s. department of agriculture- rural development contractor, professional services trainer
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  George mason university department of global & community health

  Aug 2011 - May 2016

  • Adjunct Professor

    Apr 2012 - May 2016

  • Graduate Research Assistant

    Aug 2011 - May 2012
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  Population services international

  Sept 2013 - now

  • Led USAID Central Asia HIV Flagship Activity, $21 million PEPFAR contract in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Managed programmatic, financial, operational, and contractual closeout. Negotiated with donors and directed all communications.• Managed 45-person team, including six direct reports. • Identified and implemented priorities related to operations and closeout of project and offices, took prompt action to mitigate, and escalated in a timely manner with recommendations to headquarters. Show less • Oversaw regional operations, including management of 15 subcontracts, finance, and procurement, with a team of six direct and dotted-line reports.• Ensured compliance with PSI and donor policies, strengthened financial forecasts, and streamlined tools. Provided strategic guidance to country teams and shared information and best practices.• Served as regional focal point managing internal and external audits and reviews.• Provided remote and in-person capacity-building support of country finance and operations teams. Show less • Managed large Global Fund prime recipient agreements in challenging operating environments, including Haiti HIV/TB ($87 million), Haiti Malaria ($22 million), and South Sudan Malaria ($45 million). Remote and in-person technical assistance.• Strengthened financial compliance and managed budget revisions and reporting. Ensured that reports were accurate, and all programmatic and financial variances were clearly articulated • Improved management of 16 subrecipients, developed new tools and trained staff and partners in best practices.• Supported country office teams, remotely and in-person, to initiate, manage, and report direct procurements and Pooled Procurement Mechanism processes. Simplified and updated supply chain tools including budgeted Lists of Health Products. Show less • Managed two USAID-funded multiregional projects, VectorWorks and Maternal & Child Survival Program, serving as PSI’s representative and the main point of contact for all donor and partner relations. Monitored finances, developed and realigned workplans and budgets, and negotiated contractual documents. In-country technical support: Tanzania, India, DRC.• Member of small team that developed multi-country indicative budgets for successful USAID bids, including $163 million prime contract and $20 million subcontract.• Developed and tracked programmatic reports and other deliverables to ensure effective and timely implementation. Responsible for compliance with agreements and funder rules and regulations.• Provided strategic guidance to country offices on funding opportunities, improving and streamlining management processes, and adapting to changing donor and programmatic landscapes. Show less • Managed UNICEF-funded micronutrient-powder learning project. Designed and conducted Photovoice qualitative research in Madagascar to examine project impact. Shared results with donor and identified potential areas for future collaboration to build on project success. Led closeout.• Supported management and closeout of other projects funded by USAID and UNITAID.• Key member of group that developed and piloted the PSI Consultant Database, which streamlined consultant hiring processes and increased compliance with organizational and donor policies. Show less

  • Director of Grants & Partnerships, Burundi

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Grants & Partnerships Manager, Burundi

    Sept 2021 - Sept 2022

  • Closeout Representative

    Dec 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Acting Chief of Party

    Jun 2020 - Dec 2020

  • Operations Manager, Central Asia

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2020

  • Senior Associate Program Manager, Global Fund Management Unit

    Mar 2018 - Sept 2019

  • Associate Program Manager, Malaria & Child Survival

    Jun 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Program Coordinator, Malaria & Child Survival Department

    Feb 2015 - May 2016

  • Program Assistant, East Africa

    Mar 2014 - Feb 2015

  • Program Intern, Southern Africa Region

    Sept 2013 - Feb 2014