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Wendi Bevins

Wendi Bevins

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Sr Resilience & Food Security Learning Advisor at Mercy Corps

  • Education

    • Georgetown College

      1999 - 2003
      BA French

      Activities and Societies: Semester Abroad in Paris at the Sorbonne Minors in German and Sociology

    • Université Paris-Sorbonne

      2002 - 2002
      Certificate French

      Also followed German language studies at Goethe Institut in Paris with instruction in French

    • Columbia | SIPA

      2010 - 2011
      Master of Public Administration Environmental Science and Policy

  • Experience

    • YWCA Boulder County

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Office Manager

    • National Institute for Trial Advocacy

      Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
      Grant and Scholarship Manager

    • Peace Corps

      Mar 2008 - Apr 2010
      Volunteer

      Worked as a Community Development volunteer with several NGO's focusing on a variety of development issues, including women's rights, education, and the environmental governance in Shkoder, Albania.

    • Coalition for Rainforest Nations

      Jan 2011 - May 2011
      Consultant

      -Researched current theory and best practices in forestry governance to create framework for criteria and methodologies for implementation of environmental and social safeguards in REDD+ program design as part of graduate research team-Researched climate-friendly development in general and found case studies within the Coalition's membership-Delivered oral briefing to faculty on research findings

    • World Wildlife Fund

      Nov 2011 - Dec 2011
      Research Consultant

      • Compiled history of recent environmental turning points for a publication on Green Diplomacy• Researched and summarized five frameworks examining scarcity and environmental change

    • World Wildlife Fund

      Feb 2012 - May 2012
      Research Assistant

      Research potential connections with faith-based groups on issues related to conservation and climate change.

    • World Resources Institute

      May 2012 - Oct 2014

      I conducted research related to the Climate Justice Dialogue, such as exploring the history of equity in the climate regime. Researching the concept of Equity in the international climate regimePlanning events related to climate policy negotiations or publications

      • Research Analyst

        Jan 2013 - Oct 2014

      • International Climate Policy Intern

        May 2012 - Dec 2012

    • Lutheran World Relief

      Oct 2014 - Dec 2019

      • Technical Advisor for MEL and Resilience

        Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

      • MEL Manager

        Jun 2016 - Dec 2019

      • Program Associate, Monitoring & Evaluation

        Oct 2014 - Dec 2019

    • Corus International

      Dec 2019 - Jun 2021
      Technical Advisor for Resilience

    • Mercy Corps

      Jun 2021 - now
      Sr Advisor, Resilience, Food Security and Learning

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Storytelling for Influence

      IDEO U
      Dec 2022