Education

MA, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York City, NY. 1989.

BA, International Relations, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. 1984.

Country Experience

Angola, Benin, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Egypt, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, Rwanda, Tanzania, Togo and West Bank/Gaza.

Languages

Spanish (fluent), Portuguese (fluent), English (native)

Professional Experience

2013 – Present: Director, Youth Department, FHI 360, Washington, DC

2003 – 2013: Project Director, FHI 360 (formerly AED*), Washington, DC ( In 2011, FHI acquired the programs, expertise, and assets of AED.)

1999 – 2002: Director of Public Policy Affairs AED, Washington, DC

1995 – 1999: Director of International Operations, International Management & Development Group, Ltd., Alexandria, VA

1992 – 1995: Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee, US Senate, Washington, DC

1989 – 1992: Deputy Director of Internal Audit and Internal Auditor, Catholic Relief Services, Baltimore, MD

1988 – 1989: Research Assistant, American Express, New York, NW

1985 – 1987: International Trade Assistant, Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC

Additional Experience

2007 – 2010: Vice President (2009-2010) and Member (2007-2010) of the Board, Graded School in São Paulo , Brazil

Professional Affiliations

Co-Chair, Advocacy Working Group, Alliance for International Youth Development, 2013-2016

Co-Chair, Society for International Youth Development, Youth Working Group, 2016-present