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Catholic Relief Services
Total Duration5 yrs 8 mos
TitleChief of Party, USAID funded Agro-Enterprise initiative ACORDAR
Dates EmployedMar 2007 – Mar 2010
Employment Duration3 yrs 1 mo
LocationNicaragua
Overall responsibility of CRS-led, public-private sector consortium of 20 organizations (PVO, national NGO, rural enterprise, and private sector actors) to implement $27.5 million, 2.5 year agro-enterprise initiative ($19.8 million in leveraged funds, $7.6 in USAID funds) to increase incomes, capacities and employment of 5,400 small farmers nationwide. Crops promoted include fruits and vegetables (including roots and tubers), red and black beans, coffee and cocoa.
Managed inter-institutional relationships amongst USAID, PVO, NGO, and private sector to ensure that project and business objectives were met
Obtained ACORDAR project expansion in first year by spear-heading two new initiatives including agriculture rehabilitation following disaster and water management in agro-enterprise activities
Primary Representation responsibilities with USAID Cognizant Technical Officer (CTO) to inform USAID of project success through quarterly reports and field visits, and to ensure environmental, administrative, and financial compliance with USAID regulations See less
Climate Change Crisis and How Poor Can Adapt
Climate Change Crisis and How Poor Can Adapt
TitleDeputy Country Director
Dates EmployedAug 2004 – Mar 2007
Employment Duration2 yrs 8 mos
LocationNicaragua
Directed CRS Development Activities Program (DAP Title II) to ensure program quality and USAID grant compliance across agriculture, commercialization, microfinance, health, and civil society sectors for $2.5 million annual budget
Supervised staff of 5 program sector managers
Served as Acting Country Representative for CRS/Nicaragua from Oct. 2005 – Aug. 2006. As such, providing overall program direction, administrative and financial management of $5 million annual multi-sectoral development program (Agriculture, Microfinance, Health, Civil Society / Human Rights), supervising 35 staff, representing CRS with USAID, DAP PVO Coalition (ADRA, Save the Children, Project Concern International), US Embassy, Catholic Church leadership, Private Sector Commodity Purchasers, Ford Foundation, Department of State Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and CRS project implementation partners. See less
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