I have over twenty years of experience working in international development and emergency relief programs in countries such as Ethiopia, Haiti, Mozambique, Mali, Niger and Cambodia. I worked with international non-governmental organizations (INGO’s,) United Nations agencies as well as the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement with whom I collaborated in the creation and implementation of community mobilization projects that integrate the gender, agriculture and community health components. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Sciences and Masters in International Development.
I have experience in program development and implementation, project coordination as well as creation and maintaining of partnerships and her knowledge of international development issues. I am now eager to bridge local to global issues in order to contribute to attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. Finally, I am a member of the Food Security Policy Group, and the Canadian Coalition on Climate Change and Development (C4D) as well a Director for the Ontario Council for International Cooperation.