BILL GELFELD
1776 Main Street
Santa Monica, CA 90407
(310) 393-0411 x6611
dgelfeld@rand.org
Pardee RAND Graduate School
PhD Candidate in Policy Analysis
Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Master of Arts, International Relations
Stanford University
Master of Education, Single Subject Credential in Social Studies
University of Texas at San Antonio
Master of Arts, History
Duke University
Bachelor of Arts, Economics/Political Science
Santa Monica, CA
2014 - present
Washington, DC
May 2010
Palo Alto, CA
May 2004
San Antonio, TX
May 1999
Durham, NC
May 1996
EXPERIENCE
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Cameroon, Central African Republic
Independent Contractor
August – September 2014, November 2013 – February 2014
• Planned and implemented a non-food item (NFI) distribution for 10K refugee and host community families in
eastern Cameroon, coordinating the site evaluation, hiring of personnel, and logistical support for the project
• Coordinated the design and development of the 2014 Emergency Appeal for Caritas Central African Republic
(CAR), writing the draft, constructing the $1.5 million budget, and consolidating input from all nine dioceses
• Led emergency response efforts for the national Caritas office in conflict-affected areas of CAR
• Planned and executed emergency distribution of over 50K daily food rations in a high-insecurity environment
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Port au Prince, Haiti
Area Coordinator, Community Recovery and Resettlement Program (CRRP)
March 2011 – July 2012
• Led a staff of 30 Haitian national staff employees with an annual budget of $2 million to implement shelter,
water & sanitation, livelihoods, and protection programs in order to aid earthquake-affected beneficiaries
• Oversaw provision of 880 t-shelters/water catchment systems, 300 latrines, and $84K in small business loans
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
International Development Fellow
July 2010 – March 2011
• Coordinated emergency planning and response for countries within the Latin America and Caribbean Region
• Designed proposals and coordinated programs in Haiti in response to the earthquake and other emergencies
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Authored successful proposals for USAID/OFDA (at-risk urban youth in Jamaica) and USAID (SYAP
amendment to respond to damages caused by Hurricane Tomas in southern Haiti) funding
Johns Hopkins University SAIS
Washington, DC
Teaching Assistant, International Monetary Theory
September 2009- May 2010
• Responsible for conducting weekly tutorials, holding office hours, conducting semester-end review sessions,
and grading assignments for over 300 students for the program’s largest course
US Department of Commerce, Office of Reconstruction & Stabilization (ORS)
Washington DC
Intern
January - April 2010
• Helped to develop and revise ORS’ long-term development plan for the earthquake in Haiti
• Researched and authored country analysis papers on fragile and unstable countries in need of R&S support
UNICEF, Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO)
Nairobi, Kenya
Intern, Emergency Preparedness Response
June-August 2009
• Served as the Human Resources focal point for Emergency Preparedness Response for the regional office’s
efforts to coordinate and respond to disasters and emergencies throughout the 20-country region
• Created a set of standard operating procedures for surge capacity to streamline emergency protocols
• Oversaw a complete update of the regional Rapid Response Mechanism (RRM)
Ciudadanos al Día (CAD)
Lima, Peru
Winter Research Fellow
January 2009
• Authored a pamphlet on the impact of CAD’s Best Practices in Government (BPG) Awards Program,
researching, analyzing, and consolidating data to more effectively target international donor agencies
• Offered recommendations on improving BPG monitoring & evaluation tools and press dossier
United States Air Force
Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX
Chief, Plans, Programs & Readiness, 12th Services Division
September 1996-September 1998
• Led a 10-person contingency-response team, responsible for all training, equipment, and field operations
• Coordinated support response for base Disaster Control Group, responsible for responding to base
emergencies and liaising with external civilian contractors to provide standby services
• Wrote and implemented contingency plans for base emergency, contingency, and disaster operations
PUBLICATIONS
Peer reviewed
Gelfeld, Bill. “Institutions Before Elections in the Central African Republic.” SAIS Perspectives. April 2014:
27-28. Print.
Gelfeld, Bill. “Corruption in Emergency and Disaster Relief.” SAIS Perspectives. April 2010: 11-14. Print.
HONORS AND AWARDS
Graduation with Distinction
Johns Hopkins University SAIS
Johns Hopkins University SAIS Teaching Assistant (TA) of the Year
SKILLS
Computer skills
Statistical packages: STATA (basic knowledge)
MS Office Suite: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Languages
French, Spanish, Portuguese (highly proficient in all)
2010
2009-2010