NANCY ELLEN HORN, Ph.D.
77 Lake Hinsdale Drive, #312
Willowbrook, IL 60527
630-908-7283
horn.n@att.net
SUMMARY: I am an applied anthropologist with more than 30 years of experience working in approximately 56
countries as a senior evaluator, leading, designing and conducting evaluations; improving organizational systems;
and focusing on gender in all aspects of project development and implementation. I am an experienced program
manager, skilled trainer using adult education and participatory methods, having effectively conducted dozens of
workshops. I have been awarded grants to develop programs or conduct research. My publications include four
books, numerous articles and monographs, research reports developed on the basis of consultancies, and training
“manuals” for independent study and workshop facilitation. I have provided assistance in the following areas to
more than ten USAID missions, numerous NGOs implementing development projects, and educational institutions:
• Project and program evaluation/development of M&E systems in: education (primary, secondary,
higher), microfinance, democracy & governance, conflict, media, organizational development, economic
growth, child labor, community development, agricultural marketing, training, impact assessments.
• Capacity building/organizational development in: USAID, NGOs, Peace Corps, faith-based
organizations, colleges and universities, boards, in the areas of: conducting a census, building board
capacity, creating an MA program in leadership, human resource development, strategic planning, rural
income generation and community development.
• Gender in: USAID, donor-funded projects, institutional development, agriculture, microfinance,
education, income-generating activities, learning needs assessments, teaching university courses.
• Program Management/Leadership in: managing a joint university/NGO partnership, directing a global
microfinance NGO training department, leading learning institutes, directing research efforts, recruiting
Peace Corps Volunteers, conducting strategic planning exercises, diagnosing and finding solutions to
organizational problems
• Research and Writing in: transforming post-communist societies, conducting a census, developing
academic guidelines, governance, finance, feasibility studies, horticultural marketing, youth development,
farmer learning needs.
• University Teaching /Workshop Facilitation in: project and program evaluation, impact assessment,
strategic planning, organizational development, non-profit board development, internationalizing the
curriculum, leadership, ethnographic methods, African cultures, English as a Second Language.
• Proposal/Grant Writing for: CHP International, Opportunity International, Fulbright, Michigan State
University, Washington State University, Wayne State University, National Science Foundation, UC Santa
Barbara.
EDUCATION
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Ph.D., Anthropology, Michigan State University, 1981-88
M.A.T., TESL, School for International Training, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1975-77.
M.A., African Studies, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973-74.
B.A. (Hons.), Political Science, University of California at Berkeley, 1972-73.
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Participant, SEEP Conference (Workshops on Poverty Reduction through Microenterprise Development),
Washington, DC, 2008
Participant, Society for Organizational Learning Academy, Seattle, WA (Systems Thinking and
Organizational Development), 2008.
Participant, Professional Development Workshops in Evaluation, Claremont Graduate School
(Appreciative Inquiry, Logic Modeling, Needs Assessment, Cultural Aspects of Evaluation, and Qualitative
Methods), 2007
Participant, American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, 2004
Participant, Greenleaf Conference on Servant Leadership, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002
Participant, Trustee Leadership Workshop, Gender and Leadership, 2001
Participant, SEEP Workshops, 1999, 2000
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Participant, InterAction Evaluators’ Roundtable, 1999, 2000
Participant, NAFSA Training Workshops on Advanced Education Abroad and Working with University
Administrators on Internationalization, 1995
Participant, Human Resource Development Training Seminars, Washington State University, 1992
Participant, SIETAR Seminar on Managing the International Student Office, Stanford University, 1979
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Project and Program Evaluation
Jan/Dec. 2011
Team Leader/Principal Investigator, Inter-American Foundation, CHP International: Lead
two-person team in conducting a meta-evaluation of 54 individual and 6 thematic evaluations
undertaken in 14 Latin American and Caribbean countriesto determine best practice and
comparative advantage; report on findings (50 days)
Oct./Nov. 2011 Team Leader/Principal Investigator, Mid-Term Evaluation/Learning Assessment, Project
Gilgal, Tearfund, UK, Ethiopia: Design research, train team of 22 in qualitative data collection
methods, conduct Team debriefing, present findings to donor and implementer, write report and
make recommendations for project redesign (32 days)
Dec. 2010
Team Leader/Principal Investigator, Mid-Term Evaluation of Serbia Media Project, DTS,
Serbia: Lead two-person Serbian and American team to determine the effectiveness of TV, Radio,
and New Media activities on building democracy (20 days)
April-May 2010 Evaluator, 15-Year Impact Study of USAID’s Investment in Education in Ethiopia: As a
member of a six-person American and Ethiopia team, investigate the impact of teacher training,
alternative basic education, women’s support programs at Teacher Education Institutes and
primary schools, a girls’ scholarship program, textbook development, and training of educational
officials on all levels in Ethiopia; write report and make recommendations on USAID’s future
education programs (42 days)
Aug./Oct. 2009 Evaluation Director, Land O’Lakes, KAP Project, Mindanao, Philippines: Devise M&E tools
to determine whether dairy cooperative development interventions reduce or exacerbate conflict;
conduct TOT on use of tools with staff of university-based research unit; analyze data;
Write baseline reports (45 days)
Feb/Mar 2009
Evaluation Director, President’s African Education Initiative, JBS International, Ethiopia:
Lead a 17-member Ethiopian evaluation team in data collection instrument training, data collection
in five regions, and hold feedback sessions; make presentation of preliminary findings to USAID
(46 days)
Nov/Dec 2008
Evaluator, President’s African Education Initiative, JBS International, Liberia: As a
member of a n 8-person American and Liberian research team, pilot data collection tools in select
schools on the effectiveness of girls’ scholarships and teacher training; revise tools for future use
in other countries (21 days)
Jan./May 2008 Team Leader, Evaluation of Small Grant Project, Development Alternatives, Inc, East
Timor: As leader of a four-member international team, devise methodology to evaluate the
impact of 221 small grants in the areas of Economic Growth, Democracy and Governance, and
Health; write report; make presentation to project staff and USAID (45 days.)
May/June 2007 M&E Plan Designer, Gilgal Project, Tearfund, Ethiopia: Work with organizational
development project team leaders and managers in developing a 10-year work plan; design M&E
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system for each component (10 days)
April/May 2007 Team Leader, Mid-Term Evaluation, ILO-IPEC Project to Reduce the Worst Forms of
Child Labor, Kenya: Lead two-person team in a mid-term evaluation of the effectiveness of
the approaches used by 19 partners in reducing child labor (Upstream – policy; Downstream –
direct assistance) (25 days)
October 2006
Team Leader, Mid-Term Evaluation, US Department of Labor, Reducing Exploitive Child
Labor through Education, Southern Africa (RECLISA): Lead three-person team in a midTerm evaluation in South Africa, Namibia, Swaziland, Lesotho, and Botswana; personally conduct
research in South Africa; write report on South Africa and Regional Report; make commendations
for improvement (48 days)
Feb/Mar 2006
M&E Plan Designer, IFES-Nigeria: Develop M&E plans for a consortium of partners (3) in a
DFID Elections 2007 project and a USAID-funded elections project to be able to track change and
progress in meeting project goals (34 days)
June/July 2005 Team Leader, Mid-Term Evaluation, Community-Government Partnership Program,
Juarez & Associates, Ethiopia: Lead 4-person Ethiopian and American team in designing data
collection instruments, collecting data in schools and communities, writing report, and make
recommendations for strengthening project (34 days)
October 2004
Team Leader, Evaluation of Organizational Development Program, Tearfund, UK,
Ethiopia: Lead 11-member Ethiopian team in conducting an impact assessment of a five-year
organizational development program of the largest Evangelical church in Ethiopia (Kale Heywet),
including research design, data collection instrument development, training and debriefing of
researchers, writing report and making recommendations (30 days)
Aug./Sept.2004 Team Leader, Evaluation of Democracy and Governance Project, MSI, Malawi: Design
research, develop data collection instruments, train and lead 25-member Malawian team in focus
group interviewing of faith-based organizations on their voter registration and monitoring
activities resulting in an increased voter turnout (33 days)
Apr./May 2004 Team Leader, Evaluation of Civic Education in Schools Program, IFES, Georgia: Design
research, develop data collection instruments, and conduct mid-term evaluation of a civic
education program in middle and high schools in the Republic of Georgia (18 days)
Feb./Mar. 2004 Team Leader, Evaluation, Organizational Development Program, Tearfund, UK, India:
Design research, develop data collection instruments and lead a three person international team in
assessing the impact of an organizational development program on four non-governmental
organizations working with street populations, make recommendations, present findings (17 days)
Jul/Aug 2002
Evaluator, Education, Aguirre International, South Africa: As a member of a 5-person South
African and American team, collectively design research, develop data collection instruments, and
conduct research in two regions in South Africa on the impact of the District Development Support
Program (31 days)
Nov/Dec 2002
Evaluator, Education, USAID Strategic Objectives Team, Aguirre International, Egypt: As
a member of a 9-person team, conduct research on all aspects of USAID/Egypt’s education
strategy (my part included pre-school - the Egyptian version of Sesame Street, and vocational
education) (28 days)
Sept 2000
Evaluation Director, MBA Program in Leadership Development, World Vision: Assess joint
MBA program between World Vision and Eastern College; make recommendations for progress
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1997-99
tracking and impact assessment (5 days)
Evaluation Data Collection Tool Developer, Small Enterprise Education and Promotion
Network (SEEP): As a member of a four-person team, develop qualitative impact evaluation
tools and training manual on practitioner-led impact evaluation for microfinance/ microenterprise
development organizations.
1994
Evaluation Director, Michigan State University, College of Education: Conduct impact
assessment of a curriculum restructuring project for the Michigan Partnership for New Education.
1993
Program Evaluator, Institute for Development Anthropology/DAI/USAID, Lesotho: As a
member of a three-person team, assess the impact of a credit program on rural households.
1987
Evaluation Director, Institute of International Agriculture, Michigan State
University: Conduct impact assessments of faculty travel program on curriculum
Internationalization.
Organizational Development/Capacity Building/Training
Mar/Nov 2011
Workshop Developer and Implementer, Tearfund, UK, Ethiopia: Develop and implement two
five-day organizational and leadership development workshops for the board of a church
development-based NGO in Wolaita; develop plan for follow-up (27 days)
Feb/Mar 2011
Workshop Developer and Implementer, Tearfund, UK, Ethiopia: Develop and implement a
five-day workshop on women’s empowerment and church leadership; create training and
empowerment plan to cover next 10 years during which there will be an increase of women in
church leadership positions of 25% (no fewer than 1000 leaders) (23 days)
Nov 2008Nov 2009
Course Design and Facilitator, Servant Leadership, Tearfund, Ethiopia: Design and facilitate
one two-week and one one-week follow-up course on the 12 aspects of servant leadership for Bible
School Directors and Faculty and Kale Heywet Church Leaders; publish teacher and student
guides (44 days)
Sept/Dec 2008
Curriculum Development – Finance for Non-Financial Leaders, World Vision: Develop a
Self- and Distance-Learning Curriculum for new National and ADP Directors to understand
organizational and project finance (25 days)
Sept/Nov 2008
M&E Systems Workshops, IFES: Design and implement workshops including the use of the
Logic Model in designing project & program evaluation, developing USAID-based Performance
Monitoring/Management Plans, and identifying appropriate data collection tools in building
democracy (10 days)
July 2008
M&E TOT, Gilgal Project, Tearfund, Ethiopia: Design M&E System for Church, Community
& Change, and Self-Help Groups (outreach program to develop rural livelihoods) in 6,000
churches (21 days)
Oct./Nov. 2007 M&E TOT/Census, Gilgal Project, Tearfund, Ethiopia: Generate 10-year work plan; design
and implement M&E TOT for 20 new Ethiopian staff; train staff on database entry and report
generation; design and implement church census (35 days)
May/June 2007 Curriculum Developer, Ethiopian Graduate School of Theology, MA in Management and
Leadership: Create 60-credit hour MA program in leadership (10 days)
Nov. 2005
Course Designer and Facilitator, HR in Microfinance Organizations, DAI, Haiti: conduct
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week-long HR workshop for 9 microfinance organizations; conduct two-day workshop on
leadership and performance assessment for 1 MFI; provide TA on developing an HR function to 3
MFIs (25 day)
May 2005
Curriculum Designer: Design a 12-lesson curriculum in “Redemptive Agriculture” for Food for
the Hungry International (30 days)
July/Aug. 2004 Trainer and TA in Microfinance Impact Assessment, World Vision, London: Teach 20+
World Vision microcredit operations directors on how to design and implement an impact
assessment using the SEEP/AIMS practitioner tools; conduct follow-up technical assistance with
four global MFIs (29 days)
May/June 2004 Human Resources Technical Assistance, DAI, Haiti: Provide technical assistance on human
Resource management; develop and implement three mini-workshops on HR topics to two
microfinance organizations in Haiti (18 days)
February 2004 Course Developer, Servant Leadership, Compassion International: Develop a self-study
course on Servant Leadership for the global staff of Compassion utilizing the “10 Characteristics
+2” approach (listening, empathy, healing, awareness, persuasion, conceptualization, foresight,
stewardship, commitment to the growth of people, build community, love and humility)(25 days)
November 2003 Human Resource Development for Microfinance Institutions, DAI, Haiti: Conduct workshop
on HR functions and organizational audit on three MFIs (19 days)
June-July 2003 Curriculum Development/Instructional Design, World Vision International: Develop manual
on Major Donor Fundraising for first 120 days of new staff members (35days).
May-June 2003 Curriculum Development/Instructional Design, Compassion International: Develop selfstudy course on conducting PRA Research for global staff (15 days).
September 2002 Workshop Designer and Facilitator, Servant Leadership: Design and deliver workshop for
Lutheran Family and Child Services of Illinois (1 day)
August 2001
Workshop Designer and Facilitator, Microfinance Institute, World Vision, London: provide
Training on Impact Assessment, Incentives, and Organizational/Programming Visioning to 30
international directors of microfinance operations (5 days)
June 2001
Course Designer and Facilitator, Impact Assessment for Microfinance Institutions, 3rd
Annual Microfinance Institute, Southern New Hampshire University: train 35 participants in
how to conduct impact assessments among microfinance institution clients (5 days)
October 2002
Workshop Facilitator, Qualitative Methods of Conducting Impact Assessments in
Microfinance Organizations, SEEP: Deliver a workshop on determining client satisfaction and
Empowerment to microfinance practitioners at annual SEEP meeting (5 days)
July 2000
Workshop Facilitator, Qualitative Research Methods in Impact Assessment and Progress
Tracking, Freedom from Hunger, Uganda: Develop qualitative progress tracking
tools; develop curriculum and implement workshops for supervisors and field agents on how to
conduct qualitative research, including field practice of tools (24 days)
Jun/Jul 2000
Workshop Facilitator, Strategic Planning and Organizational Development, AT (Uganda):
Facilitate organization’s first strategic plan with entire staff (15 days)
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March 2000
Workshop Facilitator, Impact Assessment, Opportunity International, Nicaragua:
Develop and deliver workshop on microfinance Impact Assessment to nine MFIs in the
Latin America region (7 days).
February 2000 Human Resources Development, AGAPE, Colombia: Develop all manner of Human Resource
manuals, systems and procedures for a microfinance organization (22 days).
1996/9
Director, Training Department, Opportunity International: Learning events organized,
papers presented and manuals published:
• Strategic Planning – Latin America Region
• Loan Officer Supervisors Human Resources Development Workshop – Latin
America
• Impact Evaluation – Microcredit Summit Meeting of Councils, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
• Solving Fundamental Problems in Organizations through the Practice of ServantLeadership – International Conference on Servant-Leadership, Indianapolis, IN
• The Application of Servant-Leadership in Christian Microenterprise Development
Organizations – Christian MED Summit, Jomtien,Thailand
• Adult Learning and Teaching Methodologies, Latin America
• Middle Management Development, Zambuko Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe
• Servant Leadership and Organizational Development, Africa
• Human Resources Development through Servant Leadership, Latin America
• Servant Leadership, Eastern European Regional Conference and Spiritual Council
• Identifying and Solving Fundamental Problems in Organizations, Latin America
• Organizational Development/Servant-Leadership, APPEND, The Philippines
• Qualitative Research Methodologies, Transformation Working Group, Oxford, UK
1995
Director, Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad, Zimbabwe, College of Du Page, Glen
Ellyn, IL: Develop Zimbabwe Group Projects Abroad proposal and program; lead program
including 15 teachers (4 weeks)
1994
Training and Program Development, Cooperative Extension, Michigan State University:
develop training curriculum for International Extension Training Program in Dominican Republic.
1993
Cross-Cultural Coordinator, Peace Corps/Botswana: Develop and implement Cross-Cultural
Training module to volunteers in small business and rural resource development (10 weeks).
1978
Cross-Cultural Training Coordinator, Peace Corps, Kenya: Develop and implement crosscultural training manual with 30+ new Volunteers (4 weeks).
1978
Intercultural Communications Trainer, General Motors, Kenya: Develop and implement
cross-cultural training manual with 15 senior managers (4 weeks).
1977
Trainer, Danish Volunteer Service, Usa River , Tanzania: Train Danish Volunteers to work in
small business development in Kenya (8 weeks).
Gender
Feb/Mar 2011
Workshop Developer and Implementer, Tearfund, UK, Ethiopia: Develop and implement a
five-day workshop on women’s empowerment and church leadership; create training and
empowerment plan to cover next 10 years during which there will be an increase of women in
church leadership positions of 25% (no fewer than 1000 leaders) (23 days)
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August 2010
Conference Contributor, Women in Leadership in the Church, Ethiopian Kale
Heywet Church, Tearfund, Ethiopia – Develop and present paper: Women and Church
Leadership: Culture vs. Canon; produce proceedings; develop study guides for use by local
churches (19 days)
Mar/May 2008 Team Leader, Gender Assessment, USAID/Malawi: Lead 3-person Malawian and American
team to conduct a Gender Assessment of USAID/Malawi’s portfolio; design and implement
stakeholders’ workshop on how to conduct a gender analysis; design and implement feedback
workshop to USAID Team Leaders (32 days)
Sept/Oct 2005
Gender Specialist, MISTOWA Project, AMEX International/IFDC, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin:
Conduct workshops with women agricultural producers and traders to determine their problems,
information needs, and information dissemination strategy to equip women with the ability to
access the Internet for pricing,agricultural extension messages, and cross-border trading
information (23 days)
May 2002
Team Leader, Dairy Sub-Sector Research, USAID, Kenya: Lead 2-person research team to
determine the use of business development services by microentrepreneurs without external
assistance, including design of data collection instruments and writing report (36 days).
October 2001
Gender Specialist, Opportunity International Network: Revise HR policies of global
network microfinance support organization to make them more gender sensitive (5 days)
Apr/Aug 2000
Gender Specialist/Needs Assessment, United Nations Capital Development Fund/
World Relief, Mozambique: Conduct market research on women’s and men’s need for
microfinance services (47 days).
Dec. 1999
Gender Research, Hope International, West Bank: Conduct feasibility study for a
microenterprise development program targeting women (10 days).
Oct.1995Oct. 1996
Senior Social Science Analyst, WID, US Agency for International Development: Identify and
conduct research on issues concerning women in international development; conduct project
strategic planning
Sept. 1990
Nov. 1993
Research Director, Women’s Resource and Research Center, Washington State University.
Professional Activities:
• Course Designer and Coordinator, Multidisciplinary course on "Images of Africa"
• Adjunct Professor, Anthropology, Central Washington University, course: Resource
Utilization and Sustainable Development.
• Adjunct Professor, Anthropology, courses: Gender and Culture, Women in
International Development
• Founder, African Interest Group/African Studies Program
• Co-Founder, African Heritage Association
• Director and Training Manager, USAID Biden-Pell Development Education Project,
International Program Development Office
• Campus Coordinator, CID/WID Cooperative Agreement, International Programs
• Trainer, WSU Cooperative Extension, "Bringing the World Home"
1992-93
Gender Specialist, Academy for Educational Development: Conduct research and generate
report on policies linking education and women's labor force participation in developing countries.
1989
Chief Technical Advisor, Gender, FAO, Malawi: Develop program for on-farm women to
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generate income.
1981/4
Research Assistant, Bean/Cowpea CRSP, Michigan State University: Conduct research and
develop publications on Women in Agriculture in Botswana and Cameroon.
Program Management/Leadership
2000/1 Manager, MBA in Global Leadership Development with Eastern University, World Vision
International: Develop policy manuals; manage program implementation; provide oversight in
curriculum development; manage relationship between World Vision and Eastern University.
1996/9 Director of International Training, Opportunity International: Conduct learning needs assessments in
a network microfinance organization including 46 country partners; develop curricula and learning tools in
organizational development and leadership, human resources and team building, governance, project and
program evaluation, adult learning methodologies; develop Learning Resources Center; conduct operations
research on partner organizations; design follow-up monitoring and management systems with partner
organizations
1989
Manager, 11th Annual Non-Formal Education Institute, Michigan State University: Oversee and
guide development of Institute, including arrangements for international participants, contacting local
organizations for visitation, holding seminars, and advising on research projects.
1988
Research Coordinator, Institute for Children, Youth and Families, Michigan State University:
Provide services to faculty to identify funding sources and opportunities to present papers.
1981/5 Project Coordinator, Crop & Soil Sciences Department, Michigan State University:
Conduct research on Agricultural Research Needs in Africa; oversee 17 researchers and compile resource
volumes for USAID.
1981/84 Manager, Peace Corps Volunteer Recruitment Office, Michigan State University: Recruit highest
number of volunteers in the Midwest for three years.
1979/81 Program Manager, English as a Second Language, University of California at Santa Barbara:
Manage program; evaluate staff; develop placement tests; teach courses at all levels
1969/71 Administrative Assistant, Procurement Division, UNICEF, New York.
1966-68 Peace Corps Volunteer, Ethiopia: Community Development and secondary school Secretarial Studies
Teacher; faculty advisor for Future Secretaries Club
Research and Writing
Sept./Oct. 2010 Writer, World Vision International, Christian Witness Initiative: Write Guidebook for WVI
employees on Christian Witness in Post-Communist Societies and in microfinance operations (40
days)
July 2009
Census Data Analysis and Report Writing, Tearfund, Ethiopia: Continue work begun in
2007 with 22-member team on church-wide census of the 7,200 churches, including data analysis,
report generation and presenting findings to Tearfund (16 days)
May 2009
Academic Guidelines Developer, Academy for Educational Development, KAUST University
Of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia: Draft student code of conduct and outline policies
to facilitate adjudication procedures (5 days)
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Aug./Sept. 2006 Governance Research, Tearfund, Ethiopia: Collect data on status of boards on six Tearfund
Partners using a modified SWOT Analysis; write report (8 days)
Feb./Aug. 2006 Baseline Survey, Tearfund, Ethiopia: Using participatory methodology with 9 Ethiopian staff,
design a baseline study in preparation for the development of an organizational development
proposal; generate TOT workshop curriculum; develop three data collection instruments; analyze
data collected; present to stakeholders; draft proposal for Phase 2 of Project Gilgal (36 days)
July 2006
Financial Education Needs Assessment, Development & Training Services: Develop client
needs assessment survey; develop staff knowledge/skills survey; develop research design for
implementation with a microfinance organization in Albania (10 days)
May/July 2002 Feasibility Study – Mennonite Economic Development Association/Assets Chicago:
Determine the feasibility of an entrepreneurial development training program in greater
Chicago (2 months)
April 2001
Advisor, NGO-University Partnership: Advise Katalysis and Southern New Hampshire
University on strategies to partner to deliver a degree program to staff of microfinance
institutions in Latin America (2 days)
1994
Horticultural Research, Cornell University, Zimbabew: Conduct research on smallholder
Horticulture production and marketing in; present findings at a conference attended by leaders of
Department of Agriculture and University of Zimbabwe.
1993
Author, Center for International Business, Education and Research, Michigan State
University: Conduct research an d publish monographs on Internationalizing Graduate Programs
in Business.
1989/90
Adolescent Research, Novi Youth Services Forum, Novi, MI: Design and implement a teen
leiure time needs assessment in preparation for developing a teen program proposal.
1989/90
College of Human Ecology, Michigan State University: Develop strategies for College to
implement recommendations of the Council to Review Undergraduate Education Generate
"Strategic Planning/Futuring in the College of Human Ecology"
1986
Research, Africare, Zimbabwe: Assess the learning needs of male and female communal
farmers in preparation for the establishment of a farmer training center.
University Teaching
1995/ Adjunct Professor, International Development Program, School of International Service, American
Present University: Develop and teach weekend skills institute each semester on Project and Program Evaluation;
Organizational Development; Strategic Planning.
2009
Adjunct Professor, Women in Leadership Development MA Program, Duquesne University, Rome:
Teach course on project and program assessment to 25 sisters religious from developing countries.
2005
Adjunct Professor, Wheaton College: Teach course on Qualitative Research Methods to 35 MA
Students/field missionaries to China and South Asia.
2004/5 Adjunct Professor, Trinity International University/Seminary: Teach courses to education doctoral
students qualitative/ethnographic research methods, evaluation methods, and organizational development.
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2001/4 Adjunct Professor, School for International Leadership Development, Eastern University: Develop
curriculum for and teach Servant-Leadership, Foundations of Leadership, and Applied Research in joint
MBA program offered between Eastern and World Vision International to cohorts in Romania, South
Africa, and Canada.
1989/90 Acting Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Wayne State University: Courses: Introduction to
Anthropology, Peoples of Africa, Social Impact Analysis; courses at urban center in Detroit.
1987
Graduate Assistantship/Teaching, Anthropology Department, Michigan State University: Courses:
Anthropology of Southern Africa, Introduction to Socio-cultural Analysis.
1977/9 Lecturer, United States International University, Nairobi, Kenya: Courses: Intercultural
Communication, U.S. Ideas & Ideals, Freshman English, and ESL.
Proposal/Grant Writing
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CHP International, Inter-American Foundation, 2010, to conduct a meta-evaluation of 50+ evaluations,
$50,000
CHP International, Eurasia Foundation, 2002, to conduct evaluation research, $75,000.
USAID Matching Grant, Opportunity International, 1998 - $2 million (team effort)
U.S. Department of Education, Fulbright Group Projects Abroad, Illinois Consortium for International
Studies and Programs, 1995, $68,000 (team effort)
Michigan Department of Education, The Michigan Partnership for New Education, 1994, $5 million
(team effort)
International Program Development Office, Washington State University, The Global Household &
Community, 1992-93 - $10,280
International Program Development Office, WSU, African Heritage Association Seminar Series, 1992 $1,800
USAID, Biden-Pell Development Education Grant - "Exploring the Social, Economic and Political
Ramifications of International Development in Rural Communities of Washington State" 1991-93 $160,000
International Program Development Office, WSU, Course Development - "Women in International
Development" - 1991-92 - $1,500
Faculty Travel, Wayne State University, Society for Applied Anthropology, England - "Anthropological
and Human Ecology Models of Youth Development" - 1990 - $1,500
Fulbright-Hays Dissertation Research Abroad Award - 1985 - $26,000
National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Award - 1985 - $10,000
Faculty Summer Research Award, UC Santa Barbara - 1981 - $8,000
OTHER PROFESSIONAL, COMMUNITY AND CHURCH ACTIVITIES
1994-1999;
2004-Pres.
Board Member, Ethiopia and Eritrea Returned Peace Corps Volunteers: advocate for
ceasefire and peace; assist in the development of legacy programs; organize activities for 50th
Peace Corps Reunion in Washington, DC
2002-Pres.
Founding Board Member, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Northeastern Illinois:
Develop programs to implement the Third Goal of Peace Corps – to Bring the World Back Home
– through fostering community volunteership and expanding awareness of global issues.
1997-2009
Blanchard Road Christian and Missionary Alliance Church, Wheaton, IL: Short Term
Missions Committee; New Campus planning committee; teach Adult Bible Class on “Healing Our
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2001/04
World”; plan, organize and manage congregational volunteers to 1) collect 35,000 pounds of
books and 2) make and fill 300 school supply sacks for students to ship to Ethiopia in support of
the development of 250 primary schools; lead short term missions program to Ethiopia/Kale
Heywet Church – lead 9 primary school teachers in the development and implementation of
teacher training lesson plans in learner-centered techniques; taught 160 church and government
teachers in methods (160 Ethiopian teachers)
Volunteer, 10,000 Villages, Glen Ellyn, IL: Serve on sales staff for fair traded global crafts shop
operated by the Mennonite Church of Lombard, IL.
Founding Board Member, ASSETS, Chicago: Provide guidance in the development of a
microenterprise training program (a US-based effort of the Mennonite Economic Development
Associates (MEDA).
CURRENT ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS
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American Evaluation Association
International Leadership Association
Association for Women’s Rights in Development
LANGUAGES
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Shona (Zimbabwe) - fair
Amharic (Ethiopia) - fair
German - good
French - fair
Spanish—good
SUMMARY OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Africa:
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Benin (research) 2005
Botswana (cross-cultural training and research) 1993
Cote d’Ivoire (workshop facilitator) 1999
Ethiopia (mid-term learning assessment/evaluation of 10-year OD project; board development training)
2011; (evaluation of USAID education portfolio; evaluate President’s African Education Initiative) 2010;
(teach servant-leadership course; analyze church census data) 2009; (development of M&E system for OD
project; lead 9 US teachers in provision of teacher training institute in learner-centered methods) 2008;
(development of OD project; development of graduate curriculum in management and leadership) 2007;
(board research) 2006; (proposal writing, baseline study design and data analysis) 2006;
(community/school evaluation) 2005; (OD program evaluation) 2004; (Peace Corps Volunteer) 1966-68;
Ghana (evaluations) 2005, 1997; (education abroad) 1974, 1973
Kenya (evaluation) 2007; (BDS informal milk marketing study) 2002; (university lecturing and consulting)
2001, 1996, 1976-79
Lesotho (evaluation ) 1988
Liberia (evaluation tool testing) 2008
Malawi (USAID Gender Assessment) 2008, (D&G Impact Assessment) 2004; (FAO) 1989
Mozambique (research) 2000
Nigeria (M&E Plan development) 2006; (evaluation) 2005
South Africa (evaluation research) 2002; (teaching) 2001
Tanzania (evaluation) 1996; (cross-cultural and English language trainer) 1977
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Europe:
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Uganda (workshop on qualitative research) 2000; (strategic planning and organizational development)
1996; (gender research) 1993
Zimbabwe (workshop facilitator) 2001;(Director, Group Projects Abroad) 1995; (horticultural research)
1994, 1993, (Ph.D. dissertation research)1985-86
England (paper presentation; learning event on qualitative research methodologies) 1997, 1990, 1987
Georgia (evaluation) 2004
Germany (language school) 1969
Romania (adjunct professor) 2003
Russia (workshop facilitator) 1998
Serbia (evaluation) 2010
Middle East:
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Egypt (rewrite of USAID Education SO) 2003
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West Bank, Palestine (MFI feasibility study) 1999
Asia:
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India (evaluation) 2004
Philippines (baseline study in Mindanao) 2009-2010; (operations research; workshop facilitator) 1998
Thailand (workshop facilitator) 1999
Timor-Leste (evaluation) 2008
Latin America and Caribbean:
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Colombia (workshop facilitator; human resources consultant) 2000, 1999;
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Costa Rica (workshop facilitator) 1999
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Guatemala (workshop facilitator) 1998
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Haiti (HR technical assistance to microfinance organizations) 2005, 2004; (workshop facilitator
and organizational HR audits) 2003
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Honduras (workshop facilitator) 1999, 1998.
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Nicaragua (workshop facilitator) 2000.
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