Lauren Montgomery-Rinehart 132 VT Rte 15, Jericho, VT 05465 Lmontgomery_rinehart@hotmail.com 518-268-9219 Skype: laurenmr1 Seasoned international development professional with over 17 years in community development, research design, performance improvement, change management, program management, supply chain management, operations, organizational development, adult training, monitoring and evaluation, and multi-stakeholder participatory engagement. Experience with a variety of assessments – organizational, institutional selection, training needs, human resources for health, gender/vulnerable groups, and livelihood. Proven skills in curriculum development, instructional design systems, and assessment toward the facilitation, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of adult training programs - instructor-led, blended, and online formats. Expertise facilitating participatory workshops – visioning, work planning, teambuilding, leadership development, communication, collaboration, and core values. Outstanding project management skills – establishing baselines, milestones, effectiveness, development work plans, implementation schedules, monitoring & evaluation. Demonstrated communication skills – identifying appropriate communication channels, target audience, messaging content, writing web content, email communications, fact sheets, SEO activities, as well as writing reports, proposals and grants. Proficient in software for knowledge management, ICT, and online learning. Demonstrated ability to design assessments, collect and analyze data toward the goal of creating targeted capacity and performance improvement solutions. Accomplished public speaker distinguished by presentation style, organization, and clear communication. Excellent strategic thinking, analytical and creative problem solving skills. Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint, Publisher, SharePoint, Moodle, a variety of databases, internet research. LANGUAGES: French (good), Portuguese (good), Italian (good), Spanish (fair), Chwabo (basic) GEOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE: Albania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, São Tomé e Príncipe, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Zanzibar PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager 2015 – Present Assess, design and support system frameworks for organizational learning Advise and facilitate processes to identify, capture, store, and influence uptake of key business knowledge and practices Support continuous process improvement Create solutions to build capacity and improve performance Develop and implement workshops to foster high levels of participatory engagement Capacity Building Advisor – Arlington, VA 2014-2015 USAID - DELIVER Project Built local health system supply chain management capacity through a comprehensive and integrated view of supply chain management Delivered high impact trainings via various modalities Developed curricula using adult learning theory, competency-based trainings, on elements of logistics systems for public health commodities (Reproductive Health, Maternal Child Health, TB, etc.) Implemented human resources for health (HRH) capacity assessments Provided training of trainer courses and coaching Advised on leadership development Designed logistics management systems, wrote Standard Operating Procedures, created effective job aids Detailed Capacity Development Experience: SPRING Global Initiative Team Work Planning Workshop. Co-designed and implemented a one day work shop to build consensus on cross-cutting activity themes. Facilitated group activities to discuss program learning across the four technical teams (Linking Agriculture and Nutrition, Catalyzing Social and Behavior Change, Strengthening Systems for Nutrition, and Preventing Anemia) and to identify ways forward to best capture and share knowledge and program learning. Coordinated dialogue with the country team. June 25th, 2015. Arlington, VA. L. Montgomery-Rinehart SPRING Linking Agriculture and Nutrition Team Building and Work Planning Retreat. Designed and facilitated a 2 day team building and work planning retreat for USAID SPRING's - Linking Agriculture and Nutrition team. Approach used included Appreciative Inquiry and a medley of Technologies of Participation methods. June 16th and 17th, 2015. Arlington, VA Malawi TB Supportive Supervision Tool Review and Updating Workshop. Designed and facilitated a participatory workshop to review the current supervision tool, identify gaps, document parameters, and arrive at improvements by consensus. Produced a draft supportive supervision tool and supervision planning guidelines. May 27th – 29th, 2015. Lilongwe, Malawi. Malawi TB Supply Chain Management Supportive Supervision. In collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the National TB Control Program (NTP), assisted in the planning of field visit and preparatory workshop, conducted supportive supervision visits, monitored and supervised field visits and supervision teams, assisted with the planning of the data capture component after the field visit and report writing, analyzed data, produced graphic illustrations of findings, and wrote technical report. March 29-April 23rd, 2015. Multiple Districts, Malawi. Curriculum development for Pre-Service Training - Nigeria Schools of Health Technology. Desk work for Nigerian context. March 2015. Washington DC. Malawi TB Supply Chain System Update and Redesign, and TB Logistics SOP Manual. Design workshops for logistics management system and SOP manuals. January 21-30, 2015. Lilongwe, Malawi. Curriculum development for Intro to Logistics Training and Training of Trainers. Desk work for Nigerian context. NovDec 2014. Washington DC. Team Building and Action Planning Workshop. Designed and implemented a participatory workshop with USAID | DELIVER staff to prepare for the final year of work. November 4-6, 2014. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Supply Chain Human Resource Assessment. Implemented assessment, presentation of tool and methods to high level public health stakeholders. USAID | DELIVER and Supply Chain Management Strengthening (SCMS) projects. September 2014. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Zanzibar. Curriculum Development. Assisted in the development of a short course - Logistics Management of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Commodities, for the Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency (BSPHCDA). Customized content for the Bauchi State, Nigeria, using best practices in adult learning theory and active learning. USAID | DELIVER. August 2014. Consultant, Tetra Tech – Arlington, VA 2013- 2014 Adult learning specialist for infrastructure workshop(s) – USAID - Construction Contracting Knowledge and Website Management (CCKWM). Presentation developer Gender integration specialist Performance coach and advisor Justice of Peace, State of Vermont (Jericho) 2013-Present Serve as election official, assisting on Election Day, sitting on tax appeals, and serving as member of the board of tax abatement Solemnize marriages in Vermont Notary Public Member: Board of Civil Authority and Board of Tax Abatement Performance Improvement and Participation Specialist, Tetra Tech – Burlington, VT 2011-2013 2 L. Montgomery-Rinehart Led Training and Facilitation Service Unit (TFSU) processes and systems including a full-circle, performance outcomes driven instructional design system (ADDIE) with four levels of evaluation Developed, monitored, and executed TFSU fiscal plans within budget Supervised staff to achieve performance targets Provided performance improvement and capacity development solutions for home and field offices, including supervising 40+ new or revised trainings. Selected titles: o USAID Rules and Regulations o Preventing Fraud - USAID contracting o Project Start Up o New Business Development series (Demystifying USAID Procurement, Waiting Game, RFP Goes Live, Getting to Award) o Grants Management o Firm Fixed Price Project Management series o Project Accounting (online) - FAR, AIDAR o Procurement (online) - FAR, AIDAR, ADS o A&E Contracting (USAID - FAR, AIDAR, FIDIC) o Construction Contracting (USAID - FAR, AIDAR, FIDIC) o Participatory Engagement series (Planning Great Meetings, Managing Process & Participants, Focused Discussion Method, Consensus Workshop, Action Planning) o Environmental Compliance / Reg 216 o Statements of Work HICD new business development, communications & outreach, development of tools (institutional selection, organizational assessments, training needs assessments, performance solutions, monitoring and assessment) Market research New business development – proposal writing, researching, facilitating Workforce development Carried out needs assessments, impact assessments, monitored & evaluated programs Designed and implemented a variety of participatory sessions including: o competitive analysis o process mapping o stakeholder engagement o work planning o strategy planning o team building o needs assessments Worked with USAID in Democracy and Governance, Land Tenure, Infrastructure (architecture, engineering, construction, contract compliance), Mining and Extractive Industries Provided Training of Trainer (ToT) coaching to address best practices in adult and experiential learning methods Consulted with SMEs on performance improvement options, instructional design process, and principles of Universal Design (UD) Managed online learning operations (Moodle) Coordinated instructor led and online (scheduled & on-demand) trainings SharePoint site owner – web content, SEO activities, email marketing of events & initiative, ICT Detailed Capacity Building &Facilitation experience: Construction Contracting 201 – Training Assessment and Design. 2013. Designed and facilitated a teleconference to discuss best practices in training design, adult learning methods, and to introduce methods to target performance outcomes for this 5 day workshop. Coordinated collaboration on USAID – Construction Contracting and Knowledge Management (CCKWM). April 31st, 2013. Working Group on Artisanal and Alluvial Production (Kimberley Process) Pre-Intersessional Session. 2013. Designed and facilitated a one-day, multi-stakeholder workshop to discuss and generate feedback on a diagnostic tool to operationalize the Washington Declaration on artisanal and small scale mining (ASM). USAID – Property Rights Resource Governance Project (PRRGP). June 3rd, 2013. Kimberley, South Africa. 3 L. Montgomery-Rinehart Adult-learning specialist. Analyzes training needs and existing programs; designs and develops engaging and interactive training content following best practices in adult learning methods. Collaborates with Subject Matter Experts to derive training content and develop presentations. USAID – Construction Contracting Knowledge and Website Management (CCKWM). March 2013 – August 2013. A&E 101- Instructor/Facilitator Course Preparation. 2013. Designed and facilitated a session to discuss training preferences, adult learning methods, and to come to consensus on approaches to implementing interactive material over a 4 day training workshop. USAID – Construction Contracting Knowledge and Website Management (CCKWM). April 31st, 2013. Arlington , VA. Strategic Planning Workshop. 2012. Assistant facilitator for a 2 day strategic action planning workshop for the management team at Tetra Tech ARD. December 18th – 19th, 2012. Burlington, VT. PLGP Work Retreat. 2012. Assistant facilitator for 1 day retreat to undertake project assessment, team building, action planning for PLGP team. USAID – Planning and Local Governance (PLGP). November 10th, 2012. Tirana, Albania. Civic Engagement Workshop. 2012. Assistant facilitator for half-day community development meeting representatives of Citizen Advisory Panels. USAID – Planning and Local Governance Project (PLGP). November 13th, 2012. Kuçova, Albania. Civic Engagement Workshop. 2012. Assistant facilitator for half-day community development meeting with representatives of Citizen Advisory Panels. USAID – Planning and Local Governance Project (PLGP). November 15th, 2012. Saranda, Albania. Capacity Building Workshop. 2012. Assistant facilitator for half-day Advanced Participation Methods (APM) training with the PLGP team. USAID – Planning and Local Governance Project (PLGP). November 9th, 2012. Tirana, Albania. Democracy and Governance Strategic Planning Work Retreat. 2012. Designed and facilitated a 1.5 day strategic planning work retreat. Tetra Tech ARD - Democracy and Governance Sector. November 5th&6th, 2012. Burlington, VT. LARA Weekly Technical Meeting Development Workshop. 2012. Designed and facilitated a workshop to develop the process, agenda template, roles & responsibilities, and Weekly Technical Short Report form. USAID - Land Reform in Afghanistan (LARA). October 11th, 2012. Burlington, VT. LARA Work Retreat. 2012. Designed and facilitated a 1 day work retreat for home office project staff. Focused on brainstorm key actions needs to bolster over-all project management, team building exercises, and identifying roles responsibilities of key staff to attain laser focus on achieving project performance indicators during the remaining 16 months of the project. Methods – Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and Advanced Participation Methods (APM). USAID - Land Reform in Afghanistan (LARA). October 3rd, 2012. Burlington, VT. Lessons Learned Workshop. 2012. Designed and facilitated a 1 day lessons learned workshop in order to develop materials for a Firm Fixed Price contract management training series. MCA – Land Services Technical Assistance (LSTA). September 7th, 2012. Burlington, VT. Lessons Learned Writers Workshop. 2012. Designed and facilitated a 1.5 day project end assessment of broad achievements and lessons learned (both technical and administrative) in order to write a briefing document for USAID and STARR IQC consortia. USAID - Property Rights and Resource Governance Project (PRRGP). June 6-7, 2012. Burlington, VT. SRLG Work Retreat. 2012. Conducted a 2 day work retreat for project staff on the Sudan Rural Land Governance project (SRLG). Focus on addressing key conflict in program management, team building, and action planning for Year 2 deliverables. Methods – Appreciative Inquiry (AI) and Advanced Participation Methods (APM). USAID - Sudan Rural Land Governance (SRLG). Juba, South Sudan. 4 L. Montgomery-Rinehart Developing a Roadmap for a Supply Chain of Artisanal Diamonds from Africa. 2011. Focus on public private partnerships. Mining and extractive industries. December 12, 2011. USAID - Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development (PRADD). Tiffany & Co. Foundation. New York, NY. Feasibility of Direct Marketing of Artisanal Diamonds. 2011. Mining and extractive industries. USAID - Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development (PRADD). October 12th, 2011. Department of State. Washington, DC. Adjunct Instructor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, NY 2007-2011 Department of Science, Society, and Technology Studies Led initiative to revamp two regular required courses for students in STEM disciplines. Change management approach included collaboration with multiple offices on campus, change in policy, and coordination and outreach with local non-profit and government organizations. Trained STEM students in leadership theory and workforce development (Needs assessment, goal setting, research methodologies, emotional intelligence, leadership styles, stakeholder analysis, vision statements, core values, organizational analysis, monitoring and evaluation techniques, communication skills, networking, and conflict resolution) Taught course on civil society and public service. Managed internship program including the design, development, implementation of service learning course Directed team of graduate teaching assistants and courses of 100+ students Coordinated programs, workshops and events with various departments (Archer Center for Student Leadership, the Registrar’s Office, Career Development Center, Center for Communication Practices, Athletic Department, and REACH program) Campus liaison – New York State Assembly and Senate undergraduate internship programs Facilitated workshops included: Leadership Styles in Situational Leadership. 2009. Assistant Coach Leadership Luncheon. December 2, 2009. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Troy, NY Writing Workshop. 2008. Spring & Fall semesters. In coordination with the Center for Communication Practices, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Writing Workshop. 2009. Spring & Fall semesters. In coordination with the Center for Communication Practices, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Enrollment and Outreach Specialist, AIDS Council of Northeastern New York – Albany, NY Summer 2010 Market analysis, communications, and outreach to target populations and public health service providers in the Capital District Provided education and training workshops to community health service providers and individuals living with HIV/AIDS Monitored and evaluated outreach and enrollment activities ESL Instructor, Guilderland Central School District (Continuing Education) – Guilderland, NY Taught intermediate grammar and conversation Integrated workforce development topics and skills Student profile – adults in boutique manufacturing industry 2007 ESL Instructor, UMass Amherst – Continuing and Professional Education – Amherst, MA Taught advanced pronunciation Integrated workforce development topics and skills Student profile – service workers, hospitality industry, graduate students, professionals Fall 2005 College Level Teaching, multiple - Northeast 2001-2006 Schools - Trinity College, Siena College, Lafayette College, Binghamton University, UMass Amherst, and Northampton Community College 5 L. Montgomery-Rinehart Courses - Peoples of Africa (x2), Economic Anthropology, Political Anthropology, Sex and Gender, Health Policy Applications, Introduction to Anthropology, and Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Topics – theory, ethnography, research methods, policy analysis, geographical area, applications, etc. Visiting Researcher, Eduardo Mondlane University – Quelimane, Mozambique 1999-2000 Department of Anthropology (affiliated) Developed research proposal and carried-out ethnographic research on community development, civil society organizations, state-society relations, trust, and good governance using qualitative and quantitative assessment and analysis tools Trained and directed research assistants Conducted cultural and organizational assessments using a variety of qualitative and quantitative social science research methods Research monitoring and analysis Fulbright IIE and National Science Foundation award Collaborated and coordinated with: o micro-financing bank (workforce development, economic development) o cultural groups (street theater, communications, outreach, youth development) o local governance (municipal officials, neighborhood leaders, women's organizations, and party officials) o faith-based groups (Anglican Women's Group, Southern Baptist Women's Group, 3rd Order Franciscans, Legion of Mary, Joani Massowa) o youth organizations (OJM, Heart of Jesus) o home district association (member/participant Analugela) Research Assistant, International Crane Foundation – Maputo, Mozambique March 2000 Youth workforce development - graduate student training workshop, Universidade de Eduardo Mondlane “Undertaking Research to Assess the Socioeconomic Benefits of Improved Water Resources Management in the Lower Zambezi Valley.” Assistant to key speaker Dr. Michael Horowitz, Institute for Development Anthropology Midterm observer, Carter Center, Democracy Program – Mozambique 1999 Assessed pre-election campaign climate and civic education processes in Zambézia Province. Reviewed security situation for elections and international observers Logistics coordinator interfacing with local NGOs (World Vision, Save the Children, and Capuchin Friary) Short term advisor, United States Embassy –Mozambique (pro bono) 1999 Short term advisor to US Ambassador, the Hon. Dean Curran on the political climate in Zambézia Province during pre-election period. Assessment of political and security situation in the province Research Assistant and Grants Manager, Inst. for Development Anthropology - Binghamton, N.Y. 1997-1999 Research, livelihood assessments, policy analysis, grants management, payroll Topical areas/functions - gender equity, pastoralism, livelihood assessment and analysis, economic development, natural resource management, land tenure, big dams, resettlement, program evaluation, impact assessments Partners: USAID, Kresge Foundation, Oxfam, World Bank, ExxonMobil Projects: o Broadening Access and Strengthening Input Marketing Systems (BASIS) Collaborative Research Support Program (pastoralism) o ExxonMobil Chad-Cameroon Pipeline project - data administration for social and environmental assessment (mining and extractive industries) Development Anthropologist (journal) - contributing, book reviews, editing Office of Facilities, Yale University – New Haven, CT 1995 6 L. Montgomery-Rinehart Accounting assistant Processed invoices Data management Other teaching & training experience: 1994 TEFL Teacher Trainer. Peace Corps – São Tomé e Príncipe 1992 TEFL Volunteer Trainer. Peace Corps – Gabon 1991-94 Teacher. Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL). Peace Corps – Gabon and São Tomé e Príncipe EDUCATION: Ph.D. Candidate Anthropology, pending 2016, Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, N.Y. M.A. Anthropology, 1999, Binghamton University (SUNY), Binghamton, N.Y. B.A. Italian/French, 1988, Honors College, So. Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT Other training and certifications: Introduction to Supply chain Management and Commodity Security. August 2014. USAID Deliver Project. Arlington, VA Successfully Navigating the Property Tax Assessment Appeal Process, May 2014, Vermont League of Cities & Towns. Middlebury, VT. Certified Performance Technologist (CPT) – application under-development. ISPI. Plan and Create Your Presentation Content, March 2013, KnowledgeWave. South Burlington, VT. Managing Remote Teams, February 2013, Sandler Associates. Washington, DC. Advanced Participation Methods (APM), February 2013, Burlington, VT. USAID Rules and Regs, July 2011, Burlington, VT. Technology of Participation (ToP), Minnesota ToP facilitation methods. Minneapolis, MN. TransTheoretical Method (behavior change). June 2010, AIDS Council of North Eastern New York. Albany, NY. Teaching Certification Teaching, 1990, Italian/French, So. Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT BOARD MEMBERSHIPS: 2013 Trustee - Deborah Rawson Memorial Library (municipality). Jericho, VT 2013-2015 Board of Civil Authority. Jericho, VT 2013-2015 Board of Tax Abatement. Jericho, VT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS and INVITED TALKS: 2011 Civic Personhood in a Pluralist Society: Uncertainty and Belonging in Urban Mozambique. November 16-20, 2011. American Anthropological Association – Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada. 2009 Where Affect and Self-Making Meet: Policy Change, Civil Society and the Search for Security in Urban Mozambique. December 1 – 4, 2009. American Anthropological Association – Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, PA 2007 (Re)configuring Womanhood: Voluntary Associations in Urban Mozambique. October 17 - 21, 2007. African Studies Association – Annual Meeting. New York, NY. 2006 Civil Society and (Dis)Order in the Mozambican Context. April 20, 2006. Guest lecturer - Social Change in Southern Africa. Mount Holyoke College. South Hadley, MA. Invited. 2006 What’s Trust Got To Do With It? Association Membership in Urban Mozambique. March 3, 2006. Five College African Studies Council. Amherst, Massachusetts. Invited. 2006 What’s Trust Got To Do With It? Association Membership in Urban Mozambique. February 23, 2006. Department of Anthropology - Grand Valley State University. Allendale, Michigan. Invited. 2005 Women’s Lived Experience of Afromodernity: Urban Voluntary Associations and the Politics of Personhood in Mozambique. American Anthropological Association - Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 2005 “The Time of Containers Is Over”: Women Overcoming Civic Impotence in Urban Mozambique. November 1720, 2005. African Studies Association – Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 2005 Associational Life in Quelimane: Indications of Trust. An Assessment of Decentralization Policy Decree 15/2000: Experiences, Obstacles, Possibilities. 12th-13th May 2005. Centro de Formação Jurídica e Judiciária (CFJJ). Matola Norte, Mozambique. Invited. 7 L. Montgomery-Rinehart 2002 Reconceptualizing Civil Society: Association Membership and Practices of Trust in Quelimane, Mozambique. December 5-8, 2002. African Studies Association – Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. 2002 Shifting Identities: Voluntary Associations and the Search for Trust. Portuguese/African Encounters – Interdisciplinary Congress. April 25-28, 2002. Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University. Providence, RI. Invited. PUBLICATIONS, TECHNICAL REPORTS, STRATEGIC PLANS AND REVIEWS: 2015 USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4. 2015. Zanzibar: Assessment of Human Resource Capacity in Public Health Supply Chain Management. Arlington, Va.: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4. (Lead author) 2015 USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4. 2015. Tanzania: Human Resource Capacity Assessment in Public Health Supply Chain Management. Arlington, Va.: USAID | DELIVER PROJECT, Task Order 4. (Lead author) 2012 Training and Facilitation Services - Strategic Training Plan. Tetra Tech ARD. 2011 “Line-Drying Is Democracy In Action — Good For Clothes And Good For The Earth, Too.” Editorial. Altamont Enterprise. 14 April 2011. http://altamontenterprise.com/sites/default/files/virtual-edition/Enterprise%204-1411%20NB.pdf 2007 Associational Life in Quelimane: Indications of Trust. In State Recognition of Local Authorities and Public Participation: Experiences, Obstacles, and Possibilities in Mozambique. Lars Burr, Terezinha da Silva and Helene Maria Kyed, eds. Pp. 141-158. Maputo: Centro de Formação Jurídica e Judiciária - Ministério da Justica: Maputo. 2004 Review of Pounders of Grain: A History of Women, Work, and Politics in Mozambique. Journal of Southern African Studies 30(3). Invited. 2002 Review of Mepanda Uncua Environmental Impact Assessment. (Reg 216) Berkeley: International Rivers Network. 2002 A Quem Benefico O Projecto? (Reg 216) Livaningo 2. 1999 Review of Problemi di Anthropologia dei Processi di Sviluppo. Antonio Colajanni. Varese, ISSCO. 1994 and Anthropologie et Developpment: Essai en Socio-Anthropologie du Changement Social. J.P. Olivier de Sardan. Paris, Karthala. 1995. Development Anthropologist 16(1-2). 1998 (with Stephanie Horowitz) Horn of Africa Bibliography. (USAID) Binghamton, NY: Inst for Dev. Anthropology. FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS: Anthropology Graduate Student Travel Award. Binghamton University (2006) Graduate Student Organization Travel Award. Binghamton University (2006) Travel Grant, Nordic Africa Institute, Danish Institute of International Studies, Danish Embassy (2005) Foundation Travel Grant. Binghamton University. (2005) Dissertation Year Fellowship. Binghamton University. (2003) Travel Grant, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown University (2002) Travel Grant, Northampton County Community College (2001) National Science Foundation. (1999-2000) Fulbright IIE. (1999-2000) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Amer. Assoc. of Training and Development (2011-) ♦ American Anthropological Association (2000-) ♦ American Ethnological Association (2000-) ♦ SUNTA - Society for Urban, National, Transnational/Global Anthropology (2004-) ♦ ASAP - ASsociation for the Anthropology of Policy (2013-) ♦ Five College African Studies Council (2003-2006) ♦ African Studies Association (2001-2012) ♦ Lusophone African Studies Organization (2001-) ♦ Jericho Democratic Caucus – Treasurer (2013-) ♦ International Facilitators Association (2011-2014) ♦ International Association of Public Health Logisticians (2014-) ♦ People That Deliver (2015 -) 8