Professional Experience:
Accomplished Chief Executive Officer highly proficient in non-profit management, strategic planning and business development resulting in consistent growth. Strategic problem solver and change manager offering 25+ years of experience in global health and non-profit organizations, and foundations. experience in global health and non-profit start-up and operations. Offers entrepreneurial, forwardthinking mindset and demonstrated track record of achievement. Decisive and hardworking leader with in-depth understanding of global health programming. Demonstrated success in operations, team management, growth strategies and Board of Directors development and administration.
Forward-thinking, experienced professional with capacity in the design, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based international public health programming, coalition building and partnership collaboration. Key expertise in maternal and child health (MCH), reproductive health (RH), HIV/AIDS, youth, gender, economic empowerment, humanitarian relief, capacity building and communication for development. Extensive work with multilateral and bilateral donors (e.g., USAID, CDC, DFID, Global Fund and EU), as well as host country governments, non-profit organizations and foundations.
Proven leader with track record of accountability, fierce determination, successful communication, partnership building and achievement of organizational goals and objectives. Reorganized, strengthened, and grew a lagging, inefficient international non-profit to 300% growth in funding, doubled staff size and reach to beneficiaries in 5 years. Visionary, developer, and leader of countrywide Kenyan $50M USAID project on HIV prevention for youth. Founder and Board member of a 20+ year successful local non-governmental organization in Uganda for health communication initiatives. Previous business owner.