Professional Experience:
International development executive with more than sixteen years of progressively responsible leadership directing complex regional initiatives across West, Central, and East Africa. Recognized for leading high-performing partnerships among civil society organizations, governments, local institutions, and donors to deliver sustainable development outcomes at scale. Combines deep experience in food security, institutional strengthening, regional governance, and donor-funded programming with a proven ability to build trusted partnerships, guide multi-country teams, and translate strategic vision into measurable impact. Served as Associate Director, Africa at the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, with previous responsibility for a multi-million-dollar Africa sub-award portfolio covering 20+ projects and approximately $1.2M in annual campaign expenditure. Experience spans 16+ African countries, with extensive Francophone Africa experience and professional use of French.