Resume

• 2000

  D.Phil.

  Geography

• 1999

  MSc

  Environmental Change and Management

• 1994

  M.A.

  Political Theory

  African politics

• 1988

  B.A.(Hons.)

  Political Studies

  Commerce

• International Community School of Addis Ababa

  Board Director

  One of Canada's largest cross country ski clubs.

  Nakkertok Nordic Cross-Country Ski Club

  Chair

  Board of Governors

  International Community School of Addis Ababa

  International Political Economy

  Research

  International Development

  Politics

  Policy

  Policy Analysis

  NGOs

  Public Policy

  International Relations

  Hurst

  Overseas Development Institute

  Environment Canada

  Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

  Canadian International Development Agency

  Carleton University

  Collaborative for Development Action Inc.

  Foreign Affairs

  Trade and Development Canada

  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

  CARE Canada

  Carleton University

  Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada

  Ottawa

  Canada Area

  Deputy Director

  Global Institutions

  Food Security Division

  Addis Ababa

  Ethiopia

  Head of Regional Cooperation and Program Manager

  Foreign Affairs

  Trade and Development Canada

  200 Promenade du Portage

  Gatineau

  Quebec

  Acting Director

  Democratic Governance and Human Rights Division

  Canadian International Development Agency

  London

  United Kingdom

  • research into socio-economic and political context of bushmeat trade and consumption in Central Africa; field research in Congo-Brazzaville

  Gabon and Cameroon\n• joint organization of ODI/Zoological Society of London conference on “Wild Meat and Livelihoods” (Sept 2004)

  Research Assistant

  Overseas Development Institute

  Ottawa

  Canada

  Team Leader

  Policy Development Division

  Canadian International Development Agency

  Program Leader

  Think Tank Initiative

  Ottawa

  Canada Area

  International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

  Ottawa

  Canada

  Policy Advisor

  Biodiversity Convention Office

  Environment Canada

  Boston

  MA

  • worked with local NGOs in Afghanistan to build capacity for political-economic analysis in support of more effective and durable humanitarian interventions\n• wrote case studies of experiences of Afghan partners for distribution to other Local Capacities for Peace partner organisations

  Project Liaison Officer

  Local Capacities for Peace Project

  Collaborative for Development Action Inc.

  Ottawa

  (on leave from Sept 98-Apr 99)\n\n• country office oversight of CARE Zambia

  CARE Burundi

  CARE DR Congo\n• contract management for multinational emergency and post-conflict reconstruction projects in Burundi

  Rwanda and DR Congo

  Programme Officer

  CARE Canada

  Ottawa

  Canada

  Acting Director

  Economic Analysis Division

  Canadian International Development Agency

  French

  Spanish

  Swahili