Independent consulting
Fifteen years managing U.S. government international programs across active- and post-conflict countries. Available for consulting engagements in program management, design, evidence systems, and federal compliance.
Services
Multi-country portfolio oversight, annual planning and reporting cycles, portfolio restructuring and redesign, program scaling, and technical assistance.
Program and award design, scopes of work, solicitation drafting, procurement strategy, funding justification, and appropriations defense.
MEL framework design, indicator and KPI development, third-party monitoring design and oversight, portfolio reviews, and commissioning evaluations.
Grant and contract management, 2 CFR 200, Federal Acquisition Regulation compliance, fiduciary oversight, due diligence, and government-to-government agreements. FAC-COR Level II.
Organizational restructuring and office mergers, workflow and systems design, change management, and documentation of standard operating procedures.
Workshop design and facilitation, diagnostic assessment, strategy co-creation, client and counterpart advisory, and facilitation of high-stakes convenings.
Sectors
Post-conflict stabilization, conflict mitigation, conflict-sensitive programming, and civil-military coordination in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Sri Lanka.
Emergency operations, forced displacement, IDP and evacuee programming, repatriation and reintegration, protection, and SPHERE / Core Humanitarian Standard.
Democratic governance programming, anti-corruption and public integrity, electoral and institutional reform, rule of law, civil society strengthening, and human rights.
Design and procurement of a $38M Women in Government investment in Afghanistan, and integration of gender and inclusion across sector portfolios.
Selected results
Directed a nine-project stabilization portfolio and converted third-party monitoring from a compliance function into an evidence-based decision system informing course corrections across the portfolio.
Led integration of a $190M mission portfolio into the Global Fragility Act framework. The effort was cited as exemplary among GFA countries and the mission received 180% of its funding request.
Executed a merger of the health, education, and democracy offices during the reduction, restructuring teams, processes, and agreements without interruption to programming.
Briefed Congressional staff on Libya programming, addressing political concerns and contributing to a directive that sustained funding without disrupting implementation.
Scope of practice
I'm not a technical sector specialist. Agriculture and food security, climate and energy science, public health technical practice, and youth development methodology belong to people who have spent their careers in them.
My depth is in how programs are designed, governed, funded, and delivered. If the core of a role is technical domain expertise, I am not the right person for it and I will say so early.
If one of those is what you need, get in touch anyway. Fifteen years in this field has left me with a substantial network, and I can point you to someone good.