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- Since 1975 I have traveled the globe with the goal to contribute to socio-economic and community development, both in and out of the Baha’i community. My life resulted in 4 nationalities: American, Dutch, Russian, and Ukrainian (actually a “green card”), and working experience in more than 60 countries. At various times I have been an academic (United States, Sri Lanka, and Ukraine), a consultant, a CEO for business and development consulting, and a development expert for a dozen of the major bi-lateral and multilateral development agencies. Since retirement from the World Bank group, I focuses on social activism, including a school to teach virtues to Ukrainian children and youth, advocating for family farms in rural areas increasingly dominated by corporate interests, interFaith dialog, teaching a class on entrepreneurship, and grass roots community development. My mind set is multi-cultural, multi-national.
- Retired World Bank group (International Finance Corporation), 30 June 2015
- Professor, Program Leader, Entrepreneur Course, MIM-Kyiv, 2015-present
- 39 years project experience in over 60 countries, including 25 years as program manager for a wide range of clients (World Bank, IFC, ILO, SENTER (Netherlands), EU, USAID, UNDP, FAO, DFID, and others)
- Overall 15 years’ experience in banking/MFI agri-finance and agricultural insurance, 10 years as agribusiness manager;
- 20 years as seed industry specialist, including classroom training, applied research, and serving as an Extension Specialist for the State of North Carolina (15 years employed from academic positions)
- Project Manager, Maize Improvement Project, Les Cayes, Haiti
- Program Manager, Conseil de l’Entente, 5 countries in West Africa
- Research Associate, Seed Technology, Mississippi State Univ.
- Assistant Professor, Extension Seed Specialist, North Carolina State Univ.
- Professor and Seed Industry Specialists, DAI and Oregon State Univ.
- Program Leader and Senior Consultant, Seed Development, ARCADIS Euroconsult, NL
- Regional Manager and Hub CEO, ARCADIS Euroconsult, Moscow Russia
- Project Manager, EU Support to Rural Enterprises, Ukraine
- International Finance Corporation, program manager: 4 major projects in the “Access to Finance” business line of IFC, which includes 10 full time staff, between 20-30 part time staff (most working 150 days/year), and 3 outsourced contracts for specialized consulting services. Total combined budgets: 16.7 M USD
- Global Teams for Agri-Finance and Agri-Insurance, World Bank Group
- Experience key words: Agribusiness/SME Management, Bank Lending to Agriculture; SME Development, Credit Cooperation, Rural Microfinance, Crop Insurance, Agricultural Extension, Applied Agricultural Research, Advisory Services, Seed Science, Seed Industry, Strategic Planning, Consensus Decision Making, Values Based/Moral Leadership, Project Cycle Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Team Building
- Awarded a “medal of honour” by the Government of Ukraine for the management and achievements of the “Support to SME in the Rural Sector” project.
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