Longtime, senior level communications professional with 18 years as consultant to/contractor with U.S. nonprofits and international development organizations (including World Bank and USAID) and projects in a variety of sectors, including health, governance, agriculture/trade, education, community development and the arts.  Have worked in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Iraq and Ghana (latter with technical offices in Burkina Faso)   Proficient in French.  Former award-winning broadcaset journalist. Accredited in Public Relations by Public Relations Society of America; Master of International Service (Executive Program) from American University, Washington, D.C.