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 Here is a sampling of some of the fascinating people I have met and photographed in recent years.  Welcome to my website. I would love to put my 20+ years of experience in nonprofit management and strategic communications and policy to work for you. I have a unique combination of experience in communications/policy and international development implementation, in four languages, on five continents. To find out more, click on About Me and My Professional Experience on left and, to see what I can do for you, click on Services I Offer. I enjoyed developing this website, and I hope you enjoy reading my stories, viewing my photos and videos and listening to my radio spots. Thanks to my designer, Steve Chambers of Creative Services (creserv.com), for making it a reality. I would be grateful for the opportunity to assist with your challenges and look forward to hearing from you. My contact information is at left. 
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Developing a Reproductive Health Communications Strategy in Kenya NAIROBI -- In 2010, Kenyans approved a new constitution expanding reproductive rights, including a loosening of restrictions against abortion. But key audiences do not know about these changes. I returned to Kenya in April to finish my work developing a communications strategy to make sure they do. Telling the Great Story of DKT Ethiopia's Work ADDIS ABABA -- I spent a week with DKT Ethiopia in April to help them tell the story of their outstanding work in contraceptive social marketing and HIV prevention among sex workers and other vulnerable groups. I traveled to southern Ethiopia and talked to a variety of DKT staff, sales outlets, sex workers and other stakeholders. Sharing My Genealogical Discoveries with French TV ALSACE, France -- "Envoye Special," the French "60 Minutes," is covering my exploration of my family roots in Alsace again -- the sequel to a piece that originally aired in 2002. In February, I spent two days with a film crew in my ancestral villages in Alsace. The resulting piece will be broadcast later this year on France 2 TV network. Here's my segment of the original report. And here's the full version of the report (I appear about 15 minutes in). SOME RECENT COMMUNICATIONS EXPERIENCES: Moderating Safe Water Conference at BU BOSTON -- In January 2012, I moderated an all-day Safe Water for Health Now Conference at Boston University in partnership with Vestergaard Frandsen, a European company that employs a unique humanitarian entrepreneurship business model. Communications Training in Burkina Faso, Mali OUAGADOUGOU and BAMAKO -- In October 2011, I gave communications training to PSI staff in Burkina Faso and the staffs of Futures Group and l'Institut de l'Education Populaire in Mali. The Conseil National de Lutte contre le SIDA du Burkina, which also participated, wrote this about my workshop on their website. Social Good Summit and NCD Summit, New York NEW YORK -- I was in New York Sept. 18-22, 2011 for a UN High-Level Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the Social Good Summit. Most of my time was spent at the Digital Media Lounge of the Summit which I blog about here. I also wrote two blogs for the Huffington Post - one on cancer in Africa, and another on the drought and famine in the Horn of Africa. G8, Deauville, France DEAUVILLE -- I tackled my third G8 Summit in May 2011, but global health did not fare nearly as well as it had in Canada in 2010. I wrote six blogs from Deauville and here is my final word on the summit. UN Summit on Millennium Development Goals NEW YORK -- I covered the UN Summit on the MDGs, to promote GHC's events and participate in others' events. I wrote this blog about what Syrah wine has to do with pneumonia. XVIII International AIDS Conference VIENNA -- I managed a press conference on HIV/AIDS in Haiti after the earthquake featuring leaders of three of the largest NGOs operating in Haiti and wrote this press release which helped us get some media coverage. I also blogged (see link below) and tweeted the conference. White House Summit on Health & Clean Energy WASHINGTON -- In November 2009, I spent half a day in the White House to hear and share ideas with top Obama Administration officials including Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sibelius and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson about the public health benefits of clean energy. Here's my account. An Emotional Return to My African Village LOME, TOGO -- In October 2009, I was thrilled to my core to return to my Peace Corps village in Togo after 24 years. The two years I spent there had a major impact on the course of my life. But had I had a major impact on my village? It was the moment of truth. Here's what I found. > Go to my personal blog |
