Selected Grants, Awards, and Consultancies

• Consultant, Tetra Tech/Associates in Rural Development, Inc., Cote d’Ivoire Legislative Strengthening assessment mission and proposal preparation, July - October, 2012.



• Consultant, Tetra Tech/Associates in Rural Development, Inc., Uganda GAPP proposal preparation, March-April, 2012.



• Consultant, The Mitchell Group, Inc., Uganda Monitoring Evaluation and Management Services, March 2010 – February, 2012.



• Consultant, Tetra Tech/Associates in Rural Development, Inc., Guinea Democracy/Governance Assessment Project, 2011.



• Consultant, Tetra Tech/Associates in Rural Development, Inc., Guyana Governance Enhancement Project, 2010-2011.



• U.S. Department of State Speaker’s Program Award, Democratic Political Processes and Institution-Building, (Rwanda - September 2007 and October 2000, Madagascar - September 2006, Nepal – August 2005, Haiti - September/October 2003 and September 2001, Eritrea - June 2001, Chad - June 2000, Botswana - April 2000).



• Consultant, Associates in Rural Development, Inc., Guyana assessment mission and proposal preparation, February-May, 2009.



• Consultant and principal drafter, Center for International Development, State University of New York, Proposal to USAID on Evaluating Political Party Strengthening Assistance Programs, December 2008, January 2009.



• Consultant, American Center for International Labor Solidarity (ACILS). Prepared report on USAID-ACILS relations in East Africa, Nairobi, Kenya (January 2006).



• Consultant, International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Co-wrote "Ethiopia 2005 Pre-Election Assessment" report for USAID Ethiopia Mission (July-August, 2004).



• Lead Consultant and Presenter, Legislative-Civil Society Relations Seminars, Rwandan National Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda (June 2003) (USAID-funded).



• Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Core funding for the Center on Democratic Performance ($115,000), (2000-2002).



• New York State/United University Professions Development Award, ($1,000), (December 2002).



• Asian and Asian-American Studies Program Curriculum Development Grant Competition, Binghamton University, ($5,000) (November, 2002).



• Lead Consultant and Presenter, Legislative Oversight of the Executive Branch Seminars, Rwandan National Assembly, Kigali, Rwanda (June 2002) (USAID-funded).



• Lead Consultant, International Development Group, State University of New York. Prepared "Benin Legislative Project: Evaluation Indicators Report" (January-February 2001).



• Consultant, World Bank Public Sector Management Group. Prepared report for senior management entitled "The World Bank's Role in Legislative Strengthening: A Review of the Issues and Proposed Options" (February-May 2000).



• Consultant, USAID Democracy and Governance Center project on assessing legislative strengthening programming. Prepared Report entitled "Legislative Strengthening: Supporting Sustainable Institutions of Representation and Law-Making in Newly Democratic Societies" (1999-2000).



• Consultant, Management Systems International (MSI). Prepared report entitled "Lessons Learned from International Assistance to Democratic Development", Republic of Benin, (1998).