Expertise
International education; humanitarian assistance; forced migration; children's well-being; post-conflict reconstruction; education in emergencies and state fragility
- Language Fluency:
- Spanish
Background
Past Positions
Head of education for the International Rescue Committee; Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies Steering Group, Minimum Standards Working Group, and Working Group on Education and Fragility; United Nations Humanitarian Aid Reform – Education Advisory Committee; United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Safe Schools Advisory Committee; Lecturer at Columbia University and University of Ulster; various positions with civil society and UN agencies advancing education for refugees and migrants
Education
PhD, Columbia University, Teachers College, 2008; MA, Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, 2001; BA, Swarthmore College, 1996
How can Obama make good on his commitment to the Global Fund for Education?