LESLIE MCTYRE CV

PERMANENT ADDRESS: **** Fairfax Square, #116; Fairfax, VA 22031; E-MAIL: ad1vif@r.postjobfree.com; PHONE: Cell: 1-571-***-****.

Summary of experience: Extensive experience in all aspects of Programming, of Administration, Finance and Operations, and of Research-Action in Emergency/Disaster Response and Community Development-Protection Programs (research/conceptualization/drafting/funding/implementing/MEL) Emphasis on Education, Community/Regional Empowerment, Humanitarian Response, Health, Psycho-social Services, Science and Technology Programs, Agriculture, Food Security, Environmental Challenges, Water and Hygiene, and Knowledge-Change Management.) Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) of child/gender/age-based violence). Specializations in Psycho-social trauma healing, conflict intervention/resolution, Child Protection, Protection of Older Adults and Protection of Women. Climate Change Survival Research/Education/Preparation. Research-Action training; communications and negotiations in Violence Intervention and Conflict Resolution/Transformation with Attitudinal/Behavioral Modifications and personal and controlled media interventions. Disaster Risk Planning and Reduction. Writing manuals for emergencies; producing training sessions; executing peace and conflict resolution treaties and leading Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) in war/violence scenarios. Trainer/Mentor/Researcher/MEL in emergencies including all aspects of program management. Building/leading Emergency Rapid Response Community Survival teams and continuing manual on protection/healing of victims (emphasis on vulnerable children, women and older adults).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. CASE WORKER AIDE; Fairfax County department of Family Services/Adult Protective Services; VA, USA; 10/22 to present. Assisted Case Workers with protection and care for older vulnerable adults, including visits to homes to assess/assist, received professional training, filing reports, performing helping chores for older adults and assisting team. Participated in clinical assessments and prepared and implemented service plans. Worked with colleagues and clients to develop a plan of service to meet social, health, emotional and economic needs. With the case worker and client, formulated objectives and actions to resolve clients' problems; helped families and individuals to obtain services; investigated complaints of alleged abuse or neglect, and in consultation with supervisor or case workers, made assessment of risks posed to clients in accordance with state and local policies, and ensured risks were eliminated or minimized. Worked with colleagues, clients and communities to support the agency and program goals and objectives; participated in interagency, multi-disciplinary teams, community groups and professional organizations.

2. ASSISTANT CASHIER; Costco; West Ox Rd. Fairfax, VA, USA; 10/20 – 1/21 and 10/21 to 12/2021: IN COSTCO: Assisted cashiers; did returns, cleaned shelves, assisted in stacking freezers and refrigerators, cleaned/swept/mopped front and bathroom. Performed any other tasks as requested. ALSO Carried out research/writing on biotechnology, humanitarian re-conceptualizations and trauma healing and attended 11 online courses on humanitarian and emergency procedures/concepts.

3. PROGRAM COORDINATOR; International Medical Corps (IMC); Juba, South Sudan; (6/16 to 05/2017): Supervised, guided and mentored 7 Program Managers in a country program with 14 health, nutrition, education and GBV-Protection programs throughout the country. Functions included supervision of 10 sites and their staff around the country; fundraising among large funding sources ($17 Million DFID GBV Program and $4.5 million OFDA Reproductive Health and MCH Program); improved donor relations, reporting and report writing; rapid emergency response, deployment, development and implementation/management; Violence Prevention-Intervention; hospital, refugee center and camp management; MHPSS founding/start-up of national MHPSS Coordination Cluster; Environmental Awareness. Constant Administration, Human Resource and finance and representational duties. Financial program formulation and implementation. Design, management, and implementation of post-conflict and emergency operations programs including accountability, monitoring, learning and evaluation, finance, logistic and procurement duties. Coordinate with numerous partners, levels of government, donors and beneficiaries. Provide regional planning knowledge into overall programming priorities. Research and conceptualization during program formulation. Enhancement of information flows. Formulated Mental Health and Psycho-social Services (MHPSS) Cluster and member of mission’s Senior Management Team.

4. PROGRAM MANAGER; Medical Teams International (MTI); Monrovia, Liberia; (2/15 to 6/15): Program Manager for a $4 M USAID-OFDA grant project to reduce mortality as a result of the Ebola Virus Disease in Liberia through a rapid response initiative. Manager/coordinator of three international staff who supervised 40 regular staff. Formation, training, establishment, regulating and functioning of six Rapid Response Teams from County offices of the Ministry of Health that investigated, intervened, isolated and began treatment of Ebola cases. Managed temporarily quarantined villages. Mobilize/communicate/educate/work/R&D with and sensitize communities through women’s groups for viral emergencies. Develop/implement/explain infection, prevention and control and other medical protocols. Establish all internal systems/procedures for project. Managed/implemented operational tasks: 1) logistics, purchasing, transport, storage, inventory and distribution of medical and other supplies supporting the program; 2) Financial controls and budget maintenance; and others. Coordinate with all partners, stakeholders and counterparts in manner conducive to accelerated effects for population. Formulate new proposal to OFDA for continued transitional assistance into recovery and eventual development activities with other donors

5. Country Director; JAM International; Juba, South Sudan; April 2013 to June 2014: directed an INGO with 220 staff spread out in 9 offices in 6 different states of South Sudan. Formulated, developed and implemented community refugee resilience programs in Education, Food Security and Livelihood, Health & Nutrition, Agriculture, PSEA and Child Protection, Nutrition, and Environmental Hazards Awareness. Research, re-conceptualization and re-programming for participation of victimized women. Trained staff in all aspects of administration, finance, logistics, human resources and MEL. Established excellent relations with Government, Partners and Stakeholders. Negotiated post-violence work conditions with armed actors. increased women protection/gender balance in staff and programming. Built strong team spirit. In charge of reporting, advocacy, fundraising, logistics, finance/administration, programming, advanced training, MHPSS for staff and beneficiaries for 9 offices. Multi-level vertical/horizontal coordination with UN Cluster system and government. In charge of information collection/dissemination. Research and design adaptive programming and modular operations. Continued researching and developing novel programmatic and attitudinal/behavioral approach to emergency based on participation, conflict diplomacy, climate change, gender, resilience.

6. VARIOUS CONSULTANCIES: (Based in USA) June 2011 to August 2012 Subcontracts and copious research on empowerment of women and review/re-conceptualization of emergency field manuals; formulation of training modules for Protection of Community and PSEA Programs and of field manuals for climate change and trauma healing in war torn areas. Based in Juba, South Sudan; September 2012 - January 2013: Manager of Coordination Unit of Grey Areas Consortium: reporting, advocacy, fundraising, logistics, finance/administration, programming, communications, PR, coordination, information collection/dissemination, health, MHPSS, PSEA and Child Protection, gender, refugee and community empowerment, training-operational coordination/direction to medicine/ food/NFI cross-border operations.

7. UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN SUDAN (UNMIS); May 2006 to June 2011; (i) PROTECTION OFFICER in Sector II (Wau) in SOUTHERN SUDAN (5/06-5/07). Head of Protection of Civilians Section and Child Protection Unit in Sector Headquarters with responsibility for four states. Chairman of four Protection Working Groups in Sector. Responsibilities included policy analysis/recommendations, multi-agency/NGO coordination; establishing GBV and Child/Youth Protection Groups, intervention in child recruitment and violations of rights and gender violence through education, close work with special units of local authorities/police departments to root out corruption & fight crime/abuse. Conflict/Violence Prevention and Transformation; managed IDP refuges; Natural disaster and environmental hazards assessment. Violence prevention/intervention with MHPSS. Researched/managed/implemented attitudinal/behavioral modification techniques in Child/Refugee Protection initiatives. Emphasis on prevention of violations by Other Armed Groups, inter-tribal conflict, PSEA and child abuse/recruitment, trauma healing, and abuse of authority. Additional functions include Alternate Officer in Charge of the Sector and principal trainer in Protection of Children/Women and Human Rights. (ii) PROTECTION OFFICER and Head of Protection and Child Protection Unit in Section in Sector IV (Kadugli, Southern Kordofan, Sudan – 5/07-5/10) Protection of Civilians and Child Protection Team Leader in Sector; Chairman of State Protection Sector Coordinating Committee; Chairman of Information Subcommittee; Chairman of GBV subcommittee. Protection representative in Governor’s Development Committee; Master Trainer in Protection for Civilian-Military Integration in UNMIS and for government and civil society. Began teacher training on MHPSS and Adult Education with Women’s Groups for Child Survival in war, disasters and climate change conditions. Policy analysis/recommendations related to education/training of child and women rights. Conflict Diplomacy and Prevention-Intervention. Carried out 21 trips to communities to research-investigate/report on violations to human rights, child protection standards, SGBV by authorities, youth, army and intelligence organs of Sudan Government. Consistent trauma healing on-off duty. Knowledge system building for information collection/reporting/ advocacy for POC, GBV and Human Rights. Conceived, managed, formulated, financed and implemented 10 Women Protection Projects (US$ 1.6 million) including establishment of over 100 Protection of Women Groups designed to lead community and child survival struggles after onset of hostilities, re-training of religious leaders, health etc. (iii) REPORTS OFFICER in Sector IV Kadugli (5/10-2/11). Continued as focal point for all Protection of Civilians and Child Protection issues while performing reporting and information management functions for Head of Office in the Sector. Carried out three trips for investigation and reporting on violations of human and child rights and SGBV. Prepared special reports and research, contingency plans, military training modules, safe-havens, youth programs, teacher training, developed strategies/programs and built national capacity for emergencies, Violence prevention-intervention climate change and refugee assistance/response. (iv) INFORMATION ANALYSIS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE OFFICER (Juba, SOUTH SUDAN – 2/11-6/11). Member of UN Regional Operations Center (ROC) in Juba. Activities included policy conceptualization and recommendations; information management /collection-dissemination /reporting/advocacy; avoiding violence between tribes, by armed groups, mercenaries and regular troops against women and children. Climate and Environmental Inducement to Violence. Helped to establish UN information system for research and policy formulation in South Sudan. Response to natural disasters induced by climate change. Information management/policy advice for peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace building. In all four positions I continued developing novel attitudinal/behavioral approaches to emergency/development assistance and researching violence, PSS trauma, effects of climate change on politics and social violence.

8. INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT and Multilingual Translator/Interpreter; from 10/00 to 4/06 various NGOs and in Fairfax County Public Schools system and Board. Carried out short consultancies to INGOs and Burundi on assessments, rapid surveys, Integrated Rural Development, Child Protection, policy formulation, community development, emergency planning/management, youth, and SGBV. VA, USA. Multilingual interpretation/ translation functions in Fairfax County Public Schools. ALSO Received Masters of Science from the Program on Peacekeeping Policy in School of Public Policy in George Mason University; Virginia, USA: (from 9/00 – 5/02). LA & MI, USA from 8/05-10/05. Mental health-Disaster volunteer for Red Cross in Hurricane Katrina. Provision of MHPSS services for victims through a rapid response mobile team in hurricane affected areas. Special focus on traumatized child victims, primary critical assistance and research on environmental catastrophes. ALSO Continued university research on empowerment of women, community protection-development, Violence from Climate Change, peacekeeping, conflict resolution, psycho-social trauma healing, attitudinal/behavioral modification; rights programming/ information collection in emergency scenarios. Developed Refugees, Violence and Climate Change studies. Developed website/ manual about psycho-social assistance in disasters.

9. RESIDENT PROJECT OFFICER; UNICEF SOMALIA and UN Focal Point/Security Warden: (6/97 - 8/99) Supervise, manage and guide 25 regular staff (4 international and 21 national) and average of 300 contracted personnel in 5 field offices under extremely dangerous conditions in central Somalia on a child-youth-women focused program. Research on Violence Prevention-Intervention with MHPSS programming; Policy formulation and stakeholder coordination; integrated community development including Health, Education, WASH, environment and youth programs with women’s projects. Adult Education for Disaster & EWS and response. Expanded programmatic area and built information systems and advocated community-PSEA and child-women protection in emergency projects and activities expanding operational environment from 13 to 63 districts in south and central Somalia. Activities and responsibilities included: UN focal point for the zone; manager of IP refuges/centers; representation; UN Security Warden; head of operations, anti-FGM and PSS trauma healing focal point. Trained 20 women to meet groups to stop FGM, perform psycho-social trauma healing and training in human/women/child rights. Increased gender training/education and women’s programs. Specialized in programming, monitoring, conflict resolution, community protection. Researched/developed dynamic programming methods and education for violence prevention and natural disaster/environmental response strategies.

10. EMERGENCY PROGRAM/OPERATIONS CONSULTANT: UNICEF/UNHCR; RUSSIA: (4/95 -3/97) UNICEF Team leader in Chechnya operation; responsible for Child/Women Protection; planning/implementing/ monitoring protection programs for children, women and older women. Extensive trauma healing with older women victims of violence. Violence Prevention-Intervention activities; Head of stakeholders’ coordination unit. Policy recommendations/implementation. Worked with Health and education author-ities to assist IDPs. Established MHPSS trauma relief practices with three Russian republics. Trained two dozen women as Protection Officers and trainers for women, children and communities. Teacher training for emergency. Carried out two social situation quantitative and qualitative surveys for research on child protection/survival advocacy. Headed offices in Dagestan and Ingushetia for refugee assistance/org-anization; In Ingushetia traveled often to South Ossetia and to Yerevan; worked with schools/universities; developed modules for emergency management and MHPSS trauma treatment training; researched violence/conflict intervention through MHPSS techniques. Focal Point for INGO-Russian government coordination, security and relations with Armed Forces.

11. M&E OFFICER and CHILD PROTECTION OFFICER UNICEF RWANDA: (6/94 - 2/95) First staff member to enter during 1994 Rwanda genocide emergency; Violence Intervention-pacification; intervened in favor of child soldiers and drove wounded children from front lines to capital hospitals; formulated, trained and executed first information collection system with government; organized/empowered women’s groups; headed Unaccompanied Children and Psychosocial Trauma Units in Schools; researched/formulated MHPSS and Trauma Recovery Program for raped women; formulated protocols for treatment of rape victims; planning, policy formulation, emergency education and psycho-social assistance; capacity building and adult education for emergencies and PSEA for women/children; trained teachers/youth for community trauma healing; carried out dozens of individual trauma healing session with children/youth. Initiated Burial of Genocide Victims by burying 40,000 victims with official ceremonies. Directed refugee/IDP centers; Implemented staff psycho-social healing techniques. Violence Prevention-Intervention training and Team building. Began research of novel mentality, attitudes and behaviors towards women in emergencies and development.

12. MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICER and M&E SECTION CHIEF; UNICEF-MOZAMBIQUE (2/92 - 6/94) Emergency assistance, policy advice and management functions; Chief of M&E section; set up information collection/dissemination system for policy and emergency planning with government; technical assistance and training in quantitative surveys, data management, community/women/youth protection and emergency assistance to vulnerable women-children-older adults. Assessment of Environmental Disaster on Survival of IDPs. Management support functions including re-focusing education and health to post-war reality. Established research component to M&E Unit for Child Protection techniques inception and framing of CRC. Formulated violence avoidance and leader/community training activities for peace-building. Programming for emergency-to-development shift; community protection/organization and conflict resolution/recon ciliation in rural and urban settings. Established anti-GBV education programs. Constant capacity building of government counterparts and local authorities in Violence Intervention and Conflict Resolution. Policy formulation for peace.

13. CONSULTANT and PROGRAM DIRECTOR; Presidency of the Republic of BOLIVIA; (2/90 - 1/92)

Emergency and development consultant; Assisted in setting up Farmer's Emergency Fund for integrated community protection against natural disasters; Program and Research Director with Ministry of Labor in various capacities (Director of Socio-Labor Research Institute, Director of Training, Vice-Minister of Labor Affairs, etc.); worked with Ministry of Health as consultant in emergency information systems, vulnerable children and disaster response. Empowerment of women and girls through teacher/leader training. Developed research and emergency information methodologies for management systems in Health and Labor Ministries. Special language assistant to President. Increased gender and vulnerable child awareness and role of women in self-protection and decision making. Negotiated numerous labor issues. Continued studies and research in conflict, racism, sexism and violence.

14. PROJECT MANAGER; Catholic Relief Services - BOLIVIA; (6/87 - 1/90) Project Manager; conceive, formulate, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate 60 projects among vulnerable groups in emergency, community development, education, Mother-Child Health, women-youth, agriculture-rural development, water supply and food distribution in Bolivia. Began MHPSS research and poverty. Developed/implemented environmental emergencies’ coping strategies and negotiation techniques for ethnic violence avoidance. Response to natural disasters.

15. CONSULTANT/PROJECT MANAGER; Academy of Scince in BOLIVIA (2/85 - 5/87) - Research for establishment of Environmental Assessment and creation of national environmental coordination institution including emergency measures for disasters and endangered species; UNICEF - National Social Projects Inventory consultancy. Promoted rural women’s participation in community development. General Manager of company developing micro-regional development plan based on mineral and precious stones extraction.

16. PRESIDENT; Andean Regional Council on Science and Technology - BOLIVIA; (5/84 - 2/85) Preside, manage, conduct research, fundraising, regional integration development, program management, media and public information management, R&D management, international planning, programming, coordination and cooperation for 5 countries governments’ agencies on Science and Technology. Established research and experimentation protocols and education parameters for S&T in universities. Began long-term associations with dozens of universities, research centers and professional groups. Worked with National Academies of Science; directed several regional integration projects in health, social and physical sciences. Developed national agendas to integrate scientific research into specific projects that enhance national development.

17. NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Ministry of Planning and Coordination - BOLIVIA; (7/83 - 2/85) Manage, formulate, fund, implement, evaluate and disseminate the national S&T plan. Supervise 12 staff in Ministry and 14 consultants. Member of National Science Academy. Formulate S&T National Plan for Ministry’s Socio-Economic Plan. Formulated, implemented and evaluated dozens of scientific projects in physical and social sciences. Conducted research in universities, academies and hospitals. Developed research parameters for community development and psycho-social issues. Began research/study on violence prevention-intervention, environmental/climate catastrophes, geological modifications and high-altitude effects.

18. ASSOCIATE REPRESENTATIVE UN Fund for Population Activities - PARAGUAY; (5/80 - 6/83) Formulated, researched, negotiated, implemented and monitored six population projects including Child Health, MCH, Gender and Adult Education with GOP. First year as National Officer in UNDP/UNFPA Bolivia; program implementation/monitoring/R&D and population activities. UNDP - BOLIVIA; National Officer in charge of UNFPA, UNDP, UNFDAC, UNEP, HABITAT. Creation of National Parks, Tree Nurseries and their protection.

19. PROJECT OFFICER; Ministry of Planning and Coordination - BOLIVIA; (3/77 - 5/80) Formulate, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate national emergency and development programs and projects; regional and urban development programs and projects; natural disaster response; Violence Prevention, Child Protection and MCH, education in emergencies, empowerment of women, agriculture and rural development, infant mortality and IDP projects; emergency management information. Studies in Pre-investment Institute on conditions in underdevelopment towards conflict. Began research on environmental disasters and violence potential.

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

1. George Mason University; School of Public Policy (Virginia, USA); Master of Science in Peacekeeping Operations. Emphasis on conflict analysis and resolution. Thesis and continuous research on “Psychosocial Manual for Emergency Response in Man-made Disasters”. 9/00-5/02

2. Columbia University (NY, NY; USA); Bachelor of Arts in Psychology; Advanced studies in child development, trauma counseling, cognitive and social psychology. 8/70-1/74

3. Columbia University (NY, NY; USA); Bachelor of Arts in Political Science; Advanced studies in International Development, policy development and environmental politics. 8/70-1/74

4. Howard University (Washington DC, USA); Associate's degree in alcoholism, drug and stress Counseling. 6/76 - 2/77

CERTIFICATES, COURSES AND DISTINCTIONS: 1) ANA statistical information and webinars on COVID-19 (5 webinars); 2) More than 2 dozen training events on Child Protection, Protection of Women and Protection of Vulnerable Adults. 3) Humanitarian Response in Conflict and Disaster; Harvard University online course; 12/2018. 4) Trauma Healing Research/Training; Magne Raundalen, Psychotherapist; 07/1994. 5) Chef de Mission Bolivian Ski Delegation; Winter Olympics 1988. 6) Paraguay Defense Ministry Medal of Distinction; 06/1983. 7) Regional and Urban Development; ACTIM (France); 08/1978. 8) Program Cycle Development; Bolivian Government Training Institute; 07/1977. 9) Associate Degree: Alcoholism, Drug and Stress Counseling; Howard University; 02/1977. 10) Certificates in more than 40 courses on care and protection of older adults. 11) Favorite pastimes: Skiing, exercise, biking, swimming, yoga, reading and research.

CONDUCT SHORT, MEDIUM- AND LONG-TERM COURSES IN:

1)Emergency Team Building and Development: Research establishing social base for health and education; Accompaniment in the field; M&E&L; A&B Modification Research; MHPSS techniques; Leadership and Management; Protection of children, elderly and women; Sectoral Specialization Sub-Courses; Field Testing Emergency Teams; First Aid and Basic Trauma Relief;

2)Climate Warming Science Course: Education in Essentials of Climate Science; Research and Information Collection and Dissemination; Projections Methodologies and National-Local Planning; Holistic Relationships Approaches; Climate Change Disasters and Projections

3)Empowerment of Communities and Women: Education and research in gender differences; Lifesaving; Survival, Protection, Resilience and Development Activities; Women Leaders; Democratic Evolutionary Mileposts; Social Attitudinal/Behavioral Modification; MHPSS techniques; Empowerment of women, children and older adults.

4)Community Psychosocial and Individual Trauma Healing Techniques: Research techniques, Prioritization of Healing Technique; Education’s contribution to trauma healing; Operational markers of trauma distinction; Empowering women, children and elderly; Holistic community MHPSS; individual healing and self-evaluations; unifying and integrative goals; training staff;

5)Project Cycle Review Training: formulation, design, implementation, MEL, reconceptualization, Spiral Re-formulation; Programming for empowerment; Institutional Applications.

6)Advanced Course: Human Consciousness for Emergency-Development Programs: Research and Exploration of novel standards and limitations for humanitarian interventions; Education systems’ Adaptation to accelerated development; Human centered design; MHPSS in Emergencies; Incorporation of Climate Change Sciences and Projections for Programming

7)Advanced Course: Holistic Intervention, Programming and Implementation for Emergencies and Disasters: Research into human consciousness in emergency conditions; Rapid death-to-life turnaround time; MHPSS and A/B modification; the role of surgeons, intensivists and psychosocial interventions. Environmental Re-integration; Victim-to-healer integration of children, women and older adults; Staff A&B Modification;

AREAS OF EXPERTISE/CORECOMPETENCIES: Statistical and practical training on COVID-19; Conflict Analysis, Resolution, Transformation, Transition and Intervention; Mental health and Psychosocial Services expert (MHPSS in emergencies); management and operation of health and psychosocial assistance facilities: Empowerment of women, children and older adults; Poverty reduction strategies; Essentials for the Prevention and Control of the COVID-19 Virus; Protection of Civilians/Child Protection; Research in Emergency and Development planning/programming/management and in attitudinal/ behavioral modification on violence issues; Diplomatic/representation experience; Senior Management training; knowledge management; Viral Emergency Management; epidemiological and survey training; information resource management; SGBV and gender empowerment; Environmental Sustainment-Modification Strategies; Community Protection; community psycho-social and individual trauma healing; emergency management trainer; dynamic program/project inception, formulation, implementation and evaluation; Research into rapid survey techniques; multilingual communication services; fundraising and advocacy; Disaster Risk Reduction; resource economics; regional and environmental development planning; alternative/appropriate technologies; Resilience Community Empowerment; Transitional programming; video production and media management. Continuous studies/research in cognitive development, modification of non-democratic political systems, Environmental Disaster correlation to Refugee/IDP survival; gender roles studies, war trauma healing of communities, participatory rapid appraisal systems, projective studies, population issues. Re-conceptualization of Humanitarian Interventions based on victim recuperation, responsibility and re-identification. Lifetime of experience in diplomacy and multicultural experience-exposure. I currently have extensive knowledge banks tailored to rapid deployment needs and dozens of training modules resulting from my experience in development, disasters and emergencies around the world.

LANGUAGES

English - communication excellent (native), reading excellent: Portuguese - communication excellent; reading–excellent: Spanish -

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