Expert content developer, business communication and technical writer.
Experienced for more than twenty years with international organizations, non-profit agencies and private companies in Africa, Asia, East Europe and the United States.
Delivered results in participatory research, human capital development training and business development and communications.
Leader in managing, evaluating and restructuring projects; team player, effective communicator, dynamic facilitator and motivational speaker.
Software and Technology Skills Demonstrated success in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, People Soft, Access, Smart Draw, Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Illustrator. Proficient in Final Draft, Quark Express, and Apple applications including, iphoto, imovie, Page Maker, Keynote and more. Language Skills: Amharic, English and French Education MPA, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 1982 BA, Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 1972
List of Publications:
"Gender Relations in Mobilizing Human Resources," essay in Zed Books Ltd., London, UK 1990
"Women's Concerns in Macroeconomic Planning," Frederick Ebert Stiftung Publication, New York, November 1987
"Agrarian Reconstruction, Women and Rural Development," FAO Publication, Addis Ababa, June 1979
"Improving Village Water Supplies: A Case Study of Socio-economic Implications," UN/ECA Publication, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 1979
"Case Study of Farm Families in Robe, Gobessa and Lemu," ARDU Publication No.2, Arssi, Ethiopia, May 1976
"Study of Extension Programs in Home Economics," CADU Publication No. 105, Chilalo, Ethiopia, November 1975
