A distinguished agricultural and rural development professional with over 10 years’ experience serving among the resource poor in governmental and Non-governmental organizations with expertise in: Livestock production, Dryland agriculture, Agricultural extension, Food Security,Resilience programming, Disaster Risk Reduction, Village savings and loaning associations (VSLA), Micro-enterprise development, Value chain development and implementation,Project Management, Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL), Market Driven Interventions, Training Cycle Management, Needs Assessment,Gender Mainstreaming and Audit, Collaboration and stakeholder management, Knowledge Management,Proposal and Report writing and Fundraising.