Beryl Levinger - Managing Development Projects

Beryl Levinger is Distinguished Professor of Nonprofit Management at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She also directs the Center for Organizational Learning and Development at the Education Development Center (COLAD). COLAD helps NGOs, governments, and multilaterals strengthen their capacity-building work. Dr. Levinger has held senior positions at AFS Intercultural Programs (President), CARE (Vice President), and Save the Children. A former vice chair of Pact and InterAction, she has worked in more than 70 countries and regularly consults with such groups as the World Bank, UNICEF, USAID, UNDP, and a broad range of international NGOs. Dr. Levinger is also the Director of the Development Project Management Institute (DPMI).

 
Listen to Dr. Levinger provide an overview of the DPMI program


Evan Bloom- Social Entrepreneurship and Strategic Partnering

Evan Bloom currently serves as Vice President of Capacity Building initiatives at Pact, an international non-profit corporation headquartered in Washington, D.C. Pact enhances the capacity of individuals, organizations, networks and communities to the challenges of building civil society; combating HIV/AIDS; and promoting sustainable development. Mr. Bloom has been engaged in the field of international development and community development for nearly twenty years. He has worked in sixteen different countries in Africa, Asia, and in the Middle East. As a consultant to over two dozen non-governmental and multilateral organizations, he has expertise in organizational development, partnerships, and NGO management.

Claudia Liebler – Facilitating Participatory Development

Claudia Liebler has been involved in the international development arena for almost two decades and has worked in eighteen different countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America. She provides technical assistance to many development organizations including USAID, Peace Corps, and a broad array of international non-profits. She is co-author of a recent book entitled, Positive Approaches to Peacebuilding: A Resource for Innovators. She has created successful methodologies for developing high performance work teams, for conducting organization-wide action training and real-time strategic change interventions, and for building participation, collaboration, and commitment both within and between organizations. Currently she serves as Pact's Director of Participatory Training and Facilitation. 

For more information about the DPMI program, please contact:
Carolyn Taylor, Special Programs Manager
dpmi@miis.edu
831-647-6417