DPMI Video Footage from Monterey & Ecuador Programs
"Through DPMI, I have been able to specialize in program management within the area of gender and security. Especially by learning how to create Results Frameworks and indicators, I developed a gender-responsive program management framework for Disarmament, Demobilization, and Reintegration (DDR) programs in collaboration with UNIFEM."
Fumie Nakamura, Gender Analyst/Research Assistant
United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Headquarters Governance
Peace and Security
New York
"The DPMI work that I had completed really helped me assist the local staff at the New Era Galapagos Foundation look at their work in a different way and have a more strategic approach to what we do. This has been a very rewarding experience."
Katie Klemsen, Program Manager
New Era Galapagos Foundation
San Cristobol, Galapagos
Ecuador
"This summer [2006] I interned with a fledgling NGO in El Salvador that provided reading glasses to rural communities. The organization had not yet established itself, therefore, I found myself actively contributing to the trial and error processes of program design and implementation.
As an integral part of the organization team, I utilized the skills I acquired from DPMI. These skills encompassed: synergizing member development philosophies, solidifing program logic and goals using Logical Framework Analysis, developing a strategy to build and establish a core competency, and broadening our search for diverse partner organizations that complement our mission and add to the program’s capacity.
From the experience with DPMI, I developed critical thinking skills in reference to program design and I acquired powerful tools that engineered a sound project. The program redesign meaningfully contributes to the quality of health for many Salvadorans."
Sarah Shaikh, Financial Consultant
Trickle Up Program
"In my new job as strategic planning manager for an international relief organization, I have been tasked with facilitating the formation of our global alliance. DPMI provided me with the critical skills of conflict resolution, facilitation and strategic alliance building that I have directly applied to my job, within just months of finishing the DPMI program. Many of the tools I was trained in by DPMI instructors have already been put to good use and have been producing positive results for the organization I am with. DPMI has been a positive investment not only for myself, but now for those I have the opportunity to serve."
Sarah Check, Strategic Planning Manager
World Emergency Relief
San Diego, California
"I gained very practical knowledge of development concepts and frameworks that I soon learned are a big part of life for a field office of a development NGO. Pact Ecuador provided me the opportunity to put to work some of the skills I learned in DPMI. It is a good example of an organization that has internalized many of the key lessons from DPMI, such as the participative approach to development and clear strategic thinking."
Michael Minkler, IEP 2006
Pact Ecuador
"I took the [DPMI] course during the winter semester and found it absolutely essential for my summer internship with UNECLAC (United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean) in Mexico City. I worked with the departments of Economic Development and Economic Agricultural Development, mainly doing research, project design and proposal writing..."
Robert Gamble, IPS 2007
"No matter what your specialty - public health, water-sanitation, gender development, democracy and governance, agriculture - all development projects are built on sound fundamentals. DPMI brings all these fundamental elements of modern, cutting-edge development theory together into one coherent course, which can be put to use professionally as soon as you leave the classroom. The other added benefit of DMPI was the community of practice and the camaraderie our group built together over the 3 weeks. I highly recommend this program to anyone interested in International Development."
Scott Webb, International Recruitment Officer
International Relief & Development Inc.
"I learned much more in the DPMI than I usually learn in a traditional semester. I gained useful tools for the future and valuable insight from professionals. My job with an Armenian NGO will require partnership building with other NGOs and international players, as well as program evaluation. My exposure to these topics was key in understanding the job that I will be doing."
Shana Aufenkamp, EMDAP Advisor
Armenian NGO, USAID-funded project
"The DPMI course allowed me to focus in on a specific degree program, and was one of the most valuable courses I have taken so far in my academic career. The entire experience gave me greater insight in the processes involved in the development world and how organizations interact and exchange information to maximize their potentials.I would recommend this course to everyone who attends MIIS."
Craig C. Harvey
Monterey Institute MPA Candidate 2008
"DPMI greatly enhanced my professional skills and was one of the most formative learning opportunities I have had at the Monterey Institute. It provided me with an opportunity to develop a skillset that will enable/allows me to effectively manage a wide variety of development projects and create innovative solutions to complex situations."
Andrew Schaefer, International Development Fellow
Catholic Relief Services
"DPMI taught me how to design programs efficiently and implement them effectively. I can already see the effects that these techniques are having on my job and those that I impact."
Nina N. Alcaraz, Resource Specialist
Monterey County Women's Crisis Center
For more information about the program and curricular offerings, please contact:
DPMI Program Manager, Carolyn Taylor
DPMI Program Assistant, Maureen Daniel
dpmi@miis.edu
831-647-6417
