Staff Profiles - Pact Headquarters

Mark Viso President and Chief Executive Officer [complete biography coming soon]

Anne Sheerin Special Assistant to the President and CEO

Georgia Beans Vice President, Operations

Georgia Beans has over 25 years of experience in international development specializing in contracting, grants management, HR Development and administrative services. As Vice President Operations for Pact, she is responsible for overseeing management of Pact’s portfolio of sub grants with annual disbursements over $100 million. She also provides leadership in Pact’s global HR and security policies. She has previously held senior positions supporting government and the private sector in a variety of large and small for-profit and non-profit companies.

Assheton Stewart Carter Vice President, Corporate Community Engagement

Catherine Gibbons Vice President, Programs

Jean-Louis Robadey President and CEO, Pact Institute

Previous Positions
Senior Manager, Management Consulting Services, Unisys Corporation; Senior Manager, Office of Government Services, Andersen Business Consulting.

Areas of Specialization
Public sector and non-profit management; strategy design and business planning; organizational development and organizational change management; program management; resource mobilization; marketing and communication; financial management and budgeting; client relationship management.

Countries worked in
Switzerland; Italy; France; Germany; United Kingdom; Mongolia; China.

Education
Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Boston, MA; B.A. International Relations, Institute of International Studies, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

Ana Bilik Director, New Business Development

Areas of Specialization
Program design; proposal development and coordination; budget and contract negotiation; strategic planning; NGO management and development; therapeutic crisis intervention for youth; (swim coach).

Previous Positions
Program Manager, Pragma Corporation; Small Business/NGO Development Volunteer, Peace Corps Nicaragua; Program Assistant, Trickle Up Program; Council Coordinator, Youth Area Resources.

Countries worked in
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Nicaragua, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan.

Education
MPA - International Development Track, Rutgers University
BA, Psychology and French Literature, Columbia University

Laura Golightly Director, International Finance

Areas of specialization
Executive Nonprofit Financial Management; Strategic Planning; Budget Development; Grants Management & Proposal Writing; Audit & Finance; Internal Controls; Policies & Procedures Development; Training.

Previous positions
12+ years experience as Chief Financial Officer for three charitable nonprofit organizations in Chicago and Washington, DC ranging from $12 Million to $50 Million in annual revenues providing a wide range of comprehensive social service, educational, vocational and health care programs funded by federal / state / local and private foundations and fundraising; 5+ years in public accounting, specializing in nonprofit and governmental organizations and conducting A-128 / A-133 audits.

Education
Certified Public Accountant (CPA); BA Degree in Accounting from NC State University.

Sheree Harmon Director, Global Human Resources

Leonardo Hosh Director, Natural Resource Management

F. Marshall Maher Director of Communications

Areas of Specialization
Strategic marketing, media relations, branding, media training, devising and implementing fundraising and awareness campaigns, Web strategy and marketing, crisis communications and risk management, publications production, new media, writing and editing.

Previous Positions
Director, Strategic Marketing + Global Communications, Conservation International
Press Secretary, U.S. Congressman Lloyd Doggett
Editor, The Daily Texan

Education
BA - Journalism, The University of Texas at Austin

Places traveled for work
Indonesia, Madagascar, China, Tanzania, Poland, France

Lynn McCoy Director Monitoring and Evaluation

Areas of Specialization
Monitoring and evaluation of field based programs (HIV/ AIDS, Democracy and Governance, Natural Resource Mgmt, Livelihoods, Peace Building ), Organizational learning and systems development; Natural Resources Management

Countries worked in
Kenya, Madagascar, South Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Namibia, Malawi, Botswana, Swaziland, USA, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Previous Positions
Deputy Director Africa Regional Support Network, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor, Results Package Team Leader, Consultant, Public Involvement Coordinator, National Park Service Ranger

Education
M.S. - Natural Resource Management (Thesis Topic: Data for Decision Making) University of Idaho College of Forestry Wildlife and Range Sciences.
B.S. - Recreation and Park Administration Emphasis-Public Administration. University of Wyoming.

Polly Mott Program Director, Community REACH

Areas of Specialization
HIV/AIDS and reproductive health program management; NGO grant design, implementation and evaluation; community-based family planning; USAID health programming; strategic planning.

Previous Positions
Senior Program Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean; Family Health International
Program Officer, Latin America and the Caribbean, Management Sciences for Health;
Family Planning Service Delivery Specialist, USAID/Nairobi; Associate Regional Director, Family Planning International Assistance, Nairobi; Peace Corps Volunteer, Dominican Republic.

Countries worked in
Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, Jamaica, St. Vincent, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Kenya, Zambia, Thailand, India, Australia

Education
MPA - New York University
BA Latin American Studies, Smith College

Chito Padilla Director, Grants and Contracts

Areas of Specialization
Chito Padilla is an experienced senior manager with 24 years of contract and grant management experience. Mr. Padilla has solid expertise working in the private and in the not-for-profit sectors and managing multi-million dollar portfolios consisting of international contracts and grants primarily from the U.S. Agency for International Development, multilateral development organizations (World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), UN agencies), foundations, and other international donor organizations. He is an accomplished negotiator with extensive experience in contract management, business proposal development; training in USAID rules and regulations, coordination of home and field office operations; and international procurement.

Previous Positions
Director of Bids and Proposals, Academy for Educational Development
Director of International Contracts and Grants, Research Triangle Institute, Washington, DC
Director of Contracts, International Resources Group, Washington, DC
Director of Contracts, International City/County Management Association, Washington, DC
Director of Administration (International Activities Center) and Senior Contract Administrator, Urban Institute - Washington, DC

Education
Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, Medford, MA
Master's Certificate in Government Contracting, George Washington University
B.A. History and Political Science, De La Salle Univesity, Manila, Philippines.

Countries Worked in
Iraq, Kuwait, Pakistan, Indonesia, Philippines, Cambodia, South Africa, Somalia, Morocco, Ukraine, Armenia, El Salvador, and Guatemala.

Dana D. Reilly Director, Executive Search

Areas of Specialization
Talent search, board liaison, executive administration, project management, events planning

Previous Positions
Assistant Program Manager, Associates in Rural Development; Program Officer, TransCentury Corporation; Program Assistant, World Learning; Word Processor, Salesian Missions

Education
BS, Bridgewater College; management classes at George Mason University