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Juliana Essen

Executive Director

Doctoral DegreeUniversity of Minnesota

United States

Summary

I'm a Social Impact Facilitator + Sustainable Development Expert who's on a mission to foster global wellbeing. For 20+ years, I have demonstrated aptitude for empowering change agents in multicultural settings, spanning international development, higher education, and nonprofits. My core competencies include: Leadership skills – establishing focus; strategic thinking; analytical problem solving; empowering others; coalescing teams; evidence-based decision-making Communication skills – interpersonal awareness; persuasive oral/written/visual communications; technical writing; public speaking; multi-level relationship-building Operational skills – streamlining procedures & systems; creating MLE frameworks and operational plans; assessing impact; managing projects, data, and resources; delivering improvement All backed by a doctorate in cultural anthropology specializing in sustainable human development & gender and two professional certifications: 1) business of social innovation 2) international development evaluation

Experience

  • development
  • monitoring / evaluation
  • research & development
  • market research
  • events / training
  • goal global
  • macarthur foundation
  • thailand
  • united states
  • mali
  • italy
  • india
  • Sectors
  • Funders
  • Countries

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