Karen Johnson Lassner (She / Her)

I am currently an independent consultant with expertise in public health systems strengthening. I have over 40 years of experience working in the public sector as well as with civil society organizations (CSO) and multi-sector partnerships. My technical areas of expertise include organizational, program and project management, leadership development, non-profit board governance, and evaluation. I also have vast experience as a trainer, facilitator and trainer-of-trainers. I have more than 20 years of experience in reproductive health and HIV & AIDS, 10+ years of experience with disability, as well as experience with primary health care and tuberculosis. I worked for 15 years for Management Sciences for Health (MSH), including as the MSH Representative in Brazil where I managed USAID technical assistance to RH, TB and HIV & AIDS public sector and CSO programs. I speak English, Spanish & Portuguese fluently and have worked in the following countries: Mozambique, Angola, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Lesotho, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Mexico, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Brazil, Vietnam and Japan.