Bridget Burke

About Bridget Burke

Psychotherapist in private practice trained in trauma and body-based treatment. Offers individual and group psychotherapy to individuals of all ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. Consults for international development agencies and mission-driven companies on staff care during crises, trauma, leadership coaching, conflict and crisis programming, business development, and project management. Bridget brings 13 years of global management and leadership experience in international conflict, disaster, and transitional settings. Demonstrated expertise designing, managing, and evaluating conflict and crisis, public health, countering violent extremism (CVE) and justice sector programs in the Middle East, Haiti, and West and Central Africa. Worked for eight years on four projects funded by USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives. Lived and worked for three years in Haiti in senior leadership and management roles as part of U.S. Government earthquake response programming. Brings geographic and cultural expertise in West and Central Africa, Haiti, and the Middle East; speaks fluent French and conversational Haitian Creole. Holds B.A. in International Studies (Cross-cultural Communication) from American University, M.A. in Education and Human Development (Clinical Mental Health Counseling) from the George Washington University. Holds active licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the District of Columbia.

Experience

1. Director

   Chemonics International

   Oct 2012 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Director, West Africa and Haiti Region, Chemonics International, Washington, D.C. DC-based Director of USAID/OTI Burkina Faso Regional Program focused on addressing the threat posed by violent extremist organizations in the Sahel region. Previously served as Director of Chemonics\' USAID/Haiti Justice Sector Strengthening Project (JSSP), USAID/OTI Cote d\'Ivoire Transition Initiatives-II conflict prevention program, USAID/PEPFAR- DRC Integrated HIV/AIDS (ProVIC) project, and $71-million Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) HRI-II post-earthquake conflict and stabilization programs. Leads, manages, and mentors teams of staff based in Washington, DC. Leads Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning efforts through developing curriculum and training on ethical standards for research, designing proposal M&E plans, and overseeing project MEL. Leads the M&E unit of Chemonics\' Center on Applied Approaches for Countering Violent Extremism. Supports Chemonics’ proposal development efforts by mentoring staff in proposal development, writing proposals, leading proposal teams, conducting business development trips and providing technical support to conflict, health, and education proposals in Africa, the Middle East, and Haiti. Member of Chemonics’ conflict and disaster management, democracy and governance, and health practice networks.

Education

• The George Washington University

  Master of Arts - MA, Clinical Mental Health Counseling

  2016 — 2019

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute

  Level I Certification, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

  2019 — 2020

• American University

  BA, International Studies, Cross-Cultural Communication, Middle Eastern studies, Minor in French Language

  2003 — 2007