Cassandra Ake
Technical Advisor, Mela @Palladium: Make It Possible
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WORK HISTORY
Technical Advisor, Mela @Palladium: Make It Possible
Washington, DC, US
Supported theory of change development, indicator selection, and/or AMELP development for environmental, peacebuilding, social protection, economic growth, and health proposals and project start-up Provided MEL support for CATALYZE activities in the Philippines and Indonesia, which aimed to mobilize private sector funding to support social protection Served as an internal evaluator for an internal process evaluation of a CLA training series and drafted CLA learning materials for USAID health project in Rwanda Conducted learning event and evaluation for USAID activitiy to increase Egypian SMEs\'exports Investigated the fit of Palladium\'s corporate indicators for its current work, recommending indicator selection and reporting changes Conducted study on behavioral facilitators and barriers to using evaluations in global health and piloted a proposed solution for an evaluation conducted for USAID Nigeria Coordinated Palladium\'s Internal Research Review (IRR) committee and reviewed research protocols to determine whether IRB submission was warranted Spearheaded monthly, internal MEL community of practice sessions on common MEL topics of interest Adapted and delivered introductory MEL trainings for government officials on the D4I project
EDUCATION
Georgetown University
Masters in International Development Policy
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
N/A
Eastern University
Master of Science - MS
American University
BA
Qasid Institute
Modern Standard Arabic
ABOUT CASSANDRA AKE
Mid-level international monitoring and evaluation professional with advanced quantitative and Stata skills currently seeking full-time US-based positions working on international monitoring and evaluation in any sector, but with prior experience in WASH, education, health systems strengthening, private sector engagement, and infrastructure/economic growth. Experience managing USAID monitoring and evaluation projects with a strong administrative and communications background and regional experience in the Middle East and Latin America. Familiar with USAID evaluation policy and report writing and have also worked with the World Bank, Millennium Challenge Corporation, and U.S. Trade and Development Agency. Graduate of Georgetown University\'s Masters in International Development Policy, with a focus on Monitoring and Evaluation. Fluent in Spanish with advanced skills in Jordanian Arabic. Currently taking data science classes in Python for a Masters program.
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