Frances Fierst

About Frances Fierst

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS• International humanitarian and development professional with thirty years of leadership and program management experience with US Agency for International Development (USAID), Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nations (UN), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), the US Military, and the private sector. Successfully managed large, dispersed, teams on complex, regional programs.• Engineering and program management experience focused on implementing grants and contracts on time, on budget, that meet customer quality expectations. Experienced in field operations including admin, logistics, procurement, monitoring and evaluation, budget, finance, and property. • Broad development, institutional capacity, stabilization, and humanitarian experience. Extensive representation and coordination experience with diverse stakeholders including: National and provincial government and militaries, US Government agencies, ADB, UN agencies, NGOs, civil society organizations, Civil-Military Teams and local communities to ensure unity of effort. • Excellent teaching, presentation, writing, and interpersonal skills. Instructor in Joint Humanitarian Operations to military audiences and briefings given to Senior Vice Presidents in industry, NATO Command General Officers, the UN Secretary General, Ambassadors, and US Congressional Delegations. • Current TS/SCI Clearance

Experience

1. Sr Humanitarian Assistance Advisor

   Usaid - Bureau For Humanitarian Assistance

   Mar 2021 — Present

   Serve on both Disaster Assistance Response Teams (DARTs) in the field and Response Management Teams (RMTs) based in Washington D.C. Coordinate with the international humanitarian community and U.S. government entities to achieve the best use of U.S. Government resources.• Manage humanitarian assistance and emergency response awards to UN agencies and INGOs, ensuring adherence to USAID policy guidance and federal government regulations.• Serve on teams covering the on-going Middle East Crisis Humanitarian Response (MECHR), the 2017 Caribbean Hurricanes, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Outbreak, the 2021 Haiti Earthquake, the Afghan Complex Emergency response, the ongoing Ukraine response, and the 2023 Turkey/Syria earthquake.• Served as acting Team Leader for Shelter and Settlements (S&S) Dec 2022 to May 2023.• Served as acting Team Lead for Infrastructure Natural and Water Resources Management (INWRM) Feb 2024 to Mar 2024.• Served as the Deputy Manager for Operations for the Afghanistan Complex Emergency response Mar 2022 to May 2022.

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Master of Engineering (MEng)

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Master of Science (MS)

  2007 — 2008

• Marquette University

  Bachelor of Science (BS)