Julie
Systems Thinker | Agriculture and Food Security Expert I Ecologist
- Role
- Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security Division Chief - Production Systems at USAID
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Julie
Ecologist by training, systems thinker and humanitarian at heart. More than twenty years providing expert technical and thought leadership on international humanitarian and development agriculture, food security, resilience, seed systems and livelihoods. Extensive experience in the management of teams of technical sector experts across humanitarian and development agriculture and food security. Specific areas of focus include: resilience, sustainable agriculture & community based development in developing countries, and the intersection of political, social, environmental & economic factors with livelihoods, food systems, seed systems and food security. Demonstrated expertise- Managing teams of humanitarian and agriculture technical sector experts (40+) across a range of technical specialties including agriculture, livestock, cash and markets, health, protection, nutrition and shelter - Prioritization, design and management of annual integrated food security and agriculture research programs and multi-sectoral humanitarian assistance budgets - Organizational strategic planning and program optimization in the international agriculture, resilience, livelihoods and food security sectors - Thought leadership in technical sectors such as seed systems, resilience, humanitarian/development peace nexus
Experience
Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security Division Chief - Production Systems
Jun 2020 — Present
Lead the Production Systems Division, Center for Agriculture-Led Growth. This division designs,manages and coordinates a portfolio of activities and investments focused on agricultural research, soil health, sustainable approaches to water, soil and farm management, and enhanced productivity via sustainable intensification. All of these activities are targeted toward international, smallholder farmers and target building of system resilience.
Education
University of Virginia
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Environmental Science
The University of Georgia
Institute of Ecology - Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Ecology
1996 — 2001
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