Kari MacKey

Associate Director, Rule of Law and Program @The Carter Center

Atlanta, GA, US

Co-developed and manages the Center\'s new joint Rule of Law and Mental Health Programs\' Policy, Awareness, and Investment for Alternative Response and Decarceration (PAIReD) Initiative in collaboration with the Atlanta Policing Alternatives and Diversion Initiative-Manages implementation and monitoring of multiple projects in West Africa, focused on improving gender equality and women\'s empowerment, access to justice and information, and governmental transparency and accountability, particularly of the security/justice sectors-Oversees procurement and management of subgrantees-Supervises Atlanta-based staff and interns, international consultants, and country-based staff-Leads program hiring for mid and entry-level staff; supports senior-level hiring-Served as a committee member for development of Center’s five-year Peace Programs Strategy and localization guidance-Successfully raised nearly $2.5m via project proposal development-Developed training of trainers’ manual on complaints processing for Liberia National Police Training Academy-Managed survey of 1,300 Atlanta/Fulton County community members to gauge public understanding, awareness, and support for policing alternatives

Georgia State University

Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science, International Relations

Georgia State University

Master of Arts - MA, Political Science, International Relations