Matt Brown
International Educator | Anti-Racism Training Facilitator (\"Wayfinding Navigator\")
- Role
- Director, Global Programs (Prev Exchange and Training) at World Learning
- Location
- Silver Spring, MD, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Brown
Organizational Leadership | Programming | Scholarships & Grants Management | Grant Writing | Training Design Throughout my career in education and nonprofit management, I have aspired to help organizations, professionals and students define and pursue their ambitions. I am working to integrate anti-racism efforts across my professional activities, and seeking ways to contribute more to social justice impact in my communities. Highlights: • Leadership Montgomery, CORE Leadership Class of 2021 • Race, Equity, Action, Leadership (REAL) Inclusion program, 2019-20 • Direct portfolio of education, leadership & organizational development programs • Board member, Leadership Montgomery; The Civic Circle • 12 years as resident director of field offices in the Balkans • $68 million in winning grant proposals • Founded Bulgarian nonprofit supporting Roma & other disadvantaged groups • Teaching/training: ESOL, Latin, musical theater • Peace Corps, Pakistan & Bulgaria • Conversant in Spanish, fluent in Bulgarian
Experience
Director, Global Programs (Prev Exchange and Training)
Jul 2014 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Oversee $88M in programs funded by USAID and the US Department of State to support countries in Eastern Europe, Pakistan, the Middle East and North Africa, and Central Asia, with operations in the US and abroad. Programs include professional training and exchanges in areas such as youth leadership, professional development, economic growth, community development, civil society, health systems local governance. Mechanisms include US academic scholarships, technical assistance, small grants and international partnerships.
Education
Leadership Montgomery
REAL Inclusion Program (Certificate), Race Equity Action Leadership
2019 — 2020
Georgetown University
Executive Certificate, Nonprofit Management
New York University
BA, Double major: English and American Literature; Classical Civilization
1987 — 1990
SIT Graduate Institute
Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
1998 — 1998
School for International Training (SIT Graduate Institute)
Masters, Intercultural & International Management
1995 — 1997
Leadership Montgomery
CORE Leadership Program (Connecting Our Region's Execs), Class of 2021
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