Rachel Cintron

About Rachel Cintron

I am an International Development Professional who believes in empowering people and communities to help foster their well-being. A Foreign Service Officer at USAID with over 24 years of development experience, I am currently the Director of the Strategy, Budget, and Program Office in the Latin America and Caribbean Bureau (LAC) at USAID Headquarters, where I oversee USAID\'s annual budget of over $1B to the region, and serve as the Bureau\'s co-lead for hemispheric migration. Prior to that assignment I was Director of the Health Office for USAID/Ethiopia, overseeing an annual budget of over $160 million, and a team of 54 people. My background is in public health (including health systems, nutrition, infectious diseases, GHSA, MCH, RH/FP, WASH) and international economic development (including macro and micro-economic market development). Particular strengths include leading and developing teams, multi-sectoral coordination, donor coordination, developing partnerships, policy development, and strategic planning and budgeting. I pick up languages quickly and currently speak English, French, Spanish, some Bahasa Indonesia, and basic Amharic. I have also spoken Swahili, Vietnamese and Worodougou (Djoula) for former assignments. I have served with USAID in Washington, D.C, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda, Indonesia, Ghana (serving the greater francophone West Africa region and Cameroon)and Ethiopia, and am an RPCV (Côte d\'Ivoire).

Experience

1. Lac Spo Director

   USAID

   Aug 2021 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   In my current role I oversee a portfolio and budget process worth over $1B. I supervise a diverse team of professionals, including budget, strategy, MEL, communications and environmental compliance. I am also the functional lead for the LAC Bureau\'s migration management strategic approach, and support coordination with the interagency on this topic.

Education

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  MHS, International Health -Nutrition

  1997 — 2000

• Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government

  Certificate, Women and Power: Executive Education Leadership Course

  2014

• Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

  MA, International Economic Development & Social Change and Development

  1998 — 2000

• Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

  Certificate, Health Diplomacy

  2017 — 2017

• Oberlin College

  BA, French and Sociology

  1990 — 1994

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Certificate, The Cutting Edge of Development

  2019

• The American University of Paris

  Exchange year towards BA, French Language and Literature

  1992 — 1993

• Harvard Kennedy School

  Certificate - Leadership Decision Making, Public Policy Analysis

  2020 — 2020