Rebecca Besant

Chief of Staff

Role
Chief of Staff at Search For Common Ground
Location
Silver Spring, MD, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Rebecca Besant

Experienced Director with a demonstrated history of two decades working in the non-profit organization management industry. More than 15 years in overseas experience, primarily working in conflict-affected contexts. Skilled in peacebuilding programming, including program design, implementation, and management, conflict analysis and strategy development, fundraising and representation.

Experience

  1. Chief of Staff

    Search For Common Ground

    Nov 2025 — Present · Washington, DC, US

Education

  • Georgetown University

    Bachelor of Science (BS), Foreign Service

    1995 — 1999

  • American University

    Master of International Service, Global Security

Skills

  • Capacity Building
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Africa
  • Grants
  • Ngos
  • Civil Society
  • Conflict
  • Program Evaluation
  • Policy Analysis
  • International Development
  • Non-Governmental Organizations (Ngos)
  • Community Development
  • Human Rights
  • Peacebuilding
  • International Relations
  • Proposal Writing
  • Conflict Analysis

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