Sean Maloney

About Sean Maloney

Bilingual (English/Spanish) program leader with 13+ years of international experience designing and delivering high-impact initiatives that drive behavior change, strengthen community resilience, and promote inclusive development across Latin America and Africa. I bring a proven ability to lead cross-cultural and cross-functional teams, manage multi-million-dollar programs, and create human-centered solutions to complex challenges—from global health crises to climate-sensitive agriculture. With expertise in strategic communication, design thinking, and capacity strengthening, I’ve trained hundreds of stakeholders in behavior change program design, contributed to national campaigns reaching millions, and helped organizations translate behavioral insights into scalable action. Known for bringing calm, empathy, and clear thinking, I foster inclusive environments where teams collaboratively navigate complexity to deliver meaningful, lasting impact—while creating space for honesty, laughter, and shared purpose.​ I’m now eager to apply these strengths in the next chapter of my career, contributing to organizations committed to building inclusive, community-led solutions in human health, conservation, and climate change.

Experience

1. Senior Program Officer

   Johns Hopkins Center For Communication Programs

   Oct 2023 — Present

   Provide technical, programmatic, and administrative assistance for; 1) the Breakthrough ACTION project\'s involvement in USAID’s Zika Response to provide national level technical assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, and Jamaica and 2) the Johns Hopkins CCP Zika Grand Challenge initiative to develop the Rapid-SBCC Habit Optimization Tool (R-SHOT)-Write, edit, facilitate and assist with contracts, strategies, work plans, literature reviews, assessments, evaluations, and procurement documentation. Coordinate the Baltimore-based functions needed for efficient implementation of domestic and in-country operations-Design and implement a system to track consultant paperwork, contract payments, contract renewals and other administrative documents-Implement day-to-day problem solving and provide technical input for staff located in the field.

Education

• The Johns Hopkins University

  Professional Development

• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

  Master of Public Health (MPH)

  2015 — 2016

• Muhlenberg College

  Bachelor of Science (BS) Pre-medicine

  2006 — 2010