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Geto Sainristil

Community Delopment Specilist
North Brunswick,New Jersey

Summary

More than 20 years of experience in project/programme management and humanitarian assistance, including capacity building, disaster risk reduction, food security, health, and monitoring.

Overview

42
42
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Language

Work History

Project Management Specialist

United States Agency For International (USAID)
, Haiti
2015.05 - Current
  • Activity manager for portfolio of $31 million portfolio, implementing activities in disaster response, disaster risk reduction, emergency, food security, development, and COVID-19.
  • Provide specialized technical advice to USAID/Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA)/Disaster Assistance Response, Government of Haiti, and implementing partners on sustainable emergency, disaster risk reduction, and food security.
  • Contribute to designing, assessing, managing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on implementations of USAID-funded programs.
  • Facilitate and maintain collaborative relationships with and between stakeholders.
  • Ensure meeting of goals and objectives through on-site observation and collection of performance data, with emphasis on performance.

Consultant/Country Liaison

Holy Redeemer Parish
Webster Groves , USA
2009.01 - Current
  • Liaison for social and economic development support from Holy Redeemer Parish, USA, to community of Saint Jean du Sud, Haiti
  • Assist in designing and promoting sustainable development activities, related to economic development, health, and education.
  • Provide technical advice and communication support to board member and Saint jean leadership.
  • Assist with monitoring and update on current programs
  • Help organize mission trips to Haiti for health care assistance and monitoring of activities.

Executive Director

New Haiti Institute
, USA & Haiti
2006.07 - 2015.01

Contracted by various organizations to perform Disaster risk reduction activities:

  • Chemonics International.- To provide training in Capacity Building and Project Management for community-based organizations to stabilize low-income communities
  • Sun Mountain International.- To perform Rapid Environmental Impact Assessment (REA). REA identifies environmental issues in recovery efforts and recommends how assistance can address long term environmental challenges.
  • Catholic Relief Services (CRS).- Developed essential life skills guide and trained trainers to provided case management services to families moving from IDP camps to sustainable resettlement.
  • Bankable Frontier Associates.- Performed cross-country study on Government to Person (G2P) programs on mobile money transfers
  • Provided interpretation and translation services: English, French, and Haitian Creole.
  • Supervised team of consultants.

Consultant/Networker

Panos Caribbean
2009.03 - 2013.07
  • Coordinated activities of eight (8) Panos Institute offices across world to compile key inputs to design and implement projects by Panos Global AIDS Programme.
  • Researched and compiled relevant background information for research and major events.
  • Maintained data base and archive of activities, methodologies, and outputs.
  • Coordinated and managed logistics for local and international events, including travel and accommodation for staff and sponsored journalists.
  • Coordinated and facilitated expert panel meetings.
  • Facilitated psychosocial support activities for displaced youth due to Haiti 2010 earthquake.
  • Organized archives of Global Aid Program in Haiti into HIV/AID resource center available to local and international journalist and researchers
  • Assisted in producing and disseminating locally and internationally documents that echo issues of people affected by HIV/AIDS.

Case Manager

BJC Behavioral Health
Saint Louis , USA
2002.04 - 2006.07
  • Provided outpatient case management services to 25 to 30 low-income adults recovering from mental illnesses.
  • Determined appropriate levels of care for clients.
  • Provided client with guidance to meet individual needs.
  • Participated in debriefing and in discussions on difficult cases with colleagues and other mental health professionals to find and/or to recommend appropriate care.
  • Advocated for clients to have access to quality care and services
  • Authorized, coordinated, and monitored services with Contract Providers.
  • Regularly re-evaluated services provided to ensure that outcomes are met.
  • Accessed community services and linked clients with appropriate community resources
  • Participated in mental health public education and advocacy
  • Worked collaboratively with team and across service system.

Professor

Harris-Stowe State University
Saint Louis , MO
2004.01 - 2004.11

Conducted the following courses to visiting teachers and school administrators from Haiti who are receiving training in the United States:

  • Networking and Promotion of School Project
  • How to Write Project Proposal
  • Prevention of Child Abuse
  • How to Become Agent of Change
  • Utilizing Family and Community Resources
  • Effective Public Speaking

Community Development Intern

Saint Louis Country, Office Of Community Dev.
Saint Louis , MO
2001.01 - 2001.12
  • Assisted Louis County government staff and City inspectors in developing inspection materials that facilitate collaboration between local government and community residents in addressing issue of chronic neighborhood problems.
  • Assisted with coordination of activities where local authorities, neighborhood organizations, and community residents work together.
  • Assisted neighborhood organization 'Neighbors Helping Neighbors' through application process for IRS 501(C) 3 status.

Research Assistant

Saint Louis University School of Public Health
Saint Louis , MO
2000.08 - 2001.12
  • Assisted in designing, implementing, and analyzing research studies on prevention of HIV, AIDS and other sexually diseases (STD's)
  • Liaise and coordinate successful meetings with national experts' panels for studies on prevention of STD's.
  • Liaise and coordinate large gatherings with various ethnic and immigrant groups of interest from all over United States.
  • Present research findings to donors, panels of experts, and community stakeholders.

Monitoring Officer

Catholic Relief Services, CRS
, Haiti
1995.11 - 1997.02
  • Supervised team of 12 employees.
  • Assisted in reorganizing monitoring section, including revision of policies and procedures
  • Coordinated actions that helped address problem of mismanagement of CRS/Food Program in Haiti.
  • Assisted in development and implementation of a new transportation security system in collaboration with other partners to prevent looting of commodities during transportation to distribution sites
  • Assessed training needs, developed capacity building training program, and trained national monitoring teams.
  • Coordinated CRS humanitarian assistance efforts to assist victims of mud sliding (Jacmel, 1996).

Education

Master of Social Work - Community Development

Saint Louis University

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

Spalding University
1997.01 - 2000.01

Summer Social Work studies - undefined

Western Galilee College

Certificate: Environmental Management and Regulations - undefined

USAID University

Certificate Food Assistance - Commodity Management, TOPS/USAID, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - undefined

Certificate Assessment and Program Monitoring, USAID, ADAMA, Ethiopia - undefined

Disaster Response Management System -

USAID University
2021.09 - 2021.09

Certificate Security Awareness and Personnel Recovery, USAID, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - undefined

Certificate Counterintelligence and Insider Threat Awareness - undefined

USAID University

Skills

Communication: research, training, and language interpretation/translation

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Timeline

Disaster Response Management System -

USAID University
2021.09 - 2021.09

Project Management Specialist

United States Agency For International (USAID)
2015.05 - Current

Consultant/Networker

Panos Caribbean
2009.03 - 2013.07

Consultant/Country Liaison

Holy Redeemer Parish
2009.01 - Current

Executive Director

New Haiti Institute
2006.07 - 2015.01

Professor

Harris-Stowe State University
2004.01 - 2004.11

Case Manager

BJC Behavioral Health
2002.04 - 2006.07

Community Development Intern

Saint Louis Country, Office Of Community Dev.
2001.01 - 2001.12

Research Assistant

Saint Louis University School of Public Health
2000.08 - 2001.12

Bachelor of Science - Social Work

Spalding University
1997.01 - 2000.01

Monitoring Officer

Catholic Relief Services, CRS
1995.11 - 1997.02

Master of Social Work - Community Development

Saint Louis University

Summer Social Work studies - undefined

Western Galilee College

Certificate: Environmental Management and Regulations - undefined

USAID University

Certificate Food Assistance - Commodity Management, TOPS/USAID, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - undefined

Certificate Assessment and Program Monitoring, USAID, ADAMA, Ethiopia - undefined

Certificate Security Awareness and Personnel Recovery, USAID, PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - undefined

Certificate Counterintelligence and Insider Threat Awareness - undefined

USAID University
Geto SainristilCommunity Delopment Specilist