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Kathryn L. Chinnock

Bethesda

Summary

Strategic professional with over 20 years of international program management and technical assistance experience. Proven track record in managing grant portfolios that enhanced access to essential social services for children and vulnerable populations. Senior-level leadership experience spanning 15 years, with a focus on human rights and remediation of labor abuses, particularly in agriculture. Strong problem-solving skills applied to complex global challenges, fostering effective collaboration across diverse stakeholders.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior International Relations Officer

U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) in the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
Washington
04.2007 - 05.2025
  • Assisted with the coordination and management of OCFT’s Technical Assistance and Cooperation portfolio.
  • Developed and managed the Technical Assistance and Cooperation Unit (TAC)’s deadlines to ensure timely obligation of funds appropriated by Congress, which was typically $30-45 million annually.
  • Conducted data analysis to propose, design, and develop new technical assistance projects to eliminate child labor and improve working conditions in sectors vulnerable to exploitation.
  • Provided oversight and monitored technical assistance projects primarily in Latin American and Caribbean countries, including interacting frequently with grantees and stakeholders; reviewed project documents, monitoring and evaluation plans, work plans, technical progress reports, budgets, and quarterly financial reports; ensured compliance with relevant policies and regulations; and fulfilled other responsibilities as the Grant Officer's Representative.
  • Collaborated with other Department of Labor (DOL) staff and U.S. Government agencies, including USAID and the State Department, on potential technical assistance ideas in order to complement and build on existing efforts.
  • Served as the office's coordinator on performance data on capacity building, which included periodic training of staff, reviewing performance data received from all grantees, ensuring data accuracy, coordinating with program managers, and cohesively compiling information that demonstrated achievements for external stakeholders.
  • Coordinated with foreign government officials on labor issues and pursued different government mechanisms to provide technical assistance to foreign governments and entities.
  • Conducted interviews with project participants, project staff, foreign government officials, NGOs, worker and employer organizations, workers, and other stakeholders in various countries to obtain information for reporting on child labor and other labor issues and to inform technical assistance for increased effectiveness.
  • Researched and analyzed child labor, forced labor, and human trafficking and its root causes in Latin American and Caribbean countries for congressionally-mandated reports.
  • Represented the Department of Labor at meetings, conferences, events, and technical assistance site visits.
  • Acted for the TAC Deputy Director and Division Chief for Latin America and the Caribbean.
  • Created talking points and background memos.
  • Mentored new staff in the Latin America and Caribbean Division.

Detailee

U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Washington
07.2015 - 11.2015
  • Assisted the Communications Division with WHD’s international portfolio. Among other responsibilities, the detail included:
  • Coordinating with foreign embassies and consulates, WHD regional and district offices, and other DOL agencies to promote Labor Rights Week and various joint efforts to promote labor rights of workers in the United States.
  • Shadowing a team of WHD labor investigators in Mississippi sweet potato farms, which included training by the WHD regional agriculture coordinator.

Director, Latin American Projects

Foreign Policy Group
Washington
09.2006 - 04.2007
  • Worked directly with the President of the firm, a former United States Ambassador to Paraguay, in various international consulting services.
  • Activities included advocating democracy, promoting sustainable environmental and economic development projects in Africa and Latin America, liaising with various governmental and legislative offices, researching pertinent legislation, briefing staff members, strategic planning, and managing budgets.

Ropes Course and ACA Certified Kayak Instructor

Calleva Adventure School
Darnestown
05.2001 - 12.2006
  • Guided youth and adults to work in teams, communicate effectively, and develop leadership skills.
  • Instructed adults in beginner to advanced levels of whitewater kayaking. Course curriculum included stroke clinics, environmental education, responsible judgment, crisis management in rescue situations, consequence recognition, water reading skills, and risk tolerance.

Small Business Volunteer

United States Peace Corps
Estelí
05.2004 - 07.2006
  • Designed and implemented a survey to evaluate the needs of local communities, in addition to promoting tools to effectively plan and facilitate sustainable development projects.
  • Organized and facilitated nine self-sustaining community banks that enabled access to credit, generated savings, and increased earnings from interest, resulting in behavior change through improved financial responsibility. This was an innovative project that had never been implemented by a volunteer in an urban setting.
  • Conducted entrepreneurship, business management, and job skills courses for 400 youth, which resulted in the development of forty small businesses and one group winning a national competition. Youth participants learned how to manufacture and sell products, manage their own micro-businesses, and consider key elements for making profits.
  • Taught a group of women English communication skills and a business course that resulted in three women starting their own micro-businesses.
  • Contributed to personal and economic growth of disadvantaged communities through the following collaborative activities: Building houses with and translating for Habitat for Humanity, Identifying and evaluating microfinance projects with Handicap International, Developing entrepreneurial activities through Los Pipitos (a local NGO for persons with disabilities), Providing business training to Funhori (a local NGO that offers educational and occupational opportunities for at-risk youth) and Partnering with Airlines Ambassadors International that facilitated the donation of used sports equipment from a community in the United States to a Nicaraguan high school.
  • All activities were conducted in Spanish.

Research Associate

The Johns Hopkins University, Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil Society Studies
Baltimore
11.1999 - 04.2004
  • Managed various Center for Civil Society projects, including prioritizing tasks for the Director and other Center staff, monitoring project implementation and status, recruiting and supervising research assistants, investigating and resolving employee issues, planning meetings, assisting with funding proposals and reports, projecting budgets, and editing publications.
  • Conducted research on aspects of the Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project (CNP), a comparative international study documenting the size and scope of the nonprofit sector in approximately forty different countries.
  • Directed the Impact Analysis component of the CNP, which required comparing data collected from an array of countries to assess the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector around the globe and of organizations working in diverse capacities, such as in health, community development, the environment, and immigration services.
  • Responsibilities included managing researchers in almost thirty countries, supervising research assistants, understanding nonprofit and management theories, assessing and implementing methodologies, constructing and conducting the analysis of extensive qualitative data, drafting publications, managing book contracts, and coordinating the publication of the Impact Analysis volume of the CNP book series.
  • Participated in international nonprofit research conferences and conducted presentations on behalf of the Center in various locations around the world, including Dublin, Montreal, and Capetown.

Chief of Staff

Foreign Policy Group
Washington
10.1993 - 11.1999
  • Assisted the founder with the implementation and growth of the firm.
  • Responsibilities included hiring and supervising employees; developing budgets and strategic plans; coordinating activities and logistics; and managing finances and budgets.

Consultant

The World Bank
Washington
11.1998 - 04.1999
  • Consulted the South Asia Region on a variety of regional training issues.
  • Presented a report of recommendations to assist in the development of the training system’s objectives and strategies and to ensure equal access for all qualified employees.
  • Created a Tracking of Training System that monitors the training and budget throughout the South Asia Region.

Research Assistant

The George Washington University
Washington
08.1995 - 07.1997
  • Aided the Chairman of the Department of Sociology in a variety of mixed methodology research projects, such as the evolution of the juvenile court, the U.S. education system, child mental health, micro enterprise financing (the Grameen Bank), and international corruption.
  • Responsibilities included researching literature and data from multiple sources, analyzing, documenting, and coherently presenting various statistics and information.

Education

Master's of Arts Degree - Sociology

The George Washington University
Washington, D.C
08.1999

Bachelor's Degree - Social Science (International Relations)

Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
06.1992

Skills

  • International technical assistance
  • Project and grant management
  • Budget oversight
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Policy development
  • Data analysis
  • Performance evaluation
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Problem-solving strategies
  • Team collaboration
  • Spanish proficiency

Publications

  • So What? Accounting for Nonprofit Impact, AccountAbility Forum, Issue, Greenleaf Publishing, Summer 2004, Lester Salamon
  • Is it All Good? Assessing the Impact of Nonprofit Organizations., ARNOVA Conference, Montreal, Canada, 11/01/02, Lester Salamon
  • Determinants of Nonprofit Impact: A Preliminary Analysis, International Society for Third Sector Research Conference Working Papers: Volume III, University of Cape Town, South Africa, 07/01/02, Lester Salamon
  • Transforming Civil Society: A Cross-National Analysis of the Role of Nonprofit Organizations on Social Capital., ARNOVA Annual Conference, Miami, 11/01/01, Lester Salamon
  • The Nonprofit Sector: For What and For Whom?, Working Paper #37 in the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project Working Papers Series, International Society for Third Sector Research Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 07/01/00, Lester Salamon, Leslie Hems

Timeline

Detailee

U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
07.2015 - 11.2015

Senior International Relations Officer

U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor, and Human Trafficking (OCFT) in the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB)
04.2007 - 05.2025

Director, Latin American Projects

Foreign Policy Group
09.2006 - 04.2007

Small Business Volunteer

United States Peace Corps
05.2004 - 07.2006

Ropes Course and ACA Certified Kayak Instructor

Calleva Adventure School
05.2001 - 12.2006

Research Associate

The Johns Hopkins University, Institute for Policy Studies, Center for Civil Society Studies
11.1999 - 04.2004

Consultant

The World Bank
11.1998 - 04.1999

Research Assistant

The George Washington University
08.1995 - 07.1997

Chief of Staff

Foreign Policy Group
10.1993 - 11.1999

Master's of Arts Degree - Sociology

The George Washington University

Bachelor's Degree - Social Science (International Relations)

Michigan State University

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