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Fernanda Neira started working for the Organization of American States in
2005 at the Competitiveness Capacity Building Initiative (CCBI), a pilot
project that supports the formulation and design of specific projects in
institutional modernization and improved competitiveness through the
provision of advisory services and technical assistance. While in the CCBI,
Ms. Neira supported the implementation of four projects in Colombia through
the creation and conformation of Public-Private-Academic Partnerships and
technical training programs which were presented for funding to diverse
international cooperation agencies. On February 2008, she joined a working
team at the Department of Sustainable Development to implement the
Inter-American Biodiversity Information
Network Project (IABIN). The goal of this 5-year project is to provide
accessible and standard biodiversity information required by the 34
countries of the Americas to improve decision-making, particularly on human
development and biodiversity issues. Likewise, she is currently working on
the implementation of a Coral Reef Restoration and Watershed Management
Demonstration Project for the Caribbean as well as a Capacity Building
Program for the Western Hemisphere Migratory Species Initiative (WHMSI).
Ms. Neira is originally from Bogotá,
Colombia. She holds a bachelor degree in Applied Economics and International
Studies from The College of St. Scholastica. Currently pursuing a
Master’s degree in Development Management focusing in Project Management
at the School of International Service of
American University. |
