Simone has over 14 years of international experience in strategic and operational planning, management and dissemination of pragmatic research activities in over 20 countries.

She has worked on large scale data collection (censuses and household surveys) as well as smaller qualitative studies using key informant interviews and focus group discussions.

Along the way, she coupled her love of translating the technical to the simple and picked up skills in adult learning to share her knowledge on research.

As a lifelong traveler, from a multi-cultural, multi-lingual household she loves an international setting, loves to move and groove, and has dabbled in a few amateur improv and film projects. She is dynamic and quick study who is always learning new skills (right now its HTML/CSS/Java Script).

Simone has worked in: South Sudan/Sudan (+1 year), El Salvador, Nicaragua, Kenya, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Kenya, Chad, Central African Republic, Cote D'Ivoire, Tanzania, Madagascar, Senegal, Uganda, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Switzerland, Ukraine, Mexico, Peru and the US.

A multi-disciplinary academic background in the Social Sciences. Geography and Regional Development, then a Masters in Public Health. Minors in French and Spanish.