John-Paul Chandonia Permanent Address (in U.S.): 948 Oak Street S.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30310 404-755-1595 jeepay@usa.netObjective: Project Planning, Management & Implementation for Inner-City or International Development Employment Experience: 2000 - U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Bénin, West Africa, in Small Business and NGO Development program 1997 Assigned to Caritas Bénin for primary project, writing and administering the "Projet de Réhabilitation," a 3-year, 12-village infrastructural and income-generating project with a budget of $208,000 serving residents of an area prone to cyclic flooding, financed by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Bénin, Secours Catholique France, the U.S. Embassy to Bénin, and Caritas Bénin. Extended service to finish project. Responsibilities included:
1996-7 HTML Assistant, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington D.C.(telecommuted during school year, on site summers)
1994-5 Research Intern, International Personnel Management Association, Alexandria, VA
1992 Assistant to the Desk Officer, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Export Promotion / Africa
Education: 1997 - Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, Department of Urban and Regional Planning 1995 Master’s of Planning, with concentration in Development Planning with U.S. Peace Corps Master’s Internationalist Program, College Teaching Fellowship recipient, G.P.A.: 3.94 (1st in class)
1995 - Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service 1991 Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service with concentration in Science and Technology in International Affairs, John Carroll Scholarship winner; Atlanta Mayor’s Scholarship winner; G.P.A.: 3.67
Practical Abilities: Language: French fluency (tested as advanced high in December 1997) for conversation and businessAnalytical Skills: Planning analysis skills for both developing world and U.S. contexts, including population / demographic analysis; economic analysis; survey design, implementation and interpretation; environmental analysis Computer Skills: Computer programming and literacy including use of word processing, statistical, database and spreadsheet programs, Internet literacy, and HTML programming skills Other: Demonstrated ability to cope with different cultures and live at varying levels of material well-being
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