Washington, DC — The Africare Board of Directors has appointed a new Vice President to the Africare staff. Ms. Jeannine B. Scott has been selected to fill this position. She will begin her responsibilities with Africare on April 15, 2003.
Ms. Scott brings to the position nearly 20 years of experience in the field of African development, including job postings in Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire. She is currently the Principal, and Founder, of America to Africa Consulting, LLC, with an array of clients both in the U.S. and Africa. Previously, Ms. Scott held a number of positions, including: an appointment from the U.S. Department of Treasury as Advisor and Alternate to the U.S. Executive Director at the African Development Bank Group, and Principal Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) Coordinator for the African Development Bank (ADB).
Prior to joining the ADB, Ms. Scott spent seven years working with Africare as Program Manager for the Central Africa Region; Director, Food for Development; and Country Representative to Senegal, with responsibility for Cape Verde, The Gambia, and Mauritania.
Ms. Scott has made numerous presentations and has published papers on such issues as food security in Africa, microcredit, and NGO collaboration, to name a few. She holds a B.A. degree from Vassar College in Political Science and Africana Studies and a Master's degree in International Relations from Yale University. She has also undertaken studies at the Institute of Development Studies in Brighton, England; the Sorbonne; the Institute of Political Science in Paris; the University of Paris I; and the University of Dakar, Senegal. She is fluent in French and has a basic knowledge of Portuguese.
Africare is a leader in aid to Africa as well as the oldest and largest African-American organization specializing in African aid. Over its 33-year history, Africare has delivered more than $400 million in assistance-representing over 2,000 projects and millions of beneficiaries-to 35 countries Africa-wide. Today, Africare's 150-plus programs reach families and communities in 26 nations in every region of the African continent.
