Marco Meneses Instructional Designer for Health Education and Promotion. Twenty years experience in management, program design, planning, RFP interpretation, grant writing, budgeting, training of Community health workers, nutrition, Gender, sexual and reproductive projects, HIV-AIDS. Colombia, Honduras, Guatemala, Equatorial Guinea, Angola, Sudan, Somalia, USA.   Visit my online group discussion: Community Health Education and Promotion

I  am a Program Manager  with a Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition and Dietetics (Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia 1978), a Master in Public Health (Colombia 1980) and a Master in Training and Development (University of St. Francis, Illinois 2003).

I have twenty years experience working in program planning, implementation and evaluation in the area of nutrition, public health, and health education.

 

I have worked in Somalia and Sudan (1993- 1994) supervising programs for child survival, water and sanitation, immunizations, and food for work.

 

In Angola (1991- 1992) I trained traditional birth attendants and community health workers in nutrition and primary care and oversaw therapeutic and supplemental feeding programs.

  

I also worked in Equatorial Guinea, Honduras with the U.N. (U.N High Commissioner for Refugees, U.N World Food Programme, U.N Development Programme and UN Volunteers 1985- 1991) supervising food for work programs and refugee camps management with a focus on accessing the most vulnerable populations.

 

In Colombia (1983-1984) with the Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar as rural Nutritionist and Dietitian.

 

I hold certificates in Microcomputer Applications (Microsoft Office) and as Network Administrator (Windows NT- 2000) from the Waubonsee Community College, Illinois.

 

I have strong financial and supervisory skills.

I speak Spanish, English and I am familiar with Portuguese and Arabic.

Certifications:

Certified  Family Educator (National Council on Family Relations) Minneapolis, MN

Certified Sexual Educator (American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists) Ashland, VA

Certified Health Educator Specialist (National Commission For Health Education Credentialing) Whitehall, PA