Kara Klassen
Senior technical adviser and project manager with close to fifteen years' experience working in international contexts in East, West and Southern Africa, South-East Asia, the Pacific, and Caribbean. Proven expertise in women’s economic empowerment (WEE) and gender sensitivity/inclusion, value chain/pro-poor market systems development and analysis, program design and management; policy analysis, training and facilitation. Experienced advisor within the impact investment space focusing on ESG (particularly gender) and impact. Strong research, writing and organizational skills as well as business development expertise. Exceptional cross-cultural understanding and communication skills with ability to earn the trust and engage with a variety of stakeholders including internal and external, public and private sector actors, as well as female and male community members. Excellent workshop and training facilitator both in person and online.
oneacrefund.org
businesslinkpacific.com
agoradev.ca
technoserve.org
greenparty.ca
54collective.vc
Nairobi County, Kenya