Disclaimer Monitoring and Evaluation: Key Personnel Cynthia Scarlett: Ms. Cynthia Scarlett is a seasoned professional with more than twenty years work experience including nine years in development/relief work in challenging environments. Ms. Scarlett has an extensive background in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of programs and has a wide range of experience implementing USAID projects in both the relief and development sectors including; infrastructure rebuilding, good governance and civil society education, food security, health, education and legislative strengthening. She has successfully managed multi-million dollar, small grants programs for World Vision, USAID and the United Nations and has a proven track record in fiscal accountability, project design and reporting. Before joining IBTCI, Ms. Scarlett was the Country Representative for USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives in Burundi. For the past year and a half, Ms. Scarlett has been serving as IBTCI’s Chief of Party for a USAID M&E program in Iraq. She has traveled to most of the 18 provinces of Iraq, including highly volatile areas visiting the Provincial Reconstruction Teams to support USAID and implementing partners. As the Chief of Party for USAID’s Monitoring and Evaluation Performance Program, Ms. Scarlett is responsible for providing oversight and leadership in all of USAID’s M&E programming including; the monitoring of USAID’s over one billion dollar annual program portfolio, working with USAID and USAID partners on the development and tracking of Partner Performance Management Plans and related indicators and, providing strategic direction to USAID in program management. Ms. Scarlett also oversees the work of the visiting evaluation teams as well as the permanent team of expatriates based in Iraq and local field monitors. Ms. Scarlett has earned USAID’s Meritorious Service Award “For exceptional performance and outstanding teamwork in the implementation of programs in Africa” and OTI’s Perseverance in the Face of Adversity “For coming up with innovative ways to promote peace and keep the momentum going amid a faltering peace process, increasing security risks, staffing issues, and office relocation; and for a can-do approach where “no” is not an option.” Ms. Scarlett’s “secret” USG security clearance is current. Ms. Scarlett is fluent in English and French. Harvey Herr: Mr. Harvey Herr is a manager and monitoring and evaluations specialist with more than 30 years of experience working on USAID and other donor funded projects to create governance indicators and assess data to inform public policy in developing countries. Currently, Mr. Herr is IBTCI’s Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Expert on a USAID-funded Monitoring and Evaluation project in Iraq. Mr. Herr is one of two resident advisors in Iraq, developing a unique nation-wide monitoring capability for USAID. Mr. Herr designs and implements monitoring and evaluation plans across the portfolio of USAID projects in Iraq. He designs survey methods which are most appropriate to measuring performance against USAID Mission objectives and is responsible for analyzing the results using SPSS statistical software. Mr. Herr ensures that monitoring and evaluation is evidence based incorporating rigorous methodology, supervision and quality control. Prior to joining IBTCI, Mr. Herr worked with UNICEF Kenya to update the indicators for Millennium Development Goals. With the UN-HABITAT Lake Victoria Water and Sanitation Initiative he consulted in monitoring and evaluation for the Water and Sanitation and Infrastructure Branch. Previously with the USAID funded Iraq Local Governance Project as the Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr. Herr conducted three nationwide surveys and assessments of local government in association with Iraqi professionals to establish baselines and evaluate project performance. Earlier he served as senior statistical advisor to the United Nations Human Settlement Program, in Kenya. He served as a senior advisor to the Kenya Central Bureau of Statistics for fifteen years. He began his career as an Area Development Advisor in Viet Nam and as Urban Planner/Analyst in local government in the USA. Robert Beckman: Mr. Beckman served as IBTCI Team Leader of the USAID funded Iraq Monitoring and Evaluation Program Project II. He has over 35 years of experience in international development, including 27 with USAID where he rose to the position of Deputy Mission Director. He has significant experience in program design, implementation and evaluations in the Middle East, Indian subcontinent, former Soviet Union and Southeast Asia. He has extensive managerial and organizational skills with experience in policy, program and project formulation and evaluation in key economic development sectors. He has competence in energy and environment fields, trade and investment promotion, financial sector reform, and commercialization of technology.