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LTL Strategies

LTL Strategies. Mission Statement. To promote partnership between the developing world and industrialized countries by providing high quality services with measurable results in the areas of democracy & governance, economic growth & competiveness, public health & education.

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LTL Strategies

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  1. LTL Strategies

  2. Mission Statement • To promote partnership between the developing world and industrialized countries by providing high quality services with measurable results in the areas of democracy & governance, economic growth & competiveness, public health & education.

  3. Consulting Services • LTL Strategies, an 8(a) certified Small Business with DOD and DSS security and facility clearance, provides consulting services to private corporations, international institutions, and governments worldwide. Fields of expertise include: • Economic Growth & Competitiveness (policy reform, food security, agriculture, trade & investment, micro-credit, etc.) • Democracy & Governance (conflict management, rule of law, transparency, decentralization, civil society, etc) • Monitoring & Evaluation, including in: • Education • Public Health

  4. Competitive Advantage • Global network of over 1,500 experts specializing in international and business development. • Strong track record with international companies and individuals seeking to establish or expand their businesses to include the North American market. • Direct and demonstrated access to the highest levels of business and political decision makers in the US, Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa. • Aggressive partnership strategy that allows LTL Strategies to benefit from the expertise of highly successful for-profit companies and non-profit organizations.

  5. Management Capabilities • Direct experience in over 400 business consulting projects spanning 54 countries. • Extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, trade & investment, monitoring & evaluation, economic growth & competitiveness, public health, and education. • Highly skilled multi-national and multi-lingual team with extensive experience in both the private and public sectors.

  6. Network of LTL Associates • Experts with extensive experience ranging from running large financial institutions with over US $24 billion in assets to independent field-based technical consulting in international development or micro-credit projects. • Over 1,500 experts based in more than 30 countries with extensive experience in the design, implementation, and management of projects ranging from organizational capacity building to capital risk analysis of investment opportunities in emerging markets and industrialized countries.

  7. Managing Partners • LTL Strategies’ two founding partners combine over 50 years of experience in business development, strategic planning, communications, international affairs, trade & investment, and public & private sector development. • Working in 8 different languages, they have direct experience in over 200 development, media and other consulting projects in more than 40 countries on 4 different continents. • Authors of numerous books, articles, and research studies, they hold several advanced degrees from some of the most prestigious universities in America, Europe, and Africa.

  8. Managing Partners (continued) • René Lake,President & CEO – Project management and business development specialist. Over 30 years of experience in communications, strategy and project development, private sector management, international development, and business management. Currently sits on the boards of private companies and private research institutions. Author of several books. • Dr. Hillary Thomas-Lake, Managing Director - International affairs and public policy specialist. Over 20 years in private sector, public affairs, partnership development, and conflict management. Currently a member of several University centers’ boards covering development issues, and adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. Fluent in 8 languages.

  9. Senior LTL Associates • Dr. Judith Hermanson, Senior Advisor for humanitarian assistance and urban planning – Disaster relief expert. Former Senior Vice President at CHF International for 17 years, which she led to be one of the most respected NGOs in the field of international development.  Specialist in governance, micro-finance, urban planning, and decentralization.   • Ambassador George Moose,Senior Policy Advisor – Governance and policyexpert. 30 years of experience as a Senior US Foreign Service Officer. Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.

  10. Senior LTL Associates (continued) • Bruce Benton, Senior Advisor for public health – Public Health Manager. Served asManager of the World Bank’s River Blindness Coordination Unit. As the Chair of the Committee ofSponsoring Agencies which includes WHO, UNDP, FAO, World Bank, NGO Coalition,Mectizan Expert Committee, in charge of the policy and strategyformulation, donor coordination, fund mobilization, and oversight of control operations forvarious health programs. • David Joslyn, Senior Advisor – Food security expert. 40 years of experience with USAID and other international development entities. Former head of Food for Peace Program. Latin America expert.

  11. Senior LTL Associates (continued) • Meg Brown, Senior Advisor for food security and agriculture - Agro-economist. Over 20 years of international agricultural project management experience in Guatemala, Indonesia, Niger, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Congo, and Kenya. USAID Senior officer from 1982 to 2005 assuming various roles, includingChief of Agriculture, Business, and Environment Office at USAID/Kenya. • Dr. Arthur Powell, Senior Advisor for Education – Education Development Expert.Professor at Rutgers University. More than 20 years of experience in international education at the primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. Developed international learning partnerships in math and language in Mozambique, South Africa, Brazil, and Haiti, with a focus on teacher training and curriculum development. Author of several books of reference in the field of education.

  12. Regional Managing Partners • Ousmane Sané, LTL Afrique Principal – Senior Economist. Over 30 years of experience in economic growth and policy reform at USAID and Ministry of Finance of Senegal. Before joining LTL Strategies as a Senior Partner in Dakar, held various management functions within USAID/Senegal’s Program/ Economic Growth Office from 1978 to 2009.Dakar-based. • Cecil Miller, Senior Economist Advisor – Tourism Economist and Finance Specialist. Over 28 years of experience in project appraisals and micro-enterprise development. Former Director of Inter-Sectoral Unit for Tourism, Organization of American States (OAS), and Former Senior Project Officer at Caribbean Development Bank. Barbados-based.

  13. Office Managers • Scott Alexander, Business Development Manager –International Affairs and US Contracting Specialist. With LTL Strategies’ HQ Office in Washington, working in Business Development, Strategic Initiatives, Partnership Development, Project Development, and Contracting. Graduated with Bachelors from Louisiana State University, and a Masters in Transition Studies from Justus Liebig-Universitat (Giessen, Germany). • Mélodie Cerin, Program Development Manager – International development Specialist. On staff at LTL, with responsibility for providing support and oversight to consultants and subcontractors on the firm’s USAID-funded IQCs and other projects. Currently based in Dakar at LTL’s regional office.  LTL’s representative in Haiti from 2008 to 2009. Holds a BA in Political Science with concentrations in International Relations and African Studies from St. Joseph’s University.

  14. Clients and Partners • USAID • The World Bank • SAIC • The White House • US Department of Interior • CHF International • Chemonics • Creative Associates • Africare • ORC Macro • The Barbados Pavilion • JurisAids • The Mitchell Group • Amex International • Academy for Educational Development (AED) • International Monetary Fund (IMF) • International Resources Group (IRG) • Management Systems International (MSI) • National Council of Negro Women • International Partnership for Microbicides • Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC) • The Development Gateway Foundation • Louis Berger International • African Union and NEPAD • The Barbados Marine Trust • International Women’s Media Foundation • US Department of State

  15. Project Examples • Communications and Media: LTL Strategies provided a comprehensive set of services, including content development, newsletter development ,and public relations with US Congress and other US government agencies to a White House-based international program. • Monitoring and Evaluation:LTL Strategies has conducted several evaluations of USAID programs, including: entrepreneurial development (South Africa), HIV-AIDS Legal Clinic (Senegal), HIV Grant Management Program for PACT South Africa, and food security (Africa-wide). • Trade and Investment: In the year 2002, through an unprecedented international private sector capital mobilization effort,LTL Strategiesmobilized 116 US and Canadian investors and business leaders to participate in a campaign for the financing of the NEPAD.

  16. Project Examples(continued) • Global Advocacy Mapping Project for Microbicides for a Gates Foundation Project of International Partnership for Microbicides (IPM) – 2005 • Municipal Financing: For CHF, LTL Strategiesdeveloped a municipal financing strategy for West African cities.Workshop, Bamako, Feb. 2004. Countries involved: Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal and Mali. LTL produced a publication, and is currently working on follow up mechanisms. • Third Party Evaluation for an African Health Reporting Project for a Gates Foundation funded project of the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) – 2007 • Strategic Planning Facilitation for Africa’s Health in 2010 with the entire Africa Bureau Heath Division of USAID – July/August 2007.

  17. US Government IQCs • Managing African Conflict (MAC; 2003-2008; US $200 million). In partnership with MSI. LTL Strategies: technical, analytical, and practical expertise in conflict management, including mediation and negotiation, post-conflict reconstruction, preventive mechanisms, and training. • Increasing Sustainable Local Government Service Delivery (ISLGS; 2005-2008; US $30 million). In partnership withLouis Berger International. LTL Strategies: African municipal development, public- private partnerships, and global communications. • Democracy and Governance Analytical, Support, and Implementation Services (2004-2009; US $5 million). In partnership with MSI. LTL Strategies: democratization (from electoral systems to policy and decentralization). Democratization and governance assessments, strategic democratic environmental analyses, political environment surveys, and training for key individual actors, grassroots organizations ,and other civil society groups, and institutions participating in the democratic process.

  18. US Government IQCs (continued) • International Legislative Strengthening (2004-2009; US $100 million). In partnership with MSI. LTL Strategies: micro and macro-level policy reform, technical assistance and advisory services to governments, national and sub-national deliberative bodies, and NGOs. • Building Recovery and Reform through Democratic Governance (BRDG; 2005-2010; US $750 million). In partnership with MSI. LTL Strategies: policy analysis and reform, conflict management, post-conflict reconstruction, community building, peace connectors, and civilian and military social reintegration. • Aid to Basic Education/Linkages in Education and Health (ABE-LINK; 2005-2010; US $72 million). In partnership withCreative Associates International. LTL Strategies: cross-sector integration between education and health, health communications, issues identification and promotion.

  19. US Government IQCs (continued) • AFRICAP (2009-2014; US $375 million). In partnership with PSI. LTL provides capacity building services as well as conflict management, stakeholder communication, and democracy & governance advisory services to support AFRICOM and US peacekeeping operations • Evaluation Services (2009-2014; US $125 million). In partnership with ME&A. LTL Strategies: provides evaluation services in Democracy & Governance, Economic Growth & Competitiveness, Conflict Management, Education, and Public Health.  LTL Strategies also specializes, on this IQC, in evaluations involving Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean. • USAID/Senegal Blanket Purchase Agreement (2009-2014; US $2 million). In partnership with DevTech. LTL Strategies, as a sub-contractor ,provides local expertise to perform services in areas of education, health, economic growth, democracy and governance, and analytical studies.

  20. US Government Contracts • Support for Accelerated Growth and Increased Competitiveness (USAID/Senegal, 2005-2010, US$95 million). As part of the International Resources Group (IRG) Consortium, LTL Strategies provides policy reform, public-private partnership, communications and business development services for this five-year program designed to improve Senegal’s business environment. • Analysis and Studies (USAID/Washington, 2007-2012, US $3.5 million). LTL Strategies provides to USAID ’s front office (Chief Operating Officer) policy analysis, strategic planning, and advisory services on humanitarian aid and national security. • General Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (National Park Services, 2007-2009). LTL Strategies assistedNPS in developing a Civic Engagement Plan for the New York-based African Burial Ground National Monument. • Evaluation of the Initiative to End Hunger in Africa (IEHA) (USAID/Washington, 2006-2007). As the prime contractor, LTL Strategies provided a comprehensive mid-term evaluation of this large inter-agency US Government initiative. IEHA is a US$200 million program covering 11 countries in Africa.

  21. US Government Contracts (continued) • Evaluation of International Donor Assistance to the Justice System in Haiti (USAID/Haiti, 2008 - 2009). Evaluation of the planned and unplanned impact of international donor assistance to the justice sector. Review and analysis of the justice sector activities funded and implemented by USAID and its partners, including MINUSTAH, UNDP, EU, Canadian Cooperation, and Organisation de la Francophonie. Identified and analyzed justice system strategies implemented by international donor agencies between 2004 and 2008, assessed the accomplishments and impact of international donor activities in the justice sector, and highlighted the lessons learned especially during those periods of heightened political crisis. • Enterprise Development and Agriculture Policy Assessment for Nigeria (USAID/Nigeria, 2009 – 2010). LTL Strategies is currently conducting an assessment of the state of agricultural enterprise development and agricultural policy in Nigeria to inform USAID and the Nigerian government on how to best reinforce the agricultural sector. The assessment’s objective is to address some of the most significant policy issues that negatively impact agro-enterprises and their development and to propose ways to mitigate the problem.

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