David E. Mutchler, Ph.D.
6029 Avon Drive
Bethesda, Md. 20814
(202) 415-1941
PROFILE
International development expert with 30 years field experience leading multi-cultural teams in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Current Top Secret SCI clearance.
Skills: Writing, Public Speaking, Program Design/Implementation/Evaluation.
Focus: Democratic Governance, Education, Health Care, Environmental Protection.
Passion: Cuba transition. Fluent Spanish; conversational French, Portuguese, Nepali. Ph.D., Sociology, Washington University, St. Louis.
Visiting Professor, The Catholic University of America.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID)
Director, USAID Cuba Program, Washington, D.C., 1997 – 2007
Designed and directed the first USAID program in support of the Cuban people. Won approval for $65 million in grants to U.S. organizations to inform the Cuban people and strengthen Cuban civil society. Facilitated and coordinated actions that:
· Delivered tons of food and medicine to the families of political prisoners and other victims of repression inside Cuba;
· Distributed short-wave radios and hard-copy newsletters to Cuban households;
· Provided laptops and other equipment to Cuban activists;
· Sent books/videos/dvds to Cuban independent libraries;
· Trained independent Cuban journalists and published their reports daily via the internet (www.cubanet.org).
Traveled extensively throughout Cuba, meeting with Cuban teachers, farmers, religious leaders, government officials. Drawing on the experience, drafted portions of the 2004 and 2006 reports of the Presidential Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba (CAFC).
USAID Director, U.S. Embassy, Panama, 1994 – 1996
Led U.S./Panamanian teams implementing ten-year, $1 billion USAID program established after U.S. military intervention.
Supported successful transfer of the Panama Canal and U.S. Canal Zone military bases to Panamanian management and control.
Directed USAID Panama actions that:
· Provided technical training and equipment to the Office of Controller General.
· Trained judges, accountants, auditors, municipal leaders.
· Improved environmental education and monitoring systems in Canal Watershed.
· Funded designs to privatize former U.S. military bases in Canal Zone.
· Transferred U.S. military “excess property” to Panamanian control.
· Initiated environmental impact assessment of road-building exercises proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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USAID Deputy Regional Director for West and Central Africa, U.S. Embassy, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, 1991 - 1994
Managed 133 U.S. and African Foreign Service National employees providing professional services to 24 USAID missions. Evaluated and rewarded their performance on programs that:
· Expanded health education and testing for HIV/AIDS in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Fasso.
· Evaluated and improved primary and secondary education and teacher training in Cote d’Ivoire and throughout West and Central Africa.
· Improved malaria treatment and prevention for 3 million people.
· Performed environmental impact assessments for rural roads.
USAID Deputy Mission Director, U.S. Embassy, Mozambique, 1989 – 1991.
· In the midst of civil war, provided oversight for USAID field relief operations.
· Monitored and evaluated delivery of $70 million in food to displaced people.
· Identified barriers to health education throughout the country.
Previous USAID Experience, 1971 – 1991
USAID Program Office Director for the Eastern Caribbean, U.S. Embassy, Bridgetown, Barbados. Drafted USAID regional strategy, monitored and evaluated assistance.
USAID Officer-in Charge of $ 1.6 billion USAID Pakistan program, Washington, D.C.
USAID Advisor to the Office of Prime Minister of Nepal, U.S. Embassy, Kathmandu.
USAID Social Science Analyst. Monitored and evaluated reproductive health programs in East Asia, North Africa, Central and South America, Washington, D.C.
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Ph.D. and M.A., Sociology, Washington University, St. Louis.
A.B., Philosophy, St. Louis University.
Lit.B., Classics, Xavier University, Cincinnati.
PUBLICATIONS
· The Church as a Political Factor in Latin America. Praeger. 1971.
· Internal USAID Strategic Planning and Evaluation Reports 1971 – 2007.
· (With others) Reports of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba (CAFC) 2004, 2006 (Cf. www.state.gov).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Georgetown University
Virginia Tech University
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Santiago de Chile.
Currently:
Visiting Professor of Sociology, Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.