Shari Bush has over twenty-five years of experience in the field of international development with a focus on community development, natural resource management, agriculture/farming systems, climate change, and gender. She specializes in program design and management, new business development, strategic planning, training/facilitation, proposal management, and team leadership and coordination. She has served as program director, business development manager, technical consultant, trainer, and project manager for numerous international agencies, NGOs, consulting firms, and academic institutions. Shari’s countries of work experience include Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Colombia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guatemala, India, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malawi, Papua New Guinea, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Thailand, and Vietnam.