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Twig Johnson, Ph.D. E-mail: twigjohnson@gmail.com

EDUCATION: Ph.D., M.Phil. M.A. Columbia University (Ecological Anthropology, Maritime Ethnology, Europe) BS Marquette University (Political Science and Philosophy) LANGUAGES: Fluent Portuguese and Spanish

EXPERIENCE:

Independent Consultant, 01/2005 to present. Recent work includes: Earth Negotiations Bulletin (ENB), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). ENB teams publish daily reports in three languages on UN based intergovernmental negotiations on environment and development topics. Recent meetings I have covered include: The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD); FAO Committee on Forestry (COFO); United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF); the International Tropical Timber Agreement Renegotiation (ITTA 3 & 4); Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety ((FCS); and the International Timber Council (ITC).	Assistant Harbor Master and Deputy Shellfish Constable, Kingston, MA and member of Kingston Emergency Management Agency (KEMA). While a sworn official of the town, I accept no pay from the town.	Motion Picture Lighting Technician & related crafts: Recent Work: on some 15 feature films. Specifics available on the Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com) Guild Membership: IATSE Local 481	While learning the craft I am collecting data for a paper on “Seticate”, “proper” behavior by different members of a film crew.

Director, Sustainability Science and Technology Program, Policy and Global Affairs Division, The National Academy of Science, 11/2001 – 12/04. Oversee the development of the Sustainability Science and Technology Program; develop a program framework, research agenda, and strategies for achieving the objectives laid out in Our Common Journey (National Research Council 1999); coordinate with other Boards and Committees of the National Academies; and represent the National Research Council on sustainability issues in the scientific community, before government agencies, and in international organizations and conferences. Served on US Delegation as an NGO member to the UN World Summit on Sustainable Development.

VP/ Latin America and Caribbean, World Wildlife Fund, 1997 –2001. Plans, directs and oversees all activities of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Programme including planning, administration, supervision, project development, evaluation and coordination with other departments within WWF. I was responsible for the management of the overall LAC Program on behalf of WWF International and other WWF national organizations and associate organizations, consisting of 250+ activities, seven regional offices and a budget totaling US$28million. Director, Regional Sustainable Development, Latin America and the Caribbean, USAID, 3/95-4/97. Responsibilities: managing a portfolio of Regional Projects, working principally with regional Latin American, and Caribbean institutions. Five Divisions within the office designed and managed projects in the areas of Environment, population and health, broad based economic growth, democracy, and education. Served as senior advisor to the Assistant Administrator for Latin America and represented him at many interagency and international gatherings. Director, Office of Environment and Natural Resources, Global Bureau, USAID, 1/89-3/95. This central environmental office was responsible for providing intellectual leadership and scientific and technical support to the environmental programs of USAID field missions, regional bureaus the and central management of A.I.D. and for mobilizing scientific and technical assistance and research support for A.I.D. programs in the conservation of biodiversity, forestry, coastal and marine resources, pollution prevention, environmental education and communications, environmental policy and economics, strategic planning, institutional capacity building, and research. I also served as Chair of the Tropical Ecosystems Directorate of the U.S. Man and the Biosphere Program, and on the International Advisory Group of the Brazil/G7/World Bank Pilot Program for the Amazon. I was a member of the US Delegation to the Rio Earth Summit (UNCED) and to many of the international environmental problem solving efforts since—e.g. the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD); the International Tropical Forest Organization (ITTO); FAO’s Committee on Forestry (COFO) and the independent Forest Advisory Group to the Tropical Forest Action Program (TFAP); the Conventions on Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Decertification; the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR); and IUCN. Executive Director, Center for Field Research, Earthwatch, 1987 – 1988. The Center is a non governmental organization that consisted of an interdisciplinary team of scientists responsible for developing an annual program of some 110-field research projects to be supported by Earthwatch Volunteers. The Center solicited applications from scholars and institutions, screened proposals, and advised scholars whose field research was funded and assisted by volunteer teams. All proposals received full peer review. On an annual basis, some three thousand volunteers and $2.5 million were mobilized to support projects in 40 countries. Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, International Food and Nutrition Program, Center for International Studies. Chief, Programme Evaluation and Planning Section, United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) 1984 1987. I was the senior (D1) official at UNICEF for monitoring and evaluation. Developed policies and strategies to strengthen monitoring and evaluation in UNICEF. Designed and implemented a rapid assessment system to address global policy issues regarding UNICEF’s Child Survival and Development initiative. Coordinated with other UN and donor agencies on program evaluation matters and a wide range of global technical experts. Chief, United Nations Division,USAID, 8/83-9/84 August 1983 – Sept. 1984. Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, Office of Donor Coordination. Served as the focal point for the formulation, coordination, and implementation of Agency policy concerning the United Nations development system. Chief, Studies Division, Office of Evaluation, Bureau for Program and Policy Coordination, 4/79-8/83. I planned, initiated, organized and directed impact evaluations, program and policy evaluations and special studies (35 studies published/year). Supervised and participated in the overall program of impact evaluations and related studies of past, current and future programs. During this time, 140 studies were produced involving 300 A.I.D. professionals. Drafted and commented on a wide range of policy level documents and provided technical assistance to Missions Regions and Central Bureaus. Country Director, Peace Corps, Brazil, 1977-1978. I had full responsibility for management and direction of all aspects of the Peace Corps/Brazil program. Assistant Professor, University of Maine, Orono, Department of Anthropology, 1974-1977. Taught Introduction to Anthropology, Ecological anthropology, Psychological anthropology, and Medical anthropology, Peoples and Cultures of Europe, Introduction to Anthropological Theory, Mediterranean Ethnology, Maritime Ethnology, and Portuguese Language. Also worked as an independent Social Systems Consultant to CEO’s of multinational corporations, providing them with quick, cheap and appropriate information through innovative evaluation and assessment strategies. Instructor. Queens College, City University of New York, Department of Anthropology. (September 1973 August 1974). Courses taught: Ecological Anthropology, Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. Desk Officer, Peace Corps, Peru. 1966 - 1967 Planning, programming and personnel responsibility for Peru programs; liaison with other agencies, departments and institutions; evaluation of Latin American programs (1967). Peace Corps Volunteer Leader. 1964 - 1966 Northeast Brazil (Ceara). Designed and implemented the first Peace Corps program in the states of Ceara and Rio Grande do Norte. These involved some 140 volunteers working in public health, education, and rural development (October 1964 October 1966). Other: Assistant Harbor Master, Kingston, MA; Member of the Board of Directors of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center; Board of Advisors of the Institute of Ecological Economics; Former Associate Editor for the journals Human Organization and Evaluation and Programme Planning; research evaluator for the National Science Foundation; Ethnographic Research in Portugal; Anegada, B.V.I.; Costa Rica; and Suffolk County, N.Y.; Evaluation Research in Peru, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Egypt, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Turkey, and the United States.