SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE PROVIDED TO CLIENTS:
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Environmental Management:
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Socio-economic and public participation components of EIAs, EMPs Closure Plans of large scale projects, such as mines.
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Programme Planning and Evaluation:
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Closure Plans of large scale projects, such as mines.HIV/AIDS and community health care:
Policy formulation, programme planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for prevention, treatment, care and support services.
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Integrated Development (Rural and Urban):
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Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, Programme planning, management and M&E for vocational training, school-building, agricultural development, early childhood development, gender issues and natural resource management.
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CLIENTS:
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GRN, Private Sector, NGOs, UN Agencies, SADC, Yale University USA
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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2003 -
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Freelance development consultant; Established Ashby Associates cc in 2005
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1996 - 2003
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Partner at Namibia Resource Consultants cc
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1993 - 1994
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Business Training Consultant, Private Sector Foundation, Namibia
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1988 - 1989
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Course designer, Distance Learning Systems Limited, UK
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1984 - 1987
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Secondary school teacher, Science subjects, Langley Park Girls School, UK
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1980 - 1983
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Co-ordinator, Tshwaragano Development Brigade Centre, Botswana
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RECENT RELEVANT CONSULTANCIES
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2007 - 2013
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Sociologist and public consultation for the ESIA for the proposed Otjikoto gold mine for B2Gold; SLR Consulting; and to develop and advise on implementation of B2Gold’s Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy;
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2008 - 2013
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Socio-economist and public consultation facilitator for the ESIA for Craton Mining’s proposed Omitiomire copper mine; ASEC and SLR Consulting.
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2013
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Team leader of participatory external review of the Positive Vibes HIV/AIDS programme in northern Namibia and facilitator to plan new programme; PV
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2013
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Team leader for the Assessments of the Omaheke Schools Improvement Project and the Rössing Foundation Education Programme ; Rössing Foundation
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2012
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Trainer for 3 day workshop for 50 Ministry of Education middle management officers from the regions and HQ directorates on M&E Implementation of the Performance Management Plan (PMP); MoE
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2012
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Socio-economist and public consultation facilitator for the EIA of the proposed Arandis Thermal Power Generation and Waste Oil Recycling Plants; SLR Consulting
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2007 - 2012
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Socio-economic and public consultation specialist for the ESIA for Bannerman Resources’ proposed Etango Project uranium mine and its associated linear infrastructure; ASEC and ERM
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2011
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Socio-economic baseline study and ESIA for the Proposed Kassinga Iron Ore Mine Complex, Southern Angola; for AEMR & ERM
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2010
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Team member for Mid-term evaluation of the Namibia Health Care Improvement Project; USAID
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2010
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Ohlthaver and List Wellness Research; O&L Group (with 4,300 employees)
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2009
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Final evaluation: Artisan Training for Self Employment programme; Kayec/NPC/EU
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2008
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Development of HIV/AIDS policy for the Fisheries Sector; NABCOA;
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