Savannah is a committed engagement manager who works closely with GHV partners to champion gender equality through policy, advocacy, communications, and strategy initiatives. Drawing from a wealth of experience across various portfolios, Savannah has provided her expertise to esteemed partners including the Gender Equality Division at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Confederation of Midwives, the Hilton Foundation, and Pro-Choice Washington.

With more than 12 years of expertise, Savannah’s dedicated focus spans gender equality, sexual and reproductive rights, HIV/AIDS, and human rights.

Previously, Savannah served as a senior associate on the policy and advocacy team at Women Deliver, where she managed the Deliver for Good Campaign. She has also worked at the national office of Planned Parenthood and led country office communications for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation in Mbarara, Uganda. Her work has been published in Huffington Post and AllAfrica, and her research was included as a focused chapter in the book, A Reflexive Inquiry into Gender Research: Towards a New Paradigm of Knowledge Production & Exploring New Frontiers of Gender Research in Southern Africa.

Savannah graduated with honors from Old Dominion University with a BA in international relations and a MA in international studies and women's studies. She has lived or worked in the U.S., Uganda, Rwanda, Haiti, Senegal, and South Africa. She currently resides in Woodstock, NY.

Outside of work, Savannah enjoys reading novels and spending time outdoors in the Hudson Valley with her partner, two sons, and rescue pup, Bernice.

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Areas of Expertise:

• Advocacy and communications

• Strategy

• Project management

• Stakeholder engagement

• Issue experience in gender equality, HIV/AIDs, and SRHR