Introducing myself and my journal: Jayne's Thoughts & Observations

About Me: I am an internationally-recognized professional with decades of experience regarding communications, community/volunteer involvement, and capacity-building for nonprofit organizations, non-governmental organizations/civil society, government-based community programs, and corporate philanthropy programs. I have worked on the local, regional, national and international level, and worked extensively with multi-cultural audiences, corporate audiences, United Nations agencies, international aid workers, low-income communities, and those who are traditionally socially-excluded. I have a demonstrated commitment to gender issues and mainstreaming gender considerations in her work. A citizen of the USA and a native of Kentucky, I lived in Germany from February 2001 through April 2009, except for six months in 2007, when I lived in Afghanistan. I have worked briefly in Ukraine, Egypt, Poland, Servia and Hungary. I now live again in the USA, and I am currently based in the Portland, Oregon area. My Passions: Women's empowerment, Women's rights, companion animals, motorcycle riding. My Challenges: Finding steady paid employment, adjusting to the USA (yes, even after all this time). My Vision for the Future: Equal rights and equal access to education, services and jobs for all. My Areas of Expertise: communications, community/volunteer involvement, and capacity-building