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Ms. Kennedy is research director of International Health at RTI. She has more than 30 years of experience in the strategic design and management of international development programs, including long-term assignments in Kenya, Peru, Cape Verde, and Paraguay. Ms. Kennedy has senior management skills in public private partnerships and alliance building, capacity development of local institutions and national programs, health and human rights, conservation of natural resources, building civil societies through more participatory local government planning, and health care planning in developing countries. She has strong public health leadership skills and expertise in reproductive health and family planning, health care reform, decentralization, and adolescent and youth programs. Ms. Kennedy has extensive experience in the design, management, and evaluation of international public health programs in over 25 countries in Africa, Latin America, and Central Asia, as well as special skills in team building, participatory strategic planning and priority setting, donor leveraging, and staff development. | 