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Employment
History
Director, Citizens’
Participation and Governance Project, Creative
Associates International, Inc., (CAII), San Salvador, El Salvador, 2000-2005
· Responsible for
leadership and oversight of a five-year, $8 million dollar cooperative
agreement with USAID, ending March 31, 2005.
· Oversees funding
and training provided to civil society projects that advocate for public policy
reforms.
· Responsible for
USAID mission’s key transparency initiatives. Supervised an assessment of
transparency in
· Supports the formulation
and implementation of a code of ethics for public servants.
·
Works
closely with local municipalities in the passage and implementation of
municipal laws related to information access and citizen participation.
Senior Analyst,Creative Associates International, Inc. (CAII),
· Responsible for
monitoring and evaluation, political analysis, general program support and
(grants management and technical assistance).
·
Reported
for a four-year, USAID-funded project (Proyecto INCIDENCIA) to strengthen civil
society advocacy organizations in
Representative
in
·
Based
in
· Public
representations before governments and non-governmental organizations of the
region.
·
Wrote and contributed to reports on
Associate, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA),
· Traveled
frequently to
· Other responsibilities
included monitoring the foreign‑aid process, editing the organization's
newsletter, and public speaking.
Assistant, Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA),
·
Assisted
in the preparation of reports and conferences on human rights and political
issues related to
Publications
(selected publications available for download at http://davidholiday.com/publications.htm)
"
"Broad Participation, Diffuse
Responsibility: Peace Implementation in
"
"Under
the Best of Circumstances: ONUSAL and the Dilemmas of Verification and
"Peace
Mission Strategy and Domestic Actors: United Nations Mediation, Verification
and
"En la Mejor de las Circunstancias: ONUSAL y los Desafíos de la
Verificación y el Fortalecimiento Institucional en El Salvador, Estudios
Centroamericanos, Junio 1997, UCA, San Salvador, co-authored with William
Stanley.
"
Toward
a New Role for Civil Society in the Democratization of Guatemala,
International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development, co‑author
with Tania Palencia, July 1996.
Separating
Facts from Fiction: The Work of the Tripartite
Commission in Nicaragua, Human Rights Watch/Americas, October 1994,
principal author (with
Human
Rights in Guatemala During President De León's First
Year, Human Rights Watch/Americas, June 1994, contributed research.
The Economist Intelligence Unit Country Report on
A Negotiated Revolution? A Two‑Year Progress Report on the
Salvadoran Accords, Hemisphere Initiatives, March 1994, author of
section on police issues.
Human
Rights Watch World Report 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000,
contributed to or authored chapters on
The
Lost Agenda: Human Rights and U.N. Field Operations, Human Rights Watch,
June 1993, co‑authored chapter on
Clandestine
Detention in Guatemala, Americas Watch, March 1993, author.
"Building
the Peace: Preliminary Lessons from
"La
Construcción de la Paz: Lecciones Preliminares de El Salvador," Estudios
Centroamericanos, Enero‑Febrero 1993, UCA, San Salvador, co‑authored
with William Stanley.
Endgame: A
Progress Report on Implementation of the Salvadoran Peace Accords, Hemisphere
Initiatives, December 3, 1992, contributor.
El
Salvador: Peace and Human Rights:
Successes and Shortcomings of the United Nations Mission in El Salvador
(ONUSAL), Americas Watch, September 2, 1993, co‑authored with Cynthia
Arnson.
The
Need to Remember: The Massacre at El Mozote, Americas Watch,
July 1992, co‑authored with Cynthia Arnson.
Fitful
Peace: Human Rights and Reconciliation in
El
Salvador and Human Rights: The Challenge of Reform, Americas Watch,
March 1991, co‑authored with Cynthia Arnson.
A
Step Toward Peace? The March Elections in El Salvador, Washington
Office on
Police Aid and Political Will, Washington Office on
Relevant Consultancies
·
Author of case study on
Conflict Research Unit,
Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’, The Hague,
August-October 2003
Norwegian
·
Participated
in a team that evaluated NORAD's support to the Inter-American Institute of
Human Rights in
·
Invited by US Embassy to speak to broad sectors of
government officials, political parties and civil society organizations about
the experiences of Offices of the Human Rights Ombudsman in Central America, in
preparation for the creation of a similar office in Nicaragua.
Catholic Relief
Services,
·
Prepared
proposals for projects that included support for the Bishops Conference's
migration office, an inter-diocesan human rights coordination, and a research
and dissemination project on policies and problems of migrants along the
Guatemala-Mexico border.
· Meetings and
representations with civil society actors in
·
Contributed
to the preparation of a response to an USAID request for application on civil
society strengthening in
·
Served as interpreter and resource person for a delegation
seeking to implement a strategic planning process with the justice sector in
·
Conducted an evaluation of UNDP's NGO institutional
strengthening program, in addition to a stocktaking exercise of UNDP's working
relationships with NGOs and civil society.
Analysis and Documentation
Unit of the United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights in Guatemala,
Guatemala City, Guatemala, January-February 1996
·
Conducted
interviews within MINUGUA and with a wide range of Guatemalan and international
political actors in order to analyze MINUGUA's internal efforts to evaluate its
impact and to propose a framework for future efforts.
Inter-American Development
Bank,
·
Prepared a report on civil society organizations in
· Follow‑up
work to prepare a conference between IDB, government, private sector and civil
society organizations.
·
Member
of team contracted by USAID to assess the state of democratic consolidation and
governance in
·
Prepared a strategy for the Office of Democratic
Initiatives, 1997-2001, in
·
Carried out an evaluation of a regional UNV human‑rights
program in
·
Assisted
in the preparation of two delegations of
Human Rights
Watch/Americas,
·
Occasional
consulting for HRW/Americas in Central America, including authoring the El
Salvador chapters for Human Rights Watch World Report in 1994, 1995; the
Guatemala chapters for 1996, 1999 and 2000; and research on the human rights
situation in Guatemala.
·
Co-authored
a report assessing the role of civil society in
·
Based on interviews with Mayan, women, human rights and development organizations,
as well as government officials and diplomats, the report was published in
English, French and Spanish.
The Economist Intelligence
Unit,
·
Covered
Education
A.B. in Politics (Honors),
·
Winner of the Lyman H. Atwater Prize for Politics for the best senior thesis in
the Politics Department, a political biography of civil libertarian and
university professor H.H. Wilson
Masters in Nonprofit Management, Regis
University, Colorado, expected in 2005
·
Coursework begun for a twelve-course program designed to develop and enhance
the management and leadership capabilities of professionals in the nonprofit
sector.
Lectures, Public
Appearances, Grants
Public
speaking at forums and seminars in the U.S. and Central America, including
Smith College, Princeton University, Middlebury College, New York University,
Columbia University, the University of Texas at Austin, Hollins College (Va.),
Virginia Tech, Texas Christian University, the University of New Mexico
(Albuquerque), North-South Center of the University of Miami, the Latin
American Studies Association (LASA), the U.S. Department of Justice, USIA
Speakers Grant (Nicaragua), and the Academic Council on the United Nations
System (ACUNS).
Together
with Prof. William Stanley of the
Professional Associations
Latin American
Studies Association (since 1991)
Languages
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
References
Available upon
request