Springfield, MA— Leadership Pioneer Valley (LPV) announced that Rosemary Manu has joined the LPV team as the LEAP Program Coordinator. Rosemary will hold various responsibilities in this position including assisting in the planning, coordination, and execution of Leadership Pioneer Valley’s nine-month leadership development program, in addition to helping recruit future LEAP program participants.
Rosemary returned to Springfield last spring after obtaining a master’s degree from George Washington University in International Development Studies with a concentration in Energy. Prior to this, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the University of Connecticut. Most recently, Rosemary worked as a consultant for USAID Food for Peace which provided her with monitoring and evaluation skills. She was responsible for evaluating and assessing the effectiveness of combining emergency assistance and resilience-building. She also comes to Leadership Pioneer Valley with an extensive background in the UN Women in Bangkok, Thailand, in the Disaster Risk Reduction Department. This experience expanded her research and writing skills and led her to become passionate about helping to develop communities and individuals. She hopes to bring all of her many skills she has acquired into her new role as a Program Coordinator for Leadership Pioneer Valley.
