mark mitchell

director of livestock and dairy development

About

I collect, analyze and condense information to usable formats so that our clients can make informed decisions faster.

Country

united states

City

abingdon

Industry

international trade and development

Skill

enterprise development, business planning, strategic planning, business strategy, management consulting, value chain analysis, economic development, rural development, government, international development, data analysis, program management, policy, food security

Experience

business owner

backcountry

2002-5 - 2012-5 · 10 yrs 1 mo

Outdoor lodging and outfitting

director of livestock and dairy development

land o'lakes venture37

2019-1 - Present · 7 yrs 9 mos

advisor for tops program somali region

mercy corps

2016-2 - 2016-2 · 1 mo

Evaluation climate change for market access program for TOPs via DFID Climate Change and Environmental Assessment.

value chain market advisor

acdi/voca

2015-6 - 2015-7 · 2 mos

High Value Crops market overview, melon market expansion plan. RADP-North

value chain consultant

relief international

2015-5 - 2015-5 · 1 mo

Desk review of Livestock Value Chain.

consultant

peace corps

2015-4 - 2015-4 · 1 mo

Develop new agbiz training for volunteers

consultant

cultivating new frontiers in agriculture (cnfa)

1996-1 - 2014-11 · 18 yrs 11 mos

senior advisor

usda

2012-11 - 2014-3 · 1 yr 5 mos

Advisor to Regional Platform South on agriculture issues.

agribusiness advisor

usda

2012-2 - 2012-11 · 10 mos

Value Chain Analysis, Market Analysis

ministry advisor

usda

2008-1 - 2009-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Capacity Building for Ministry of Agriculture and Parliament Agriculture Committee

consultant

mercy corps

2001-7 - 2005-3 · 3 yrs 9 mos

New Business Development, Environmental Reporting

director eastern and southern africa

relief international

1997-7 - 2000-5 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Directed country offices on rural enterprise development

consultant

ifc - international finance corporation

1997-5 - 1997-6 · 2 mos

Environmental review of Zimbabwe Dairiboard's processing facilities

cop- director of privatization

abs global

1993-6 - 1995-3 · 1 yr 10 mos

USAID funded program on Beef Value Chain

value chain business development

relief international

2015-9 - 2016-2 · 6 mos

RADP-East RFP, selected for Competitive Response. And was awarded.

dcop and technician director of market systems

acdi/voca

2016-4 - Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

Here to finish the final year of the RWANU program under the Tittle II DFAP for transition into Feed the Future follow on funding.

principle consultant

ageo limited

1993-1 - Present · 33 yrs 9 mos

We provide the international development industry with policy analysis, program designs, evaluations, and management. Client list : ACDI/VOCA, Mercy Corps, CNFA, Chemonics, Relief International, Peace Corps, USDA, People Inc., Children Intl,

Education

washington international university

2000-1 - 2001-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

virginia tech

1983-1 - 1987-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

Lead for student workers on the animal science farm, included night shift at lambing barn, all cattle and sheep feeding on weekends, extra hours during fall harvest. Chairman of B&B BBQ committee, responsible for earning $25,000 annually to support judging teams. Activities and Societies: Block & Bridle