PRESENTERS:

Michael Walsh is the Director of Training and Member Services at the Association of PVO Financial Managers (APVOFM). He joined APVOFM after completing a 25 year career with the U.S. Government. Most recently, Mr. Walsh was the Chief Acquisition Officer and Director of the Office of Acquisition and Assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Over his 22 years as a Foreign Service Officer with USAID, he has worked as a Contracting Officer in Dhaka , Bangladesh and Cairo , Egypt . He was also the Director of the Regional Contracting Office in USAID/East Africa in Nairobi , Kenya . Mr. Walsh has also worked in USAID/Washington as a Branch Chief in the Office of Acquisition and Assistance, providing support to the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), the Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) and the Africa Bureau. Mr. Walsh also served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Food for Peace. Prior to joining USAID, Mr. Walsh worked with the Brothers Brother Foundation. Mr. Walsh began his career in international development as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines . Mr. Walsh is a proven leader of development-focused contracting and grant-making operations. He is skilled in working across organizations, linking programs with operations to produce optimum results. Over the course of his career he is noted for streamlining processes, leveraging information technology and developing the workforce through coaching and training.