Mary Elizabeth Langan is an experienced international development professional with over 5 years of experience in program monitoring and evaluation. She has managed large-scale M&E projects with budgets over $33 million in South Sudan. Her experience also includes designing evaluations, managing staff, and analyzing data using tools like STATA, SPSS, and Excel. She holds a Master's degree in international relations and economics from Johns Hopkins University.

1. MARY ELIZABETH LANGAN
mary.e.langan@gmail.com • 201-669-6107 (USA) • 0959-100-154 (SSD)
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
A dedicated international development professional with 5+ years of experience in program monitoring
and evaluation and program management. Skilled in designing and leading rigorous large scale
evaluations and monitoring exercises. Excellent communication, research and analytic skills. Trained in
data analysis using STATA, SPSS & Excel, and in programming surveys utilizing multiple platforms.
EXPERIENCE
Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development
Appraisal, Monitoring & Evaluation Country Manager
South Sudan
May 2015-Present
 Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) management of 35 ACTED projects throughout SSD with
a combined budget of over $33 million and 200,000+ direct beneficiaries in the sectors of
FSL, WASH, CCCM, Infrastructure & Protection programming.
 Editing and submission of AME reports to donors for reporting and fundraising purposes.
 Facilitation of project cycle management and development of project monitoring frameworks,
including tools, procedures, workplans and lessons learnt for over 35 projects.
 Management of 3 International & 10 National staff including training & capacity building.
 Rigorous oversight of all AME fieldwork exercises including ToRs, enumerator training, data
collection & data analysis as well as logistics, security and HR considerations.
 Utilization of a wide range of M&E tools including participatory exercises, CFM/CRMs,
PETs, SHARP tools, multi-sector needs assessments & impact evaluations.
Innovations for Poverty Action
Project Coordinator
Uganda
December 2011 – January 2013
 Coordinated a Randomized Controlled Trial on gender and nutrition as part of USAID’s Feed
the Future Initiative, providing rigorous evidence regarding the role of gender in household
health and nutrition-related decision-making.
 Trained and managed a team of 55 employees in a baseline data collection for three concurrent
surveys including anthropometric data collection. Sample size of 5,363 households and nearly
15,000 individual respondents.
 Managed a budget of $1.3 million including procurement of medical and survey equipment.
 Developed intervention curricula on basic health and nutrition that targeted improvements in
child and maternal health as well as a Women’s Empowerment curriculum.
 Pretested survey instruments, programmed surveys into smartphones and managed daily data
entry and cleaning.
U.S. Agency for International Development, Food Security Researcher, Ethiopia 2011
 Conducted midterm evaluation of USAID JEOP program focused on Corn Soy Blend (CSB)
usage in 7 locations throughout the country including all tool development & report writing.
Health, Nutrition & Population Cluster, World Bank, Program Analyst, D.C. 2011
 Performed review of $11 million Product Based Financing program implemented nationwide
throughout the Burundian Health Sector using Excel and STATA.
Johns Hopkins SAIS, Teaching Associate, Economics Department, Washington, D.C. 2011
 Conducted tutorials for the course Microeconomics of Development, an econometrics based
course using empirical micro-economic studies to analyze constraints affecting households.

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EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins University
School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
Master of Arts, International Relations and International Economics
Washington, D.C.
Bologna, IT
May 2011
 Concentration in International Development
 Focus on econometrics; conflict management; economic development; public health
 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Public Health Fellowship Recipient
Tufts University
Bachelor of Arts, International Relations
Medford, MA
May 2009
 Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, graduated magna cum laude
 Concentration in International Economics and the Environment
 Universidad de Alcalá in Madrid, Spain (Fall 2007), SIT, Kampala, Uganda (Spring 2008)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: Spanish (advanced), Swahili (proficient), Italian (proficient), French (basic)
Computer Skills: STATA, SPSS, Proficient in MS Office, ODK, Pendragon
OTHER EXPERIENCE
CCCM Cluster Coordinator & ACTED Technical Coordinator, South Sudan 2015
 Coordinated CCCM response throughout South Sudan and ensured technical supervision of
ACTED CCCM activities in 7 sites throughout Jonglei, Lakes, Upper Nile and CES.
ACTED, UN House Camp Manager, South Sudan 2014-2015
 Coordinated operations among over 40 NGO partners, 10 UN agencies and UNMISS to ensure
effective delivery of services, site maintenance and security on a daily basis in POC site.
 Managed program budgets (5+ mil USD), procurement & reporting for OFDA, ECHO & CHF.
ACTED, UN House Camp Officer, South Sudan 2014-2015
 Managed multiple relocations of 19,000+ IDPs into the Protection of Civilian Site including
coordination of security, medical screenings, plot allocation & shelter allocation.
 Successfully mobilized and oversaw over 50 camp-wide registrations, GFDs, shelter
distributions and NFI distributions throughout 3 PoCs including over 35,000 beneficiaries.
United States House of Representatives, Legislative Intern, Office of Rep. Israel, D.C. 2010
 Conducted research and drafted constituent response letters and hearing summaries. Areas of
specialization included trade policy, healthcare reform, human rights and tax reform.
Johns Hopkins SAIS, Admissions Department Associate, Washington, D.C. 2011
 Served as the student liaison, managed temporary staff, managed confidential information and
utilized multiple databases to process large amounts of data for over 6,000 applications.
Fundación Paraguaya, Microfinance Evaluator, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay 2010
 Performed product and program evaluations of Fundación Paraguaya’s lending and savings
group program including competitors’ products, clients’ loan usage and program performance.
Nyakahoja Primary School, English and Science Teacher, Mwanza, Tanzania 2008
 Taught 2nd
and 3RD
grade Science classes and advanced 5th
and 6th
grade English classes.
Centro de Estudios de Información de la Mujer Multiétnica, Intern, Siuna, Nicaragua 2007
 Performed an evaluation of CEIMM’s community, partners, and public relations strategies.