Project DPro

FMD Pro

MEAL DPro

Program DPro

John is passionate about the ability of effective and efficient program management to make the world a better place and he actively looks to collaborate with anyone who shares these goals.

Over the last twenty-five years, he has worked in multiple program roles in NGOs –including positions as Program Director for Oxfam GB in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean; Global Program Manager for a gender and governance program & running Oxfam’s project management systems globally.

He has worked on project management capacity building initiatives for more than thirty INGOs, local NGOs, UN agencies, and other development organizations. He also helped write the Project DPro and led development of the Program DPro.

John lives in Oxford, England, where he enjoys hobbies that include chess, trail running, historical fencing and gardening.

Mike has been developing the capacity of development and relief professionals for over twenty years.  As a founder of LINGOs, PM4NGOs and Last Mile Learning, he has worked with hundreds of non-governmental organizations, developing learning and creating professional certifications for the sector.  As a  lead author of the Guide to the PMD Pro, the Guide to the FMD Pro and the Guide to the MEAL DPro – he has been a thought leader in establishing standards for development and relief professionals.

Equal parts field-based development worker and instructional designer, Mike has extensive experience working for NGOs across the world, including  Central America, Africa, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and the Caribbean.  He has developed over 100 eLearning titles, on-line course and workshop curricula.

Mike lives on an island North of Seattle, where he enjoys the many outdoor activities of the Pacific Northwest.