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Expertise:
Agricultural and
Natural Resource Economics, International Development, Collaborative
International Research and Development Project Administration
Education: Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1978. Emphasis: Natural
Resource and Production Economics.
M.S., Agricultural Economics,
University of Wisconsin, River Falls, 1975.
B.S., Economics,
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, 1971.
Languages: English (Native), Fluent in
French and Spanish.
Countries of work experience:
Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Costa
Rica, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala,
Guinea,
Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Lesotho, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Pakistan, Panama,
Paraguay, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal.
Experience Summary:
Dr. Bertelsen is
an agricultural and natural resource economist who has been involved
in development work for more than 26 years. He has worked
extensively at the nexus of natural resource management and
agriculture, on issues including policy, technology transfer, and
economic impact assessment of technologies. His work experience in
developing countries has been comprehensive, ranging from providing
technical assistance to community-based development initiatives
through guiding national and international-level collaborative
research projects. He has significant long-term project management
experience, having served as Deputy Chief of Party and Chief of
Party for USAID agricultural projects in Honduras and Burkina Faso,
respectively. He has also provided long-term technical assistance on
USAID projects in Haiti and Morocco and short-term technical
assistance in some 25 other countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin
America. He is fluent in both Spanish and French. Presently, Dr.
Bertelsen serves as Associate Director of the Office of
International Research, Education, and Development (OIRED) and
Associate Dean for International Agriculture in the College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. In these capacities
he is responsible for developing and supervising overseas research,
education, and technical assistance opportunities for Virginia Tech
faculty and students and providing related project technical
economic backstopping.
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