Technical Advisors & Consultants

GeoAid’s Technical Advisory Group consists of skilled practitioners and experts in the development sectors, as well as general management and of whom we engage on current and potential projects.

Dr. Caroline Lynch, BSc, MSc, PhD

Dr. Caroline Lynch has agreed to join GeoAid’s Program and Technical Advisory Consultants Group to strengthen and assist GeoAid’s Health sector programs as it promotes expanding services to the extractive industry in developing nations worldwide. William Mitchell said, “Having had the privilege of personally working with Dr. Lynch several years ago, GeoAid is delighted to add her worldwide reach in our emerging Public Health development sector.” Dr. Lynch serves currently on the faculty of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She maintains an active portfolio in Public Health consulting, with recent and on-going projects and research primarily in Africa. Additionally, she has recent research/consulting in the Pacific Malaria Elimination Initiative project in the Vanuatu and Solomon Islands (South Pacific.) Her previous positions include serving as: Country Representative for the Johns Hopkins MENTOR Initiative in Liberia, Community Health Manager for the International Rescue Committee in Easten DR Congo, Disease Prevention Officer in East Timor with Medical Emergency Relief International (MERLIN), along with a number of short-term community health and parasitologist assignments. Dr. Lynch holds a MSc. in Applied Parasitology and Medical Entomology from University of Liverpool, School of Tropical Medicine and BSc. (Honors) Biological Science, University of Plymouth. She is widely and regularly published in professional journals and has ongoing continuing education programs. She is fluent in both French and English.

 

Dr Daniel N Lantum PhD, MBBS

Dr Daniel N Lantum joins GeoAid’s Program and Technical Advisory Consultants Group to strengthen and assist GeoAid’s Health sector programs as it expands health services to the natural resources development industry in developing nations worldwide. Mitchell said, “It’s been a personal privilege to work with Dr. Lantum as an informal advisor to GeoAid on public health matters over the past several years.  GeoAid is honored to be able to consult his world-class knowledge and advice to assist our public and preventative health programs.” Dr. Daniel N Lantum is currently the African Regional Coordinator for the International Council for the Control of Iodine Deficiency Disorders (ICCIDD) a post he has held since 2000. In 2007 he won the John T Dunn Award for Distinguished Services to ICCIDD. He is a Fellow of the Cameroon Academy of Sciences since 1992, he has been Dean of the College of Biomedical Sciences.Dr Lantum joined the Faculty of Medicine, then known as the University Centre for Health Sciences as a founding member of the professional corps in 1970 after obtaining his doctorate in  Public Health from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical medicine. He oversaw the Public Health Unit while lecturing History of Public Health, Medical Demography, Epidemiology, Community Medicine, Occupational Health and Tropical Medicine and at the same time organizing field postings in Community Medicine and health Care Delivery. He periodically serves as a Consultant to WHO, UNICEF, World Bank, UNECA, Ford and Rockefeller Foundations. As a result of publishing several papers on Epidemiology, Nutrition, Demography, Traditional Medicine, Education for Health, and Iodine Deficiency Disorders, he was awarded the memberships and later Fellowship of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Health of England and Fellowship of the Faculty of Public Health of United Kingdom. Because of his publications and professional productivity he was awarded the Bronze Medal by Albert Einstein International Academy Foundation, later the D.Sc (Honoris Causa) and the White Cross Medal by the same Academy. He is very active in the fields of Religion, Traditional Medicine, and African Culture.

 

Fred Gregory

Mr. Gregory is a seasoned executive with over 45 years of experience in the private, not-for profit, and public sectors.  He has consistently performed above expectations in complex humanitarian crisis in the field, and in developing successful long-term strategies for development challenges. Adept at creative problem-solving and team-building, Mr. Gregory has developed and designed initiatives and institutions to meet specific community and donor needs. In addition to executive leadership, Mr. Gregory is well-versed in the daily operations of programs including financial management, personnel management, field assessment, sub-grant management, program evaluation, and reporting, including his current role in external relations in higher education. Mr. Gregory has extensive experience representing organizations in volatile environments including building fruitful and positive relationships with governments in Somalia, Sudan, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, China and Bangladesh. He has successfully managed USAID grants of up to $58 million.  He has demonstrated experience in diverse geographic, cultural and political settings including Southeast Asia, China/Korean Peninsula, South Asia, Central Asia, East Africa, and the Central America/Caribbean Basin.  His people skills and problem solving skills are a strength that he brings to any environment. Read more…