Beryl Levinger

Background

About Beryl Levinger

Career combines senior leadership positions in major international social change organizations and graduate-level academic institutions. I currently, serve as Chief Learning Officer at Root Change, a pro-equity social change organization that strengthens democracy and civil society. Most recent prior role (28 years): Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Development Practice and Policy program in a top-tier graduate school. I draw on a background that includes 10 years living in Latin America; experience in 90+ countries; innovative research in organizational capacity development; breakthrough accomplishments in educational planning (as a co-founder of the internationally acclaimed Esucela Nueva movement); strong facilitation abilities (in English and Spanish); and, excellent communication skills (written and oral). My consulting work has been with nearly all major international development organizations. International recognitions include 2 Fulbright awards (the Czech Republic and Colombia); 2 awards from the Peace Corps for my role as founder of the Peace Corps (Coverdell) Fellows Program; the Martin Foreman Prize for groundbreaking work on active learning; memberships on several elite international panels (World Bank, World Food Programme, US Department of Labor, and others), and accolades (including feature articles in local and national media) for innovation and teaching. Specialties: Bilingual (Spanish-English)