WPS Training – Through the Lens of the U.S. Government
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ISOA WPS Certification Training – Through the Lens of USG
Description:
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn what the United States Government wants Contractors to know and DO about Women, Peace, and Security. This course provides an overview of the evolution of the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda; conflict-related
sexual violence; the U.S. Government’s approach to advancing WPS; Gender Analysis of Conflict tools; and Gender-sensitive Stabilization approaches. It will cover the Department of State’s role in implementing the 2019 U.S. Strategy on Women, Peace,
and Security – providing insight on best approaches for the private sector to effectively engage with the U.S. Government to advance WPS in the field.
This session, the first of three that ISOA will offer in 2023, applies towards ISOA’s WPS Training Certification. Future programs will be through the lens of Civil Society and Academia. Learn more about the ISOA WPS Certification Program.
Cost: Complimentary to ISOA members and non-members
Registration is required to attend
Special Guest
Special Guest
Amanda J. Van Dort
Director of Policy, Planning, and Public Diplomacy,
The Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues (S/GWI),
U.S. Department of State
Amanda Van Dort currently serves in the Secretary’s Office of Global Women’s Issues, mandated to promote the rights and empowerment of women and girls through U.S. foreign policy. As a newly established team, she oversees 1) development and implementation
of the Department’s Action Plan on the U.S. Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality; 2) S/GWI’s strategic and operational planning; and 3) public affairs and external relations.
Most recently, Amanda served on Operation Allies Welcome – where she supported the opening of the Dulles Expo Center as the first domestic intake facility, and the opening of Marine Corps Base Quantico as a domestic safe haven. From 2018 to 2021, Amanda
was the Senior Advisor on Women, Peace, and Security and Policy Team Lead in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations.
As a Presidential Management Fellow from 2016 to 2018, Amanda covered Population Policy and Gender-based Violence in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. During her fellowship, she also served as an Advisor in the Office of the Secretary
of Defense on International Humanitarian Policy, including U.S. military and partner nation adherence to International Humanitarian Law and Women, Peace, and Security.
Amanda completed a graduate degree in Public Policy at the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School, where she received the Harold W. Rosenthal Fellowship in International Relations to complete an internship as a Policy Analyst for the International
Organization for Migration in Geneva, Switzerland. Prior to graduate school, Amanda served as the Country Director for Emerge Global, a non-profit based in Sri Lanka that supports teenage girls who are survivors of sexual assault and abuse.
Moderator
Michelle Quinn
Former Chairman of the ISOA Board of Directors; Vice President of Business Development, Constellis
Michelle Quinn is VP of Business Development at Constellis, a highly capable, mission-focused organization providing a broad scope of security, operational, Logistics, and training solutions for the Department of Defense, Department of State, Department
of Energy and others. At Constellis, Michelle supports efforts to capture, bid, and execute work on critical USG missions and programs, both CONUS and OCONUS.
Previously, Michelle served as Senior V.P. at Patriot Group International; V.P. at VxL Enterprises; V.P. of International Programs at A-T Solutions; Operations Manager for a multi-agency Counter-Terrorism program at the FBI National Lab; and Manager of
Operations and Training for DOS’ Worldwide Protective Services Programs at DynCorp International. Michelle has also worked on Capitol Hill, supporting the House Banking Committee on legislation tied to work and funding of USAID, IMF, World
Bank; at the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB); and at several private family philanthropies.
Michelle currently serves on the Board of Directors of the International Code of Conduct Association, holding the Americas Security Industry Pillar/seat. She also serves on the Boards of Eagle Online Academy and Friends of the American University of Afghanistan,
supporting the educational needs and dreams of Afghan women and girls. Michelle chairs ISOA’s WPS Working Group.