MATTHEW FREY
#31 Lane 6, Nghi Tam Village
Hanoi, Vietnam
Home Phone: (84-4) 823-8747
Cell Phone: (84) 0913346100
E-Mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Columbia University Schools of International Affairs and Public Health
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Masters degrees in International Affairs and Public Health awarded
October, 1988
Concentrations in Economic/Political Development and Population and
Family Health
Vassar College
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BA in Political Science, 1983
WORK EXPERIENCE
7/00-7/06
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Country Director, Save the Children US, Hanoi, Vietnam
Directed, supervised and oversaw all aspects of program development,
strategic and operational planning, management and administration for
Save the Children’s Vietnam program
Oversaw the growth of the program from a small scale community based
program to a national stakeholder and leader in Maternal Child Health,
Newborn Health, Adolescent Reproductive Health, Early Childhood Care
and Development, Micro-Finance, HIV and Emergency Preparedness and
Response. Cultivated strategic partnerships with MOH, MOET, the State
Bank of Vietnam, UN Agencies, emerging local NGOs and other domestic
and international institutions
Developed new national and provincial scale health, nutrition and
education initiatives with funding support from USAID, the Royal
Netherlands government, the Atlantic Philanthropies, the World Bank, the
Gates Foundation, and other funding institutions. Overall annual program
funding grew more than 300% during my 6 years of leadership.
Engineered the expansion of the Save the Children Vietnam team from 17
to 45 staff members and from one to 4 offices and sub-offices around the
country.
Served for 2 years (2004-2006) as representative of the INGO community
in Vietnam on the Health Partnership Group co-chaired by MOH and
WHO; member of Vietnam’s Reproductive Health Affinity Group and the
related Safe Motherhood and Newborn Care Working Group.
8/96-7/00
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Directed, supervised and oversaw all aspects of program development,
strategic and operational planning, management and administration for
Save the Children’s Haiti program
Directed a total staff of 90 personnel working in 3 regions of Haiti.
Established and strengthened systems for improved field financial
management, inventory control, human resources and program planning.
Designed and secured funding from USAID and other donors for
innovative programs in maternal and child health, women in development,
and education.
Directly responsible for all donor relations including USAID, EU, the Royal
Netherlands Embassy, UN agencies and individual donors
1/95-7/96
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Program Advisor, Save the Children US, Katmandu, Nepal
Served as a member of the Nepal Field Office’s Senior Management
Team overseeing a $3m a year program with specific responsibility for
program development, program documentation, and fund-raising activities
Played a lead role in designing programs and securing HIV/AIDS and
health project funding totaling approximately $2m from diverse sources
Directed the strengthening of Save the Children’s partnering and
institutional development program for local grassroots organizations and
NGO’s through workshops, field support activities and other capacity
building exercises
Advised the HIV/AIDS Unit on all aspects of program design and
implementation of a US$1.5 million national level partnering and technical
support initiative for diverse Nepali NGOs.
8/93-1/95
Nepal
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Country Director, Save the Children US, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
HIV/AIDS Technical Advisor, Save the Children US, Katmandu,
Provided technical assistance in HIV/AIDS program design, management
and evaluation to a national network of Nepali NGOs
Managed a large scale HIV/AIDS NGO technical assistance project for 17
local partners
Initiated the formation of a national HIV/AIDS IEC Committee that
coordinated the development and dissemination of IEC materials in Nepal
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Planned and conducted a series of training and capacity building activities
designed to strengthen NGO capacities in HIV/AIDS education, IEC
materials development, training, and organizational development
Designed and carried out comprehensive institutional assessments for 17
Nepali project partners
Developed a comprehensive Policies and Procedures Manual for the
Nepal AIDS Education and Support Program
8/91-11/92
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Provided technical assistance in program design and implementation to
FHI-funded NGOs
Conducted a management assessment of AIDSTECH-funded NGOs
including a review of field supervision methodologies, data collection
systems, and data analysis capabilities
Worked with 3 NGOs to design project proposals and plans for submission
to AIDSTECH
Designed strategies to facilitate the transition from free distribution to
socially-marketed condoms for 4 NGOs
Coordinated training of 130NGO staff in the implementation of condom
social marketing program, including design of training materials
Conducted assessment of NGO social marketing activities
3/89-6/91
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NGO Specialist, FHI, AIDSTECH/AIDSCAP Projects, Haiti
Program Planner, New York City Department of Health, Bureau
of AIDS Education and Outreach, New York City
Designed and implemented operations research/evaluation activities for
an inmate education program in the NYC prison system
Coordinated and facilitated in-service trainings for outreach and education
staff
Set program performance targets and supervised the collection and
analysis of performance indicators for the Bureau’s 3 outreach programs
As part of the Bureau’s Asian HIVV/AIDS Initiative, developed and
produced the NYC Asian HIV/AIDS Resource Guide
CONSULTANCIES
02/07-03/07 The Asian Development Bank, Vietnam, ECCD Specialist
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Worked with ADB and VCPFC team members to design and develop a
Japanese Fund for Poverty Reduction-funded $2m ECCD project. The
Project is to serve as a replicable and sustainable model to guide the
government’s future expansion of integrated ECCD interventions for 0-3
year olds under VCPFC’s coordination and oversight.
11/06-12/06 The World Bank, Vietnam, Health Sector Specialist
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As Health Sector Specialist, worked with Ministry of Health and World
Bank team members to design objectives, activities, plans and budgets for
the $35m Vietnam Avian and Human Influenza Preparedness and Control
Project (VAHIP)
9/06
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The McKnight Foundation, Vietnam
Conducted funding proposal appraisals for the Foundation, including
recommendations concerning project suitability for funding and level of
funding.
12/92-7/93
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Conducted qualitative field research to determine the impact of the change
from free to commercialized condom distribution systems on various
vulnerable populations, including commercial sex workers, business
owners and others.
Designed and supervised the introduction of condom social marketing into
ongoing program activities of a Haitian factory-based NGO
Designed a research protocol for a national condom distribution study of
PSI’s “Pante” brand condom to enable PSI to evaluate the effect of its
distribution strategies, strengthen its distribution structures and to plan
new marketing initiatives
5/93-6/93
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CARE, Haiti Mission
Conducted a regional HIV/STD needs assessment for the Grande Anse
Department
Designed a comprehensive integrated “model” HIV/STD project
implemented in collaboration with a consortium of 8 NGOs working in
health in the region
3/93-5/93
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Population Services International, Haiti
FHI, AISDCAP Project, Haiti
Worked with 2 Haitian NGOs to design work plans and develop funding
proposals for HIV/STD prevention projects targeting adolescents and
factory workers
Conducted a comprehensive condom distribution assessment of NGOs
working in a major provincial city and logistical and policy
recommendations for strengthening local distribution capabilities
Evaluated the social marketing performance of 4 NGOs
9/92
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Save the Children, Haiti
Designed developed a proposal for a 3-year project to assist a coalition of
NGOs working in Haiti’s Central Plateau region to integrate HIV prevention
services into their existing health and social service delivery networks
2/92 & 8/92 FHI, AIDSTECH Project, Zimbabwe
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Collaborated with 3 Zimbabwean farmers cooperatives to integrate the
requisition and distribution of condoms throughout their national network
of 39 branches
Designed and coordinated training for employees from participating
cooperatives
Developed MIS system for this project
4/92-5/92
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Conducted assessment to determine appropriate program intervention
strategies to meet the health and development needs of rural women
Designed project and developed proposal for a women’s health and
development program focusing on training VHW’s and institution building
in Svay Rieng Province. Proposal funded by USAID
3/88-10/88
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Summer Intern, St Vincent Planned Parenthood Association,
St Vincent, West Indies
Led workshops for health care workers, youth groups, church groups and
community organizations about the emerging HIV/AIDS pandemic
1/87-5/87
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Graduate Research Assistant, Center for Population and Family
Health, Columbia University, New York City
Designed and conducted a national survey to determine the needs of
community based organizations for information and services in the field of
pediatric and adolescent HIV/AIDS
6/88-8/88
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International Medical Corps, Cambodia
Intern, CARE, Primary Health Care Unit, New York City
Compiled and analyzed data on CARE’s child survival programs and
carried out assessment of program effectiveness based on reported
available program data
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Frey, Matthew, Navin Pyakuryal. “Enhancing NGO Capacity in HIV/AIDS
materials Development: Experiences from Nepal”. Plenary session at the
3rd USAID HIV/AIDS Prevention Conference, Washington DC, August
1995
Frey, Matthew. “NGO Condom Social Marketing in Haiti: A Promising
Model for Condom Promotion and Distribution”. Poster session presented
at the International AIDS Conference, Berlin, June, 1993
Frey, Matthew. “Designing an AIDS Public Information Campaign in St
Vincent, West Indies”. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the
National Council for International Health, Washington DC, June, 1988
PUBLICATIONS
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Frey, Matthew and Navin Pyakuryal. “Enhancing NGO Capacity in
HIV/AIDS Materials Development: Experiences from Nepal”.
AIDSCAPTIONS, FHI, Vol II, No. 2, July, 1995
COMPENSATION
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Total per annum compensation with last employer (Save the Children US)
was $116,000. This amount included salary and overseas living
allowances.
My most recent consulting fee was $560.00 per day plus incidental
expenses from The McKnight Foundation
LANGUAGES
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Professional ability in French and Haitian Creole
Conversational ability in Spanish and Nepali