Marydean Purves is an experienced evaluator on projects funded by USAID, USDA, EC, and other international donor agencies. Her concentration areas are livelihood security and agriculture value chains with emphasis on women’s roles. Marydean is a talented workshop designer and trainer. She has 30 years of experience in developing countries through out Africa, Central Asia and the South Cacausus. She is fluent in French, proficient in Russian, and conversational in Spanish and Portuguese.