Shelagh Savage
Partnership Management
Shelagh joined the Coady in June 2009 - returning to Nova Scotia after years of work internationally and in Ottawa. In addition to program management skills - most recently as Country Director of WUSC Sri Lanka - Shelagh offers a commitment to the power of transformational education in the areas of: Volunteer Cooperation (as Executive Director of VSO Canada), Youth programming (as Atlantic Regional Director, Canada World Youth), Peace-building and Skills training (as Deputy Director, PRET Sri Lanka) and Canadian Public Engagement (as former Board member of CCIC and ACIC).
With a strong belief that coalition building and collaboration is essential to influence positive change, Shelagh has worked in partnership with communities and civil society organizations in South Asia, East Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean as well as with governments and UN organizations such as ILO, UNOCHA and UNICEF. Recent publications include co-authorship of Community Participation and Conflict Management: Rehabilitation through Education and Training in Sri Lanka (Chapter 12 of Sustainable Development in Conflict Environments, CECI March 2007).
At the Coady, Shelagh is responsible for development of strategic partnerships; educational support on partnership curriculum ; Monitoring, Evaluation & Reporting; support to project teams to develop management practices and implementation strategies; and support to institutional strategic/operational planning.
Shelagh has a BA in International Development Studies from Dalhousie University, a certificate in Community Based Conflict Transformation & Peace Building from the Coady International Institute and is currently conducting research towards a Master of Adult Education.