Leland Fellow: Amy Ostrander »

6^th Class, 2011-2013

Field Placement: Save the Children, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Amy is working with Save the Children International on a large-scale nutrition, livelihoods and disaster risk reduction program in rural Bangladesh. As the Research and Evaluation Fellow, Amy is in charge of formulating and implementing a qualitative monitoring and evaluation system. This includes designing protocols, data collection tools and training staff.  She will also carry out several operational research studies, including on the commodity food provided through the U.S. Title II food aid program and the effectiveness and training needs of the Village Health Committees used for implementation. Finally, Amy will serve on the Ensuring Life and Livelihoods Program’s final evaluation team.

Pre-Fellowship Education/Experience:

A native of Saginaw, Michigan, Amy served in Guatemala as a Peace Corps Agricultural Marketing Volunteer in indigenous coffee-growing communities. On returning home, she worked as a strategic planner for a food bank in Kalamazoo before receiving a Master’s in Public Affairs with a concentration in International Development from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. While studying for her MPA, Amy helped to establish a National Waste Management Association in Monrovia, Liberia as an intern with CHF International. Amy received her BA in International Studies and Spanish with minors in Nonprofit Leadership and Business from Western Michigan University.

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