CAROLYN ANHALT

The ISC is a USAID-funded project with Counterpart, International. As CTO, I directed research and collaboration with circumvention, privacy, and other security-focused technologies and international developers to provide resources and training to human rights activists, journalists, and civil society groups in vulnerable locations. I oversaw and managed the first sub-grant round of approximately $150,000 granted to six projects that dealt with circumvention and anti-censorship. I also actively participated in the project's field work in Zimbabwe and Russia, providing technical training and support to USAID's local NGO partners. I supervised two direct reports: one who coordinated work with our technology partners, and one who managed our project-specific technology resources... As Director of Technology, I managed Strategic Social's technology contracts and infrastructure. I developed customized applications for secure media collection, organizational social networking, collaborative..