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Survival and Transformation: Mercy Corps and Doctors Without Borders on the Refugee Crisis
24 people are displaced every minute around the world and theres little evidence this will stop or even abate in the near future. Join us for a discussion of the refugee crisis with leaders and field staff from both Mercy Corps and Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). This moderated discussion will cover the current context and the distinctly different and essential ways in which both organizations are addressing urgent and long term needs to those fleeing their homes for safety.
Be sure to check out the MSF exhibit Forced From Home in Pioneer Courthouse Square, open October 16-22 from 9 am - 5 pm.
About the Speakers:
Senior Vice President of Programs at Mercy Corps, Craig Redmond, leads Mercy Corps' program operations and development, as well as financial services, innovations and emergency responses around the world. He has been with Mercy Corps since 2000 and served in a variety of leadership roles in the field, including Regional Program Director for South and Southeast Asia. Prior to Mercy Corps, Redmond worked with the U.N. When Redmond is not working, he likes climb mountains and play the drums in a band called The Grasshoppers. He is currently writing a book about bikes called Business at the Speed of Life: Conversations with Jakarta's Bicycle Entrepreneurs.
MSF USA Board President, Dr. John Lawrence, is a native of Illinois, was appointed president of the board of directors of MSF-USA in June 2016. He previously served as vice president of the board. For the past 20 years, he has been a practicing pediatric surgeon, primarily in academic settings, and he is currently a staff pediatric surgeon at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Owing in part to a longstanding interest in global health, Lawrence has completed eight surgical missions with MSF since 2009 and recently began coursework for an MPH degree through the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Lawrence has served MSF as a surgeon in the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Syria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
MSF Board Member, Patricia Carrick, is a nationally certified Family Nurse Practitioner. For the past 30 years she has worked, first in acute care hospital nursing and home-based hospice services, and then in Community Health Centers providing primary care for medically under-served populations. Since 2007 Pat has completed 5 humanitarian aid assignments with MSF in Malawi, South Sudan and Sierra Leone including in-patient and out-patient malnutrition and infectious disease projects. She also has experience in the post-ebola development sector in Sierra Leone. She has served on a number of community, State and regional boards over the years. She was elected to the MSF-USA Board of Directors in June 2017. Pat holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in Nursing from Montana State University. She takes inspiration and sustenance from the beloved mountains of her home in rural, south-western Montana.
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LocationMercy Corps Action Center (View)
28 SW First Avenue
Portland, OR 97204
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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