Randa Wilkinson - Bouvier

Randa Wilkinson is an accomplished international development professional with over four decades of experience in global health, nutrition, and community development. Her career began with the Peace Corps as a volunteer in Mauritania, West Africa, supporting caregivers and malnourished children, and has since spanned 17 years in France, 8 years in Indonesia, and numerous short-term assignments across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. She has served in leadership roles with the Positive Deviance Initiative, UNDP, and WHO, applying her expertise to challenges such as childhood malnutrition, maternal and newborn survival, school attendance, and crisis response for displaced populations.

Most recently, Randa served as Country Director for the Peace Corps in Comoros and Lesotho, where she oversaw volunteer programming, partnered with ministries, and supported local staff in delivering sustainable development initiatives. Her leadership philosophy emphasizes listening, inclusion, and the belief that communities often hold the solutions to their own challenges. She is recognized for her skills in facilitation, training, monitoring and evaluation, partnership building, and emergency response.

Randa holds a Master’s degree in International Nutrition from Tufts University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Carleton College. She continues her work as an International Consultant, leveraging her decades of global experience to advise organizations on community-based development, nutrition programming, and capacity building, while mentoring the next generation of international development professionals.

• Tufts University- M.S.
• Carleton College- B.A.

• Leah Horowitz Humanitarian Award
• St Paul's School Alumni Association Award

• Peace Corps
• John Snow