Marian Abernathy, Director of Member Services and Communications
Robb Allen, IT Project Manager & System Administrator
Eric Berg, Executive Director
Tyler Berg, Logistics and License Support
Michael Culligan, Director of Projects and Technology
Linda English, External Relations
Ana Raquel Quevedo, Membership Coordinator
Marian Abernathy, Director of Member Services and Communications
In this role, Marian...
- Serves as the liaison between LINGOs member organizations and LINGOs staff representing the needs and concerns of LINGOs members
- Works with LINGOs members, plans, organizes and directs the annual LINGOs member meeting/s
- Identifies, recruits and onboards new member agencies
- Manages LINGOs communications
Marian began her career in international development in the mid 1980s as a Peace Corps Volunteer in rural Honduras. She has masters in public health and has worked for over 20 years on issues related to women's reproductive health, with a focus on training. Marian comes to LINGOs from member organization Ipas, where she served as the LINGOs liaison and led the development of learning portals – one for staff and one public.
Marian lives in Durham, North Carolina, USA (GMT -5) with her husband and two children. She enjoys doing almost anything outside, reading, cooking and playing with her kids.
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Robb Allen, IT Project Manager & System Administrator
Robb's role with LINGOs is to work directly with LINGOs member agencies to provide technical support of the IntraLearn Learning Management System (LMS) as well as to provide technical support for learning portal managers. Robb assists our members in all aspects of LMS deployment.
Robb has been involved with LINGOs since its inception, setting up the original installation of the LMS, training the first agency LMS administrators, and providing support to staff in his capacity as VP, Information Technology of Connected Learning Network (a position he held for over 9 years before joining the LINGOs team in October 2008).
Robb has worked in the field of online learning since 1992 when he helped develop online library services for the University of Louisville Libraries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems from the University of Massachusetts and a Masters of Science degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University.
Robb lives in Louisville, Kentucky, USA (GMT -5) with his Yorkshire Terrier, Isabella (aka Izzy).
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Eric Berg, Executive Director
LINGOs represents Eric’s third career. He began in social work and remedial education with the NJ Department of Community Affairs and the YMCA. He worked in the Street Academy Program in Harlem and Newark and with rural youth in Maine. He then took a turn to “the dark side” and began a 25 year career in the private sector which began with the founding of a training and development firm that was recognized as an INC 500 company. After selling that company, Eric became an officer and Group VP for a NYSE company. The attraction of high tech and the West Coast brought a move to Seattle where he became a principal and CEO of a software and computer interface company which was eventually sold to a division of General Electric.
After a brief break to travel, he then began his third career initially by volunteering in the non-profit sector with Social Venture Partners, The Rensselaerville Institute and Mercy Corps and eventually as the first Executive Director of LINGOs. On the personal side, he is married with two grown children and three grandchildren and he competes in Senior Tennis Tournaments – though generally unsuccessfully.
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Tyler Berg, Logistics and License Support
Tyler is primarily responsible for managing the procurement, control and distribution of all member software licenses and CDs. In addition, he assists with the maintenance of the LINGOs SharePoint site and creation of custom SharePoint sites.
Tyler discovered that computers offer less opportunity for injury than his prior experience in the automotive industry. He lives with his wife and two children in San Francisco, California, USA.
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Mike Culligan, Director of Projects and Technology
In his role as Director of Projects and Technology, Mike focuses on three activity areas:
- Supporting LINGOs members as they adopt, implement and support new approaches to learning, including the Learning Management System, rapid e-learning development tools, on-line synchronous training and SharePoint Services.
- Helping agencies understand and assess innovative approaches to learning, collaboration and communication. Areas of special interest include the use of Web 2.0, RSS, communities of practice and social networks for learning.
- Convening and facilitating inter-agency efforts to develop learning content in areas of special priority to international development, relief and conservation organization. An example of this area of work includes the PM4NGOs initiative.
Mike has worked in the field of international development and relief for over 20 years. His overseas postings include Nicaragua, Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar, as well as assignments across Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. Mike is comfortable working in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese, and holds masters degrees in International Affairs and Educational Technology.
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Linda English, External Relations
As one of the founders of LINGOs, Linda maintains contact with many individuals and organizations outside of LINGOs that are interested in collaborative activities.
After 10 years at Microsoft, Linda became the eLearning Manager for Save the Children. Linda then co-founded LINGOs to promote collaboration and innovation in learning in the non-profit sector and joined the staff of LINGOs as Director of Member Services. In 2009, the Masie Center recognized Linda as a Thought Leader in Learning for promoting the use of technology in global non-profits.
In addition to her work with LINGOs, Linda participates in local sports events with her husband Kevin. Linda is an avid runner, cyclist, Nordic skier, and mountain biker. Linda has a Bachelor of Science in Technical Communications from Florida Tech and a Master's Degree in Instructional Technology from Syracuse University with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and learning. She also has completed her coursework for a Master's Degree in Sustainable Development at the School for International Training.
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Ana Raquel Quevedo, Membership Coordinator
Ana Raquel's role is to assist the LINGOs team to support members on a wide range of topics and services.
Before joining LINGOs, Ana Raquel studied marketing and worked for a bank and a human resources company. She is bilingual and has experience as not only a secretary but also teaching -- which she finds not only exciting but rewarding.
Ana Raquel lives in Guatemala City, Guatemala with her husband and one-year-old son.
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