Experts

Theresa Shaver is a nurse-midwife who has over 25 years of experience in international health program management and implementation, focused primarily on maternal and reproductive health. She is the director of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood (WRA) Global Secretariat. Ms. Shaver serves as the spokesperson for the WRA and provides technical assistance in community mobilization, capacity building, advocacy, and maternal health to WRA National Secretariats and members. She also leads fundraising efforts and is responsible for WRA administrative and financial management. She has provided technical assistance and worked throughout Cambodia, Ethiopia, Fiji, India, Malawi, Mauritania, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Vietnam, and Zambia.