Alex Macdonald is the new program coordinator for work in Central America at Presbyterian World Service and Development. He has been the program assistant for communications since June 2006, and will fill the position effective June 2. He is fluent in Spanish, and has already been busy travelling to Central American countries to meet the church's partners and familiarize himself with the projects there. The Central America portfolio was previously managed by Guy Smagghe, who also coordinates PWS&D's work in Asia and government relations. According to Ken Kim, PWS&D's director, the change “reflects the increase in complexity and scope of our programming throughout the region.”
“Increasingly we are working with partners on local capacity building,” adds Kim. “Requiring the program coordinators to be more detail-oriented than before. The new appointment is to balance our current workload and to have individuals who can specialize in geographic regions to better serve the members of the church.” -AM
