Prior to joining MSF-USA, Kim served as the executive director at World Vision, leading the mass market fundraising portfolio.
She oversees a team responsible for key donor segments including mass market, major donors, corporations, and foundations. The development department is responsible for developing secure and diversified private income streams in the US to meet the financial needs of MSF’s medical projects and ensure the independence of our global operations. Kim is the director of development for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States (MSF-USA). In addition, David serves as a Board Member of the Coalition for Racial Justice & Equity which develops strategies to address systemic racism in education and the justice system. In 2020, he was awarded the “Authentic Leadership Award” and “Most Engaged Leader” by the Tri-State Diversity Council. In 2019, David was selected as one of the “Top 3 Healthcare Leaders,” presented at MD Andersen Cancer Center. He received the Tri-State Diversity Council’s “Most Engaged Leader” and “Company of the Year Award” in 2018. He is a Certified Diversity Professional, Senior Certified HR Professional, Career Management Fellow/Coach, and a Certified Wellness Practitioner. He is a member of the SHRM Global Expertise Panel, a Board Member of the Tri-State Diversity Council and the Academy of Advanced Practitioners - Association for Conflict Resolution.Ī graduate of Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, he is a member of the Board of Advisors/Faculty of National Paralegal College and a Kellogg (Northwestern University) Executive Scholar.ĭavid has more than 20 years of human resources experience and holds master’s and post-master’s degrees in management and international employment law. subject matter expert on strategic human resources issues, ranging from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and talent management, to international benefits/wellness initiatives.Ī member of the Doctors Without Borders’ management team, he is a frequent lecturer/panelist on DEI, human resources, insurance/risk management, and international employment-including at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and the American Bar Association International Employment Law Conference in Dublin.ĭavid was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (2019) for excellence in public communications. Recent articles: Strong words and action needed to protect women’s lives during this pandemicĪ frequent contributor to publications like, HR Magazine, and peer-reviewed journals, David serves as the U.S. Prior to joining MSF, Avril had a distinguished 20-year career as an award-winning journalist and broadcaster in Canada. She was a documentary producer and radio host with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), reporting from Kenya, Burundi, India, and Brazil on HIV stigma, rapid urbanization, sexual violence in conflict, and political inclusion of women, among numerous other assignments and topics. Avril Benoît is the executive director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States (MSF-USA). She has worked with the international medical humanitarian organization since 2006 in various operational management and executive leadership roles, most recently as the director of communications and development at MSF’s operational center in Geneva, a position she held from November 2015 until June 2019. Throughout her career with MSF, Avril has contributed to major movement-wide initiatives, including the global mobilization to end attacks on hospitals and health workers. She has worked as a country director and project coordinator for MSF, leading operations to provide aid to refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants in Mauritania, South Sudan, and South Africa. Avril’s strategic analysis and communications assignments have taken her to countries including Democratic Republic of Congo, Eswatini, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, and Syria. From 2006 to 2012, Avril served as director of communications with MSF Canada.
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