Brig. Gen. Ron Sconyers (U.S.A.F., Ret.)
Brigadier General Ron Sconyers (U.S.A.F., Ret.) is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Physicians for Peace. General Sconyers was a career military officer in the U.S. Air Force. While on active duty, he served in a number of command and staff positions, culminating as the Director of Public Affairs for the Secretary of the Air Force. He has guided Physicians for Peace to be recognized by Charity Navigator, the premier charity watchdog, as among the top five percent of over 5,000 rated charities for its financial management for five consecutive years.
He has also launched many new innovative projects. In Africa, for example, he led the implementation of the first post-graduate medical education program in the entire country of Eritrea. In Latin America, he oversaw the organization of a burn consortium focused on the prevention and treatment of burns in children, which was comprised of foundations and clinics from nations throughout Central America. In the Philippines, he has worked to expand projects providing amputees with treatment and rehabilitation, and providing vision care and prescription glasses to tens of thousands of patients.
He has an undergraduate degree in International Affairs from the U.S.A.F. Academy and a Master's Degree in Communications from St. Louis University. He was also a Fellow in Foreign Politics, International Relations and the National Interest, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Working Groups are a central part of the way InterAction supports and aids its members. Working Groups are first and foremost a place for member agencies to share information that is important to them in several ways:
- by providing a way for member organizations to share information about field-based issues, concerns, and topics;
- by serving as a place for members to receive training and to share best practices with each other; and
- by offering a space for members to develop new products and materials on a given topic.
Working Groups are member driven and supported by InterAction staff (with the exception of a few non-staffed working groups). Members identify an interest, issue area, or need around which they feel their collective voices will clarify or strengthen responses. Depending on the number of member organizations interested, a meeting or consultation is planned to explore the topic and allow members to share their issues and concerns. Such consultations or exploratory meetings may lead to the formation of an on-going Working Group.
InterAction's current working groups are described below. For more information on a specific working group, contact the group's staff contact.
| Group | Description | Staff Contact |
|---|---|---|
| AAAA--Test Group |
This is a test group |
Allen Abtahi |
| Shelter and Settlements Working Group |
InterAction Shelter And Settlements Working Group |
Mohamed Hilmi |
| Allen-test-group |
this is a test group |
Allen Abtahi |
| InterAction Business Council |
Promoting and leveraging corporate and NGO partnerships for sustainable and inclusive international development and economic growth. |
Luisa Córdoba |
| HPPC--Humanitarian Policy and Partnerships Working Group |
HPPC--Humanitarian Policy and Partnerships Working Group |
Abby Bruell |
| SIT--Aid Effectiveness-Members |
SIT--Aid Effectiveness-Members |
Kimberly Darter |
| HPPC--Horn of Africa |
HPPC--Horn of Africa |
Lucy de los Reyes |