Director of MLI Announced
October 31, 2008 - Washington, D.C. - MLI is delighted to announce that Rosann Wisman has joined the team as Director of the Ministerial Leadership Initiative. Ms. Wisman has over twenty-five years of executive leadership experience in non-profit organizations working in public policy and health care access, with a special emphasis on women's health and rights. Prior to joining the Aspen Institute, Ms. Wisman served as Executive Director of the Accordia Global Health Foundation, an organization dedicated to fighting infectious diseases through building the clinical and research capacity of academic medical institutions in Africa. She also served as Senior Vice President at the Centre for Development and Population Activities, directing programs to improve the lives of women and girls in developing countries through leadership development, education, and access to reproductive health services. While living in Tokyo, from 1998 to 2000, she was Senior Advocacy Advisor for Population Action International. For the fourteen years prior, Ms Wisman was President and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC, significantly expanding its clinical scope, geographic reach, and policy impact. During this time, she was Chair of Planned Parenthood's National Executive Directors' Council, where she was recognized for her expertise in effective non-profit management and board development. She has served on numerous national and Washington DC area boards.