Barbara Macdonald
Senior Manager, Performance Measurement & Research
Barbara Macdonald joined GAIN in July 2005 as Senior Manager for the Performance Measurement and Research Program. Prior to GAIN, Barbara worked as the focal point for nutrition at the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), which is the Canadian Ministry responsible for international cooperation. Barbara also worked for Canada’s International Development Research Center (IDRC) where she studied food systems in the Andes Region of South America. During her studies and research with IDRC, she lived in Peru and Ecuador for three years in the 1990s.
Barbara completed her undergraduate and Master’s degrees at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. Her doctoral degree is from McGill University in Montreal.
