Profile of Renate A. Pasch

Born: 1951

Since 1993 Managing director of PSP Pasch & Partner GmbH Köln - Halle (Saale)

After finishing school and language studies, English and French (Interpreter), she took courses in business administration. During her professional life she also took courses in adult education, training of trainers, strategic planning methods, logframe, project cycle management, training needs analysis, alternative dispute resolution and conflict management, and evaluation of projects. She is also member of the German pool for international election observers for OSCE and EU. Languages: English and French fluent, Spanish basic knowledge and basic knowledge of some other languages as well.

In addition to her work as a freelance interpreter she was lecturer at the Volkshochschule (adult education programme) and also college lecturer and was co-author of various international studies. She conducted more than 300 seminars, workshops, and trainings in the above mentioned subjects and methods.

Since 1987 she was a freelance, and since 1993 she is a self-employed moderator/ facilitator, trainer and evaluator.

Selected References are: GTZ, InWEnt (formerly CDG and DSE), UNDP, EU, World Bank, NGOs, Strømme Foundation (Norway), Sparkassenstiftung für internationale Kooperation, Deutsche Welhungerhilfe, private Industry, municipal agencies/utilities, associations, and hospitals.

Countries she worked in:

Afghanistan, Albania, Barbados, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Czech Republic, DR of Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz Republic, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Philippines, PR China, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Ukraine, USA, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.