User:KimberDodge

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Kimber Dodge
Affiliation:	NGOConnect Africa
Title:	Executive Director
Homepage:	http://www.ngoconnectafrica.org

Kimber has a passion for Africa and for technology and development. With over 20 years experience in markets around the world, Kimber spent ten years working for Microsoft in various international, marketing, and business development roles. As Microsoft’s Large Account and Partner Marketing Manager for the region, she helped develop and grow Microsoft’s presence in Africa. After leaving Microsoft, she then moved into marketing for non-profit organizations.

Kimber relocated to Africa in 2006 to start Potential Africa, a social entrepreneurial organisation, focused on helping non-profits and small-to-medium enterprises be more efficient through the use of IT. NGOConnect Africa, now a Section 21 Corporation, was one of the projects developed by Potential Africa in conjunction with Microsoft. NGOConnect Africa is committed to the beliefs that everything that Africa needs is in Africa and her people, and that technology will help Africa realize its potential. Kimber's personal areas of interest are in Youth and Women Development, Sustainable Living and Development, and Food Security.

Kimber is originally from Reno, Nevada in the U.S., but now calls Africa home. Kimber has a dual degree in Economics & Psychology , cum laude, from Claremont Mckenna College, and a Master of Science in Management Degree from Baker University. Kimber speaks German, French, and a little bit of Turkish.