Jacqui Wagner
About Jacqui Wagner
Jacqui Wagner is a Senior Program Quality Manager at Catholic Relief Services, where she has worked since 2021 in Dili, Timor-Leste. She has extensive experience in international development, having held various roles at Catholic Relief Services and Chemonics International, and has a strong focus on collaboration and program effectiveness.
Current Role at Catholic Relief Services
Jacqui Wagner serves as the Senior Program Quality Manager at Catholic Relief Services, a position she has held since 2021. She is based in Dili, Timor-Leste. In this role, she focuses on enhancing program quality and effectiveness within the organization. Her responsibilities include implementing strategic innovations in program development to improve humanitarian aid delivery.
Previous Experience at Catholic Relief Services
Wagner has held multiple roles at Catholic Relief Services. She was the Program Quality Manager from 2020 to 2021 in Timor-Leste, where she worked on improving community resilience and sustainability. Additionally, she served as the COVID-19 Emergency Coordinator in 2020 for three months in Tamale, Northern Ghana. Prior to these roles, she was an International Development Fellow from 2019 to 2020 in Ghana.
Professional Background
Before her tenure at Catholic Relief Services, Wagner worked at Chemonics International in various capacities. She was a Program Management Operations Associate for six months in 2018 and later served as a Program Management Operations Manager for eight months from 2018 to 2019, both in the Washington D.C. Metro Area. Additionally, she worked as a Programs Coordinator II at the UCLA Dashew Center for International Students and Scholars from 2017 to 2018.
Education and Qualifications
Wagner holds a Master of Arts in Latin American Studies from the University of California, San Diego, which she completed from 2011 to 2013. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University Bloomington, where she studied International Studies, Spanish, and Latin American Studies from 2007 to 2011. Furthermore, she achieved an Emergency Medical Technician certification from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2017.
Skills and Community Engagement
Wagner is a FEMA certified Community Emergency Response Team Member, utilizing her skills to assist vulnerable populations. She emphasizes meaningful collaboration with local partners to ensure sustainable impacts in international development. Her focus on community resilience is evident in her work in Timor-Leste, where she has collaborated with local organizations.