Jennifer Van Kirk joined IYF in 2010 with 16 years of experience in corporate marketing and development program management.  Jennifer specializes in building cross-sector alliances that deliver both business and social value and engaging the private sector as a key partner in development programs. The alliances with which she has been involved have focused on youth and workforce development; education; economic growth; and health and have involved international corporations in consumer products, technology and communications, manufacturing, chemical, and financial services sectors.  Jennifer holds a bachelors degree in international relations, marketing and Russian from Syracuse University (1994) and a masters of business administration with a focus on international business and sustainability from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2004). Jennifer has lived overseas and has worked and traveled extensively in Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Central Asia.