Prairie Summer

Prairie Summer is a seasoned social impact and partnerships expert with over 15 years of experience in stakeholder engagement, strategy development, and capacity building for individuals and organizations.

She is known for her creative problem-solving skills, resourcefulness, and collaborative approach, emphasizing strong relationship building and tackling complex issues.

Prairie has a diverse background in engaging with the private sector, non-profits, bilateral and multilateral agencies, and community stakeholders globally, focusing on areas such as sustainability, women's empowerment, ICT4D, youth engagement, WASH, conflict recovery, and media for social change.

She brings a unique blend of grit, creativity, and empathy to her work and is passionate about making a positive social impact.

In addition to her professional endeavors, Prairie is an avid hiker, tea enthusiast, and curious explorer of humanity.

Prairie Summer holds a Master's degree in International Educational Development/Peace Studies from Teachers College, Columbia University, and a Bachelor's degree in Communications from American University.

Her vast professional experience includes roles such as Senior Director of the Private Sector Engagement Hub at USAID, Co-Founder of Bay Area International Link (BAIL), Senior Partnerships Advisor in Private Sector Engagement at USAID, Communication Advisor at EveryLayer, Grants Manager at Water.org, Interim Program Development Director at Inveneo, Associate Director of Development & Director of Communications at Equal Access International, Programme Officer at the UN Mine Action Team (UNMAT) Nepal at the United Nations, Program Coordinator at Adopt-A-Minefield, UNA-USA, Communications Consultant/Program Manager at ANERA, International Volunteer/Program Manager at iEARN/World Leadership Corps, and Associate Editor at InsideDefense.com at Inside Washington Publishers.