Katie Schwarm and Suzanne Rexing join Pact

Washington, D.C., February 10, 2011 -- Pact is pleased to announce to new senior staff appointments: Suzanne Rexing will join Pact as Vice President of Opportunity Development, leading our new business and diversification efforts, while Katie Schwarm will be Vice President for our East and West Africa programs.

Suzanne has over 20 years of new business development experience. She comes from PATH, where she was Director of Business Development and Institutional Relations for five years. Prior to her time at PATH, Suzanne was Director of Business Development at JHPIEGO in Baltimore. Suzanne received her MPH from Yale and an Executive MBA from the Wharton School of Business.

Katie Schwarm comes to Pact from PSI, where she most recently served as Country Director in South Africa. Before joining PSI in 2000, she held positions at FedEx, and was a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya. She holds a BBA in International Business from the University of Texas at Austin.


About Pact:
Pact is a 40-year old international NGO with offices in more than 20 countries. Pact's mission is to build empowered communities, governments and private institutions that give people an opportunity for a better life. Programs focus on governance, health, economic development and natural resource management. Find out more at www.pactworld.org.

Contact:
Anne Sheerin, Communications Manager & Board Liaison
Phone: 202-466-5666.
Email: asheerin@pactworld.org