Mr. Lansell serves as Director of Programs and Strategic Operations at IFES. He also serves as IFES’ point person on our small, yet dynamic U.S. Election Services unit where IFES has given technical advisory services to U.S. States and jurisdictions including Nebraska, Minnesota, Florida, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Missouri, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Since joining IFES in 1993, Mr. Lansell has developed, managed, and participated in dozens of on-site technical missions including election observations, pre-election technical assessments, on-site technical assistance efforts, civic advocacy programs, and civic education efforts. With IFES, he has traveled throughout the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia promoting democracy and governance initiatives. Prior to IFES, Mr. Lansell served at USAID as an International Cooperation Specialist for the Baltic Republics and Bulgaria and served as USAID’s Interim Representative in Lithuania and Albania. Mr. Lansell holds a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science from Miami University (OH) and a Masters in Business Administration from George Mason University (VA).