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Robert N. Clifton
Robert N. Clifton is a Senior Technical Advisor at the Technical Assistance Unit. He has a Masters
Degree in Public Affairs, from the University of Texas. He has worked, respectively, as a Budget
Advisor to the National Treasury in the United States Treasury Department, as a Performance
Analyst for the Texas Legislative Budget Board and as a Senior Consultant at Deloitte. He believes
that the TAU is the most creative and innovative provider of capacity-building support to the
public sector!
Matthew Cullinan
Matthew Cullinan is a City and Regional Planner by profession, but has worked in a variety of fields,
including communications and business development. As a Senior Technical Advisor working
primarily within the Economic Development and International Relations Portfolio, his work with
the TAU covers a range of areas associated with organisational, business and spatial development.
His planning training, coupled with a belief in the holistic approach to developmental challenges,
fits well with the TAU’s emphasis on using both technical and process solutions. Matthew enjoys
the creative process of exploring and developing solutions, based on a thorough grounding in the
contextual realities of the unique situations and projects on which he works.
Maretha de Waal
Maretha de Waal is a development consultant, specializing in simultaneous mainstreaming of
cross-cutting issues in the protection of the rights of disadvantaged, marginalized and vulnerable
groups in society. She has extensive experience in gender, disability and HIV&AIDS analysis and
planning, programme monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning and capacity development.
She has worked with governments, NGOs and women’s groups in various parts of the world. She is
also a researcher, curriculum designer, trainer, and does University teaching. She holds a doctorate
in Sociology.
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