Charles J. Fortin

After early years in Whiting, Indiana, Charles J. Fortin studied philosophy and sociology at Notre Dame and urban planning at Wisconsin. As Peace Corps volunteer he lived in a favela in Bahia, Brazil. During 1975-1993, he taught urban and regional development at the Federal University in Recife. He completed doctoral studies at Sussex (IDS), U.K. and, as Evaluation Officer, joined the Inter-American Development Bank. Currently as independent consultant, he evaluates development project impacts in LAC including natural disaster management, coastal flood protection and restoration, road construction, and assessment of anti-drug programs and training.