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Dr. B.J. Bischoff: International Development Experience

The following is a list of the international development projects, designed and managed by B.J. Bischoff, that were funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development:

•    Women’s Entrepreneur Business Networking, 21 women leaders from Central and Southeast Europe, Initiated by First Lady Hilary Rodham Clinton; Conducted in Indianapolis, Chicago, Washington, DC, and Budapest, Hungary

•    Gender Equity in the Classroom, 24 teacher trainers from the Moroccan Ministry of Education; Conducted in Rabat, Morocco

•    Romanian Ministry of Health, Identification of strategies to move Romania to a primary care model of delivering public health services, 100 Romanian healthcare leaders; Conducted in Romania

•    Tax Policy/Legislative Process, 10 tax policy leaders from the Republika Srpska of Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Criminal Investigation for Financial Police, 13 representatives of the Financial Police of Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Federal and Cantonal Tax Administration, 13 representatives of federation and canton tax administrations, customs, and Financial Police of Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Tax Compliance, 13 representatives of federation and canton tax administrations, customs, and financial police of Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    High-level Water Sector, 5 government officials and water company directors from Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    High-level Electric Power Sector, 5  government officials and power company directors from Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Electric Power Systems Management, 10 power company directors from Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Economic and Business reporting, 20 business and economic reporters and journalists from Ukraine

•    Media Viability, 12 media professionals from Azerbaijan

•    Journalism Program, 6 journalists from Albania



•    Stock Exchange Development, Director of Listing and Membership of the Macedonian Stock Exchange

•    Tax Policy/Data Analysis, 12 government officials from Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Consumer Advocacy, Consumer advocacy leader from Macedonia

•    Service and Advocacy for Small Business Associations, 10 small business and association leaders from Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Fiscal Policy, Director of Fiscal Policy, Ministry of Finance, Lithuania

•    Tax Policy and Electronic Filing, Civil servant from the Hungarian Tax and Financial Control Office

•    Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Development and Women’s Initiatives, NGO leader from Macedonia

•    Economic and Community Development, Government official from Latvia

•    Advertising Media, 14 media professionals from Russia

•    Tax Policy/Legal Drafting and Legislative Process, 10 government officials from Bosnia & Herzegovina

•    Association Management and Business Development, Internship for the Executive Director of the Jamaican Exporters’ Association

•    Community Development/Refugee Resettlement—Under the Erdut Agreement of the Dayton Peace Accords, 10 community leaders from eastern and Western Slavonia, Croatia

•    Media Viability in a Transition State, 12 radio, television, and print journalists from Armenia

•     Trainer Training, Internship for the Director of Training of the Latvian Chamber of Commerce

•    Training of Trainers: NGO Development, 20 Ukrainian NGO managers and trainers

•    Regional Tax Officials, 25 senior level professionals from Moscow, Irkutsk, and Chuvasia

•    Business Association Management, 6 groups of 16 Russian association managers

•    Saratov Oblast Duma Training, 15 members of the Saratov Oblast Duma, Russia

•    Media Partnership, 9 Russian media managers



•    TV and Radio Journalism, 6 media managers from the Caucasus

•    Legal Journalism, 25 Russian journalists

•    Electronic Investigative Journalism,  22 Russian journalists

•    Print Investigative Journalism, 22 Russian journalists

•    Retail and Wholesale Management On-the-Job Training, 24 Russian entrepreneurs


The following is a list of the international development projects, designed and managed by B.J. Bischoff, that were funded by The World Bank and other multilateral financial institutions:

•    Management Development and Team-Building, 100 Romanian construction managers; Conducted in Poina-Brashov, Romania

•    Training Needs Analysis and Training for Trainers, 24 lead trainers for all Romanian Ministries; Conducted in Bucharest, Romania

•    Association Management, 24 Russian association managers; Conducted in Moscow, Russia