#83 Zaka Presents My Journey Rhonda Binda

Rhonda Binda is currently the Executive Director of the Gracie Mansion Conservancy where she utilizes her private and public sector experience. She credits her legal background to her Guyanese parents who taught her to always stand up for herself and expect respect from others. Rhonda has a long and distinguished history of public service, most recently having launched and served in the Obama Administration as Deputy Director for the US Department of State’s Global Intergovernmental Affairs Division within the Office of the Secretary Hillary Clinton. During her years at the Department, she worked with mayors, governors and other local government officials in countries like India, China, Russia, Brazil, South Africa, and Nigeria. Her focus has been in identifying where best practices can be shared to strengthen and deepen bilateral relations in the areas of economic development, education, energy, and the environment