Madeleine Anne Decker

“Writing-in and following-up the Canadian Vocational Association, I was highly impressed by the performance of Madeline as Information Manager. I was also impressed and appreciated the professional performance standard and dedication of Madeline, during her previous employment with the World Health Organization.”

“Madeleine Anne is a true professional: she is committed, highly efficient and a very pleasant person to work with.”

“I had the opportunity to work with Madeleine (aka Mado) on a project related to Alerts for Humanitarian Actions in Crisis. She is a very dedicated, motivated and committed person. Mado really takes her job and tasks at hand very seriously and contributes her skills and expertise to getting the job done. On a personal note, Mado always brings a smile and her a good humor makes any work situation more enjoyable. She is a team player and is committed to seeing things through.”

“Mado is a exemplary analyst and, more importantly, a true humanitarian. I have worked with her on several projects and initiatives contributing to Humanitarian Early Warning and Analysis. Her commitment, capability, and and terrific sense of humour have made her a pleasure to work with, and I would wholeheartedly recommend her to any considering doing the same.”

“Mado provided info products full of useful information in a timely fashion. A job well done”

“I was privileged to often interact with Madeleine at the World Health Organization. She was serious, competent and fully dedicated in all the tasks she performed. I highly recommend Madeleine.”

“Madeleine agreeably responded to my request for information which would meet my professional needs in health emergency and disaster risk management. She assisted me by gathering and filtering information from a wide range of internet sources, and packaged a compilation of relevant case studies which would provide the evidence that i needed for policy, advocacy and good practice development. I often say to myself, I wish Mado was still doing that for me. In addition, Mado was keen to ensure that what she was doing was useful, and she also took initiative to provide me with information which she felt I might be interested in.”

“The system Madeleine created to inform humanitarian staff and professionals of the World Health Organization of current and upcoming crises was instrumental in allowing WHO to plan and carry out its humanitarian activities in the health domain. Madeleine's work and system extended to all reaches of the WHO network, and her support and expertise was appreciated by experienced humanitarian professionals not just at HQ level but also at field level where the emergencies were unfolding and the response was being performed. Her detail-driven and methodical approach to work provides a great sense of reliability to the operations she is involved with.”

“Ms Decker was a collegue in the Health Actionin Crisis (HAC) in WHO HQ, while I worked on the Regional level (WHO/Europe). She was a very efficient colleague and at the same time had always very pleasant manners and also a good sense of humour. Our communications in gathering information in emerging disasters was always efficient and polite at the same time. I can recommend Ms Decker as an information officer for any organization.”

“Madelaine hizo un extraordinario trabajo de recopilación y selección de información de interéss en todo lo concenriente a la epidemia de Cólera en Haití, distribuyendo dicha información de forma pertinente con precisión a los destinatarios adecuados y confeccionando el bulletin de información sobre las actividades de lucha contra el Cólera. Madelaine hizo un gran trabajo, de forma metódica y bien estructurado. Es una persona que yo recomendaría sin ninguna duda. Dr. Josep Vargas”

“I met Madeleine while she was reporting about emergencies in Africa and other areas of the world for WHO which she did via an easy contact with the WHO country offices which required a combination of diplomacy and effective information gathering.”

“Madeleine is a committed and diligent hard worker. She is an excellent analyst with an incredible ability to identify emerging or deteriorating threats/risks and provide timely alerts to senior managers and partners in order for early action to be taken. She is also a seasoned humanitarian with deep understanding of the issues and their interplay and what should be done to respond to the various situations. She is an expert in information managementn which forms the basis for sound analysis. I would highly rtecommend her for any job because I know she is a fast learner and has what it takes.”

“I have worked with Madeleine since Niger in 2001 and subsequently when she was at HQ, always in different units. Madeleine is a very energetic and passionate colleagues who brings lots of attention to her work and the people she works with. She is dynamic and charismatic and brings a positive spirit to a group. She also is resourceful and does not hesitate to take new challenges on. Her experience in different WHO regions at country lever and at HQ is an additional asset as well as her language skills in French and Spanish. Please do not hesitate to contact should you have any other query.”

“I liked working with Madeleine, she's dynamic, has sound experîence, and was a motivated and motivating/very nice colleague. She has an eye for detail and managed to meet often very tight daily deadlines. She's also a good team player and stood ready to provide feedback/incorporate comments.”

“Madeleine came to Haiti when our office most needed a skilled and experienced information manager. She provided professional service to the office at the time of cholera outbreak. I admire Madeleine's professionalism, communication and language skills (she speaks fluently Spanish, Portuguese, English, French, etc.). It was my pleasure to work with her.”

“Madeleine Decker collaborated with me for over a year during 2009-2010 on a multi-partner initiative to enhance preparedness for humanitarian shocks, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee's Early Warning/Early Action Report. In this context she demonstrated a sharp intelligence, good analytical capacity and a ready willingness to share information with colleagues from other organisations. Her participation in our periodic meetings provided an important knowledge base in emergency public health issues and global preparedness efforts. I would gladly work with her again.”