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principals have worked in 28 countries, on over $700 million
in projects, with over 45 years of combined experience. AISD’s
management team combines commercial, consulting, public sector,
donor, and civil society experience that inform AISD’s
integrated approaches to economic growth and development. AISD
offers its partners and clients the flexibility and low overhead
of a small business along with the assurance of high performance
standards. AISD is headquartered in Taos, New Mexico. |
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Cecilia Ciepiela, President
Ms. Ciepiela
has over 16 years of private and public sector international
development experience, including seven years of project design
and management experience at USAID, with a specialization in
enterprise development, competitiveness, local economic development
strategies, and information and communications technologies
(ICT). She has worked extensively in the emerging markets of
the former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe, as well
as countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.
Ms. Ciepiela holds a Master of International Affairs degree
from Columbia University’s School of International and
Public Affairs (SIPA), with a specialization in Latin American
economic development, and a Bachelor of Arts in History from
Williams College. Email:
cecilia@ais-development.com |
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Andrew
J. Kaelin, Senior Advisor
Mr. Kaelin
has over 28 years of international development consulting and
commercial agribusiness experience, with a specialization in
fisheries and aquaculture. He has started up, owned, operated
and advised private commercial agribusiness ventures and cooperatives
in Africa, Asia, the former Soviet Union, and Latin America.
His commercial and consulting experience extends all along the
supply chain from primary production to value added products
for end consumers. Over the last ten years, Mr. Kaelin has provided
consulting services to the World Bank on hundreds of millions
of dollars of investments in sustainable fisheries, aquaculture
and coastal resources management in China. Mr. Kaelin holds
a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Zoology from the University
of Miami, a Masters degree in International Management from
Thunderbird, and has completed graduate coursework in Development
and Agriculture Economics at the University of Colorado. Mr.
Kaelin is a member of the World Aquaculture Society and the
Global Aquaculture Alliance, and is a regular speaker at the
annual China Fisheries and Seafood Exposition and the annual
Global Shrimp Outlook conference. Email:
andrew@ais-development.com |
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The AISD logo is based on the Native American
"dreamcatcher", a round wooden hoop surrounding
a web with a hole in the center. According to legend, the dreamcatcher
helps “people reach their goals, making good use of their
ideas, dreams and visions.” It is designed to capture
good ideas and allow bad ones to go through.
AISD chose this symbol because it reflects our approach to capturing
opportunity by building on the ideas and experiences of individuals,
communities and enterprises, to help them achieve their goals.
The web in the middle of the AISD logo also represents for us
the community, market and technology networks through which
we work. Lastly, we embedded the dreamcatcher within the Zia
Sun symbol, a symbolic reference to New Mexico state where we
are located, and a reflection of the global focus of our work. |
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Located in Taos, New Mexico, AISDevelopment is qualified as
a HUBzone company, registered with the Small Business Administration
under PRONET Number: P0248147
The purpose of the HUBZone program is to provide federal contracting
assistance for qualified SBCs (small business concerns) located
in historically underutilized business zones in an effort to
increase employment opportunities, investment, and economic
development in such areas. The HUBZone Act of 1997 amended the
section 8(d) subcontracting program to include qualified HUBZone
SBCs in the formal subcontracting plans described in €125.3
of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The HUBZone
program applies to all federal departments and agencies which
employ one or more contracting officers as defined by 41 U.S.C.
423(f)(5).
References and information regarding
the HUBZone program:
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Taos
Mountain, The view from our office. |
New
Mexico Location |
| Phone:
(505) 776-2227
Fax: (505) 776-2520
515
Gusdorf Road, Suite #6
Taos, NM 87571 |
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