Shari Cohen is an international development worker in the public health sector, specializing in programming for prevention, care and support, and reduction of stigma and discrimination for those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. She has worked in the international development sector since 1984, in the Asia and Africa regions.

Because her work has deep roots with local counterparts in community-based organizations, NGOs, UN agencies and government ministries, she has been able to see and experience a depth and breadth of the countries she works in that few casual or seasoned travelers can access.

She holds a BFA from Syracuse University in photography, and an MFA from CalArts in photography and video. She joined the Peace Corps in 1984, serving in Botswana as an art teacher, and afterward continued on with a career in international development.

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