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Elizabeth Métraux is the Communications Director for an international development organization based in Vermont, as well as a regular consultant, speaker and writer on digital outreach and advocacy. As a respected expert on the subject of new media, she works with NGOs and activists interested in leveraging digital tools to expand organizational reach and foster civic engagement, with a special focus on social media activism in zones of conflict and regions in transition.

She has worked with U.S. Embassies and Ministries of Education in several countries, the U.S. State Department, the Open Society Institute, Meridian International, CARE International, the U.S. Center for Citizen Diplomacy, dozens of educational institutes, and others. Prior to work in the nonprofit sector, she was involved in political campaign management in national, state and local elections. After traveling around the globe on political campaigns from New Zealand to Nepal, Elizabeth moved to the West Bank of Palestine during the first Intifada, working in political organizing and education. She has worked for the League of Arab States, the American Red Cross, and in a number of regional non-governmental organizations throughout the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa.