Ms. Maria Soummoni is a teacher and training consultant. She has over two decades of experience in training gained from both teaching, and her work as a development consultant for UNDP and USAID.She holdsa Master’s in French from Amadhu Bello University in Nigeria, and a Bachelor’s degree in French and English from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Ms. Soummoniis skilled in programme training and coordinating, gender and development issues, planning, management, and design, andbrings to the ATEAM a renewed look into gender development issues and training, after severalyears of practice and experience.