Sokhna Sall Seck is a Communications Specialist in the Development Strategies and Governance Unit at the International Food Policy Research Institute’s (IFPRI) West and Central Africa office. Her work includes both internal and external outreach to promote research across a variety of communication channels such as web and social media, seminar and conference organization, newsletters, blog writing, office publication stock coordination, printing monitoring and media relations.
Sokhna has several years of experience in private sector companies and international organizations with extensive work on agricultural policies, climate change, nutrition, and food security.
Prior to joining IFPRI, she worked as the Communication Officer at the West and Central African Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF/WECARD) focusing on climate change and offering support to the African Group of Negotiator Experts Support during the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meeting in Bonn, Germany, and the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) in Paris.
Sokhna is also a member of IFPRI’s Sustainability Task Force, leading efforts to improve the institution’s environmental sustainability strategies, waste reduction practices, and tools to measure progress on outcomes.
Sokhna holds a bachelor’s in marketing and Communications, an master’s of Business Administration in Project Management from the International School of Management in Dakar, a master’s degree in British Literature from Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, and a Digital Marketing Certificate from Cornell University.
