Kelley McCreery Bunkers
Collaborative on Global Children's Issues
Kelley McCreery Bunkers is a senior associate with Maestral International and a 2024-2025 senior fellow with the Georgetown Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues. With 32 years of professional experience, Kelley has led initiatives that promote safe and nurturing family care for children across 35 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Eastern Europe.
- Collaborates with U.S. and foreign governments, diplomatic missions, UNICEF, international and faith-based organizations, and private foundations.
- Areas of technical expertise include project management, policy analysis, child protection system strengthening, services for children impacted by HIV and AIDS, and care reform.
- Currently engaged in initiatives in Guatemala, Moldova, Kenya, and Ukraine as a Senior Associate with Maestral International.
- Thrives on collaboration and shared learning, managing multicultural teams, mentoring staff, and building professional networks.
- Authored over 15 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and more than 100 published programming documents.
- Holds a a master's degree in child rights and is fluent in Spanish and Romanian.
- Lives in San José, Costa Rica—the 10th country she has called home over the past three decades.
- As a 2024-2025 senior fellow at Georgetown, Kelley will contribute to a forthcoming book exploring the Catholic Church and children’s care.
