Frank Manfredi entered the Franklin Fellows program from Plan International USA (Plan USA), where he served as Disaster Management Coordinator and Program Development Officer for Asia.

He is working in the Office of the Director of US Foreign Assistance, focusing on Humanitarian Assistance as a member of the Global Functional unit.

Prior to working at Plan USA, Frank served for two years with the International Rescue Committee’s Joint Voluntary Agency in Thailand, where he worked in refugee processing.

Frank holds a BA in Government from Harvard College and an MA in Political Science (International Relations and Comparative Politics, with a concentration in Southeast Asia Studies) from Northern Illinois University.