Joel Frushone
DRC Consultant

Joel Frushone is the founder and president of Crescent Consultants, an international strategic relations firm headquartered in Washington, D.C., that specializes in developing and implementing international media and communication strategies, forging relationships between leaders in developing nations and U.S. policy makers, and teaming investors with opportunities in the developing world. Educated at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Joel began his professional career in 1990 as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Tom Ridge, and worked as his personal assistant when Mr. Ridge was first elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 1994. Joel went on to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Lesotho, where he taught small-scale agriculture production to women and children from 1995 to 1997.

As the communications and advocacy director for World Vision International in Rwanda and Burundi from 1999 to 2000, Joel promoted World Vision’s work with orphans, refugees, and genocide survivors.

As an Africa policy analyst with the U.S. Committee for Refugees, Joel documented the plight of and advocated for uprooted populations in Africa’s most volatile countries from 2001 to 2004.

As a consultant for The Stevens & Schriefer Group, which was part of the George W. Bush for President media team, Joel has helped elect U.S. Members of Congress, Senators, Governors, and foreign leaders. Joel was the media and communications advisor to the winning presidential campaign of Joseph Kabila in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to Dr. Sali Berisha’s winning campaign for Prime Minister in Albania. Joel designed and implemented the media and communications strategy for the Darfur–Darfur Dialogue and Consultation in Sudan. Joel is fluent in English, French, and Sesotho, and has written, directed, and produced television and radio commercials in numerous languages. Joel lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife Ashley and son Oliver Davis.

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