Bringing 35 years of experience in technical, managerial and leadership positions across government, civil society, private sector, and international non-governmental organisations, Bernard is an active member of the Alliance for Health Promotion, becoming President in 2012. Most recently the Deputy Executive Director and Director of Policy and Advocacy, Research Promotion and Communications for the International AIDS Society, Bernard previously spent 17 years with the International Co-operative Alliance as Director of the Regional Office for East, Central and Southern Africa.