Diane – Monique ADJANONHOUN – Benin

Biography

Diane-Monique is an international image expert and political strategist with over 16 years of global experience. She uses her expertise and experience to advise political actors, companies, and individuals. As a specialized image management consultant, She is called to develop strategies for political campaigns. She advises on global optimization and enhancement of image.

She has advised & trained for numerous elections as well as many presidential / legislative candidates and implemented a complete plan and campaign strategies.

• Advises political actors, diplomatic corps, and executives,
• Enhances the image of the candidate in terms of his physical presentation, verbal and nonverbal communication,
• Sets up campaign plan & strategies (field operation and fundraising through modern techniques of campaigning),
• Trains candidates, fields managers and parliamentarians.
• Beyond consulting, she has conducted many seminars and conferences on the themes of image management in politics, optimization of company image and olfactory communication in Canada, Europe, United States and in Africa.

2011-2015: Vice President of AICI Association of Image Consultants International (chapter France): She was the Vice-President of Membership and Treasurer of AICI France. Apart from the French members, she led members from 14 countries of the world including USA, Switzerland, China, Lebanon, Belgium, Spain, Israel, Turkey, Egypt …

2013-2014: She actively worked and made significant contributions in the setting up of Image Impact International program, developed for college and university students in USA, France, Canada, Australia Philippines, and Africa

Publication 

She has authored several articles analyzing the image of presidential candidates, which have been published in Libération (France), Associated Press, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, China Daily, New York Times, and The Times…etc

Membership She is an active member of several organizations:

• Board member of the Association of Political Consultants- Africa (APC-Africa)
• She is appointed in 2017 Vice President, West Africa, as the Vice President and board member of the Association of Political Consultants-Africa (APC-Africa), she has helped to organize several international conferences throughout Africa: Cape Town (South Africa ), Lagos (Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya), Adis Ababa (Ethiopia) for which she was speaker / and moderator, on the topics of  fundraising, managing elections in francophone Africa.
• She is APC-Africa team leaders in charge of Francophone Africa.
• She is the chair France country for G100 Authentic Positive Masculinity
• She was the Vice President of AICI International Association of Image Consultants, Chapter France (USA)(2011-2016)
• She is member of AAPC American Association of Political Consultants Washington, DC (USA) 2013-2014
• she is member of Image Impact International (USA)
• She is the member of the Permanent Commission of Social issues and Women Entrepreneurship,  World Union of Small & Medium Enterprises (WUSME), San Marino

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