“I have known Dr. John E. Bauer since 2007 when he joined the Council of the International Alliance, IMPACT, which together with local partner NGOs establishes sustainable services for people with disabilities in foreign countries. As the Chair of IMPACT’s Council, he demonstrated outstanding governance abilities in assuring that everybody representing IMPACT felt committed in the same way to IMPACT’s mission, vision, values, goals and objectives.  Dr. Bauer, is well connected in many parts of the world, and has always been very sensitively in relating to people in different cultures. He is consistently clear in articulating ideas of the content, scope and financial implications of IMPACT activities. His particular skills in analyzing and evaluating project effectiveness and in recommending improvements were convincing at numerous occasions both internally as well as during the encounters with IMPACT’s project partners.”