Stéphane Bationo is the Policy Associate for IPA Francophone West Africa offices. He previously served as a Communication and Resource Mobilization Officer, working for the funding and the visibility of projects and programs, for the Episcopal Justice and Peace Commission of Burkina Faso. He also worked as Head of Advertising for JL-INTERACTIV, a communication consulting agency, where he developed and implemented many communication strategies for various partners. Stéphane holds a Master's degree in media management (a Joint degree from the University of Lille, IAE Lille, and ESJ Lille), a Master's degree in local development and local government management (Thomas Sankara University), and a Bachelor's degree in English (Joseph KI ZERBO University).