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Impacting the Future:It Starts with Us

Professional Fellows Congress • May 31 - June 2, 2016

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Important Contact Information 1

Professional Fellows Congress Schedule of Events 3

Professional Fellows Congress Guest Speakers 6

Professional Fellows Congress Workshop Facilitators 14

Spring 2016 Professional Fellows 16

Spring 2016 Professional Fellows Alumni Impact Award Winners 44

United States Department of State Information 46

Professional Fellows Program Information 47

Spring 2016 Professional Fellows by the Numbers 49

2010-2016 Professional Fellows by the Numbers 50

2016 Professional Fellows Partner Organizations 51

Maps 52

Nearby Places to Eat 54

NOTES 55

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

M O N D AY , M AY 3 0 • M E M O R I A L D AYPM Arrival Washington Marriott Georgetown Hotel 1221 22nd Street NW

Transportation to hotel arranged by your PFP Grantee Organization

2-7PM Check-in and Materials Pick-up Marriott Georgetown Hotel

Room: Georgetown Ballroom Foyer

Grantee Organization Representative must col-lect hotel room keys and Congress materials bin (Congress programs, staff agenda, names tags, certificates, and eLibrary flash drives)

6-7PM Getting to Know You Activity Marriott Georgetown Hotel Room: West End Ballroom - Salon A, B, C

7-9PM Optional Video Project Workshop FACILITATOR: Alex Rich Communications Manager, ACYPL

Room 3015 (3rd floor of hotel)

Dinner on your own • per diem provided by your grantee organization

T U E S D AY , M AY 3 1Business Attire or National Dress

7AM Breakfast Marriott Georgetown Hotel

Room: Dupont Ballroom

PLEASE MAKE CERTAIN TO WEAR YOUR CONGRESS NAME TAG • PLEASE MAKE CERTAIN TO BRING YOUR PASSPORT. • ONLY PHONES, SMALL CAMERAS AND SMALL BAGS ARE PERMITTED IN THE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

8:15AM Depart hotel lobby for walk or shuttle bus to FHI360 Conference Center

1825 Connecticut Avenue NW, 8th Floor

8:45AM Congress Welcome Adam Meier Program Officer, Professional Fellows Division, Office of

Citizen Exchanges - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State

Linda Rotunno CEO, American Council of Young Political Leaders

9AM Keynote Innovation: Beyond the Idea Veneka Chagwedera Co-founder, NOURI

Jared Aldwin Crooks Co-founder, NOURI

9:30AM Q+A

10AM Discussion The Power of Inclusion

MODERATOR: Bret Perkins Senior Vice President, External and Government Affairs,

Comcast NBCUniversal

PRESENTER: Seth Bravin Associate Director of Technology Access, The George

Washington University Office of Diversity and Inclusion

PRESENTER: Anastasia Khoo Chief Marketing Officer, Human Rights Campaign

PRESENTER: Susan Markham Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women’s

Empowerment, US Agency for International Development

11:30AM Buffet Lunch Academy Hall Foyer

PLEASE GATHER BY GRANTEE ORGANIZATION FOR BUS RIDE TO US DEPARTMENT OF STATE

12:45PM Bus 1 depart FHI360 Hands Along the Nile, World Learning, Doudly Elius

12:55PM Bus 2 depart FHI360 American Councils

1:05PM Bus 3 depart FHI360 ICMA

1:15PM Bus 4 depart FHI360 ICFJ, ITD, Legacy International

1:25PM Bus 5 depart FHI360 AIA Winners, NCUSCR, Oklahoma, Smith, WSOS

1:30PM Bus 6 depart FHI360 ACYPL, Montana, WorldChicago

1:30-2:30PM Arrive US Department of State 23rd Street NW entrance

PROCEED THROUGH SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESS

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2:30PM The Long Diplomacy: How a Changing World Creates Changing Opportunities

Room: Dean Acheson Auditorium

PRESENTER: Thomas A. Shannon, Jr. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, US

Department of State

Professional Fellows Alumni Impact Award Presentations

Room: Dean Acheson Auditorium

PRESENTER: Mara Tekach Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural

Exchanges - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State

3:45PM Break

4PM Group Photo 4:15PM Geographic Breakout Discussions Africa • Room 1408

China and Mongolia • Room 1406

East Asia and the Pacific (YSEALI) • Dean Acheson Auditorium

Europe and Eurasia • Room 1107

North Africa-Middle East • Room 1205

South and Central Asia • Room 1105

Western Hemisphere • Room 1207

6PM Dinner Reception US Department of State Benjamin Franklin Room

Welcome Remarks Mark Taplin Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of

Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State

8PM Buses depart US Department of State for hotel

9-10PM Optional Video Project Workshop FACILITATOR: Alex Rich Room 3015 (3rd floor of hotel)

W E D N E S D AY , J U N E 1Business Casual Attire


Room: Dupont Ballroom 8:15AM Depart hotel lobby for walk or shuttle bus

to FHI360 Conference Center

8:45AM Announcements and Updates Room: Academy Hall

Adam Meier

9AM Workshop Leading Change - Introduction of Post-

Congress Online Training Module 3

PRESENTER: Deidre Combs Founder of Combs + Company and Leadership Instructor,

Columbia University Teacher’s College and Montana State University

9:45AM Break

Fellows will be divided by PFP Theme into 20 small groups for facilitated dialogues about fellowship experiences, online learning modules, and follow-on project plans. • SEE BACK OF NAME TAG FOR GROUP A-V ASSIGNMENT AND LOOK FOR GROUP LOCATION SIGNS

10:15AM Small Group Dialogues Group A – Academy Hall

FACILITATOR: Amanda Bischoping

Group B – Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Luke Owsley

Group C – Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Kelsey Stamm Jimenez

Group D – Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Davron Mirsagatov

Group E – Academy Hall Foyer FACILITATOR: Mike Duvall

Group F – Academy Hall Foyer FACILITATOR: Danielle Lenhard

Group G – Academy Hall Foyer FACILITATOR: Mark Protti

Group H – Academy Hall Foyer FACILITATOR: Jaimie Holmes

Group J – Academy Hall Foyer FACILITATOR: Cassie Balfour

Group K – Angle Room A FACILITATOR: Carol Herrera

Group L – Angle Room B FACILITATOR: Margot Landman

Group M – Angle Room C FACILITATOR: Elizabeth Balint

Group N – Vista Room A FACILITATOR: Elliot Bell-Krasner

Group P – Vista Room B FACILITATOR: Rachael Bolte

Group Q – Balcony Room B FACILITATOR: Elanie Steyn

Group R – Balcony Room C FACILITATOR: Payal Sindha

Group S – Balcony Room D FACILITATOR: Mindy Walker

Group T – Balcony Room E FACILITATOR: Molly Leonard

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Group U – Balcony Lounge FACILITATOR: Joe Ayala

Group V – Balcony Lounge FACILITATOR: Joseph Jones

12NOON Buffet Lunch Academy Hall Foyer

Fellows will be divided into 3 groups for facilitated pitch preparation workshops. • SEE BACK OF NAME TAG FOR GROUP ORANGE, BLUE, OR GREEN ASSIGNMENTFollowing the workshop fellows will have the opportunity to present 2-minute pitches with feedback from trainers, fellows, and professional peers.

1:30-3PM Perfecting Your Pitch Workshop ORANGE • Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Frank Spring Political Affairs Director, Truman Project-Center for National

Policy

BLUE • Angle Rooms FACILITATOR: Caitlin Howarth

Co Founder and CEO, Aulenor

GREEN • Vista Rooms FACILITATOR: Jaclyn Houser Vice President, Cambridge Global Advisors

3PM Break

Fellows will be divided into small groups for pitch sessions. • SEE BACK OF NAME TAG FOR GROUP 1-15 ASSIGNMENT

3:30-5:30PM Pitch Presentations and Feedback Group 1 – Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Frank Spring

Group 2 – Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Katherine Brown

Group 3 – Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Ligeia Zeruto

Group 4 – Academy Hall FACILITATOR: Brandon Friedman

Group 5 – Academy Hall Foyer FACILITATOR: Josh Weinberg

Group 6 – Angle Room A FACILITATOR: Caitlin Howarth

Group 7 – Angle Room B FACILITATOR: Max Gleischman

Group 8 – Angle Room C FACILITATOR: Brian Wagner

Group 9 – Vista Room A FACILITATOR: Nicole Isaac

Group 10 – Vista Room B FACILITATOR: Erica Kaster

Group 11 – Balcony Room B FACILITATOR: Emily Rodriguez

Group 12 – Balcony Room C FACILITATOR: Victoria Glynn

Group 13 – Balcony Room D FACILITATOR: Michelle Moghtader

Group 14 – Balcony Room E FACILITATOR: Joseph Jones

Group 15 – Balcony Lounge FACILITATOR: Francisco Martin-Rayo

5:30PM Walk or shuttle bus back to hotel 6-8PM Optional Video Project Workshop FACILITATOR: Alex Rich Room 3015 (3rd floor of hotel)


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Room: DuPont Ballroom

8AM Depart hotel lobby for walk or shuttle bus to FHI360 Conference Center

8:30AM Professional Fellows Resources Presentations

Room: Academy Hall

Professional Fellows e-Library

PRESENTER: Karin Brandenburg Program Officer, Professional Fellows Division, Office of

Citizen Exchanges - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, US Department of State

Alumni Resources

PRESENTER: Amy Storrow Director, Alumni Affairs Office - Bureau of Educational and

Cultural Affairs, US Department of State

9AM Discussion Professional Fellows Perspectives:

Challenges and Opportunities Ahead

MODERATOR: Joseph Jones Senior Vice President of Government Relations and Public

Policy, Greater Des Moines Partnership and 2015 PFP American Alumnus

PRESENTER: Mohammed Arif PFP International Alumnus, Chichaoua, Morocco

PRESENTER: Joe Ayala PFP American Alumnus, Sacramento, California

PRESENTER: Doudly Elius PFP International Alumnus, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

PRESENTER: Molly Leonard PFP American Alumna, Detroit, Michigan

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10:30AM Break

11AM Discussion The Art and Science of Fundraising

MODERATOR: Linda Rotunno CEO, ACYPL

PRESENTER: Jessica Feingold Manager of Development

PRESENTER: Carrie Kolasky Vice President for Development, Urban Institute

PRESENTER: Natalie Ross Member Relations Director, Global, Council on

Foundations

12:30PM Buffet Lunch Academy Hall Foyer

2PM Video Presentations: Giving Voice to Our Professional Fellows

Experiences Room: Academy Hall

Video Presentations in the following order

ACYPL

National Committee on US-China Relations

ICMA Team 1

Hands Along the Nile

Legacy International

Smith College

Institute for Training and Development

International Center for Journalists

3:15PM Break 3:30PM Continued video presentations in the

following order American Councils Team 1

WSOS

WorldChicago

World Learning

University of Oklahoma

ICMA Team 2

University of Montana

American Councils Team 2

3:15PM Closing and Country Roll Call 5PM Walk or shuttle bus back to hotel

An electronic Congress evaluation was sent to your email. If you are unable to complete the evaluation on your personal computer or mobile phone, computers will be available Friday morning during breakfast.


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8-11AM Congress Evaluation and Breakfast Marriott Georgetown Hotel Room: Dupont Ballroom

An electronic Congress evaluation was sent to your email. If you are unable to complete the evaluation on your personal computer or mobile phone, please use the computers located in the Dupont Ballroom during breakfast.

ALL FELLOWS ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE THE CONGRESS EVALUTION BEFORE DEPARTING WASHINGTON, DC

Check with your Grantee Organization staff for planned debriefing or breakfast meetings.

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GUEST SPEAKERS

Mohammed Arif

Mohammed is currently a head nurse for the Ministry of Health in Morocco. His primary respon-sibilities include community health outreach and environmental health.

Mohammed participated in the North Africa Community Health Initiative fellowship with Legacy International, through a fellowship at Carilion Clinic. This fellowship provided him with a deep under-standing of public health and a new set of tools, resources, and knowledge to enhance health care in his community.

Mohammed is committed to building and strengthening public health programs and ser-vices in Morocco. Upon his return to Morocco, he successfully applied his fellowship experience by im-plementing various professional projects such as the Tamazirt School Health Club, the Health Peace hike, and the Outreach Cancer Program. The fellowship connected him with several Alumni, NGOs, and other community partners in order to better serve his community and expand his project ideas.

Mohammed has a passion for designing and im-plementing outreach prevention programs through conferences, workshops, sporting events, and train-ings. He seeks to find ways to overcome unequal access to healthcare services in rural Morocco.

Most recently, he was selected among 24 Arab and Swedish young leaders for the Young Leaders Visitors Program, which took place in Sweden earlier this year.

Bruce Armstrong

Bruce is a United States State Department career Foreign Service Officer and is currently the director of the Office of Citizen Exchanges in the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). He and his team oversee nearly 80 exchange programs in the areas of youth and professional exchanges and cul-tural and sports diplomacy. His previous assignment was as resource director for the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, managing the $1.1 billion public diplomacy budget and making sure public diplomacy resources were aligned with US foreign policy priorities. Bruce’s overseas posts included assignments at US Embassies in Berlin, Manila, Bern, Bonn, and Budapest.

Bruce earned his undergraduate degree at Brown University and has a PhD in German literature from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Joe Ayala

Joe joined the State of California Office of Legislative Counsel in 1987. He manages a branch that handles laws relating to courts, criminal law, estates and trusts, family law, gaming, health and care facilities, health care service plans, health in-surance, insurance, juveniles, Medi-Cal, military and veterans, prevailing wage, public health, public so-cial services, vehicles, and workers’ compensation.

Joe has represented the office and lectured in Ukraine in 2011 and Armenia in 2014 as part of the Professional Fellows Program administered by the American Councils for International Education, which is funded by the United States Department of State.

He previously managed a division of the office that handled the areas of air resources, elementary and secondary education, fish and game, harbors and navigation, hazardous materials, postsecondary education, public resources, public utilities, solid waste, vehicles, and water.

In 2000 and 2001, Joe took the opportunity to serve as a legislative advocate for the Office of the California State Attorney General. In that role, he represented the office on legislation relating to Indian law and gaming, civil rights, tobacco regula-tion, health quality enforcement, and other civil law matters enforced by that office.

Joe received his Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. He received his undergraduate degree from Pomona College.

Seth Bravin

Seth is the associate director of technology access in The George Washington University (GW) Office of Diversity and Inclusion. In this capacity he works in close collaboration with stakeholders throughout the university to incorporate universal design principles and to advance GW’s commitment to accessibility. In this role, he led the development of a strategic plan to implement accessibility initiatives, and he continues to work closely with GW stakeholders to develop institutional priorities. Seth is also a member of GW’s Accessibility Oversight Committee.

Prior to joining GW, Seth was employed for eleven years at IBM, where he worked as a strategy man-ager with IBM Accessibility. Before attending business school, he worked for Booz Allen Hamilton, a man-agement and technology consulting firm, and Dow, Lohnes and Albertson, a corporate law firm.

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In 2014, Seth participated in IBM Corporate Service Corps program and spent one month in Indonesia where he worked with a disability non-governmen-tal organization on several accessibility initiatives. In 2011, Seth testified before members of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions about how higher education can help improve employment outcomes for people with disabilities.

Seth serves on the Gallaudet University Board of Trustees and on the Lexington School for the Deaf Board in New York. In addition, Seth taught at the Gallaudet University Leadership Institute, and he hosted several technology camps sponsored by IBM for high school students with disabilities. He has presented on accessibility topics at several disability conferences, including the United States Business Leadership Network conference.

Veneka Chagwedera

Veneka is the assistant director of international development at Princeton University. In this role, she helps secure high-level resources for the University and travels internationally to engage Princeton’s alumni and parents in China, Canada, India, Japan, Korea, Latin America and Taiwan. An innovative thinker with a track record for developing strategies that translate into results, Veneka played a pivotal role in the design and implementation of a com-prehensive and integrated international fundraising strategy for Princeton University.

While a full-time graduate student, Veneka founded NOURI, Inc. an award-winning social entrepreneurship venture with global impact. Growing the company from concept to commercialization, and managing a team of ten professionals, she created an innovative business model of providing high-quality consumer packaged goods to large-scale national chains, while improving education and food security out-comes for children in five developing countries.

With an appreciation for global cultural diversity, and an ability to navigate complex environments, Veneka has lived and worked professionally in inter-national development and social entrepreneurship in New York, Washington, DC, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam and the Philippines. Veneka’ s professional expertise is in philanthropy, nonprofit management, and entrepreneurship, with several years of experience in high impact fundraising, social innovation, human rights advocacy and legislation and China-Africa foreign and economic relations.

Veneka graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s degree in public affairs and interna-tional relations, and minored in East Asian studies, with a focus on China. Veneka earned her master’s in business administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden Business School with a focus on nonprofit management and entrepreneurship. In 2014, Veneka was featured on Bloomberg as a Business Leader of the Future.

Jared Aldwin Crooks

Jared is an astrophysicist, serial entrepreneur and author. In addition to creating innovation platforms for NASA, Jared has founded and led numerous start-ups in areas including, food, financial tech and children’s education. He is the co-founder of Sultant, providing financial data analysis for small businesses who normally would not be able to afford it. He is also the co-founder of BeGood, a children’s education venture helping to improve conversation between students, teachers and parents, as well as the co-founder of NOURI, Inc.

He is a forward thinker and active in giving back to his community. He has helped to expand the Princeton Prison Teaching Initiative, which seeks to educate young adults in correctional facilities in New Jersey thereby reducing rates of recidivism.

Jared’s research spans internationally, conduct-ing field analysis in South Africa, Tunisia, China, Philippines and the United Kingdom. He was named a Top 30 under 30 Thinker for 2016 by Pacific Standard magazine.

Jared graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s degree in astrophysical sciences and earned his master’s in public affairs from Princeton’s International Policy School and his master’s of engineering from Princeton’s Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering School.

Doudly Elius

Doudly is an entrepreneur and activist from Haiti. Following the 2010 earthquake, he helped to develop and launch a mobile banking system in his country. During a 3-month period, Doudly helped Digicel, Haiti’s largest telecommunication company, make 10,000 transactions and win a $2.5 million First to Market grant from the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation. The mobile banking system is serving the Haitian people to this day.

In 2013, Doudly developed a motor disability that severely limited his movement. In spite of this chal-lenge, he applied for, and was accepted into, the Partners of the Americas’ Legislative Fellowship Program, which was the first time he ever left Haiti.

Since his fellowship, Doudly has provided business training for people with disabilities, specifically focusing on women. He founded the organization Autonomisation des Femmes Haitiennes à Mobilité Réduite (Empower Haitian Women). In September 2015, Doudly started a series of partnerships with local and government organizations including the Bureau of State Secretary for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities. He currently maintains connections for future project implementation to empower people with disabilities.

Doudly is passionate about designing community development projects and he dedicates most of his free time to meeting professionals of different back-ground and cultures. He also enjoys connecting

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with women-based organizations to better under-stand their situation and see how he can support them using his community development and project management skills.

Jessica Feingold

Jess is senior manager of development at Kiva, a nonprofit organization with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Jess joined Kiva with seven years’ experience starting, leading, and growing social ventures.

Previously, she was the director of partnerships and a partner at Ashoka Changemakers, where she connected corporate and philanthropic partners with the work of leading social entrepreneurs. Since its inception, she has supported Move This World, a global nonprofit that uses creative movement to address and transform conflict in media and com-munications. She is a co-founder of LiV, a nonprofit organization focused on developing a better solu-tion for menstrual hygiene in India and Mozambique.

Jess received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s of public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and studied social entrepreneurship at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. She is a contributor to Forbes.

Joseph Jones

Joseph is senior vice president of government relations and public policy at the Greater Des Moines Partnership where he is responsible for the identification and management of governmental and public policy issues of significance to the Partnership and for elevating and leveraging the alliance between business and government at all levels for the betterment of Greater Des Moines and Central Iowa.

Joseph served as a legislative assistant in the Office of United States Senator Tom Harkin. He previously worked as the director of government affairs for the Iowa Finance Authority and the senior communica-tions specialist for the Office of the Governor and Lt. Governor in the Tom Vilsack administration. Joseph

also worked for Des Moines Area Community College as an adjunct professor of political science.

Joseph is alumnus of the Professional Fellows Program. In 2015, Joseph served as mentor for 4 ACYPL Legislative Process and Governance Fellows, and traveled to Thailand and Malaysia to work with them on their projects. While there, at the invitation of the US Embassies in Thailand and Malaysia, he conducted mock Iowa Caucuses in each capital.

Joseph graduated from Loyola University in New Orleans with a bachelor’s of business administration with a major in economics. He received a master’s of public administration with an emphasis in public policy from Drake University. Joseph is a graduate of the Air Command and Staff College Capitol Hill Seminar and the United States Military Academy Preparatory School at Ft. Monmouth, NJ.

Anatasia Khoo

Anastasia is the chief marketing officer for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). In this capacity, she has overseen consistently innovative organi-zational marketing strategies--positioning HRC as a leader in digital media, advertising, and public relations. Anatasia and her team have led historic marketing efforts associated with three United States Supreme Court cases, federal legislation, four election cycles, and many other media moments.

Anastasia was the architect of the record-breaking red equal sign campaign in 2013 to give HRC supporters an opportunity to show their support for marriage by changing their Facebook profile pic-ture to a red-and-pink version of the HRC logo. In just a few short days, as many as 10 million people used the image on social media – including celeb-rities, major corporations and leading politicians. The logo was named 2013’s Symbol of the Year and Facebook declared the campaign one of the most successful viral efforts in the site’s history.

Anatasia is a widely-sought commentator on mar-keting and digital media issues giving interviews in a wide variety of publications including The Today Show, The New Yorker, Washington Post, Stanford Social Innovation Review, and Marketing Power. She has given presentations at conferences like The Guardian’s Activate London Summit, Mashable Social Good, and South By South West. Her work has garnered top honors including Mashable’s Best Social Media Campaign, PR Week’s Best Digital Campaign, SXSW Best Digital Campaign, Best Social Media Campaign, and the highly-coveted Best in Show. Anatasia has also received a wide variety of accolades including Digital Innovator of the Year, Gamechanger, and PR News Top Women in PR.

Prior to joining HRC, Anatasia spent six years in the environmental movement with Greenpeace developing its communications and brand strategy as well as collaborating on a variety of high-profile corporate and grassroots campaigns. She has a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College.

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Carrie Kolasky

Carrie is vice president for development at the Urban Institute, where she is responsible for leading and building development efforts. In collaboration with Urban’s leadership team and board of trustees, she engages foundations, corporations, and indi-viduals in Urban’s work and mission.

Carrie brings extensive development experience to Urban, with work ranging from development directorships to external affairs to political fundrais-ing. She spent more than 10 years at the Brookings Institution, where she served as the deputy director and external affairs officer for the Metropolitan Policy Program, helping build the program, pro-vide strategic direction and manage operations. She has also held directorships at the American Cancer Society Foundation and the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, a national nonprofit found-ed by Harvard Business School professor Michael Porter that focuses on inner-city economic devel-opment strategies.

Carrie received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Mary Washington and attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government Executive Education program in state and local leadership.

Molly Leonard

Molly is a senior organization development consul-tant with over 15 years of experience facilitating leadership development as a consultant and coach.

Her work includes a range of industry sectors including automotive, information technology, aviation, health care, travel and tourism, federal government agency, higher education, manufac-turing and energy. Her work also includes traversing different international spaces including the Middle East and North Africa. She hosted University of

Michigan economic empowerment and entrepre-neurship professional fellows from Egypt and Israel who worked with her on a training and business simulation program.

An entrepreneurial spirit, Molly co-founded and led the development and growth of a professional non-profit organization for organization development professionals, the ODeXchange. She continues to engage with entrepreneurial ecosystems to foster relationships and develop successful leaders. Molly is a trainer and coach for Tech Town’s DTX Launch Detroit program for early stage entrepreneurs.

Molly serves the local talent development commu-nity as president of the Ann Arbor Chapter of the Association for Talent Development. She is a mem-ber of the Detroit Economic Club and the Toronto Organization Development Network. Additionally, she supports the Detroit area World Economic Forum Global Shaper’s community.

Molly earned a master’s of science in organization development from Eastern Michigan University. Her undergraduate degree is a bachelor’s of business administration with a concentration in finance.

Susan Markham

Susan is the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) senior coordinator for gender equality and women’s empowerment. In this role, she works to improve the lives of citizens around the world by advancing equality between females and males, and empowering women and girls to par-ticipate fully in and benefit from the development of their societies. Susan works with senior leadership and mission staff to fully integrate gender equality and female empowerment into USAID’s policies, programs and strategies.

Susan has an extensive background in both domestic and international women’s political empowerment. She most recently served as director of women’s political participation at the National Democratic Institute (NDI). Through this senior lead-ership role she supported the aspirations of women around the world to be equal and active partners in shaping and leading democratic societies. NDI’s programs create an environment where women can advocate on matters of policy, run for political office, govern effectively, and participate meaning-fully in every facet of civic and political life.

Susan previously directed EMILY’s List Campaign Corp program and later the Political Opportunity Program to recruit, train and support women can-didates running for statewide, legislative and local offices in 35 American states. She served as director of Senate Services at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and managed several statewide campaigns. Susan has also worked as a senior strategist at the Campaign Workshop, where she consulted for the Child Nutrition Initiative, California List, and the New Organizing Institute. She started her career as a political fundraiser, serving

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as the finance director for the Ohio Democratic Party, and executive director of Participation 2000 (a multi-candidate political action committee).

Susan has a bachelor’s degree in political science and international studies from The Ohio State University. She received a master’s degree in public policy and women’s studies from George Washington University.

Bret Perkins

Bret serves as vice president of external and gov-ernment affairs for Comcast Corporation. In this role he is responsible for the headquarters’ government affairs team in Philadelphia, as well as the compa-ny’s outreach efforts to third-party groups.

Bret joined Comcast in 2001 and has managed local government affairs while the company grew from operating in 2,500 communities to 6,000 communi-ties. His responsibilities have included implementing Comcast’s regulatory and legislative initiatives at the local level, managing relationships with state and local intergovernmental associations, developing political strategy, and grassroots communications.

Prior to joining Comcast, he served as vice president of system services and assistant to the president at Mercy Health System in Pennsylvania and worked in legislative affairs at Keystone Mercy/AmeriHealth Mercy Health Plan and with the North Philadelphia Health System.

Bret is a member of the Temple University Board of Trustees. He has served as president of the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Association of Multi-Ethnicity in Communications and currently serves on the Board and Executive Committee of The Committee of Seventy, the Philadelphia political watchdog nonprofit organization, the Family Online Safety Institute, and the Philadelphia International Airport Advisory Board. In 2008, Bret received the National Cable + Telecommunications Association’s Vanguard Award for Young

Leadership, one of the cable industry’s highest honors for its next generation of leaders.

He received a bachelor’s of business administration from Temple University.

Natalie Ross

Natalie is the member relations director for global philanthropy at the Council on Foundations, where she works to build stronger connections between Council members and other philanthropic, nonprof-it, and private-sector institutions working on global issues related to philanthropy.

Prior to joining the Council, Natalie worked as a program officer at the Aga Khan Foundation USA, where she mobilized and managed a $30 million portfolio of civil society programs in Africa and Asia. She also led development of the multi-stakeholder Global Alliance for Community Philanthropy, which researches how external donors can better en-courage the use of local resources to support and sustain locally-led development.

Natalie received a bachelor’s degree in political science and Africana studies from Wellesley College. She has lived and worked abroad throughout her career, including as a primary school teacher in Kampala, Uganda and as a Fulbright fellow in South Africa, where she designed university-level teacher training courses and girls’ empowerment programs.

Linda Rotunno

Linda joined ACYPL in January 2008 as chief exec-utive officer with responsibility for all aspects of the organization’s operations including staff and finan-cial management, fundraising, communications, grants management, new business development and strategic planning.

Before joining ACYPL, she served as director of development at the Center for American Progress,

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director of corporate partnerships at the Brookings Institution, and in various fundraising leadership positions at the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. She had the great fortune to serve as deputy in the US State Department Office of Academic Programs during the Clinton Administration and worked with Walter Cronkite on a television series about the America’s Cup sailing competition.

Linda has a bachelor’s of science in international relations and economic development and master’s degree in French. She has traveled to 97 countries around the globe.

Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.

Ambassador Shannon was confirmed as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs on February 12, 2016. Previously he served as Counselor of the Department. Ambassador Shannon had served briefly as Senior Advisor to the Secretary following his return in September from Brazil, where he served as United States Ambassador for nearly four years. He is a Career Ambassador in the Senior Foreign Service of the United States and was only the sev-enth Foreign Service Officer to hold the position of Counselor since World War II, and the first in 32 years.

Prior to his tenure in Brazil, Ambassador Shannon served as Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from 2005 to 2009. He served as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the National Security Council from 2003-2005. From 2002 to 2003, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the US Department of State, where he was Director of Andean Affairs from 2001 to 2002. He was US Deputy Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), with the rank of Ambassador, from 2000 to 2001.

Ambassador Shannon also served as Director of Inter-American Affairs at the National Security Council from 1999 to 2000, as Political Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, from 1996 to 1999, and as Regional Labor Attache at the U.S. Consulate General in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 1992 to 1996.

During his thirty year career as a Foreign Service officer, Ambassador Shannon also served as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the US Embassy in Brazil from 1989 to 1992, as Country Officer for Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe from 1987 to 1989, and as a Consular-Political Rotational Officer at the US Embassy in Guatemala, from 1984 to 1986.

Ambassador Shannon graduated with high honors from the College of William and Mary in 1980, having studied government and philosophy. He is a mem-ber of Phi Beta Kappa. He then studied at Oxford University, where he received a master of philosophy in politics in 1982, and a doctorate of philosophy in politics in 1983. He speaks Spanish and Portuguese.

Mark Taplin

Mark is currently Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). The Bureau advances US foreign policy objectives through educational, pro-fessional, and cultural programs that promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and people of other nations.

Prior to assuming his current role, Mark served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy in ECA, oversee-ing the Bureau’s policy, evaluation, innovation, and alumni efforts as well as its programs supporting the protection of cultural heritage.

He joined the United States Foreign Service in 1980 and holds the rank of Minister-Counselor. From 2010-2014, he served as Deputy Chief of Mission and Charge d’Affaires at the US Embassy in France in a period of expanding US-French cooperation. Prior to that assignment, Taplin taught and conducted research as the public diplomacy fellow at George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs. From 2005-2008, he served as Charge d’Af-faires and Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Romania. From 2002-2004, he was Director for Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. He has also held a number of overseas public diplomacy assignments. He was Counselor for Public Affairs at the US Embassy in Ukraine (1999-2001). He also completed two tours at the US Embassy in Russia, as well as assignments in Brazil, Haiti, and Mauritius.

Mark holds a bachelor’s degree in humanities and international affairs from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and a master’s degree in strategic studies from the University College of Wales (Aberystwyth). He is the author of Open Lands: Travels Through Russia’s Once Forbidden Places (Steerforth Press, 1997).

Mara Tekach

Mara serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges at the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA). She oversees a broad range of professional, cultural, youth, and sports exchange programs designed to increase under-standing between Americans and people around the world in support of American foreign policy initiatives.

These programs include the International Visitor Leadership Program, which since 1940 has brought to the US established and up-and-coming for-eign leaders and opinion makers to meet with their American professional counterparts and to experience the United States firsthand. Mara also oversees the Office of Citizen Exchanges, which administers professional exchanges, academic year youth exchanges, cultural programs, and the State Department’s sports diplomacy portfolio. The Office of Professional and Cultural Exchanges also supports major public-private partnerships such as the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists and

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the Fortune/State Department Global Women’s Mentoring Partnership.

Mara is a career diplomat who entered the United States Foreign Service in 1989. Most recently she served as Minister Counselor for Public Affairs at US Embassy Mexico City. She previously served as dep-uty director of communications at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York; press attaché in Buenos Aires, Argentina; minister coun-selor for public affairs, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; financial officer in Moscow, Russia; and as a junior officer in Mauritania and Niger. Her domestic assignments include senior desk officer for Italy; senior watch of-ficer in the US State Department Operations Center; and economic officer with both the United States Trade Representative and the Office of Monetary Affairs of the US State Department Economic Bureau. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niamey, Niger. She speaks Spanish, Russian, French and some Haitian Creole.

Mara holds a bachelor’s of science in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She earned both a master’s of arts in international affairs and a PhD in education from Columbia University. In November of 2013, she was selected as the American winner of the Swanee Hunt Award for Advancing Women’s Role in Policy Formulation.

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WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

Dr. Deidre CombsDeidre is the author of The Way of Conflict, Worst Enemy, Best Teacher, and Thriving Through Tough Times. A professional speaker, executive coach, and management consultant, she founded Combs + Company in 1994 to provide leadership and organizational development, strategic planning, and team building services.

Deidre was previously employed by IBM in project management and marketing leadership roles specializing in healthcare solutions. She has served 11 years as a professor in Montana State University’s Leadership Fellows Certificate and Honors programs and teaches global competency for Columbia University. Since 2007, she has also taught inten-sive leadership development to United States Department of State-selected students, teachers, activists, and professional leaders from around the world. Her consulting engagements include Georgetown University, Sagrado Corazon University in Puerto Rico, Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico, and the US Department of Agriculture Graduate School.

Jaclyn Houser Jaclyn is vice president at Cambridge Global Advisors (CGA) with over a decade of experience leading political, advocacy, and communications campaigns for candidates, companies, and non-profit organizations.

At CGA, she works with government and private sector clients to improve their brand identities and elevate their profiles through traditional and social media channels. Through her work on behalf of clients, she has engaged high profile journalists from more than 100 publications, ranging from the Washington Post, New York Times, MSNBC, NBC, Associated Press, BBC, Reuters, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and many others from around the world.

Most recently, Jaclyn served as advocacy director for the Truman National Security Project where she oversaw the organization’s strategic organizing efforts, including Operation Free – a national, award-winning campaign of more than 5,000 vet-erans, former military officials, and national security leaders advocating for military clean energy and climate change solutions.

From 2010-2012, working for the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA), Jaclyn acted as press liaison for the half-million member union and managed all media efforts to support LIUNA’s organizing and political campaigns in the US and Canada. Prior to that, she served as director of marketing and communications at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner (GQR), a Democratic polling firm with clients in more than 80 countries around the world.

Jaclyn holds a master’s degree in public policy from George Washington University and a bachelor’s of arts in social relations from Michigan State University

Caitlin HowarthCaitlin is co-founder and CEO of Aulenor LLC, supporting change agents in social impact world-wide. From 2013-2016, she served as director of leadership development at the Truman National Security Project and Center for National Policy, a national organization of US policy, political and defense experts. From 2011-2012, Caitlin served as reporting manager and security analyst at the Satellite Sentinel Project team at Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, producing near real-time geospatial and open source reports on human security threats along Sudan’s contested southern border. She co-authored “Crisis Mapping Needs an Ethical Compass,” for Global Brief alongside

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Satellite Sentinel colleagues Nathaniel Raymond and Jonathan Hutson (Toronto: February 2012).

Past consulting projects include the MediCapt mobile forensic evidence collection app for Physicians for Human Rights, which won the 2013 USAID-Humanity United Tech Challenge for Atrocity Prevention (Capture). Caitlin began her career as chief operating officer and national policy director of the 10,000 member strong Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, training American students to design, promote and implement smart public policy at the local, state, and federal level.

A Washington, DC native, Caitlin earned a bach-elor’s of arts degree in political and social thought at the University of Virginia with a thesis on extreme violence dynamics in mass atrocities. She holds a master’s of public policy in international and global affairs from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Frank SpringFrank is the political affairs director for Truman National Security Project. In this role, he is respon-sible for defining, designing, and overseeing the implementation of the organization’s political programming.

Frank has a background in electoral politics in the United States and United Kingdom, as well as in nonprofit management and fundraising. He has written on innovation, politics, and security issues for think tanks on both sides of the Atlantic.

He is a graduate of the University of Chicago and the King’s College London Department of War Studies, and is originally from New Mexico.

P I T C H FA C I L I TAT O R S

Katherine Brown Executive Director, United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy

Brandon Friedman CEO, McPherson Square Group

Max Gleischman Vice President, The Glover Park Group

Victoria Glynn Communications and Program Manager, Truman National Security Project

Caitlin Howarth Co-Founder and CEO, Aulenor LLC

Nicole Isaac Head of United States Public Policy, LinkedIn

Joseph Jones Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Public Policy, The Greater Des Moines Partnership

Erica Kaster Senior Lessons Learned Advisor, Stabilization + Transition, MSAG

Francisco Martin-Rayo Lead Associate, Booz Allen Hamilton

Michelle Moghtader Co-Founder and Director of Global Development, Shared Studios

Emily Rodriguez Government Relations and Community Manager, National Democratic Institute

Frank Spring Political Affairs Director, Truman National Security Project

Brian Wagner Vice President, ScoutComms Inc.

Josh Weinberg Liaison Officer, United States Special Operations Command

Ligeia Zeruto Director of Training, IronNet Cybersecurity

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2016 PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS

A R M E N I AAsanet AloyanSenior Tax Inspector – Ministry of FinanceResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Hawaii State LegislatureFellowship City: Honolulu, HI

Karen AmiryanChief Specialist – Constitutional CourtResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: New Mexico State Legislative Finance CommitteeFellowship City: Santa Fe, NM

Seda TarjumanyanAssistant to the President of the National Assembly – National AssemblyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Massachusetts State LegislatureFellowship City: Boston, MA

A Z E R B A I J A NAlbert AliyevHead of Division – Civil Service Commission, Office of the PresidentResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Sequim, WA

Sabuhi RzayevAdvisor – Office of the PresidentResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Boston Centers for Youth and Families, Division of Youth Engagement and EmploymentFellowship City: Boston, MA

B A N G L A D E S HShaon ChowdhuryManaging Partner – The Tretton LimitedResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: TrifectaFellowship City: Moore, OK

Ratul DevManager, Development and Partnership – Virtual School BangladeshResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: NextThoughtFellowship City: Norman, OK

Md. RasheduzzamanDirector – Mondal Agro Industries LimitedResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Oklahoma Department of Agriculture and The Noble FoundationFellowship City: Oklahoma City and Ardmore, OK

Syed ShamsChief Executive Officer – Radia Media Inc.Residence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: BOLD MultimediaFellowship City: Norman, OK

B E L A R U SHarry LeuchankaManager, External Economic Cooperation – Brest Science and Technology Park, CJSCResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Blue StartupsFellowship City: Honolulu, HI

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B O S N I A A N D H E R Z E G O V I N AMerana Sadikovic MandzukicCTO/Visiting Lecturer – Emerging Markets Consultants (EMC)/International Burch UniversityResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: SDI SolutionsFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Elmedin SelmanovićAssociate Professor, Docent – University of SarajevoResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: DePaul University School of ComputingFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Igor TrivićExecutive Manager – Business Incubator of GradiskaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: coLabsFellowship City: Evanston, IL

Bojan VukovićCEO & Founder – DVC Solutions Ltd.Residence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Sente AdvisoryFellowship City: Chicago, IL

B R A Z I LPaula MinozzoReporter – Zero HoraResidence: Porto [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Huffington PostFellowship City: Washington, DC

Mariana Pereira LenharoWeb Editor – News Portal G1Residence: São [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Mother JonesFellowship City: San Francisco, CA

Juan Torres GilardiInnovation Editor – CorreioResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Texas Tribune

Fellowship City: Austin, TX

B R U N E IJeffery AngResearch Assistant – Ang Bee BiawResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental Sustainability

Fellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Adair Village, OR

Muna Awang TarifHealth Education Officer – Health Promotion Center, Ministry of HealthResidence: Bandar Seri [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES)Fellowship City: Houston, TX

Diana RamliAssistant Officer – The Brunei Economic Development BoardResidence: Bandar Seri [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: City of San Diego, Economic Development DepartmentFellowship City: San Diego, CA

B U L G A R I AAsen KaragyozovExecutive Director – Association Youth Club Roma StolipinovoResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: The Resurrection ProjectFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Tsvetomir NenovIntern – Integro AssociationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Southwest Organizing ProjectFellowship City: Chicago, IL

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Mina RadunchevaExecutive Director – MIKA FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: The Future ProjectFellowship City: Philadelphia, PA

Martin SvetoslavovCustomer Service Professional – Sitel BulgariaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Pioneer Valley ProjectFellowship City: Springfield, MA

C A M B O D I AChantha LayLand Development & Natural Resources Management – Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association (CIYA)Residence: Phnom [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT)Fellowship City: Pablo, MT

Kim NgamResearch, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer – This Life CambodiaResidence: Siem [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: BrainfoodFellowship City: Washington, DC

Lyda NginResource Development, Communications, & Advocacy Specialist – Habitat for Humanity CambodiaResidence: Phnom [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: United Way of Missoula CountyFellowship City: Missoula, MT

Sokunthea NunProgram Officer – Southeast Asia Development Program (SADP)Residence: Prekloung [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes (CSKT)Fellowship City: Pablo, MT

Jan NuonProgram Assistant – United Nations VolunteersResidence: Phnom [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Austin, TX

Sothy RothGovernment Officer – Ministry of Environment/Mrs. Keo BopreangResidence: Phnom [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Dubuque, IA

Phay SeanExecutive Director – Child Helpline CambodiaResidence: Phnom [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)Fellowship City: Alexandria, VA

Ret ThaungResearch Officer – Fauna and Flora InternationalResidence: Phnom [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Cedar Hill, TX

Bunchhoeun UtProgram Team Leader – My Village OrganizationResidence: Phnom [email protected] Theme: NGO Development


C H I N AGuo MiaoProgram Officer – Asia CatalystResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: AIDS United

Fellowship City: Washington, DC

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Shuai PingProject Director – China Handa Social Workers Development CenterResidence: Xichang [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Saint Francis Community ServicesFellowship City: Salina, KS

Tan LiyaProject Officer – Green AnhuiResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Clean Up the River

EnvironmentFellowship City: Montevideo, MN

Wang DanlinLabor Assessor – Fair Labor AssociationResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Cleveland Jobs

with JusticeFellowship City: Cleveland, OH

C O L O M B I APolo Díaz Granados CruzJournalist – Zona CeroResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Mother JonesFellowship City: San Francisco, CA

Pablo Uribe RuanInternational Editor – El Nuevo Siglo NewspaperResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Los Angeles TimesFellowship City: Los Angeles, CA

Cristóbal Vásquez RamírezJournalist – Casa Editorial El TiempoResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Washington PostFellowship City: Washington, DC

C R O AT I ADanijel BertovićPresident of Board – Local Development Agency, Pins Ltd.Residence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Industrial Council of Nearwest ChicagoFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Ante LučićFounder and Chief Executive Officer – A-Link Consulting Ltd.Residence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: DV X LabsFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Željka SkočilićHead of Department – Ministry of Science, Education, and SportsResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: University of Illinois at Chicago Office of Technology ManagementFellowship City: Chicago, IL

E G Y P TRana Al GazzazProject Coordinator – Al Hassan Foundation for Differently Abled InclusionResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Mayor’s Office for People with DisabilitiesFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Peter Milad FaragallahEnglish Teacher and Computer Trainer – The Development Association for Empowering Special Needs (DAESN)Residence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Blind Services AssociationFellowship City: Chicago, IL

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Mina MakramTeam Leader, Community-Based Rehabiliation Program – Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social ServicesResidence: Giza

[email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Blind Services AssociationFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Ghada NassarVolunteer Coordinator – The Association for Sophisticating the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ASDAA)Residence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Chicago Hearing SocietyFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Samia TalaatEnglish Teacher and Computer Instructor – Noor Center, Masreen Organization for Social ServicesResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Washington Talking Book and Braille LibraryFellowship City: Seattle, WA

G E O R G I AZurab ChichuaHead of Bilateral Cooperation Unit – Ministry of Internal AffairsResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Advocates for Highway and Auto SafetyFellowship City: Washington, DC

Sally MukhuradzeProgram Officer – Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD)Residence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Running StartFellowship City: Washington, DC

Eka PopkhadzeParliamentary Secretary – Public Defender (Ombudsman) of GeorgiaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of Governor David IgeFellowship City: Honolulu, HI

G U AT E M A L AMaría Lourdes Hércules MagañaJournalist – GuatevisionResidence: San Lucas Sacatepé[email protected] Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: USA Today

Fellowship City: McLean, VA

Jose Hernández MelendezWeb Editor – PublinewsResidence: Guatemala [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: AJ+Fellowship City: San Francisco, CA

H O N D U R A SKenia Mendez RiveraInternational News Editor – Grupo OPSAResidence: San Pedro [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Los Angeles TimesFellowship City: Los Angeles, CA

H U N G A R YAttila GalambosEducational Project Leader – Vilaghalo-Irodalom FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Southwest Organizing ProjectFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Kriszta KatonaCommunity Developer, Organizer – Color-Space AssociationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Community Voices HeardFellowship City: New York, NY

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Luca MolnarIntern – Foundation for Social InclusionResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Citizen Action New York and Metro JusticeFellowship City: Rochester, NY

Simon MolnarInstitute Leader – Temporary Shelter for Families – Hungarian Charity Service of the Order of MaltaResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Chicago Coalition for the HomelessFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Aliz PocsuvalszkiTeacher – Lakatos Menyhert Elementary and Secondary SchoolResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Pioneer Valley ProjectFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Tessza UdvarhelyiManaging Director – School of Public Life FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Kairos Center and The Poverty InitiativeFellowship City: New York, NY

I N D I AShreya BhattacharjeeResearch Fellow – Azim Premji FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Child Care Resource CenterFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

Ashish ChauhanNational Secretary – Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)Residence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Chicago Humanities Festival FoundationFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Matou ChingsubamEnvironmental Analyst – Vke EnvironmentResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Francis Renewable Energy (FRE)Fellowship City: Tulsa, OK

Ritumoni DasCo-Founder – Kat KathaResidence: New [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Collaborative Initiative to End Human TraffickingFellowship City: Cleveland, OH

Deepika DeshwalStudent – Delhi UniversityResidence: New [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Office of Ohio State Senator Cliff HiteFellowship City: Columbus, OH

Dharmendra JenaManager – Blind Peoples AssociationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Dean McGee Eye InstituteFellowship City: Oklahoma City, OK

Swarada KelkarMunicipal Councillor – Sangli Municipal CorporationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Tulsa City CouncilFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

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Pranay KotasthaneResearch Fellow – The Takshashila InstitutionResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Hudson InstituteFellowship City: Washington, DC

Kumar ManishCampaigner – Strategies and SmilesResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Amplify RelationsFellowship City: Reno, NV

Prachi PinglayAssistant Editor – Outlook Publishing IndiaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Gordon Square Arts District CollaborativeFellowship City: Cleveland, OH

ShubhrasthaElection Campaign Manager – Bharatiya Janata PartyResidence: New [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernenceFellowship Placement: Office of Ohio Representative Ron AmstutzFellowship City: Columbus, OH

Arun Singaram ElangovanDirector – HTS Engineering and Contruction Pvt., Ltd.Residence: Tamil [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Home CreationsFellowship City: Moore, OK

Indrajit SinhaFounder & Director – We Are Young FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Children’s CabinetFellowship City: Reno, NV

Umer Iqbal WaniYouth State Secretary – People’s Democratic PartyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernenceFellowship Placement: New LeadersFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Vandana SinghNational Joint Secretary – Aam Aadmi PartyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of Ohio State Senator Cliff HiteFellowship City: Columbus, OH

Manbor Singh WarjriAsstistant Professor and Co-Coordinator – Sankardev CollegeResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: H.O.P. E. AcademyFellowship City: Huntsville, AL

I N D O N E S I ADissa AhdanisaOwner – Deaf Cafe FingertalkResidence: South [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Deloitte Consulting LLCFellowship City: Arlington, VA

AlfianEnvironment Communication Officer – City of Kendari Environment AgencyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental


Dhani AstutiAuditor – Yogyakarta City Local GovernmentResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Tallahassee, FL

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Nia IbrahimManager – PT. Bank Danamon Indonesia, TbkResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Global ChamberFellowship City: Scottsdale, AZ

Fitria FelicianiTechnical Project Professional – German International Cooperation (GIZ)Residence: East [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Atlanta Regional CommissionFellowship City: Atlanta, GA

GunawanProgram Coordinator – Sikola MombineResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Cara Program

Fellowship City: Chicago, IL

Lalola KabanProgram Officer – Indonesia Corruption WatchResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Partnership for Transparency FundFellowship City: Washington, DC

MujiburrohmanTeacher and Division of Research, Study and Empowerment of Society – Institute for the Study and Empowerment of Society (ISES)Residence: Probolinggo

[email protected] Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Broward County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience DivisionFellowship City: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Lidia NaibahoEducation and Training Division Staff – PETRASA FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: North Pulaski Farms LLCFellowship City: Little Rock, AR

Rista NarintaAnalyst of Civil Service – Civil Service Agency, East Java Provincial GovernmentResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: County GovernmentFellowship City: Jackson County, MI

Dwi PangestuCoordinator of Forest Ecosystems Controller – Kayan Mentarang National Park, Ministry of Environment and ForestryResidence: West [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Adair Village, OR

Andro PrasetyoProgram Officer, Eco and Local Product – Swiss ContactResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Tulsa, Ok

Rina RachmawatiLecturer, Faculty of Agriculture – University of BrawijayaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental


Petrus RasyidHead of Government Subdivision – Local Board for Development Planning of Manggarai RegencyResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Kansas City, MO

Gema SedyadiResearcher – The Smeru Research InstituteResidence: Jakarta [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: DC Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFellowship City: Washington, DC

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Fathir SidiqHead of Subdivision of Public Policy Analysis – City of DepokResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Pearland and Sugar Land, TX

Mala SiregarDirector – Light of Women FoundationResidence: East [email protected] Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Pacific Gateway

CenterFellowship City: Honolulu, HI

Maria WidiastutiCongressional Aide – Regional House of Representatives – YogyakartaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Eleanor’s LegacyFellowship City: New York, NY

L A O SSouchitta ChemchengEnvironmental and Social Consultant – Earth SystemsResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

Yong InthilathProgram Officer – Love Natural Resources AssociationResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development


Ki LatmanyAssistant Manager – Australian Center for International Agricultural Research, Australian EmbassyResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Broward County Environmental Planning and Community Resilience DivisionFellowship City: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Aod OunalomTechnical Officer – Department of Small and Medium Enterprise PromotionResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: US-ASEAN Business CouncilFellowship City: Washington, DC

Mai PhommachanTechnical Staff – Ministry of Planning and Investment, Department of EvaluationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Global ChamberFellowship City: Scottsdale, AZ

Jua SanesayDeputy Programs Manager, Laos – Pencils of PromiseResidence: Luang [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Lolo Public SchoolsFellowship City: Lolo, MT

Somphone SidavongOffice Field Coordinator – Catholic Relief ServicesResidence: Paek [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Alexandria Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)Fellowship City: Alexandria, VA

Phing SithiengthamPlanning and Cooperation Official – Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Albemarle County Service AuthorityFellowship City: Charlottesville, VA

Om SotithamFounder – Sustainable Development for Highland Communities Association (SuDHiCA)Residence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Five Valleys Land TrustFellowship City: Missoula, MT

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M A L AY S I ABai Ahmad ZamriFounder – NazkidsResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Hawaii State

LegislatureFellowship City: Honolulu, HI

Hanif Bin AbdullahResearch Officer – UMNO Kelana Jaya Division, SelangorResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of California State Senator Benjamin Allen; California Governor’s Office of Emergency ServiceFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

Afiq Bin Mohamad NoorAssistant Manager – Sisters in IslamResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Amnesty International USA and Freedom HouseFellowship City: Washington, DC

Lee Chean ChungAssemblyman – State Assembly of PahangResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Sacramento Asian Pacific Chamber of CommerceFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

Rozaidi MahatTown Planner – Hang Tuah Jaya Municipal CouncilResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Albany, OR

Alice MathewDirector and Community Development Coordinator – BC InitiativeResidence: Kota [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: GoodcityFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Azee Mohamad NasirProject Manager, Merapoh Conservation and Community Project – Fuze-EcoteerResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Friends of the ParksFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Chuck NgPhD candidate, Academic Tutor, and Research Assistant – Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of MalayaResidence: Selangor

[email protected] Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: SESCO GroupFellowship City: Indianapolis, IN

Wai TehSenior Assistant Director, Nutrition – Department of Public HealthResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services (HCPHES)Fellowship City: Houston, TX

Yin Yee ThamSenior Executive – Education Performance and Delivery Unit, Ministry of EducationResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Sherwood, OR

Zalikha Wan ZaharuddinEnvironmental Education Program Officer – Malaysian Nature SocietyResidence: Petaling [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Berlin, MD

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MEXICOJose Ayala GarciaEnvironmental Planner – Ministry of the EnvironmentResidence: Tuxtla [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: USDA Forest Service Urban Natural Resources InstituteFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Gabriel Franco GuillenDirector of Tech Operations – Cecropia Soluciones Locales a Retos GlobalesResidence: Tuxtla [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: New England Environmental, Inc.Fellowship City: Amherst, MA

Carlos Herrera TapiaPhotographer/Documentalist – Ecosistemas ConsultoriaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Focus Springfield Community TelevisionFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Paola Vera MendezBiologist – Comision Nacional de Areas ProtegidasResidence: Tuxtla [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and RecreationFellowship City: Belchertown, MA

Sofia Yescas NunezInstituto Ciudadano de Planeacion Municipal para el Desarrollo Sus.Residence: Tuxtla [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Pioneer Valley Planning CommissionFellowship City: Springfield, MA

M O L D O VATatiana ChirilencoGrants and Contracts Manager – East Europe FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: ForefrontFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Diana GrosuLawyer – Balti Business Women AssociationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Campus CompactFellowship City: Boston, MA

Andrei GuceacPrincipal Consultant – Parliament of MoldovaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: California Office of Legislative CounselFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

M O N G O L I AKhishgee BadarchConsulting Lawyer – Public Interest Lawyers’ InitiativeResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: EarthjusticeFellowship City: San Francisco, CA

Undrakh ChinchuluunDirector – Princess CenterResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Children’s Aid

SocietyFellowship City: New York, NY

Ari Liijuu-OchirTraining Coordinator – Parent-Teacher Association of MongoliaResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Reading is FundamentalFellowship City: Washington, DC

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M O R O C C OSalaheddine Ait LakdoumeProject Coordinator – Dar Si HmadResidence: Izegane Ait [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Youth Service

AmericaFellowship City: Washington, DC

Ali AlahianeTreasurer – Zohour Association for Deaf ChildrenResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Hearing, Speech & Deaf Center (HSDC)Fellowship City: Seattle, WA

Roquia El BoudrariConsultant/FreelancerResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Social Innovation

FundFellowship City: Washington, DC

Mohcine HafidPrograms Coordinator – Moroccan Student FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Institute for Multitrack DiplomacyFellowship City: Washington, DC

Marouane HassineGeneral Secretary – Association OrchidResidence: Beni [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Latin American

Youth CenterFellowship City: Washington, DC

Abir IbourkProject Coordinator – Konrad Adenauer FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Awatif IdrissiAssistant Secretary General – Collectif Austime MarocResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Easter Seals of Metropolitan ChicagoFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Siham MorabiteDirector – Association Kane Ya MakaneResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Washington Parks

and PeopleFellowship City: Washington, DC

Youssef OukhallouPresident – The Moroccan Organization for Young Decision MakersResidence: Salé[email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Education for EmploymentFellowship City: Washington, DC

Jihane RaqiqCommunication Executive – SOS Children’s Villages MoroccoResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Youth VenturesFellowship City: Washington, DC

El Moustapha SebtiPublic Relations and Communications Coordinator – City of TiznitResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Serve DCFellowship City: Washington, DC

M YA N M A RHoney WinJunior Staff Officer – Parliament of MyanmarResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of the California Senate President pro TemporeFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

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Thant AungMonitoring and Evaluation Specialist – Winrock International, USAID Value Chain ProjectResidence: Pyay [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: SESCO GroupFellowship City: Indianapolis, IN

Mie MieProject Manager – ActionaidResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: United Way TulsaFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

Henry KyawChief Executive Officer – Mandalay Online Sales and MMES TradingResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: US-ASEAN Business CouncilFellowship City: Washington, DC

Arkar Myo HtetStaffer – National League for DemocracyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: US House Committee on Foreign AffairsFellowship City: Washington, DC

Walone Oo MaungJournalist – The Myanmar TimesResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Center for American ProgressFellowship City: Washington, DC

Thu Thu SanProgram Officer – Myanmar Peace CenterResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Sherwood, OR

Saw Yo HarProgram Officer – Pact MyanmarResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Montana

Nonprofit Association (MNA)Fellowship City: Helena, MT

Ko PanFreelancerResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Yves BadarouxFellowship City: Norman, OK

Win NaingAdvocacy Manager/Head of Administration – Monastic Education Development Group/Phaung Daw Oo Monastic SchoolResidence: Mandalay

[email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Lolo Public SchoolsFellowship City: Lolo, MT

Phyu PhyuProgram and Communication Officer – Myanmar Center for Responsible Business (MCRB)Residence: Yangonphyuphyu.zin@myanmar-

reponsblebusiness.orgFellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: The Mine and Center for the Creation of Economic WealthFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

N I C A R A G U ACelia Camacho DuartePartner/Commercial Manager – Self Employed-The Plan, S.A.Residence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: USA TodayFellowship City: McLean, VA

Manuel Diaz MoralesSelf-Employed – Listo MarketingResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: AJ+Fellowship City: San Francisco, CA

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Rodrigo Rodríguez BorgeJournalist – Managua FuriosaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Splash MediaFellowship City: Addison, TX

Anagilmara Vílchez ZeledónJournalist – Confidencial/Esta Semana WorkResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: CNNFellowship City: Atlanta, GA

PA K I S TA NRashid AbdullahAssistant Manager, Program Development and Research – Citizen’s Voice Project USAIDResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Community Service CouncilFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

Nadia Tariq AliTeam Manger- Religious Freedom Initiative – The Asia FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Nevada Network Against Domestic ViolenceFellowship City: Reno, NV

Nazakat AliMonitoring, Evaluation and Research Officer-Programs – Concern WorldwideResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Northern Nevada Literacy CouncilFellowship City: Reno, NV

Nariman BismaProject Officer – National Democratic Institute (NDI)Residence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Children’s Defense FundFellowship City: Cleveland, OH

Amer EjazExecutive Director – Center for Peace and Development InitiativesResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Hudson InstituteFellowship City: Washington, DC

Dr. Uzma GulOfficial Master Trainer – Welfare WebResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: H.O.P. E. AcademyFellowship City: Huntsville, AL

Babrak HabibResearch Officer (B-17) – National Assembly of PakistanResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of Ohio Representative Ron AmstutzFellowship City: Columbus, OH

Syeda Yumna HasanyResearch Consultant – Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment (DTCE)Residence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Chicago VotesFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Sardar Waqas JavidManaging Director – Saliqa OrganizationResidence: Azad Jammu and [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Youth Service AmericaFellowship City: Washington, DC

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Kashif-Ur-RehmanProgram Specialist – Strengthening Participatory OrganizationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of Ohio State Senator Cliff HiteFellowship City: Columbus, OH

Abid Khan WazirProject Officer – Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT)Residence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of Ohio State Senator Cliff HiteFellowship City: Columbus, OH

Mahira RafiqueResearch Officer – National Assembly of PakistanResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process


Aqsa RubabProgram Officer-MEAL Citizen First Project – Oxfam NovibResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: YMCA Metropolitan ChicagoFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Shehzad SaeedResearch Officer – National Assembly of PakistanResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process


Maria BalouchManager, Outreach and Parent Support – National Disability and Development ForumResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Alabama State Office of DisabilityFellowship City: Huntsville, AL

Aamir Latif SiddiquiPolicy and System Coordinator Sindh, USAID Pakistan Reading Project – Creative Associates InternationalResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Tulsa City CouncilFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

Talal WaheedCoordinator – Ageing and Disability Task Force (ADTF)Residence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Alabama State Office of DisabilityFellowship City: Huntsville, AL

Risham WaseemMedia Project Officer – Interactive Resource CenterResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Social Justice InstituteFellowship City: Cleveland, OH

Bisma Rahman ZafarResearch Officer/Speech Writer – National Assembly of PakistanResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process


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P E R UPierre Gutierrez MedinaIndustrial Engineer – Embotelladora del NorteResidence: Castilla [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: New England Environmental, Inc.Fellowship City: Amherst, MA

Marco Martinez LinaresDevelopment Project Consultant – CEO Santo Domingo SavioResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Springfield Public ParksFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Liliam Puycan EspejoAdministration and Marketing – Ozono TelevisionResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Focus Springfield Community TelevisionFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Cynthia Trujillo CabanillasEconomist – Congress of the RepublicResidence: La [email protected] Theme: Environmental Sustainability

Fellowship Placement: USDA Forest Service Urban Natural Resources InstituteFellowship City: Springfield, MA

P H I L I P P I N E SDave AlbaoIsland Manager – Danjugan Island Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary – Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation, Inc.Residence: Bacolod City

[email protected] Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Albany, OR

Brian BelenCorporate Secretary and Director – ABF Integrated Farms and Agribusiness Center Inc.Residence: San [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Wye Mountain Flowers & Berries LLCFellowship City: Little Rock, AR

Eryn de LeonProgram Officer – Global Green Growth InstituteResidence: Parañque [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Atlanta Regional CommissionFellowship City: Atlanta, GA

Alexis De LimaAttorney – National Police CommissionResidence: Zamboanga [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Citizens Crime CommissionFellowship City: New York, NY

Patch DulayFounder and CEO – The Spark ProjectResidence: Parañ[email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Center for International Development, Point Loma Nazarene UniversityFellowship City: San Diego, CA

Pauline FerreroDevelopment Management Officer III – Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA)Residence: Davao [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Puget Sound Regional CouncilFellowship City: Seattle, WA

Jessie LapinidStatistician I/ BUB Focal Person – Planning Office, City of ZamboangaResidence: Zamboanga [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Kansas City, MO

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Abner LawangenLocal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer – Tublay – Local Government UnitResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Albemarle County Service AuthorityFellowship City: Charlottesville, VA

Lala ManteHead of Department, Office of Economic Enterprise Development & Management – Provincial Government of Surigao del NorteResidence: Surigao [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Cook County Bureau of Economic DevelopmentFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Nad PinedaInformation Officer II – Philippine Information Agency, Regional Office 6Residence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Pearland and Sugar Land, TX

Hyacynth RiveraRegional Capability Building Specialist – Department of Social Welfare and Development – Field Office IIIResidence: Quezon [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Austin, TX

Jean Alia RoblesDeputy Chief of Education and Training – Philippine Military AcademyResidence: Baguio [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Project VoteFellowship City: Washington, DC

Krisma RodriguezAssistant Regional Director – Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesResidence: Daraga, [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Berlin, MD

Czarina SacaguingPolitical Affairs Officer III (Deputy Chief of Staff) – House of Representatives of the Philippines – APPENDResidence: Quezon [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: New York City Department of Information Technology & TelecommunicationsFellowship City: New York, NY

R O M A N I AAndreea BragaProject Manager – Filia CenterResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Action North CarolinaFellowship City: Charlotte, NC

Andreia BrucknerResearch Chemist – Romanian Academy, Costin D. Nenitescu Institute for Organic ChemistryResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Liberty ResourcesFellowship City: Philadelphia, PA

Diana GrecuProject Manager – Partners Foundation for Local DevelopmentResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Go BronzevilleFellowship City: Philadelphia, PA

Claudia MacariaProject Coordinator/Community Development Consultant – Foundation Resource Center for Roma CommunitiesResidence: Cluj [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Washington Community Action NetworkFellowship City: Seattle, WA

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Iulian UngureanuArchitectResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Community Voices HeardFellowship City: New York, NY

R U S S I AEvgeny DemenskiyFirst Deputy Director – Rostov Regional Agency for Business SupportResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: CyberHiveFellowship City: San Diego, CA

Denis KrivosheevHead of the Center for Social Innovation – Mordovia Republican Youth CenterResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Rady School of Management – University of California, San DiegoFellowship City: San Diego, CA

Pavel VeselovskiyEducation Program Director – Regional Innovation CenterResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: MassChallengeFellowship City: Boston, MA

R WA N D AValens BimenyimanaAdmininistrative Assistant and Part-Time Lecturer – Institute of Agriculture, Technology, and Education of Kibungo (INATEK)Residence: Kibungo

[email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict ResolutionFellowship Placement: Pioneer Valley ProjectFellowship City: Springfield, MA

David Gasore MunezeroOutreach Peace Building Educator – One Hundred Children SurvivorsResidence: [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict

ResolutionFellowship Placement: Recovery Learning CenterFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Richard HategekimanaExecutive Director – Rwanda Youth Organization for Sustainable DevelopmentResidence: Kigali [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict

ResolutionFellowship Placement: Franklin County JailFellowship City: Greenfield, MA

Diane MushimiyimanaReporter – Ricad RwandaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict Resolution

Fellowship Placement: Arise for Social JusticeFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Jean NsanzimanaPresident – Association of Youth for Development and Actions for PeaceResidence: [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict

ResolutionFellowship Placement: Children’s Study HomeFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Marie UmubyeyiAssistant Lecturer – University of Technology and Arts of ByumbaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict

ResolutionFellowship Placement: New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT)Fellowship City: Greenfield, MA

S I N G A P O R EJoshua LeongMarketing and Projects Executive – Dialogue in the Dark SingaporeResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Deloitte Consulting LLCFellowship City: Arlington, VA

Jia Ling LimAdvocacy Associate – Impact Investment Exchange & Impact Investment ShujogResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable TechnologiesFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

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Melissa LowResearch Associate – Energy Studies Institute, National University of SingaporeResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Joyce NgUrban Planner – Urban Redevelopment AuthorityResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Urban Land InstituteFellowship City: Washington, DC

S L O VA K I AMichal BudajYouth Coordinator – Mladiinfo NGOResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: The Resurrection ProjectFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Mirka HlincikovaResearch Fellow – Institute of Ethnology, Slovak Academy of SciencesResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Action North CarolinaFellowship City: Charlotte, NC

Miroslav SimkovicMarketing and Projects Executive – Via Altera-Institute for Process Oriented Psychology and PhilosophyResidence: Banska [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Washington Community Action NetworkFellowship City: Seattle, WA

S L O V E N I AAlja GajsekProgram Manager – Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development (CEED)Residence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Bunker LabsFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Jernej MirtCo-Founder/CEO – VIAR Ltd.Residence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: GeoramaFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Egon RavbarDirector, Editor-in-Chief, Co-Owner – Institute Young EntrepreneurResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic Empowerment

Fellowship Placement: Future FoundersFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Maja Turnsek HancicCEO – Ponika Research & Development, Ltd.Residence: Smarjeske [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Plant ChicagoFellowship City: Chicago, IL

T H A I L A N DJan JongruckLecturer – Chiang Mai UniversityResidence: Chiang [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: County GovernmentFellowship City: Jackson County, MI

Oshi JowaluFarming Activist – North Farmer Network (NFN)Residence: Chiang [email protected] Theme: NGO Development


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Luntom NakklinkulArchitectResidence: Chiang [email protected] Theme: Environmental Sustainability

Fellowship Placement: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Ben PacharawaronwichCo-Founder and CEO – Happy Farmers Ltd.Residence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Little Rock Urban FarmingFellowship City: Little Rock, AR

Be PhumiratFarmer – Backyard StrawberryResidence: Chiang [email protected] Theme: Environmental Sustainability

Fellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Dubuque, IA

Chavalida PiromwongsePublic Prosecutor – Office of the Attorney GeneralResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Art PraphaGendered Enterprise Development and Private Sector Coordinator – Oxfam ThailandResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Economic EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Deloitte Consulting LLCFellowship City: Arlington, VA

Mimi Sae-JuManager – Lisu Cultural Heritage Center (LCHC)Residence: Chiang [email protected] Theme: NGO Development


Jit SrichandornCommunity Relations and Outreach Coordinator – Mplus FoundationResidence: Chiang [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Human Rights WatchFellowship City: New York, NY

Cindy TangsakulnurakProgram Officer – Asia Injury Prevention FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Montana Nonprofit Association (MNA)Fellowship City: Helena, MT

Bes WachirapunyanontTechnical Program Assistant – USAID, Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) ProgramResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Tulsa, OK

Nok WongtrakoonProject Coordiantor – Thaicom FoundationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Outrigger Waikiki Beach HotelFellowship City: Honolulu, HI

T U N I S I ATasnim AbderehimProject Coordinator – German-Tunisian Research Group: “Tunisia in Transition”Residence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Amel ArfaouiMagistrate – Admistrative Court of TunisResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Running Start

Fellowship City: Washington, DC

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Samia BachirVolunteer and Social Activist – Tunisian Association of Culture and CitizenshipResidence: Sidi [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: AshokaFellowship City: Washington, DC

Mariem Ben MaallemBusiness Development Manager and Startups Coach – Esprit IncubatorResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Fair ChanceFellowship City: Washington, DC

Maroua Ben SaidInclusive Education Project Manager – Handicap InternationalResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Envision Unlimited/Rose CenterFellowship City: Chicago, IL

Chiheb BouchnakDeputy Director at the eGovernment Unit – The Presidency of the GovernmentResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: National Democratic Institute (NDI)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Arbi ChouikhSocial Networks Officer and Member of Board of Directors – Tunisian Organization for Defense of Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesResidence: Bizerte

[email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Disability Rights WashingtonFellowship City: Seattle, WA

Rima DhrifConsultant/Activities Coordinator – Tunisian Union for the BlindResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Washington Talking Book and Braille LibraryFellowship City: Seattle, WA

Chokri MansourEcomel Project Coordinator – Association PINNA for the Development and Promotion of Ecotourism-APDPEResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: North American Association of Environmental EducationFellowship City: Washington, DC

Mohamed Safouen RezguiTeacher of English – Ministry of EducationResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO DevelopmentFellowship Placement: Congressional

Hunger CenterFellowship City: Washington, DC

Amna TounektiCommunity Relations Specialist – OMV (Tunesien) Production GmbHResidence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Points of LightFellowship City: Washington, DC

T U R K E YEvren AydoganProject Manager – Economic Policy Foundation of TurkeyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Office of City Councilmember Jay SchenirerFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

Alev ErtemSpecial Projects Manager – Endeavor TurkeyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: MassChallengeFellowship City: Boston, MA

Erdinc KalintasProgram Officer – Support to LifeResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Catholic CharitiesFellowship City: Chicago, IL

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U G A N D APaska AberProgram Director – Version for Children InitiativeResidence: [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict

ResolutionFellowship Placement: New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT)Fellowship City: Greenfield, MA

Jacob AbigabaCommunity Business Development Specialist – Waterline Cross Boarder ProgramResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Tolerance and Conflict ResolutionFellowship Placement: Franklin County JailFellowship City: Greenfield, MA

Julius KansiimeSocial Worker/Research Associate – Makerere University, Department of Social WorkResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Tolerance and Conflict ResolutionFellowship Placement: Children’s Study HomeFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Victor OtooProject Manager – Caritas LiraResidence: [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict Resolution

Fellowship Placement: Recovery Learning CenterFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Beatrice PeaceLecturer – Kampala UniversityResidence: [email protected] Theme: Tolerance and Conflict Resolution

Fellowship Placement: Pioneer Valley ProjectFellowship City: Springfield, MA

U K R A I N EIra BugeraLegislative Assistant, Member of Parliament – Parliament of UkraineResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: California Office of Legislative CounselFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

Olya KhonichDeputy Mayor – Chernihiv City CouncilResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and Governance

Fellowship Placement: Oregon State LegislatureFellowship City: Salem, OR

Taras RepytskyiHead of Youth and Family Department – Lviv City CouncilResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Allowance for GoodFellowship City: Chicago, IL

U R U G U AYAndres CarvajalesJunior Consultant – National Environment DirectorateResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Massachusetts Department of Conservation and RecreationFellowship City: Belchertown, MA

Laura Fuentes CasulloPhD Student in Biotechnology – Instituto de Investigaciones Biologicas Clemente EstableResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Friends of Lake Warner and the Mill RiverFellowship City: Hadley, MA

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Luis Martinez AlfaroAgricultural Engineer/Teacher – Colonia Dr. Roberto Berro Inau-SirpaResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Springfield Public ParksFellowship City: Springfield, MA

Lucia NunezEnvironmental Advisor – Directorate of Environmental Protection – National Navel PrefectureResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Friends of Lake Warner and the Mill RiverFellowship City: Hadley, MA

Mariana Robano AldayaEnvironmental Specialist – UTE – National Electric Power Plant and Transmission AdministrationResidence: [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Pioneer Valley Planning CommissionFellowship City: Springfield, MA

V I E T N A MYen CaoDeputy Head of Safety Techniques and Environment Office – An Giang Province Department of Industry and TradeResidence: Thoai Son [email protected]

Fellowship Theme: Environmental SustainabilityFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Cedar Hill, TX

Van HoangDirector of Risk Management – Thanh Hoa Microfinance InstitutionResidence: Thanh [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Montana Community Development CorporationFellowship City: Missoula, MT

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Lupo LuuManaging Director – Phuongbac PropertyResidence: [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Loan NguyenBusiness Development Manager – Bloom MicroventuresResidence: Vinh [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Hawaii State LegislatureFellowship City: Honolulu, HI

Trang NguyenGeneral Secretary, An Giang Bioenergy and Sustainability Association Residence: Cho [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: Bemus Family FarmsFellowship City: Little Rock, AR

Lan NguyenTechnical Program Coordinator, The Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) Program – The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)Residence: Hanoi

[email protected] Theme: Legislative Process and GovernanceFellowship Placement: Urban Land InstituteFellowship City: Washington, DC

Linh NguyenTax and IT Expert – General Department of TaxationResidence: [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Tulsa, Ok

Pham Khuong DuyDirector, Intellectual Property Department – SB LAWResidence: [email protected] Theme: Economic

EmpowermentFellowship Placement: California Office of Legislative CounselFellowship City: Sacramento, CA

Huyen TranSenior Tax Consultant – Deloitte Vietnam Tax Advisory Company LimitedResidence: Ho Chi Minh [email protected] Theme: Legislative Process

and GovernanceFellowship Placement: City GovernmentFellowship City: Tallahassee, FL

Mai VuOfficer – Da Nang Department of Natural resources and Environment (DONRE)Residence: Da Nang [email protected] Theme: Environmental

SustainabilityFellowship Placement: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG)Fellowship City: Washington, DC

Thao VuDeputy Director – Institute for Studies of Society, Economy & Environment (iSEE)Residence: [email protected] Theme: NGO Development

Fellowship Placement: Five Valleys Land TrustFellowship City: Missoula, MT

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PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS ALUMNI IMPACT AWARDS

Mohammed Arif Head Nurse - Ministry of Health, Chichaoua

Marrakech, Morocco

[email protected]

Professional Fellows US Host Organization 2011 Legacy International

Fellowship Placement Organization Carilion Clinic - Bedford, Virginia

Mohammed Arif is a head nurse for the Moroccan Ministry of Health whose responsibilities include com-munity health outreach and environmental health. His Professional Fellows Program fellowship with the Medical Knowledge Institute of the Carilion Clinic provided him greater understanding of public health issues, as well as a new set of tools, resources, and knowledge to enhance health care in his community. Mohammed has successfully applied his fellowship ex-perience implementing projects such as the Tamazirt School Health Club, the Health Peace Hike, and the Outreach Cancer Program. These programs have had significant results such as significantly reducing diar-rhea in communities, promoting healthy lifestyles, and increasing health literacy on issues including cancer. The fellowship also connected Mohammed with other alumni, NGOs, and community partners who have helped him to expand his project ideas. Mohammed has a passion for designing and implementing out-reach prevention programs through conferences, workshops, sporting events, and trainings, and is determined to find ways to overcome unequal access to healthcare services in rural Morocco. Recently, his local community work was featured on Moroccan television, and he was selected as one of 24 rising leaders from the region to participate in the Swedish Young Leaders Visitor Program.

Joe AyalaPrincipal Deputy Legislative Counsel II - Office of the Legislative Counsel

Sacramento, California

[email protected]

International Fellowships 2011 Ukraine, 2014 Armenia

Joe Ayala has been a champion of the Professional Fellows Program for six years. He was first involved with the Legislative Process and Governance Professional Fellows Program hosting Russian and Ukrainian fellows. Subsequently, he has hosted fellows from Armenia and is currently hosting YSEALI fellows. He spearheaded his office’s partnership with American Councils for International Education and the US Department of State, fostering an envi-ronment of curiosity, learning, and both professional and personal development for the Professional Fellows. He has traveled on outbound programs twice, helping both Ukraine and Armenia further development of legislative standards in their coun-tries. He has also served as a connector, bringing his staff into the program, so that they have had the chance to learn about these countries, to engage with fellows, and to travel internationally to work on a project. Finally, he has shared his expertise as a veteran Professional Fellows host with other American offices providing sound advice during orientations.

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Doudly EliusBusiness Connections Coordinator - Habitat for Humanity-Haiti

Port au Prince, Haiti

[email protected]

Professional Fellows US Host Organization 2013 Partners of the Americas

Fellowship Placement Organization Small Business Development Center, Rutgers State University, New Jersey

The first time Doudly left Haiti was to participate in the Professional Fellows Program. His fellowship at Rutgers University’s Small Business Development Center focused on the development of a moni-toring and evaluation tool for the Center’s training program. Upon his return to Haiti, Doudly quickly put the new skills acquired during his fellowship to use. He designed a community project and obtained a grant to deliver business training to people living with disabilities. Subsequently, Doudly conceived the idea to educate women living with disabilities in business management, communication, and leadership. This project was awarded an Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund grant from the US Department of State and led Doudly to establish Autonomisation des Femmes Haitiennes à Mobilité Réduite (Empower Haitian Women), an organization dedicated to supporting Haitian women living with disabilities.

Doudly is passionate about designing community development projects to empower people with disabilities. He has presented his projects at the Civil Innovation Lab in the Dominican Republic, raised awareness about disabilities through the media, and initiated networks and partnerships with local and government organizations.

Molly Leonard Senior Organization Development Consultant

Detroit, Michigan

[email protected]

International Fellowship 2013 Egypt, Israel, and Palestine

While at Sensei Change Associates, Molly hosted two professional fellows from Egypt and Israel, who helped to run a training and business simulation program. Afterwards, Molly traveled to Egypt, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories. There, she delivered workshops on professional development and spent full work days in each of the fellows’ organizations. Molly shared her knowledge of small business growth and her work as a facilitator for the Michigan Shifting Gears program for professionals who are trying to make a career transition. As a re-sult of the professional fellows program and Molly’s support, both international fellows were able to introduce programs similar to Shifting Gears in their own communities.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEThe United States Department of State is the federal executive department responsible for the interna-tional relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries. Created in 1789, the Department was the first executive department established. The State Department currently employs 19,000 US-based employees and over 50,000 people in 190 countries. The State Department operates the diplomatic missions of the United States abroad and is responsible for imple-menting the foreign policy of the United States.

The Department is led by the Secretary of State, who is nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate, and is a member of the President’s Cabinet. The current Secretary of State is John Kerry. The Secretary of State is the first Cabinet official in the order of precedence and in the presidential line of succession. For more information on the history of the State Department, American diplomacy, and US foreign policy, please visit history.state.gov or www.usdiplomacy.org/history/overview/statedept.php.

BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS (ECA)The Congressional mandate of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) at the United States Department of State is “to increase mutual understanding between people of the United States and other countries...and thus to assist in the development of friendly, sympathetic, and peace-ful relations” (Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchanges Act of 1961). ECA engages youth, educators, and rising leaders in the United States and countries and territories in the developed and developing world through a range of aca-demic, professional, cultural, and sports exchange programs.

To conduct the Professional Fellows Program in 2016, the Department of State has partnered with 14 organizations: American Council of Young Political Leaders, American Councils for International Education: ACTR/ACCELS, Inc., Hands Along the Nile, International Center for Journalists, International City/County Management Association, Institute for Training and Development, Legacy International, National Committee on US-China Relations, Oklahoma State University, Smith College, University of Montana, World Chicago, World Learning, and WSOS Community Action.

ECA has nearly one million alumni around the world, including more than 50 Nobel Laureates and over 350 current and former heads of state and government. One-third of member states of the United Nations are currently led by ECA alumni. For more information, visit www.exchanges.state.gov and www.alumni.state.gov.

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PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS PROGRAM The Professional Fellows Program provides fo-cused professional development and support to emerging leaders working in the fields of Economic Empowerment, NGO Development, Legislative Process and Governance, Environmental Sustainability, and Conflict Resolution. The Professional Fellows Program provides participants with 4-6 week practical fellowships to broaden their professional expertise. Placed in private, nonprofit, and government offices, Professional Fellows learn how issues in their respective fields are addressed in the United States, interact with a broad network of colleagues, and develop a deeper understanding of Americans and American society. The program offers a unique opportunity for international Fellows and their American colleagues to work together to address issues of shared importance, develop new insights into professional approaches to common issues, and broaden their understanding of foreign working environments, practices, and society.

The 2016 Professional Fellows Program is support-ing 530 international Fellows from more than 43 countries, and reciprocal visits by 170 American participants. During the Spring 2016 program, 265 Professional Fellows from 43 countries participated in fellowships in 29 American states and the District of Columbia.

At the conclusion of the Professional Fellowship Program, Fellows participate in a Professional Fellows Congress in Washington, DC. The Congress marks the culmination of the program and provides a forum for Fellows to share experiences, insights, and ideas, and explore ways to incorporate their learning and expertise into concrete and innova-tive activities upon returning home.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATEBUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS OFFICE OF CITIZEN EXCHANGES

PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS DIVISION STAFF

Linnéa AllisonLinnéa Allison is a Program Officer in the ECA Professional Fellows Division working on a global portfolio of exchange programs. Her career has been spent in the field of international education and development with a special emphasis on high-er education. Ms. Allison served with the first Peace Corps group in the Republic of Moldova. In addition to her volunteer service, Allison spent three years as the Moldova Country Director for a large non-profit organization. Ms. Allison has an undergraduate degree in history from Muhlenberg College and a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Georgetown University.

Karin BrandenburgKarin Brandenburg is a Program Officer in the ECA Professional Fellows Division and works primarily on the South and Central Asia programs. Prior to coming to the State Department, she worked in the field of international development pertaining to rule of law technical assistance in the regions of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet region. She received a bachelor’s degree in political science with an emphasis on Soviet politics from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana and completed a master’s degree in government at the University of Texas at Austin. She grew up in West Germany and has studied Russian and lived abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Carol HerreraCarol Herrera is a Program Officer in the ECA Professional Fellows Division and has worked in ECNs Office of Citizen Exchanges since December 2001. At the core of her responsibilities is the eval-uation of grant proposals and the management of professional exchange programs involving participants from dozens of Latin American and African countries. Prior to joining the Professional Fellows Division, she managed Fulbright programs for American senior scholars and students going to sub-Saharan Africa. She received a master’s degree in French language and literature at the University of Maryland, College Park. Ms. Herrera put her language and teaching skills to good use as an instructor at the University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso while serving as a Peace Corps volun-teer. In addition to her volunteer service, Ms. Herrera served as Peace Corps Country Director in both the Cormoros and Guinea-Bissau.

Carmelia MacfoyCarmelia Macfoy is a program officer in the ECA Professional Fellows Division working on projects involving the Middle East and North Africa. She is a career Foreign Service Officer with previous postings in Brazil, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Morocco. She has undergraduate degrees in political science and letters from the University of Oklahoma and a master’s in public management from the University of Maryland, College Park.

Adam MeierAdam Meier is a Program Officer in the ECA Professional Fellows Division. He has worked for the State Department for more than a decade, first in the Office of the Spokesman, and then in ECA as the Bureau’s primary Press Officer. Mr. Meier now works on exchanges with East Asia and the Pacific, as well as global exchanges. He holds degrees from the University of Pennsylvania and Indiana University, and has taught English at a college in China through the Peace Corps.

Elisabeth (Elise) WilsonElise joined the Professional Fellows Division in the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Office of Citizen Exchanges in November 2015. Her previous ECA experience included ten years of work with the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) man-aging multi-regional, Central Asian, and European programs. Elise recently returned from two years working in public diplomacy (PD) at the US Embassy in Afghanistan, and previously served in public diplomacy and consular positions in US Embassies in Belarus, Albania and Tajikistan. She also has experi-ence with IVLP at one of the national programming agencies, worked at the State Department Voice of America’s Radio Marti broadcasting service to Cuba, taught English at high schools in Japan, and managed a language school in Moscow. Elise holds a bachelor of arts in political science and a Master’s degree in international relations. She enjoys the outdoors, the arts, and, of course, travel.

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2016 PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS BY THE NUMBERS

133 130

Gender

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia

Middle East North Africa

Europe

East Asia and Pacific

Africa

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia


Europe


Africa

11

108

50

47

2027

Tolerance and Conflict Resolution

Environmental Sustainability

Economic Empowerment

NGO Management

Legislative Process and Governance




NGO Management


100

47

63

4211

Geographic Regions Program Themes

Countries

1122

495

WI1

AL4

CA19 DC

44

GA3

FL4

KS1

HI7

IA4

IL32

MA32

SC2

MN1

MO2

MD2

MT14

TX11

NV4

NY8

OK19

OR7

OH14

VA7

WA 8

AZ2

AR4

PA3

IN2

MI2

NM1

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia


Europe


Africa

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia


Europe


Africa

11

108

50

47

2027




NGO Management





NGO Management


100

47

63

4211

Fellowship Placements by State

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2010-2016 PROFESSIONAL FELLOWS BY THE NUMBERS

Gender

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia


Europe


Africa

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia


Europe


Africa

273

646

587472

487

458


Rule of Law

Media

Education to Employment

Food Security

Global Health

Women's Empowerment

NGO Management


Economic Empowerment/Young Entrepreneurs


1405

685

226

10687

Tolerance and Conflict ResolutionRule of LawMediaEducation to EmploymentFood SecurityGlobal HealthNGO ManagementWomen's EmpowermentEnvironmental SustainabilityEconomic Empowerment/Young EntrepreneursLegislative Process and Governance

206

4239465526

Geographic Regions Program Themes

Countries and Territories

0

300

600

900

1200

1500

1487 1436

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia


Europe


Africa

Western Hemisphere

South Central Asia


Europe


Africa

273

646

587472

487

458


Rule of Law

Media

Education to Employment

Food Security

Global Health

Women's Empowerment

NGO Management


Economic Empowerment/Young Entrepreneurs


1405

685

226

10687

Tolerance and Conflict ResolutionRule of LawMediaEducation to EmploymentFood SecurityGlobal HealthNGO ManagementWomen's EmpowermentEnvironmental SustainabilityEconomic Empowerment/Young EntrepreneursLegislative Process and Governance

206

4239465526

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NEARBY PLACES TO EAT

BayouNew Orleans-style cuisine11am-10pm2519 Pennsylvania Avenue NWhttp://www.bayouonpenn.com/202-223-6941

Cafe DeluxeFamily friendly bistro serving American fare6:30am-11pm2201 M Street NWhttp://www.cafedeluxe.com/ 202-524-7815

CIRCA at Foggy BottomNew American fare with outdoor patio11am-12am2221 Eye Street NWhttp://www.circabistros.com/ 202-506-5589

Charm Thai Restaurant11:30am-10pm2514 L Street NW202-332-2460

Das Ethiopian CuisineEthiopian restaurant serving dishes made from local-sustainable sources11am-11pm1201 28th Street NW202-333-4710

El CentroInnovative Mexican plates and tequila selection11am-11pm1218 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

http://www.richardsandoval.com/elcentrogtown/202-333-4100

grillfishSimple grilled fish and American classics with outdoor seats11:30am-10pm1200 New Hampshire Avenue NWhttp://www.grillfishdc.com/menu/202-331-7310

MeiwahClassic Chinese dishes11:30am-10pm1200 New Hampshire Avenue NWhttp://www.meiwahrestaurant.com/202-833-2888

Old GloryBarbecue specialties such as ribs and pulled pork11:30am-2pm3139 M Street NWhttp://www.oldglorybbq.com/menus/regular-menu202-337-3406

Pho Eurasian Pan-Asian eatery specializing in pho and other noodle dishes11:30am-9pm2153 P Street NWhttp://www.phoeurasianwashing-ton.com/202-558-6188

Pizzeria Paradiso2003 P Street NW 11am-11pm202-223-1245

Pizzeria Paradiso3282 M Street NW 11am-10pm202-337-1245

Rasika West EndUp-scale Indian cuisine1190 New Hampshire Avenue NWhttp://www.rasikarestaurant.com5:30-10:30pm202-446-2500

Sakana Japanese RestaurantCozy, low-key restaurant serving sushi, noodles and other traditional Japanese fare5:30-10:30pm2026 P Street NW202-887-0900

Shake Shack Dupont CircleBurgers, fries, and shakes11am-10pm1216 18th Street NW202-683-9921

PHARMACIES AND GROCERIES

CVS Pharmacy7am-10pm (pharmacy 8am-9pm)2000 L Street NW202-232-2201

Walgreens PharmacyOpen 24 hours1217 22nd Street NW202-776-9084

Whole FoodsHigh-end grocery store and pre-pared food7am-11pm 2201 Eye Street, NW202-296-1660

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