January 2009 - Chulalongkorn UniversityPiyal Abeysekera
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Colombo Midtown, Sri Lanka
Sponsor District: 3220
Citizenship: Sri Lanka
Languages: English, Tamil, German, Chinese
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Colombo
Country: Sri Lanka
Summary: He is the operation director for the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Simon Artz
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Canterbury, VIC, Australia
Sponsor District: 9800
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, Thai
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Summary: He is a detective and senior leading constable for the State of Victoria Police in Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Ankur Bharali
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Digboi, India
Sponsor District: 3240
Citizenship: India
Languages: English, Assamese, Hindi, Bengali
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Sivasagar
Country: India
Summary: He is the executive magistrate for the Government of Assam in Sivasagar, Assam, India. He is responsible for law and order with police, disaster management, and land administration of 176 villages under his jurisdiction.
Jianrong Chen
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bangkok Chinatown, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3350
Citizenship: China
Languages: English, Chinese, Thai
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Guangdong
Country: China
Summary: He is a lecturer and chief of research of diplomacy for the Department of International Relations at Jinan University in Guangdong, China.
Sevinç Demirci
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Ankara Emek, Turkey
Sponsor District: 2430
Citizenship: Turkey
Languages: English, Turkish, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Freetown
Country: Sierra Leone
Summary: She is a food security and livelihood program manager for Action Against Hunger in Sierra Leone.
Fatoumata Fofana
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Monrovia, Liberia
Sponsor District: 9100
Citizenship: Liberia
Languages: English, Mandingo, French, Fulah, Twi
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Monrovia
Country: Liberia
Summary: She is the associate editor of the Daily Observer newspaper in Monrovia, Liberia.
Rolando Ganac
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Downtown Davao, Philippines
Sponsor District: 3860
Citizenship: Philippines
Languages: English, Tagalog, Cebu (Visayan)
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Davao City
Country: Philippines
Summary: He is mediator for the Regional Trial Court in Davao, Philippines. He is also a volunteer probation aide for the Parole and Probation Administration of the Philippines in Davao City, Philippines.
Karina Gremes
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Florida, Argentina
Sponsor District: 4825
Citizenship: Argentina/Italy
Languages: English, Spanish, Italian
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Summary: She is a clinical psychologist and family therapist at the Hospital B. Houssay in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Sofia Guerrero Mantilla
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Quito Norte, Ecuador
Sponsor District: 4400
Citizenship: Ecuador
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Quito
Country: Ecuador
Summary: She is a strategic planning adviser in the Rural Financing Network in Ecuador.
Joseph Halake
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Nakuru, Kenya
Sponsor District: 9200
Citizenship: Kenya
Languages: English, Kiswahili
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Nakuru
Country: Kenya
Summary: He is the professional manager for skills training programs at PdE (Parrains de L’Espoir) in Nakuru, Kenya. His work focuses on enabling access, retention, and transition within Kenya education systems for children from a disadvantaged background.
Scott Hinkle
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chicago, IL, USA
Sponsor District: 6450
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Chicago
Country: USA
Summary: He is the volunteer director at the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago, IL, USA.
Dilshad Jaff
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Cary-Kildaire, NC, USA
Sponsor District: 7710
Citizenship: Iraq
Languages: English, Arabic, Kurdish, Persian
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Rizgari
Country: Iraq
Summary: He works with an international medical team from the International Committee of the Red Cross to train Iraqi surgeons on treating war victims and trauma in Sulaimaniah.
Timothy Kariuki
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Muranga, Kenya
Sponsor District: 9200
Citizenship: Kenya
Languages: English, Kikuyu, Kiswahili
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
Country: Sudan
Summary: He is in Southern Sudan serving as State Advisor for Conflict Mitigation and Stabilization Initiatives.
Neeta Kolhatkar
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Mumbai, India
Sponsor District: 3140
Citizenship: India
Languages: English, Hindi
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Mumbai
Country: India
Summary: She is the Mumbai city head for the NewsX news channel in India.
Frédérique Lehoux
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Hampton, VIC, Australia
Sponsor District: 9810
Citizenship: Australia/France
Languages: English, French, German, Haitian Creole, Swahili
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Suva
Country: Fiji
Summary: She heads the disaster risk reduction program for the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission in Suva, Fiji.
Chiara Logli
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Freedom, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5170
Citizenship: USA/Italy
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Honolulu
Country: USA
Summary: She is pursuing a PhD in peace education at the University of Hawaii College of Education. She also serves as an East-West Center Student Affiliate in Honolulu, HI, USA.
Sanakorn Manmuang
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Tongkah, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3330
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: English, Thai
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Samut Prakarn
Country: Thailand
Summary: He is a police instructor for the Thai Central Police Training Center in Samut Prakarn, Thailand.
Aref Noorzai
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Houston, TX, USA
Sponsor District: 5890
Citizenship: Afghanistan
Languages: English, Dari, Pushto
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: San Diego
Country: USA
Summary: He is pursuing a master's degree in peace and justice studies at the Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies at the University of San Diego.
Sorawit Sangsuwan
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chiang Rai North, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3360
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: English, Thai
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Chiangrai
Country: Thailand
Summary: He is an instructor in peace and conflict in the Liberal Arts Division of Mae Fah Luang University, in Chiangrai, Thailand.
Muhammad Ayaz Shafqat
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Sponsor District: 3270
Citizenship: Kashmir
Languages: English, Pahari/Pothari, Urdu
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
Country: UK
Wendy Sternberg
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chicago Far North, IL, USA
Sponsor District: 6450
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, Hewbrew
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Chicago
Country: USA
Summary: She is the founder and executive director of Genesis at the Crossroads in Chicago, IL, USA. She is also a physician in internal medicine in private practice.
Manolinh Thepkhamvong
Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2009
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chiang Mai, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3360
Citizenship: Laos
Languages: English, Lao, Thai
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
Country: Philippines
Summary: He is pursuing a master's degree in local governance and development management at a university in the Philippines.
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