2005-07 - International Christian UniversityCherine Badawi
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of North Oakland, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5170
Citizenship: USA/ Egypt
Languages: English, French, and basic Arabic
Applied Field Experience: International Bureau of Education – UNESCO, Geneva, Switzerland
City: Oakland
Country: USA
Summary: She is the director of curriculum and training for a social justice education non-profit called the Mosaic Project, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She designs and facilitates peace education trainings for young people and educators working in multicultural contexts. She also launched her own business, Integral Trainings, which offers organizations training and support around diversity, communication, sustainability, and strategic planning.
Mélanie Bennett
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Named/Endowed: Charles and Carol Loh Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Cornwall Sunrise, ON, Canada
Sponsor District: 7040
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, French, Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Action Femmes Juristes, Rabat, Morocco
Country: Canada
Summary: She is teaching French and modern dance in a minority French school in English-speaking Canada. She is also a member of two committees that monitor education in Ontario through research and standardized tests. She works as part of the comite de sensibilte for the standardized literacy tests for grade 3 and grade 6 students as well as the test de competences linguistiques (language competency, or literacy) for grade 10 students. The mandate is to ensure that the content of standardized tests are not offensive to minorities (i.e. cultural or religious minorities, disabled students) and that the tests are void of sexist or racially sensitive content, etc.
Cathy Brown Stummann
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Named/Endowed: Paul and Jean Elder Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of San Francisco, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5150
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Italian, and intermediate Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Duke University and University of Geneva Program on Global Policy and Governance, also The South Centre Trade and Development Program, Geneva, Switzerland
City: Copenhagen
Country: Denmark
Summary: She is pursuing a PhD at the LIFE Sciences and Forestry Faculty at University of Copenhagen. Her focus is a recently developed theoretical tool to aid practitioners and researchers in their assessment, design, and evaluation of participatory processes in natural resources management.
Ryan Fenwick
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau, MO, USA
Sponsor District: 6060
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese
Applied Field Experience: Chinese Renewable Energy Industries Association, Beijing, People's Republic of China
City: Beijing
Country: China
Summary: Ryan is a senior associate at Burson-Marsteller China.
Carys Hughes
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Sponsor District: 1080
Citizenship: UK
Languages: English, German, and French
Applied Field Experience: IIMCR symposia intern, Nicosia, Cyprus and Prague, Czech Republic
City: London
Country: UK
Summary: She is an executive assistant with UBS Bank in the internal audit department.
Nai-Hua Wu
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Named/Endowed: Jackson S.L. Hsieh Named Rotary Peace Fellow
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Norman, OK, USA
Sponsor District: 5770
Citizenship: Taiwan
Languages: Taiwanese, Mandarin Chinese, English, some Cantonese and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Green Belt Movement, Nairobi, Kenya
City: Bryan
Country: USA
Summary: She is a PhD student in strategic management at the Mays Business School at Texas A & M University in Bryan, TX, USA.
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