2010-12 - University of QueenslandJames Abraham
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bergenfield Dumont, NJ, USA
Sponsor District: 7490
Citizenship: USA
Languages: Malayalam, English, French, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Moris Rasik in Timor-Leste.
City: New York
Country: USA
Summary: James is a pro bono consultant for Project Enterprise, a microfinance institution in the Bronx, NY, USA.
Abdikheir Ahmed
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Named/Endowed: James and Linda Bradley Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Charleswood, Canada
Sponsor District: 5550
Citizenship: Somalia
Languages: Somali, English, Swahili, German
Applied Field Experience: Mercy Corps International in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Summary: He is interested in the relationship between conflict and extremist ideologies. His specific focus will be the emergence of extremist groups and escalation of conflicts in the horn of Africa.
Pantea Beigi
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Named/Endowed: Yen-Shen and Catherine Hsieh Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Commerce City, CO, USA
Sponsor District: 5450
Citizenship: Iran
Languages: English, Persian
Applied Field Experience: International Medical Corps (IMC) in Turkey.
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Summary: She is teaching a Human Rights and International Politics course at the School of Political Science and International Studies at The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia.
David Burgener
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kenmore, QLD, Australia
Sponsor District: 9600
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, French, Japanese
Applied Field Experience: xSport Coaching in partnership with FC Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain.
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Lucinda Garrido
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Grovedale, VIC, Australia
Sponsor District: 9780
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, Spanish, Bangla, French
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Summary: Lucinda’s focus is on understanding how governments and development agencies can better engage with indigenous communities, and their representative organizations, in order to mitigate conflict. Lucinda also maintains an interest in the social implications of microfinance on families and communities.
Cody Griggers
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Dublin, TX, USA
Sponsor District: 5790
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Thai, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Singapore.
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Summary: Cody has been working in Asia in the field of advocacy communications for the past 10 years, developing campaigns for UN agencies, NGOs, and development organizations around the world. He also worked with Ashoka to promote social entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, as well as with the Thai government on maximizing national competitiveness. He began his career as a university instructor in northern Thailand through the Princeton-in-Asia program.
Summer Lewis
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Manhattan, KS, USA
Sponsor District: 5710
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Italian, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Roots of Peace in Vietnam.
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Maki Mizuno-Shaw
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Tsushima, Japan
Sponsor District: 2760
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English
Applied Field Experience: UNHCR Sout East Asia regional office in Jakarta, Indonesia.
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Summary: Maki has been working in the field of education last 12 years, focusing on curriculum development, teacher training, education’s response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, and youth development. She hopes to study peace development and conflict resolution through education over the next two years.
Melanie Moore
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Blacksburg, VA, USA
Sponsor District: 7570
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish and foundational French, Portuguese and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: UN International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania.
City: Portland
Country: USA
Erla Sigurdardottir
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Hafnarfjördur, Iceland
Sponsor District: 1360
Citizenship: Iceland
Languages: Icelandic, English, German, Danish, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: UNICEF in Fiji.
Summary: Erla is interested in human rights as well as immigrant and refugee issues.
Luladay Truneh
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2010-12
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Addis Ababa Central-Mella, Ethiopia
Sponsor District: 9200
Citizenship: Ethiopia
Languages: Amharie, English
Applied Field Experience: The Protection Project at John's Hopkins University in Washington, D.C.
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Summary: She works in the area of capacity building and hopes to engage in peace building efforts in the future.
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