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Rotary Peace Centers students


January 2008 - Chulalongkorn University



Mariângela Abreu Lima

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Ipero, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4620
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Campinas
Country: Brazil
Summary: She is the chair for Vistage Brasil, a chief executive organization (she helps senior executives become better leaders who make better decisions and achieve better results). She is also a mediator for FEBRAFARMA and Mediação Coroporativa in Campinas, SP, Brazil.



Joy Balazo

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Penrith Valley, NSW, Australia
Sponsor District: 9690
Citizenship: Australia
Languages:
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Earlwood
Country: Australia
Summary: She is the executive secretary for the Uniting International Mission of the Uniting Church in Earlwood, NSW, Australia. She is responsible for the Young Ambassadors for Peace program in 8 countries in the Asia/Pacific region.



Jennifer Banza

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Elland, UK
Sponsor District: 1040
Citizenship: DR Congo
Languages: French, Swahili, Lingala, Tshiluba
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Bangkok
Country: Thailand



Susan Carew

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Canterbury, VIC, Australia
Sponsor District: 9800
Citizenship: Australia
Languages:
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Summary: She is developing an organization called Funny Business. Funny Business is a Melbourne-based organization that offers businesses a range of services and workshops aimed at identifying conflict in the workplace. The workshops facilitate skills and practice in conflict resolution and promote a culture of good-humored communication, trust, empathy and empowerment to enhance teamwork within the workplace.



Fernando da Costa

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Dili, Timor-Leste
Sponsor District: 9550
Citizenship: Timor-Leste
Languages: Tetun, Indonesian, East Javanese, Portunguese
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Dili
Country: Timor-Leste
Summary: He works with Secretariat of State for Youth and Sports as an adviser for youth development programs. He also provides training on conflict prevention with some youth organizations and village chiefs. Currently, he serve as focal point for the Secretariat of State for Youth and Sports for the establishment of National Youth Parliament in Dili, Timor-Leste.



Kishu Daswani

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bombay Central, India
Sponsor District: 3140
Citizenship: India
Languages: Hindi, Sindhi, Spanish, Marathi, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Mumbai
Country: India
Summary: He is a professor of law at the Government Law College in Mumbai, India; professor of law at University of Navarra, Spain; and at St. Xavier's College. He is also a partner in L.R. Trading Co., Mumbai, India.



Gina Donoso

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of San Pedro-Curridabat, Costa Rica
Sponsor District: 4240
Citizenship: Ecuador
Languages: Spanish, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
Country: Netherlands
Summary: She is a researcher on vulnerabilities and protection for Ecuadorian migrants in The Netherlands at the Embassy of Ecuador in The Natherlands.



Brian Farr

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Sponsor District: 5420
Citizenship: USA
Languages:
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Bountiful
Country: USA
Summary: He is division chief for the State Agency Counsel Division in the Office of the Attorney General of the state of Utah, USA.



Triveni Goswami

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Gauhati South, India
Sponsor District: 3240
Citizenship: India
Languages: Assamese, Hindi, Bengali
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Hyderabad
Country: India
Summary: She is a research associate with Yugantar, a civil society organization based In Hyderabad, India. Her work focuses on issues surrounding food security, informal labour, and urban migration.



Trimbak Kasar

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Latur Central, India
Sponsor District: 3132
Citizenship: India
Languages: Marathi, Hindi
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Latur
Country: India
Summary: He is the chief officer for the Municipal Council of Latur, Maharashtra, India.



Anas Atengyo Khalifa

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kaduna, Nigeria
Sponsor District: 9120
Citizenship: Nigeria
Languages: Jukun, Arabic, Hausa
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Kaduna
Country: Nigeria
Summary: He is Muf'ti, mediating and presiding, for the Sharia Court of Appeal in Kaduna, Nigeria. He is also Imam for the Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness in Kaduna and has started a capacity building NGO that strives to reduce idleness in youth in Nigeria.



Assabah Khan

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Kashmir, India
Sponsor District: 3070
Citizenship: India
Languages:
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Srinagar
Country: India
Summary: She is teaching journalism at Dergee College Baramulla. She is also continuing her work with Association of Parents of Disappeared People.



Ellis Luciano

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Santiago, Philippines
Sponsor District: 3770
Citizenship: Philippines
Languages: Tagalog
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Quezon City
Country: Philippines
Summary: He joined the Augustinians of the Assumption and is undergoing formation to be a priest in the Catholic Church. He is also working on Masters Degree in Social Justice Advocacy.



Valdir Pavao

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Sao Paulo - Vila Alpina, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4430
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Summary: He is a captain with the Sao Paulo State Fire Department. He began a master degree program in public safety at CAES (High Studies Public Safety Center). His research is focused on carbon mitigation and neutralization. His is also a lecturer at UNIP Paulista University teaching crisis management.



Stephanie Pollack

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Aloha-Sunset, USA
Sponsor District: 5100
Citizenship: USA
Languages:
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
Country: Singapore
Summary: Stephanie is the president of Creative Facilitations, an Oregon-based consulting firm which provides experiential education, teambuilding and staff retreats, program development, intercultural communication, and arts-based training. She is also currently working as an instructor of communication at the Singapore Institute of Management.



Nancy Ross

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Lunenburg, NS, Canada
Sponsor District: 7820
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Lunenberg
Country: Canada
Summary: She is a PhD candidate at Bradford University while living in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.



Paskaran Sathasivam

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Sponsor District: 3220
Citizenship: Sri Lanka
Languages:
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Colombo
Country: Sri Lanka
Summary: He is a project coordinator with Viluthu in Colombo, Sri Lanka.



Ann Schumacher

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2008
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Detroit, MI, USA
Sponsor District: 6400
Citizenship: USA
Languages: Croatian, Spanish, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Auburn Hills
Country: USA
Summary: Ann has set up community-building circles, called Circles of Care, with high school girls in a Detroit high school. She meets with each group to discuss topics that are concerning the girls. The idea is to provide a safe and wholesome space where they can open up and share their concerns, build deeper and richer friendships and have a support structure in the school. The Circles are a proactive approach to reducing stress levels and in some case, potential conflict created by alienation and/or high stress levels. In addition, she is working on her doctorate in peace and conflict studies at Wayne State University.