2003-05 - International Christian UniversityName: Steven Abels
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Columbus, USA
Sponsor District: 6690
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and German
Applied Field Experience: UNHCR in Washington DC
City: Durham
Country: USA
Current Position: Assistant director for compliance at Duke University. His job is to review, evaluate, and manage potential conflicts of interest from the Duke faculty and other individuals on campus.
Name: Elisabeth Abeson
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Westport, USA
Sponsor District: 7980
Citizenship: USA
Languages: French, English
Applied Field Experience: United Nations, India
City: New Delhi, Yangon, New York
Country: India, Myanmar, USA
Current Position: Engaged in her fourth consultancy for Save the Children, serving as an independent consultant to Save the Children in Myanmar where she is contributing to Health, HIV/AIDs, Hunger, Livelihood and Emergency Relief through program support and framework assessment. Additionally, Elisabeth continues her work in the area of Business & Human Rights for The Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) in India by documenting the negative ramifications of corporate-led globalization on tribes, farmers and other marginalized members of society.
Name: Nisa Chamsuwan
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Dhonburi, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3350
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: Thai and English
Applied Field Experience: Pax Romana in Geneva
City: Bangkok
Country: Thailand
Current Position: Program officer of the Fredskorpset Asia office based in Bangkok, Thailand. (Fredskorpset is a Norwegian development agency which aims to improve economic, social and political conditions of people in developing countries with specific emphasis on assistance which benefits the poor and realization of human rights.) As part of the organizational vision and mission, her work helps promote world peace by bringing people from different backgrounds across the globe together through the core activity of exchange of personnel between Norway and developing countries in Asia and Africa. Her work in the Asia office specifically supports exchange of personnel within Asia and sometimes between Asia and Africa. Her projects include projects related to peace communication (to develop peace communicators), human rights, sustainable agriculture, HIV/AIDS and tsunami recovery in Sri Lanka.
Name: Andrew Isbister
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Balgowlah, Australia
Sponsor District: 9680
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, Vietnamese, Mandarin Chinese, Indonesian, and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Japan Center for Conflict Prevention Tokyo
City: Canberra
Country: Australia
Current Position: AusAID, currently working in the Office of the Director General on project for rebuilding in Banda Ache.
Name: Nathan Johnson
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Lincoln, USA
Sponsor District: 5650
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Japanese
Applied Field Experience:
City: Littleton
Country: USA
Current Position: Network Administrator for UDR (a publicly traded real estate investment trust headquartered in Denver), in their IT Department.
Name: Hyejung Lee
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Gwangmyeong, South Korea
Sponsor District: 3690
Citizenship: Korea
Languages: Korean, English, Arabic, and German
Applied Field Experience: Internship in Tokyo office of the "Peace Boat"
City: Seoul
Country: Korea
Current Position: Currently teaching Enligsh.
Name: Shannon O'Brien
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Vernon Wellesley, USA
Sponsor District: 7910
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and French
Applied Field Experience:
City: Cambridge
Country: USA
Current Position:
Name: Elektra Printz
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Towsontowne, USA
Sponsor District: 7620
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Portuguese, and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Veerayatan, Gujarat, India
City: New York
Country: USA
Current Position: Started her own namesake apparel line, ELEKTRA.
Name: Crystal Procyshen
Rotary Center: International Christian University
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Calgary, Canada
Sponsor District: 5360
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, Arabic, and French
Applied Field Experience: UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Cairo, Egypt
City: Ottawa
Country: Canada
Current Position: Senior analyst in CIDA's Strategic Policy and Planning Division for the Europe, Maghreb, and Middle East branch.
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