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2003-05 - Sciences Po



Name: John Balonze

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Passaic Valley, USA
Sponsor District: 7490
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, Spanish, and Turkish
Applied Field Experience: UNESCO project in Senegal
City: Barcelona
Country: Spain
Current Position: Studying law in Spain at Universidad Abat Oliba.



Name: Yolanda Cowan

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of St. Lucia, USA
Sponsor District: 9600
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: French, Spanish, and English
Applied Field Experience: Education for Peace (EFP) Program in Sarajevo
City: Boondall
Country: Australia
Current Position: Australian Health Department where she work on the development, monitoring, and evaluation of Health Emergency Operations Centers and the State Health Emergency Coordination Centre. She is also a part of the Red R Australia emergency deployment register for deployment to International Emergengies with United Nations.



Name: Maribeth Gainard

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Medina, USA
Sponsor District: 6630
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, and French
Applied Field Experience: IIMCR Program in The Hague
City: Chicago
Country: USA
Current Position: JD/MBA at Northwestern University.



Name: Patricio Galella

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Balcarce, Argentina
Sponsor District: 4920
Citizenship: Argentina
Languages: Spanish, English, and French
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research
City:
Country: Argentina
Current Position: Research assistant on international security issues, mostly on transnational terrorism and nuclear proliferation, for the Argentine consul in Paris (but working from Argentina). The main idea is to identify whether or not these threats are affecting the very basis of international law.



Name: Jeanette Kroes

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Rapid City, USA
Sponsor District: 5610
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and French
Applied Field Experience: IIMCR Program in The Hague
City: New York
Country: USA
Current Position: Currently working for the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO-Interpol) at the United Nations in New York, focusing on partnerships for preventing and combating human trafficking, particularly of women and children. Jeanette also supports initiatives between Interpol and the UN relating to Illicit Arms Trafficking in Africa as well as reforming, restructuring, and rebuilding police capacity in post-conflict environments.



Name: Jeffrey Pool

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Tigard, USA
Sponsor District: 5100
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, and Arabic
Applied Field Experience: Internship at Peace Research Institute in Tampere, Finland
City: Washington, DC
Country: USA
Current Position: Features editor for Magharebia.com, a US-sponsored news website devoted to North Africa.



Name: Brooke Stearns

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Gig Harbor, USA
Sponsor District: 5020
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and French
Applied Field Experience: IIMCR Program in The Hague
City: Los Angeles
Country: USA
Current Position: Doctoral fellow at RAND (www.rand.org), consulting on Africa-focused research projects.



Name: Andrezza Zeitune

Rotary Center: Sciences Po
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Londrina-Sul, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4710
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: English, Portuguese, Spanish, and French
Applied Field Experience:
City: Paris
Country: France
Current Position: Internship at UNESCO in the Educational Projects division.