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Rotary Peace Centers students


2003-05 - Universidad del Salvador



Gert Danielsen

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Nannestad, Norway
Sponsor District: 2260
Citizenship: Norway
Languages: Norwegian, Spanish, and English
Applied Field Experience: Project Office of Culture of Peace, UNESCO Brazil, Brasilia, Brazil
Country: Norway
Summary: Gert is a democratic governance specialist for the UNDP, based in Norway.



Vivian Eichler

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Passo Fundo, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4700
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: Spanish, Portuguese, and English
Applied Field Experience: El Tiempo newspaper, Bogota, Colombia
City: Porto Alegre
Country: Brazil
Summary: She is a reporter for the political division of Zero Hora newspaper in Porto Alegre, Brazil.



Ryan Gawn

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bangor, Northern Ireland
Sponsor District: 1160
Citizenship: UK
Languages: Spanish and English
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Department of Strategic Planning, New York
City: Islamabad
Country: Pakistan
Summary: Ryan is Strategic Campaigns Advisor for the Department for International Development, based in Islamabad. Ryan is also Director of Stratagem International, a strategic political affairs consultancy assisting clients in understanding, engaging and influencing in challenging political environments. He has previously worked for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Save the Children UK, and sits on the Council of the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).



Kimberly Karnes

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Arlington, FL, USA
Sponsor District: 6970
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Carter Center, Atlanta, USA
Country: USA
Summary: She works in insurance claims adjustment in FL, USA.



Janie Hulse Najenson

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Arlington, VA, USA
Sponsor District: 7610
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: United States Embassy - Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (WHA), Buenos Aires, Argentina
City: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Summary: She is a Latin American specialist residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She is currently acting as a communications and research services consultant to private and public sector organizations. Her clients include: The Strategic Studies Institute; U.S. Army War College; Global Envision, a Mercy Corps’ initiative; ARD, Inc.; and AEGON, N.V. She also writes an English language column on current global business issues for an American Chamber of Commerce magazine called “Comments Express.” She is also enrolled in a deferred PhD program at Universidad del Salvador in International Relations.



William Payne

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Windsor, ON, Canada
Sponsor District: 6400
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, Spanish and French
Applied Field Experience: International Alert, London, UK
City: Toronto
Country: Canada
Summary: William is a doctoral candidate in critical human geography at York University in Toronto. His research focus is violations of the human rights of sexual minorities in the context of armed conflict. He is also an at-large member for security for the International Council of Peace Brigades International with particular responsibilities on the Emergency Response Committee and is a Reserve Corps member with Christian Peacemaker Teams.



Alejandra Ramirez

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Monterrey Metropolitano, Mexico
Sponsor District: 4130
Citizenship: Mexico
Languages: Spanish, English, French
Applied Field Experience: Organization of American States, Washington, DC
City: Balearic Islands
Country: Spain
Summary: She is a coordinator at Asociacion Paz con Dignidad where she develops projects to create awareness, share experience, and initiate action in Spain concerning human rights in Latin America.



Umar Shavurov

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Sponsor District: 2430
Citizenship: Kyrgyzstan
Languages: Spanish, Kyrgyz, Russian, and English
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, Austria.
City: Cambridge
Country: USA
Summary: Umar is enrolled in Harvard University's Mason Program, a mid-career Masters in public administration at the Kennedy School of Government.



Iva Tobiaskova

Rotary Center: Universidad del Salvador
Class: 2003-05
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Majadahonda, Spain
Sponsor District: 2201
Citizenship: Czech Republic
Languages: Czech, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, and English
Applied Field Experience: Terre des Hommes, Lausanne, Switzerland
City: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Summary: She is a business consultant in Argentina, assisting Czech companies that want to enter the Latin American market.