2006-08 - University of California - BerkeleyRoni Abusaad
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Lamorinda Sunrise, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5160
Citizenship: Palestine
Languages: Arabic, Dutch, English and Hebrew
Applied Field Experience: World Bank, Washington, DC; Symantec, San Francisco, USA
City: Berkeley
Country: USA
Summary: He is a lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley, and two other universities in the San Francisco Bay Area. He teaches courses on politics, the Middle East and Arabic language and culture.
Veronica Chalmers
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Hutt, New Zealand
Sponsor District: 9940
Citizenship: New Zealand
Languages: English, French, and basic Japanese and Maori
Applied Field Experience: Asia Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
City: Wellington
Country: New Zealand
Summary: She is an independent consultant focusing on the role of law and regulation in improving water and electricity services in the Pacific, including improving community access and affordability.
Renato Fajardo
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Aracatuba-Bandeirantes, Brazil
Sponsor District: 4470
Citizenship: Brazil
Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian
Applied Field Experience: Grameen Bank, Bangladesh; World Health Organization, Switzerland
City: Sao Paolo
Country: Brazil
Summary: He is coordinator of the Center for Promotion of Quality of Life and also teaching dentistry in Sao Paolo, SP, Brazil.
Suresh Kakani
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary club of Latur, India
Sponsor District: 3132
Citizenship: India
Languages: English, Hindi, and Marathi
Applied Field Experience: World Bank, Washington DC
City: Mumbai
Country: India
Summary: He is the deputy secretary in the Urban Development Department of the Government of Maharashtra, based in Mumbai. He deals with the development of infrastructure in urban areas, rehabilitation of affected people and similar activities.
Trent Newman
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Named/Endowed: Virginia Nordby/District 6380 Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Taree on Manning, NSW, Australia
Sponsor District: 9650
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: Spanish, Japanese, Indonesian, Croatian, and French
Applied Field Experience: RESPECT, Uganda
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Summary: He works for the Sydney Peace Foundation as coordinator of a new project, the Schools Peace Initiative, which is aimed at promoting peace education in high schools and encouraging young Australians to develop and implement projects and activities related to peace and social justice.
Lorena Rossel
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Salamanca de Monterrico, Peru
Sponsor District: 4450
Citizenship: Peru
Languages: Spanish, French, and English
Applied Field Experience: Academy for Educational Development, Nepal Transition to Peace Initiative, Nepal
City: Lima
Country: Peru
Summary: She is an independent consultant on peace-building issues. She currently works on a research project for Columbia University on the sustainable dialogue mechanisms between the Peruvian government and indigenous communities for the development of the Amazon region.
Sandra Sheard
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Named/Endowed: Paul and Jean Elder Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Islington, Highgate & Muswell Hill, UK
Sponsor District: 1130
Citizenship: UK
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Mercy Corps, Tajikistan.
Yvonne Wong
Rotary Center: University of California - Berkeley
Class: 2006-08
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Sponsor District: 9710
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hokkien, and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: UNHCR, Japan; World Bank, Washington, DC
City: Sydney
Country: Australia
Summary: She is a lecturer in the faculty of law at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
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