2005-07 - University of QueenslandName: Leah Aylward
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Cheyenne, USA
Sponsor District: 5440
Citizenship: USA
Languages: Spanish and English
Applied Field Experience: CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe) in Chile
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Current Position: Commenced her doctoral studies at the University of Queensland in July 2008. She was awarded both a University of Queensland Research Scholarship and a University of Queensland International Research Award to complete her studies. She is currently working on her research project entitled: Development and Violence: rethinking the analytical framework. She also works in the School of Political Science and International Studies as a research assistant and as a tutor.
Name: Mayumi Burgener
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Calgary Centennial, Canada
Sponsor District: 5360
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: English and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Tarayana Foundation in Bhutan.
City: Brisbane
Country: Australia
Current Position: Lecturer with the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Queensland, designing an undergraduate course on peace and journalism. She is also pursuing her PhD. Her topic is the concept and philosophy of peace journalism.
Name: John Foster
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chattanooga, USA
Sponsor District: 6780
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, French, and basic Portuguese
Applied Field Experience: Institute for Justice Sector Development, The Hague, Netherlands
City: Nashville
Country: USA
Current Position: Attending law school at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN, USA.
Name: Mneesha Gellman
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka, USA
Sponsor District: 5130
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Khmer Institute of Democracy, Cambodia
City: Chicago
Country: USA
Current Position: PhD program in Political Science at Northwestern University.
Name: Sallie Lacy
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Summit, USA
Sponsor District: 7690
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Bonn, Germany
City: Frankfurt
Country: Germany
Current Position: Works for GTZ, the German government's international development arm, in the Climate Protection Program for developing countries, her focal areas are in energy, cities and gender (as they relate to climate change).
Name: Ólöf Magnúsdóttir
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Reykjavík - Miðborg, Iceland
Sponsor District: 1360
Citizenship: Iceland
Languages: English, Icelandic, Danish, basic Spanish and basic Italian
Applied Field Experience: UNICEF, Fiji
City: Reykjavík
Country: Iceland
Current Position: Works for UNICEF Iceland. She is also a member of the Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (the Icelandic peacekeepers).
Name: Akiko Okudaira
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Tokyo Koganei, Japan
Sponsor District: 2750
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English, and Basic Myanmar (Burmese)
Applied Field Experience: UNHCR, Thailand
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Current Position: Southeast Asian analyst for the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, currently focusing on Burma.
Name: Robert Opira
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Gulu, Uganda
Sponsor District: 9200
Citizenship: Uganda
Languages: English and Acholi/Luo
Applied Field Experience: Amnesty International, Zambia
City: Gulu Town
Country: Uganda
Current Position: Peace and conflict consultant, providing technical support to humanitarian agencies helping internally displaced persons in Northern Uganda. Founded the Great Lakes Center for Conflict Resolution in Uganda with Godfrey Mukalazi.
Name: Vadim Ostrovsky
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Danville-Riverview Rotary Club, USA
Sponsor District: 7570
Citizenship: Ukraine
Languages: Russian, English, and Ukrainian
Applied Field Experience: UNDP AIDS, Cairo, Egypt; "ClickUkraine", Kiev, Ukraine
City: Durham
Country: USA
Current Position: Studying for his MBA at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.
Name: Amanda Rader
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Lancaster, USA
Sponsor District: 7390
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Center for Peace Building International, Kathmandu, Nepal
City: Portland
Country: USA
Current Position: Trip leader for Carpe Diem, co-leading a group to Central America—Guatemala, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras. She previously co-led a group to Fiji, New Zealand and Australia.
Name: Perth Rosen
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, USA
Sponsor District: 5340
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, and German
Applied Field Experience: International Organization on Migration, Costa Rica
City: San Diego
Country: USA
Current Position: Works at University of California, San Diego as a research associate in the Division of International Health and Cross-Cultural Medicine, working on HIV/AIDS risk reduction along the US/Mexico border.
Name: Etsuko Teranishi
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Ibaraki-east, Japan
Sponsor District: 2660
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English, Lao, Thai, and basic Khmer and Indonesian
Applied Field Experience: ECCP, The Hague
City: Osaka
Country: Japan
Current Position: Training officer at the Osaka office of ICA (Japanese International Cooperation Agency)'s technical training program. She is employed by JICE (Japan International Cooperation Center), an implementing agency of JICA training program. JICA is an implementing agency of Japanese Official Development Assistance.
Name: Mandi Anne Vuinovich
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Fremont, USA
Sponsor District: 5650
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: International Organization on Migration, Cairo, Egypt
City: Tucson
Country: USA
Current Position: International Rescue Committee in Tucson, Arizona, mainly focused on refugee resettlement issues, community outreach, and refugee capacity building.
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