2005-07 - University of QueenslandLeah Aylward
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Cheyenne, WY, 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
Summary: She 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.
Mayumi Burgener
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Calgary Centennial, AB, Canada
Sponsor District: 5360
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: English and Japanese
Applied Field Experience: Tarayana Foundation in Bhutan.
City: Tokyo
Country: Japan
Summary: She is pursuing her PhD at the University of Queensland, while living in Tokyo. Her topic is the concept and philosophy of peace journalism.
John Foster
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Named/Endowed: Paul and Jean Elder Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chattanooga, TN, 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: Washington, DC
Country: USA
Summary: John received a Presidential Management Fellowship position at the United States Department of State with the International Organizations Bureau in the Office of Peace Operations, Sanctions and Counter-Terrorism (IO/PSC). IO/PSC oversees the U.S. contribution to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the UN as well as sanctions issues on the UN Security Council and various UN-sponsored terrorist watch lists. John is a specialist on UN peacekeeping operations, with a portfolio that focuses heavily on Africa.
Mneesha Gellman
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Southwest Eureka, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5130
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Khmer Institute of Democracy, Cambodia
City: Chicago
Country: USA
Summary: She is in the PhD program in Political Science at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, USA. She is researching the relationship between historic memories of violence, identity formation, and political participation in Turkey, Mexico, and El Salvador.
Sallie Lacy
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Summit, NC, 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
Summary: She works for GIZ, 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. She lives in Frankfurt, Germany.
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
Country: Pakistan
Summary: Lóa is a reports officer for UNICEF Pakistan.
Akiko Okudaira
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Named/Endowed: Sakuji Tanaka Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship
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: Canberra
Country: Australia
Summary: Akiko is pursuing a PhD at the Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy. She received a scholarship from the Australian National University in Canberra. Her field research focuses on the protracted refugee situations along the Thai-Myanmar border.
Robert Opira
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Named/Endowed: Paul and Jean Elder Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
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
Summary: Robert is a peace and conflict consultant, providing technical support to humanitarian agencies helping internally displaced persons in Northern Uganda. He is also the director of the Great Lakes Center for Conflict Resolution in Uganda. He lives in Gulu Town, Uganda.
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: Richmond
Country: USA
Summary: He works in the Leadership Associate Program for MeadWestvaco in Richmond, VA.
Amanda Rader
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Lancaster, PA, USA
Sponsor District: 7390
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Center for Peace Building International, Kathmandu, Nepal
City: Portland
Country: USA
Summary: Amanda is a program designer for Carpe Diem Education. She creates an experiential education program with the goal of exposing youth to the realities of indigenous people.
Perth Rosen
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of La Jolla Golden Triangle, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5340
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, and German
Applied Field Experience: International Organization on Migration, Costa Rica
City: Davis
Country: USA
Summary: Perth is a technical training advisor with the Latin American division of Freedom from Hunger in Davis, CA, which specializes in developing innovative "added value" capacity building products for microfinance institutions.
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: Kathmandu
Country: Nepal
Summary: She is a junior professional officer sponsored by the Foreign Ministry of Japan. She works for International Organization for Migration (IOM) on human trafficking and labor migration issues.
M.J. Vuinovich
Rotary Center: University of Queensland
Named/Endowed: Howard and Judy Vann Named Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2005-07
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Fremont, NE, USA
Sponsor District: 5650
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: International Organization on Migration, Cairo, Egypt
City: Tucson
Country: USA
Summary: She is attending law school at the University of Arizona.
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