Rotary Peace Centers students

January 2010 - Chulalongkorn University

Bobby Anderson

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Sponsor District: 7710
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Serbian, German, Spanish, Indonesian
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Jakarta
Country: Indonesia
Summary: He is the deputy chief of party for International Relief and Development. He develops governance, peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and livelihood grants for local civil society partners; creates and maintains a monitoring & evaluation system; and acts as technical advisor to USAID and local civil society grantees across Indonesia.

Victoria Anderson

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Named/Endowed: Naohiro Tsuchiya Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Hope Island, QLD, Australia
Sponsor District: 9640
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English, Hindi, Urdu
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Melbourne
Country: Australia
Summary: Tori founded Children United, an NGO that partners with grassroots organisations to fight for the elimination of sexual exploitation of children. She is also co-authoring a new book called 'The Power of One'. It will feature short stories of remarkable and inspiring women across the world who are making a positive impact in their own community.

Dibya Jyoti Borkotoki

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Jorhat, Assam, India
Sponsor District: 3240
Citizenship: India
Languages: Assamese, English, Hindi
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Jorhat
Country: India
Summary: He is a cadre officer of the Assam Civil Service for the Government of Assam in India.

Swapnaneel Deka

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Guwahati South, India
Sponsor District: 3240
Citizenship: India
Languages: Assamese, English, Hindi, Bengali
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Guwahati
Country: India
Summary: He is a police officer with the Government Services Group in Guwahati, Assam, India.

Justin DeLeon

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Sanford, FL, USA
Sponsor District: 6980
Citizenship: USA/Philippines
Languages: English, Tagalog-Filipino
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Philadelphia
Country: USA
Summary: Justin is a PhD candidate in political science and global governance at the University of Delaware. His study focus is the intersection of development and ethnic conflict, with a particular interests in the treatment of women and children.

Gail Ervin

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Named/Endowed: Naohiro Tsuchiya Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Orangevale, CA, USA
Sponsor District: 5180
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Orangevale
Country: USA
Summary: She is the principal and CEO at the Ervin Consulting Group in Orangevale, CA. They provide environmental planning and assessment and other similar services. She is also completing her doctorate in human science with a focus in international peace and conflict resolution at Saybrook University.

Özge Aksu Grund

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Izmir-Gundogdu, Turkey
Sponsor District: 2440
Citizenship: Turkey
Languages: Turkish, English
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Munich
Country: Germany
Summary: She is registered with the Munich Bar Association as a foreign legal consultant and is currently working on structuring a business which covers legal consultancy, dispute prevention, and alternative dispute resolution services. She is also a doctoral student at Regensburg University. Her dissertation topic is "Mediation - German and Turkish Law".

Om Prakash Gupta

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bombay West, India
Sponsor District: 3140
Citizenship: India
Languages: Hindi, English?
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Mumbai
Country: India
Summary: He is the general manager of BES&T Undertaking, a company that distributes electricity and provides bus transportation in Mumbai.

Siriphon Kusonsinwut

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Bangkok Suwanabhum, Thailand
Sponsor District: 3350
Citizenship: Thailand
Languages: Thai, English
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Bangkok
Country: Thailand
Summary: Working as the legal consultant to the Thai Police Force Headquarters.

Federico Luma

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Turdera, Argentina
Sponsor District: 4915
Citizenship: Argentina
Languages: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Buenos Aires
Country: Argentina
Summary: He is the coordinator of communication for the Ministry of Security in Argentina.

Jolanta Maslikowska

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Wroclaw, Poland
Sponsor District: 2230
Citizenship: Poland
Languages: Polish, English, Russian
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Wrockaw
Country: Poland
Summary: She is a court mediator in Poland.

Suhail Latif Memon

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Karachi Clifton, Pakistan
Sponsor District: 3270
Citizenship: Pakistan
Languages: Sindhi, English, Urdu, Punjabi, Seraiki
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Rohri/Islamabad
Country: Pakistan
Summary: He is the executive producer for the Radio Media Project. This humanitarian-based reporting project, run by Center for Research and Security Studies and Internews Pakistan, develops radio stories that focus on victims affected by the flood in Sindh Province, Pakistan. He also continues to work as a freelance journalist with several international news organizations.

Emily Meyerson

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Petoskey, MI, USA
Sponsor District: 6290
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English,
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Petoskey
Country: USA
Summary: She is a community planner for Meyerson Consulting, based in Petoskey, Michigan.

Marieke Nieuwendijk

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Breda West, Netherlands
Sponsor District: 1610
Citizenship: Netherlands
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Haarlem
Country: Netherlands
Summary: She is a program officer for Simavi in the Netherlands, a public health and water and sanitation organization. She will be working on projects in Malawi.

Hanna Shelest

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Odessa, Ukraine
Sponsor District: 2230
Citizenship: Ukraine
Languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English, Arabic, French
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Odessa
Country: Ukraine
Summary: She is a senior researcher at the National Institute for Strategic Studies in Odessa, Ukraine.

James Staples

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Barnet, UK
Sponsor District: 1130
Citizenship: UK
Languages: English, French, German
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Singapore
Country: Singapore
Summary: James is a disaster response manager and humanitarian advisor for World Vision in Singapore.

Francis Suleiman

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Sponsor District: 9800
Citizenship: Nigeria
Languages: English, French, Gola, Tagalog
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
Country: Liberia

Susan Thompson

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Whitehorse, YT, Canada
Sponsor District: 5010
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, Spanish, Kiswahili
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Whitehorse
Country: Canada
Summary: Susan is a senior aquatic biologist with a consulting firm in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. She is also coordinating two large community fisheries projects with Yukon First Nations. In addition, Susan is studying international community development at Mount Royal University, Canada, with a focus in capacity building, community based training, and social justice.

Leda Tyrrel

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Canberra South, ACT, Australia
Sponsor District: 9710
Citizenship: Australia
Languages: English,
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
Country: Ethiopia
Summary: Leda works for the UNHCR in Ethiopia. She supports the Somalian refugee population, working on issues of refugee protection and in particular women's protection and sexual and gender based violence.

Darren Wallach

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Portland, ME, USA
Sponsor District: 7780
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, Nepali, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Biddeford
Country: USA
Summary: He is a secondary school teacher in Biddeford, ME, USA.

Tazeen Zehra

Rotary Center: Chulalongkorn University
Class: January 2010
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Capitol Hill, DC, USA
Sponsor District: 7620
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Urdu
Applied Field Experience: Applied Field Experience is not part of the Rotary Peace Centers certificate program.
City: Washington, DC
Country: USA
Summary: She is a program analyst for the Office of Refugee Resettlement in Washington, DC. She helps refugees settle in various states around the USA.