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Rotary Peace Centers students


2002-04 - University of Bradford



Monica Alfred

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Colombo Mid Town, Sri Lanka
Sponsor District: 3220
Citizenship: Sri Lanka
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, and English
City: Colombo
Country: Sri Lanka
Summary: She is a faculty member of Action Asia's Applied Conflict Transformation two years Masters course, conducted in alliance with Pannasastra University, Cambodia.



Helga-Bára Bragadottir

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Akranes, Iceland
Sponsor District: 1360
Citizenship: Iceland
Languages: English, Icelandic, German, Danish, and Spanish
Applied Field Experience: University of Bradford Peace Studies Department, Sri Lanka
City: Amboise
Country: France
Summary: She is studying French while living in Amboise, France.



Amy Erickson

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Milwaukee, WI, USA
Sponsor District: 6270
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, French, KiCongo, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: University of Bradford Peace Studies Department, Sri Lanka
City: Washington, DC
Country: USA
Summary: Amy is an Africa country program manager for World Vision, based in Washington DC. She works with several countries in Africa.



Amritha Fernandes-Bakshi

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Named/Endowed: Sakuji Tanaka Endowed Rotary Peace Fellowship
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of St. Albert, AB, Canada
Sponsor District: 5370
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, French
Applied Field Experience: University of Bradford, Africa Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Sierra Leone
City: Richmond
Country: Canada
Summary: She is an independent music professional in the Vancouver, Canada area.



Ximena Alejandra Valente Hervier

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Villa Gobernador Galvez, Argentina
Sponsor District: 4940
Citizenship: Argentina
Languages: Spanish, English, German, French, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Arabic
Applied Field Experience: University of Bradford Peace Studies Department, Sri Lanka
Country: Spain
Summary: She is a consultant on conflict resolution issues in Spain. She works as a professor at the Public Governance Master and also does consultancy work and training in negotiation and conflict resolution for various companies.



Krishna Jhugroo

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Vacoas, Mauritius
Sponsor District: 9220
Citizenship: Mauritius
Languages: Creole, English, French, Hindi
Applied Field Experience: Center for Conflict Resolution, South Africa
City: Vacoas
Country: Mauritius
Summary: He is the assistant commissioner of police with the Mauritius Police Force. He focuses on a police budgets and project monitoring including procurement of support items like ships and helicopters.



Toshiaki Komatsuzaki

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Tokyo Keihin, Japan
Sponsor District: 2750
Citizenship: Japan
Languages: Japanese, English
Applied Field Experience: Pursued independent research towards degree.
Country: Japan
Summary: He teaches a class on international politics at the University of the Air in Chiba, Japan and will begin to teach a peace studies course at Seigakuin University in Saitama, Japan.



Martha McManus

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Calgary Centennial, AB, Canada
Sponsor District: 5360
Citizenship: Canada
Languages: English, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: University of Bradford Peace Studies Department, Sri Lanka
City: Baghdad
Country: Iraq
Summary: She is working on a Justice for Children program in Iraq with funding from UNICEF. The project focuses on prevention, protection, reintegration and restorative justice in at risk areas in Baghdad and Basrah.



Amy Meier

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of St. Paul, MN, USA
Sponsor District: 5960
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish, Setswana
Applied Field Experience: University of Bradford, Africa Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Sierra Leone
City: Tonopah
Country: USA
Summary: She works for the University of Nevada-Reno as an extension educator for Northern Nye and Esmeralda Counties. Amy's job priorities are community development and children, youth, and families, specifically, addressing critical needs in leadership development, parenting skills, youth at risk, conflict resolution, employability/job skills, and to a lesser degree issues related to horticulture and natural resources. She lives in Tonopah, NV, USA.



Wendi Pillars

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Siler City, NC, USA
Sponsor District: 7690
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Czech, Russian, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Carpatho-Rusyn Society, Poland & Slovakia
City: Siler City
Country: USA
Summary: Wendi teaches and advocates for English Language Learners in Chatham County Schools in North Carolina, USA. She is the lead English as a Second Language teacher and is also the grant writer and liaison for the county. Her teaching extends into staff development on best practices for working with English Language Learners in her own school as well as others in the county.



Jeffrey Whitfield

Rotary Center: University of Bradford
Class: 2002-04
Sponsor Rotary Club: Rotary Club of Chandler, AZ, USA
Sponsor District: 5510
Citizenship: USA
Languages: English, Spanish
Applied Field Experience: Pursued independent research towards degree.
City: Dallas
Country: USA
Summary: He is an attorney with the firm Kelly Hart & Hallman in Fort Worth, Texas, working in civil litigation.