Alumni News
| From the Civic Education Project Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 1, Winter 1994/95 |
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Jon Becker
(Ukraine, '92-93) Having coordinated the Book and Journal
Donation Report (sponsored by the Mellon Foundation) during the
1993-94 year, Jon is now CEP European Director in the Prague
office. Drawing upon his considerable experience in the region,
he oversees the work of the country directors and is involved in
fundraising and public relations.
Elaine Chang
(Hungary '92-93) Elaine is currently Assistant Dean of the
Graduate School of Public Admistration at the University of
Washington.
Frank Dalton
(Lithuania, '92-94) After successfully introducing changes into
the social science curriculum at Vytautus Magnus University in
Kaunas, Frank took the courageous step to be the sole CEP'er in
Albania. Despite the absence of email, his reports from Tirana
are encouraging.
James Garry
(Latvia '92-94) James has been the assistant to the Director of
Eurofaculty at the University of Latvia. His responsibilities
include setting up new positions for West European lecturers in
economics, law, and public adminstration. James was also awarded
an IREX grant to study the economic transition in Latvia.
Irving Gershenberg
(Bulgaria '92-93) Now a professor of Economics at the University
of Massachusetts, Irving recently received a grant from the
International Center for Economic Growth for a study of the
managerial capacity of newly privatized industrial firms in
Poland and Lithuania. He expects to return to the region over the
summer to collect data and conduct interviews.
Rudy Guyon
(Romania, '92-93) Pursuing his life-long interest in Japan, Rudy
and his Japanese companion have moved to Tokyo where he teaches
English.
Phillip Henderson
(Romania, '92-94) Fresh from his experience as a lecturer and
country director in Romania, Phil is currently Deputy European
Director at CEP Prague. The countries under his purview include
Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech
Republic. At present he is coordinating the upcoming annual CEP
student conference.
Austin Kelly
(Bulgaria '92-93) Austin is presently a senior economist for the
U.S. General Accounting Office, Resources, Community, and
Economic Development Division. Following up on his interest in
the region, he recently participated in a Financial Management
Association panel discussion on teaching topics on finance in
Eastern Europe. Interestingly enough, Austin's colleague at the
Economics University of Varna was elected to the new Bulgarian
Parliament in December.
Ron Kim
(Latvia, '92-94) Another CEP Lecturer to make the transition from
lecturer to CEP staff member, Ron is currently a program officer
in the New Haven office. Among his responsibilites are relations
with affliated organizations and coordination of grant
activities.
Janet Livingstone
(Czech Republic, '91-94) A CEP veteran since the organization's
inception, Janet now works in the Washington office where she
uses her experience as both a lecturer and country director to
assist CEP Executive Director Kerry McNamara. Her husband, Jan,
is a member of the Slovak embassy staff.
Troy McGrath
(Czech Republic, '91-93; Albania '93-94) Troy, another true CEP
veteran, is a lecturer in European Studies at the Central
European University in Prague.
Maeve McMahon
(Lithuania, '93-94) Maeve is an assistant professor at Carleton
University's Department of Law in Ottawa (Canada). Building on
her work in the Baltics, she has published articles on crime,
justice, and human rights. Maeve still keeps in contact with her
Lithuanian colleagues, including one from the National Police
Academy whom she assisted in writing a successful grant
application for a month-long study visit to Canada.
Cliff Poirot
(Romania, '93-94) Cliff is teaching economics at the American
University in Bulgaria.
Jean Tesche
(Hungary '92-93) On leave from Emory University's economics
department, Jean is working for KPMG Peat Marwick's Policy
Economics Group in Moscow (the Barents Group). Jean is currently
in the Ministry of Finance working on tax revenue estimating
models.
Claudia Saladin
(Latvia '93-94) Having deferred the position for one year to
teach with CEP, Claudia is now an associate at the Center for
International Environmental Law in Washington, D.C. Her latest
project is a study on environmental issues in Bulgaria.
Michael Sassarini
(Estonia '92-93; Latvia '93-94) Michael is now in Brno, Czech
Republic assisting Michael Hobbs (Czech Republic, '92-94) in
setting up an investment firm active in the Czech Republic's
young stock market. Jennifer Steele, Michael's fiance who started
up the first English-language bookstore in Latvia, has
accompanied him to Brno.