Elliott School of International Affairs Alumni

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TUESDAY JAN. 11, 7pm ET: What are the impacts of CSR? (Online)
Join us to hear from 2 Elliott alumni, Skyler Badenoch, MA '06, CEO of Hope for Haiti, and James Ian Carter, MA '05, Director of Organizational Change Management and Communications at Discount Tire, as they discuss Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the impact on both the customer and employee experiences.
RSVP: https://connect.gwu.edu/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=118142

Check out our latest alumni profile of Nick Iovacchini, ESIA MA '02, CEO and co-founder of KettleSpace.
https://www.alumni.gwu.edu/alumnus-has-been-pioneering-hybrid-work-models-years

THURS. 10/14 & FRI. 10/15 -- Elliott women are invited to join us for two virtual networking sessions to learn more about the International Women of Elliott and meet fellow alumnae. RSVP 👇
go.gwu.edu/IWEnetworking

We're excited to welcome alumnus Martin Burt next week. We hope you can join us!

Hear from Monumental Alumnus Martin Burt, MA ’83, as he discusses poverty and the questions we should be asking from his book, “Who Owns Poverty?” on October 1.

Register ➡ go.gwu.edu/whoownspoverty

Congratulations to Elliott alumnus Manny Gonzalez (left)! He was recently awarded the Insignia of the National Order of the Southern Cross (Cruzeiro do Sul), the highest Brazilian honor awarded to foreign citizens, by the Consul General of Brazil in Miami (right). https://www.gov.br/mre/en/subjects/protocol/national_southern_cross

We're of our alumnus Mohamed Sidibay, BA '15, and all he has accomplished! What an amazing story!

How Mohamed Sidibay went from child soldier to Covington associate Sometimes Mohamed Sidibay wonders if the last 15 years have been a dream, if he might wake up on someone’s porch in the slums of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, where as a homeless former child soldier he would surreptitiously sleep at night.

Don't miss the chance to hear from Elliott alumna Danya Sherman, founder and creator of KnoNap...Thurs. June 3 @ 4pm ET.

GW InfluenceHer with KnoNap Inventor and Forbes Magazine 30 Under 30's Danya Sherman, ESIA BA '19 06-03-2021 - The George Washington University GW is committed to digital accessibility. If you experience a barrier that affects your ability to access content on this page, let us know via the Accessibility Feedback Form.

This past January, Raj Parekh, ESIA BA ’03, broke a barrier more than two centuries old when he was appointed Acting U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, becoming the first person of color in the district’s 232-year history to serve as its chief federal prosecutor. Read more about Raj's career journey and time at GW in this new alumni profile. 👇
https://www.alumni.gwu.edu/alumnus-raj-parekh-makes-history-us-attorney-eastern-district-virginia

Join us again this June for the Sunset Run for Refugees virtual 5k. 🏃‍♀️🏃🚶‍♀️🚶If you register by TOMORROW, you'll receive your race t-shirt in time for the event week -- June 14-20, 2021! Thanks to alumna Irina Karmanova for organizing a team: https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/62993/Groups/928483

Stay tuned for more info on virtual panels, performances, screenings and the like in the weeks leading to .

2021 Sunset Run for Refugees Virtual 5k The 2021 Sunset Run for Refugees Virtual 5k is on Monday June 14, 2021 to Sunday June 20, 2021.

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GW Bicentennial: Celebrate The Class of 2021 As we celebrate GW’s bicentennial, we would like to include short messages from our community in our celebration activities. https://www.tribute.co/gwu/

We're of alumna Amb. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley and her exciting new appointment as the U.S. Department of State's first chief diversity and inclusion officer! Read more in this great CNN article, featuring comments from Amb. Abercrombie-Winstanley and fellow alumna Jenna Ben-Yehuda.

Blinken names chief diversity officer to lead change on a 'problem as old as the department itself' Secretary of State Antony Blinken named retired ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley as the department's first chief diversity and inclusion officer Monday, a step that current and former diplomats said reflects Blinken's seriousness about improving diversity at America's oldest Cabinet agency.

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of our alumna Senator Tammy Duckworth...Join us on April 15 to hear from her and these amazing GW alumnae!

Join us on Thursday, April 15 for a discussion with GW alumnae who are at the forefront of addressing the needs of our nation. Hear how their GW experiences influenced their work and what GW can do to prepare the next generation of citizen leaders.

Register ➡️ go.gwu.edu/gwaapublicservice

We're excited to be hosting alumna Brooke Pearson on Monday...hope you can join us!

Meeting the Moment: Google's Brooke Pearson, ESIA MIPP '16 03-08-2021 - The George Washington University GW is monitoring the COVID-19 situation in relation to our alumni and donor events. The university, the GW Alumni Association, and the Office of Alumni Relations, continue to evaluate and proactively communicate about event status on a case-by-case basis. Please continue to monitor the alumni events...

Check out this edition of American Ambassadors Live! podcast, featuring Elliott alumnus Tom McDonald, former U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe, on Chinese and Russian influence in Africa.

Tom McDonald: Chinese and Russian Influence in Africa subscribe on: iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Former U.S Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Tom McDonald, joined American Ambassadors Live! Podcast host, Ambassador Philip Hughes, to explore the influence of Chinese and Russian activities in Africa. Ambassador Tom McDonald is a partner in the Vorys, Sat...

Change In Washington isn't just happening at the White House, this week, but at the Elliott School as well!

We’re delighted to announce that Dr. Alyssa Ayres has been selected to lead the Elliott School of International Affairs as its new dean, effective February 1, 2021.

https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/gw-names-new-dean-elliott-school-international-affairs

GW Names New Dean for Elliott School of International Affairs Alyssa Ayres, senior fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations, is a respected foreign policy practitioner, author and researcher who has worked across multiple sectors.

Congrats to Elliott alumna Bethany McGann, MA '19, on her appointment to the Black Women in International Affairs Senior Advisory Council!

BWINTAF Senior Advisory Council Announcement Join us in welcoming Bethany McGann to the Black Women in International Affairs Senior Advisory Council!