Executive Education

STUDENT NEWSLETTER

Summer 2017

Maxwell Convocation Honors GraduatesGraduate students and faculty are honored during a ceremony at Hendricks Chapel

Graduates, families and friends were on hand May 12, 2017 for the Maxwell School Graduate Convocation at Hendricks Chapel. In his welcoming remarks, Dean David Van Slyke reflected how Maxwell exemplifies the values of the Athenian Oath, serving as a reminder that in public service, regardless of sector or line of work, the diversity of perspective, willingness to listen and develop dialogue is crucial. Aygul Mammetnazarova of Turkmenistan and an EMPA graduate, was selected as student speaker. Her remarks in full are provided in this newsletter.

You can view Convocation in its entirety, in addition to still images (search on Maxwell Convocation 2017) capturing the many moments of celebration. Images are also here on Flickr.

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Volume VI, Issue 2

1 May 2017 Convocation

2 Margaret’s Update

3 Aygul Mammetnazarova Address

5 Convocation Pictures

6 Capstone Presentations

7 Alumni Office Update

8 Peer to Peer

9 Reflection of Maxwell

11 Lunar New Year/ BBQ

12 Alumni Profiles

Farewells & New BeginningsIt’s a season of bittersweet goodbyes and fond memories

In mid-May we said congrat-ulations and farewell to our magnificent graduates at the Maxwell Convocation ceremony. We recently said welcome to the latest cohort of Defense Comptrollership Program (DCP) students and are anticipating the arrival of new students in late August for the start of the fall semes-

ter. It’s a predictable cycle yet always exciting, as we engage with students (and alums) from around the globe, who bring valuable perspectives to the School and classroom.

EMPA student Aygul Mammetnazarova was selected to provide the student Convocation speech- the text and some photos from Convocation are included in this newsletter.

Here in Executive Education, we are currently enrolling our first Executive MPA@Syracuse cohort. Professor Tina Nabatchi will lead the first course option. This degree joins other 2U offerings at Syracuse including Newhouse, Whit-

man, School of Information Studies (iSchool), College of Law and Engineering and Computer Science.

Public Administration and International Affairs welcomes four new faculty members, who will add to the impressive depth and breadth of the department beginning this fall semester.

We maintain wonderful and diverse sponsors and partners, which enable many midcareer students to become part of the Maxwell family. Our partnership with IREX, which spon-sored students from Cuba to attain an EMPA at Maxwell, has expanded to include a Certificate of Advanced Study. Additionally, we welcome back with gratitude civil servants from the Indian Administrative Service after a brief hiatus.

We are redoubling our recruitment focus and look to you, our alums, for opportunities of which you are aware. You can contact me any time at melane02@maxwell.syr.edu with ideas, suggestions or for more details on how you can help add to the Maxwell and Executive Education alumni family.

Finally, I have a passing to note: while you might not have personally known Prof. Ralph Ketcham, he embodied the spirit of Maxwell for six decades. Sadly, he passed away in April at the age of 89. You can read a remembrance here.

Colleen Heflin, Professor, Public Administration & International Affairs Ph.D., University of Michigan, 2002 Social policy, food and nutrition policy, social demography

Masood Hyder, Professor of Practice, Public Admin-istration & International AffairsMSc, University of Wales, 1976Humanitarian action, United Nations organization, food security

Saba Saddiki, Assistant Professor, Public Adminis-tration and International AffairsPh.D., University of Colorado Denver, 2011Policy design, implementation, and compliance; collaborative governance; institutional analysis; sus-tainability technology and behavior; environmental policy; food policy

Matthew Young, Assistant Professor, Public Admin-istration and International AffairsPh.D., University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, 2017 Public management; public sector innovation and technology; governance; civic engagement; social justice

Welcome!

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Reflections of a GraduateEMPA graduate Aygul Mammetnazarova from Turkmenistan was selected to be the student speaker at the Maxwell Graduate Convocation in May. The following is the text of her speech.

Good morning Dean Van Slyke, Associate Deans London and Faulkner, faculty, friends, family, and graduates of 2017!Today’s event is a symbolic mark of conclusion of an important stage in our lives, recognition of forthcoming changes, farewells and quests, and reflection on what we have achieved during this period.

Graduation is frightening and exciting at the same time. While we were studying, failures and success were defined by assignments and ability to read, write, think and under-stand fast and efficiently. Following certain academic rules and requirements we could take control over the progress. Although, studying was stressful, it was set and scheduled for us, we had a clear plan for the whole period.

Now we come back to an unpredictable life full of various circumstances that are out of our control. Everything is murky. We have to set our own deadlines, lessons to learn, and responsibilities. There is no more syllabus to follow.

I entered the Maxwell School with hopes that all my doubts and ambivalence would be magically solved. I thought that a Master’s Degree would give me everything that I lacked professionally and personally. I definitely gained the incomparable experience and knowledge and many puzzles were built into clear pictures for me. Howev-er, I have more doubts about my future than I had before. As Russian poet Alexander Griboyedov called it “Woe from Wit”, meaning that the more we know the more we doubt. From conversations with my fellow students, I real-ized that I’m not the only one who is unsure and concerned about the future. We are all in the same boat. And as the student speaker, I want to share with you how I managed my challenges of life and what is my pillar of confidence.

My journey to the Maxwell School was winding and it took me a while to get here.

My family was oppressed by the government in the early 2000s. My mom and other adults were taken away for many years. I was lost at 17 not knowing what to do next and being responsible for my 2-year old brother. My life then was flipped upside down and all my plans were tram-pled.

At that gloomy time, my life could have taken any path leading to a disadvantaged existence. However, by very

fortunate coincidence I turned at the right place and met my future mentor who modified my fear and confusion into action. I became a human rights advocate.

The encouragement of just one person radically shifted my direction of life and built a solid base for my entire career. That’s how my journey to Maxwell began and that’s when I learned the lesson about the importance of support. This lesson became my underlying philosophy of growth and development. Behind every turning point there were always people without whom I wouldn’t have succeeded.

What we think about ourselves and our abilities is not always true. I would have never stayed here if my husband did not believe in my capabilities and saw in me more than I could. His constant pushing forward and encouragement helped me to become a Fulbright scholar and get here. And today, he crossed 7,000 miles over the ocean to 3

witness how his support and belief created a new person who is happily sweating under her gown. But my supporters group did not only consist of my family. I was lucky to meet my wonderful roommates. They saw me being crushed by the frustration and stress that was part of adapting to the schoolwork and absolutely new culture, environment, and food – by the way, food is extremely important, believe me. I would never have sur-vived without their amazing patience and understanding.

My classmates and group-mates who sometimes intim-idated me with their intellect, experience, and professional-ism were also one of the sourc-es of nurture and motivation. I remember sitting in the corner of the room during the first day of orientation staring at the people with fear and confu-sion. Whenever somebody talked to me I replied to them incoherently and nervously smiling. I think it was more showing my teeth than smiling.

My classmates helped me feel more confident and also figure out all those supply and demand curves that chased me in nightmares. They never made me feel that being a non-native speaker struggling with the accent and comprehension made me less capable to cope with the coursework.

Coming from so many different countries they also taught me how to make sushi, Indian dance moves, what child education in Tajikistan is like, how to eradicate corruption in

Peru, and the situation in Cuba. They shared with me happy moments of post-exam parties and stressful finals week that added dozens of gray hairs and a couple of wrinkles. I’m sure that many of us can recall enrichment of Maxwell’s diversity.

I can’t overemphasize enough the sincere support of the professors and Maxwell staff. During the office hours, they went beyond their profes-sional obligations and spent their time discussing with me the challenges and

ambiguities of seeking the prospects. The words of Professor McPeak keep popping up in my mind: “Explore the life. Don’t be afraid”.

Today I’m happy to say that my army of supporters has expanded and I’m much stronger, more professional, and self-confident than when I first came here. We all have changed through the course of study, and we’ll keep changing, because of ourselves and the people who surround us.

We don’t achieve success alone, we need our team, supporters, and peers to get us where we want to be. It’s like rowing a boat – it’s possible to do it alone, but much easier and

faster in collaboration with others. Maybe that’s why so many courses at Maxwell involve group work. It’s not only about dividing responsibilities, but also about trust, openness, and opportunity to be vulnerable and ask for help.

Maxwell united us, as Professor Nabatchi called us - “citizens of the Maxwell School” and made us lasting allies.

Probably, we always will doubt our potential and abilities in the future, and it’s impossible to predict success or failure. But I keep remembering the words of my friends that I’m not what I think about myself, I’m better, and I’m worthy to be a citizen of the Maxwell society. This just makes me feel responsible for my future as a part of my alma mater and to

represent it well.

We – graduates of 2017 by our actions create the reputation, and soil for the next generation of Maxwel-lians and this realization is inspiring. I’m not only an individual anymore, I’m also a Maxwell citizen who is responsible to be successful not only for my family, but also for my “Max-well-country”.

Thank you all very much for the incredible experience to be a part of the amazing Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.

“WE DON’T ACHIEVE SUCCESS ALONE, WE NEED OUR TEAM, SUPPORTERS, AND PEERS TO GET US WHERE WE WANT TO

BE .”

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Convocation Pictures

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EMPA graduate Mustafa Yavuzdemir’s paper, Assessment of Turkey’s Nuclear Energy Policy has been accepted for the 15th IAEE (International Association for Energy Economics) European Con-ference 2017 “Heading Towards Sustain-able Energy Systems: Evolution or Revo-lution,” to be held in September in Vienna, Austria. Mustafa researched and wrote this paper as part of Prof. Yilin Hou’s PAI 996, Master’s Project. It’s the second year in a row that a Capstone paper was accepted or presented at a conference. Congratulations Mustafa!

The Impact of Labor Migration on Secondary Education in Tajikistan Tolga Hayali, Aygul Mammetnazarova, Mavzuna Yaminova

New York State’s Transition to Value-Based PaymentsAmy Eells and David Harris

Subnational Borrowing Framework and Insolvency Mechanisms in IndiaKirankumar Tati

Physician Shortage in the USAFederico Fernandez Nievas

Intergovernmental Relations After Unification of KoreaPark Yeojin

Japanese Trade Policy After the Debacle of TPPYo Mishima

Bringing Education to Developing and Post-Conflict EnvironmentsMireille Koukjian, John Williams

Construction of Police R&D Operating System in KoreaMyeonghun Gwak

Smart Cities: Service Delivery and the Pathway for Sustainable Development in PeruAdriana Arciniega-Munoz

Assessment of Turkey’s Nuclear Energy PolicyMustafa Yavuzdemir

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In the past several years we have made several major adjustments to the EMPA Capstone. A gist of which includes the following: First is to make it more student based. Students can choose their own model, 2-4 person groups or in some cases, individual papers. Second, the topic is not assigned by the advising faculty; rather it is selected by students, in their own interest and background. Third and most important, this capstone is designed as a ‘stepping-stone’ towards the next stage of each student’s career, as a culmination of their prior experience, courses taken at Maxwell, and their career plan for the next five-year or so window. For this purpose, each project is required to contain a section on how to implement the project in the context of the student’s country, agency, or other envi-ronment. In this fashion, it is not a regular course on any particular topic or in any discipline area; rather it is a custom tailored project like independent study to produce a research product. The student’s role is an independent research-er; the professor is a mentor and advisor. We are envisioning a further move, to move the project to a period in the year when the students are not taking multiple courses to satisfy the program requirement, so that they can focus on the capstone project. Further details will be finalized this summer by the EMPA committee.

-Professor Yilin Hou

Capstone PresentationsSpring 2017 Capstone Projects Offer an Array of Policy Frameworks

The culmination course for Executive Education Masters students is PAI 996, the Master’s Project/Capstone. Pro-fessor Yilin Hou leads the course, which provides an opportunity for students to offer analysis and implementation guidelines to a defined public sector issue. Students pull knowledge gained from all their courses, especially the core courses, Managerial Leadership and Policy Analysis.

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Greetings from the Maxwell Alumni Office!

Maxwell’s Alumni Office: Staying Connected

My first few months back at the Maxwell School have been rich with connecting with alumni online and in person. It has not taken long to encounter examples of the Maxwell alumni network in action, ready to give back to the School, fellow alumni, or students by sharing job opportunities, advising students as they start their careers, and helping fellow alums as they navigate their career paths.

This winter, Bob Duffy ’98 MA PA, President and CEO of the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and former Lieu-tenant Governor of New York State, visited with MPA students affiliated with Maxwell’s student chapter of the International City/County Management Association (ICMA). While on campus, Bob provided insights from his career in public service and answered questions from the group of students interested in pursuing careers in municipal government.

And this spring, Jaime Saunders ’05 MA PA was honored by the Syracuse University Alumni Club of Rochester with the group’s annual Alumni Award of Distinction. While accepting

her award, the CEO of Rochester-based Wil-low Domestic Violence Center spoke of her career serving the non-profit sector and the importance of giving back to the communities in which we all live and work, sharing the Athenian Oath in her remarks.

Bob and Jaime are just two of Maxwell’s 1,800 Maxwell Executive Education alumni. While their individual actions may seem small, they demonstrate the strength of the Maxwell network through connections between and shared experiences among alumni and students. Each of you has your own story of giving back to those at Maxwell who have come before, studied alongside, or came after you. I welcome you to share your experience by reaching out to me at jwmurr01@syr.edu or completing Maxwell’s alumni update form.

Jessica MurrayDirector of Alumni RelationsMaxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairsjwmurr01@syr.edu315.443.2660linkedin.com/in/jessicawmurray

Jaime Saunders, ’05 MA PA (right) celebrates her Alumni Award of Distinction from the Syracuse

University Alumni Club of Rochester. She’s pictured with Syracuse University alumni Amber Lingenfelter

and Daniel Aman.

Bob Duffy, ’98 MA PA (center), catches up with Director of Development Norman Shannon (left) and

Catherine Gerard, Associate Director of Executive Education and Director of PARCC, during a recent visit

to Maxwell.

Peer to Peer Continues Timely Topics for DiscussionSpring semester’s Peer to Peer speaker series offerings once again showcased the diverse expe-rience of Executive Education students, fellows and scholars. Many are available via Maxwell’s playlist on YouTube.

Attracting Global Talents- The Chinese Talent Attraction PolicyLifeng Guo (China), Visiting Scholar

Peru a Country of Opportunities: the Modernization Process and Its Way to DevelopmentAdriana Arciniega- Munoz (Peru), Executive Master in Public Adminis-tration candidate

Leadership Development in Schools: Fixing a Flat Tire or Re-invent-ing the Wheel?Ahmed Hachelaf (Algeria), CAS Leadership in International and Non-govermental Organizations

Islam, Extremism and ViolenceShahzeb Khan (Pakistan), Humphrey Fellow

The Energy Challenge in Africa: Driving DevelopmentGiana Mathey- Apposan (Togo), Humphrey Fellow

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The Best MarkDashel Hernandez, Cuba

Being an enthusiast of the classical Greek civiliza-tion, I was pleasantly surprised when I first arrived here and discovered a condensed version of the Ephebic Oath at the Maxwell Foyer. More than two thousand years later, the pledge that every Athenian boy swore in the temple of Aglaurus to become citizen, is at the very heart of the Maxwell Temple. My amazement, however, goes beyond my cultural or linguistic fascination. It is rooted on the timeliness and validity of these words; words that expressively describe the fundamentals of public service and provide a higher meaning to citizenship. This meaning is intimately connected with the role of citizens within democracy.

The entire democratic temple is in risk of collapse without the cornerstone of social consciousness and responsibility. Social consciousness is the force that pushes us to strive —along and with many— for the ideals and sacred things of the city. Responsi-bility is the force that propels us to work together

for a future that we will not behold. They drive us to leave a mark in this world, a mark, different from personal ambitions, which is committed to the public good. This notion is at the very core of our essence as human beings. Our entire civilization

rests on the idea of transmitting something better to the future generations. Consciously or uncon-sciously, we are constantly seeking for this mark. A house that we build, a book that we write, a tree that we plant, a good cause, a successful enterprise, or a work of art, all of them could be our mark.As an artist, I know that art is a precious mark to leave in this world. Not a painting, a good film, or a sculpture per se, but the spiritual enhancement they produce on people. This is their ultimate purpose. Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky said once that to define the mission of art we needed first to de-fine the meaning of a person’s life on Earth: if human life tends to a perpetual spiritual enrichment, then art is a means to get there. Consequently, if art is a means to enhance others and ourselves spiritually, then art is a means to enhance society. Art is a good mark, but it is not the best. Art makes no sense if we are unable to transmit what we know to others. Art is purposeless without education. We need to escort others in their pursuit of knowledge and experiences. Education, as I conceive it, is the best mark we can leave in this world. It will last more than all houses, temples, canvases, books, sculptures and trees. If citizenship is the corner-stone of democracy, then education is the founda-tion of the building. This is a lesson I have learned during the course of almost twenty years of experience in the field of art

“IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE A MARK IN THIS WORLD,

PLEASE, START BY LEAVING A MARK ON THE PEOPLE THAT

SURROUND YOU ”

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Cuba, 2014: Dashel Hernandez (right) and two former students, John Cambra and Camila Ramirez, work on a project called “Genesis” at his studio

education, but it all started with a conversation. Back in 1998, I was about starting to teach art. Desperately looking for counsel, I went to see my friend, Father Felipe Navarrete, S.J. I was 21 years old and I was full of doubts about the usefulness of teaching. I wanted to do great things, and great things did not look at all to me as being surround-ed by kids all day. I wanted to fix the world, not a restless kid. Then, Father Felipe told me a story that I have never forgotten: Mom was traveling abroad and dad was in charge of his restless four-year-old girl. The little girl wanted his dad to take her to play in the park. This evening, however, dad had to finish an important appraisal for his boss. He needed a diversion for his daughter and he came out with a plan that would keep her busy for a while. He took a mag-azine with a map of the world on the front cover, tore the cover off, and took his little girl to a table in her room. Then he ripped the picture into little pieces, mixed them up, and gave his girl adhesive tape. Dad said to her: “When you put the puzzle back together then I will take you to the park.” He

went back to his studio thinking it will take several hours for the girl to finish. Ten minutes later, his little girl came joyfully running into the studio: “I did it, look Daddy!” He could not believe his eyes. “How did you finish so fast?” he said. The girl replied, “Dad, on the back of the cover page you gave me there was a picture of a person; so, I made the puzzle of the person first and then the world came together too. The meaning of this story is: if you want to fix the world, fix the people first.” My advice to all the citizens of Maxwell School: If you want to leave a mark in this world, please, start by leaving a mark on the people that sur-round you. This will be the best public service you can do, the most sacred think you could strive for your city and the greatest legacy you can leave in this world. Do your best to help grow responsible and conscious citizens of your homeland. Some-day, for sure, they will swear an oath that is writ-ten not in the Aglaurus temple or in the Maxwell Foyer but in the indelible page of their hearts.

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A testimony to the Maxwell experience: Gerald (Jerry) Fill ’74 MPA/Mid Career PA, continues to be appreciative of his time at Maxwell. He recently wrote:

During my year (1974) at Maxwell the following happened: I met and interacted with very interesting students and faculty, and was ex-posed to books and essays that expanded my thinking about public service issues. Stopping in mid-career to return to academic life was the best thing I could do to recharge my thinking and expose me to thoughtful writing on ethics, programs, administrative and policy areas. The (50th) anniversary proceedings attracted public service and academic

reps to the campus that led to my meeting with a U.S. OMB Senior Exec Service employee who offered me a position that I held for 10 years. Without my Maxwell presence it would not have happened. It was the most interesting and challenging job of my career as a public service employee. I worked for Ford, Carter, Reagan Administration appointees on a variety of programs, led interagency studies, etc. Later in my career after retiring, I was appointed to positions in the EPA, and the State Department. All of this would not have been possible without the encounter with an OMB executive in 1974 on the Syracuse campus.

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Celebrating The Seasons

A long-standing Executive Education tradition is our Lunar New Year Dinner with great food, conversation and people (not necessarily in that order)! It helped to while away a cold winter’s night. The end of classes in May signalled the Year End BBQ. Although the weather didn’t cooperate to be outside Maxwell, the backdrop of George Washington

and the Athenian Oath was a fitting substitute.

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Dr. Nilab Mobarez, surgeon and public administrator, has been appointed as Secretary General of Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) through electionpro-cess by ARCS Board of Directors in March 2017. She formerly served the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) as the National Spokesperson (2007-2015).

Dr. Mobarez has diverse professional experience in-cluding in the fields of medicine, humanitarian affairs, development, and communications witha specific focus on Afghanistan. She spent time as a refugee in France before returning to Afghanistan in

November 2001.After graduation from Malalai High School in Kabul, Dr. Mobarez earned her MD from Ka-bul Medical University in 1984. Later she was award-ed by Fulbright scholarship (2014) and earned her Masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 2016. She also earned certificates of advanced studies in Conflict Resolution and in Lead-ership of International and Nonprofit Organizations from the same university.

Dr. Mobarez spent over twenty years with patients as a surgeon and with Kabul Medical University as an associate professor. In an administrative role, she also served as the CEO of a French NGO to build a teach-ing hospital for pediatric surgery in Kabul. Dr. Mobarez is the founder and/or board member of multiple non-profit organizations. She was among three female can-didates for the first Afghan Presidential Elections in 2004 and member ofthe Loya Jirga in 2014.

Dr. Mobarez is co- author of three books (Femmes Afghanes and Expedition Paris-Kabul by Ed. Hoëbeke and Afghanistan, La Mémoire Retrouvée by Ed. Milles et Une Nuits). She also has written articles about medi-cal and Afghanistan issues. She is fluent in Dari, Pashto, French and English.

Exec Ed Graduate Heads Red Crescent in AfghanistanDr. Nilab Mobarez, EMPA ’16, manages headquarters, 34 provincial offices and 2,000 staff members

While on a trip to India, Nilab Mobarez (Afghanistan, pic-tured right) caught up with some of her Executive Education col-leagues from 2015-2016. Pictured from left, with their wives and Nilab, are Ritesh Kavida, Alok Tripathi and Sandeep Jain, all with the Indian Administrative Service. They reminisced about their year at Maxwell over a meal at the Civil Service Officers Institute. It’s wonderful to see Maxwell connections staying strong!

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Alum Taps His Maxwell Experience in Santiago Bruce Cudworth ‘11 EMPA/CAS (Conflict Resolution and Leadership/Inter & Non-Govern Org) ‘13 EMIR recently stopped by Executive Education to say hello to Margaret during a visit to the area from Chile. He provided this update

about his work in Santiago:

I’m currently working in Santiago, Chile doing project man-agement for a shelter for pregnant teenagers. The organi-zation is called “The Merciful Love Connection”. The most recent project I finished was upgrading the physical infra-structure. This involved vetting and hiring suppliers, writing the contracts, overseeing disbursements, balancing the books, and ensuring project delivery. That’s the best part, because in the world of aid, there’s something I’ll call “the finish-line syndrome”! Well-intended projects often fail, and conk out just before crossing the finish-line! Sadly, it’s all too common. One of my big takeaways from Maxwell is the importance fully delivering a project, and seeing it through to the very end.

The next project I’ll begin in July is a home-ownership initia-tive for the girls who are former residents of the shelter. I’ve already laid a lot of the groundwork. I reached out to girls

who had lived in the shelter over the years and the response was great! (see photo) The US-based donor I’m working for will give $1000 to every girl who meets the conditions of the Chilean Ministry of Housing (MINVU) to qualify for subsidizing housing. This is the tough part. Each girl has to show a history of formal employment with a written contract, and a pattern of saving in a state bank account over time. She also has to find the house or apartment she’d like to buy, and it has to meet certain criteria. For a young mother born into poverty and struggling to survive, it seems over-whelming. So I formed the “Club de Vencedoras”, (Club of Overcomers). We formed a WhatsApp group. A big part of my job will be nourishing each girls’ belief that it “can be done”. We’ll hold regular meetings to work with each girl to help her fulfill the criteria, and finally get that house.

This is a collaborative project between the Gov-ernment of Chile, and a Catholic Congregation that owns the property. The Congregation provides the property where the shelter is housed, and the Government runs the program and pays the salaries. They don’t always see eye to eye. To build goodwill with the church, I had the donor repair one of their mar-ble religious icons. Facilitating collaboration between two cumbersome, bureaucratic organizations is a challenge, but it can be done, and the results can be astounding! So the Collaborative Governance course I took with Tina Nabatchi has had impact on faraway Chile!

Mark Searight ‘07 EMPA, is a Program Director, U.S. Army Audit Agency, Medical Audits

Jennifer P. Hayes ‘96 MA (PA), is a member of Adirondack North Country Association Board of Directors. The announcement appeared in the Press Republican, Plattsburgh, NY.

Stela Leuca ’16 EMPA/CAS (leadership/inter and non-govern org) is a Program Officer/Technical Liaison, The International Foundation for Electoral Systems since Sep 2016 in Washington D.C.

Omar Janneh ‘05 EMPA, (conflict resolution) is a West African Monetary Institute based in Accra, Ghana as the Human Resources Manager.

Paulo C. Goulart De Miranda ‘00 MA (PA) reports he is Vice President AgTech & Communi-cations, FT Sistemas S.A. since January 2017 in São José dos Campos Area, Brazil, and a Parnter & Founder, of RBNP2 Consulting Ltd., since Septem-ber 2013, in São José dos Campos Area, Brazil.

Mac Tonsmeire ‘07 EMPA served at senior headquarters, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. As-signed to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg North Carolina and deployed to Afghanistan, with multiple assignments at Fort Bragg and a promo-tion to Colonel in 2014.

Bahruz Agayev, ‘11 EMPA/CAS (conflict resolu-tion), reports he is Head of B2B sales, in Azerbai-jan, since April 2016

Christine Tanchak, ‘01 MA (PA) received the Adult Day Health Care Council’s Christine M. Fitzpatrick Advocacy Award at the organization’s annual awards luncheon held at Saratoga Springs, NY in April. As part of the award presentation, a video was shown which profiled Christine’s dedi-cation to those at Loretto in Syracuse, where she serves as Program Director of Loretto’s Daybreak Adult Medical Day Program

Alumni Updates

Avni Bytyçi ‘14 EMPA, CAS LNGO was recently part of the delegation welcoming U.S. Senator John Mc-Cain to Kosovo, in ad-vance of the Senator’s address to Parliament. Avni is Deputy Chief of Staff to the Speaker of the Assembly.

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Ibadat-e-Aman 2017, a peace bridge of music initiative, started and hosted by Sandeep Silas ‘08 EMPA, was held in March in New Dehli, India. Sandeep recited some of his Hindi Urdu poetry and a Sufi fusion musician also performed during the evening, which has be-come an annual event.

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Daniel P. Kelley, ‘08 EMPA, is now Executive Director of Onondaga Community Living, Inc. in Syracuse NY.

Philip Redding Church, ‘05 MA (PA), is now Country Administrator for the County of Oswe-go, NY.

Mirjakhon Turdiev, ‘16 EMPA, is currently assisting the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations in New York.

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