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fernandes_r President Ron Fernandes holds a Master’s degree from the Institute of Rural Management, Anand, India and a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He has five years experience in development management in India and is a faculty member at the School of Public Service (SPS), DePaul University, Chicago. He directs the SPS-India  program in which graduate students participate in immersion programs at the Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR) to learn about sustainable development issues related to environmental management from a grassroots perspective.
choi_ethan Secretary Ethan Choi completed his Masters of Public Administration from DePaul University’s School of Public Service. His graduate research focused on evaluating America’s first participatory budgeting process. Prior to graduate school, he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Bulgaria where he managed various youth and organizational development projects. Ethan participated in the India study abroad in December of 2009.
ehrlich_david Treasurer David Ehrlich holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Wayne State University and a Master of Public Policyfrom Georgetown University. He worked as a senior analyst at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Dave has taught courses in India on policy design and analysis around sustainable development and environmental management issues for graduate students at the School of Public Service, DePaul university.
generic D. Garth Taylor holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. He served as President of the Metro Chicago Information Center (MCIC) a not-for-profit organization dedicated to research, data collection, and serving community information needs in areas of public policy concern in the six-countyChicago metropolitan area. Prior to leading MCIC, he was director of Research and Planning at the Chicago Urban League. He is currently on the board of Growing Home – an organization developing organic farming alternatives in the Chicago area.
generic Aleksandra (Aleks) Hulisz completed her B.A. in Social Ecology and B.A. in Women’s Studies from the University of California in Irvine where she also minored in Spanish.  During her college career she spent a year studying abroad at the University of Barcelona where she made fruitful connections, which lead to her move to Chicago to work as an Admissions Advisor for American InterContinental University’s Study Abroad Programs.  She also began her Master of Science in International Public Service and Management at DePaul University in January, which she will be completing this November, 2009.  During her studies at DePaul, Aleks ventured on another study abroad trip, this time to India where she learned about the incredible work and successful projects of WOTR.  While at AIU, Aleks was promoted twice to Senior Admissions Advisor and to her present role as Associate Director of Admissions.
generic Antoinette L. Gawin currently serves as Vice President Medication Delivery, U.S. Region for Baxter Healthcare Corporation.  Antoinette leads Business Operations which supports all commercial transactions for US Medication Delivery, including contracts, pricing, wholesaler and distributor management.  Antoinette joined Baxter Healthcare following a 20-year+ career with GE, where she held progressively responsible commercial, GM and operational leadership roles.  Antoinette is a graduate of the University of Michigan, with degrees in Economics and English, and is pursuing an MS in Health Law and Policy at DePaul University.  She is a member of the Business Advisory Council for Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, a non-profit business school.  She sponsors the Fleis Family Educational Fund, a non-profit that provides college scholarships and mentoring to rural high school graduates.  Antoinette is actively engaged in healthcare disparity research and prevention programs.
rowe_courtney Courtney Rowe is a graduate from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a Bachelors of Arts inInternational Affairs. She maintains her commitment to assisting diverse communities as a current Master of Science in Leadership and Policy Studies candidate at DePaul University in Chicago. While pursuing her M.S., Courtney supports DePaul University’s International Human Rights Law Institute as a Research Intern. In 2009, Courtney was one of thirty students in the Chicago area to complete a workshop in international humanitarian law (IHL) sponsored by the International Committee of the Red Cross. In the same year she joined fellow DePaul students and faculty in the study of watershed development and policy in India.
potthoff_stacy Stacy Potthoff holds a B.S. in Marketing from Arizona State and in currently pursuing a M.S. in International Public Service from DePaul.  She traveled to India in 2009 with the School of Public Service participating in both the WOTR and DIST programs. She has traveled abroad through numerous study abroad programs as well as independently.  She looks forward to sharing the hands-on experience that this unique program offers with others.Reblog this post [with Zemanta]
platte_bill Bill Platte currently serves as Management Supervisor at Ogilvy and Mather, Chicago. Over the past 10 years Bill had helped clients develop effective advertising and marketing campaigns in the sectors of automotive, government and information technology. Bill is a graduate of Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising and is a pursuing Master of Science in Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Public Service at DePaul University, Chicago. Bill has traveled abroad independently including India and he hopes to return as a member of the study abroad program in assisting with WORT watershed development programs.
Francis Scolt, earned his Masters in Business Administration from Dominican University, River Forest, IL, and is a licensed C.P.A in the State of Illinois. He was most recently a Tax Senior, at Blackman Kallick, LLP, where he worked for the past five years. His experience includes accounting and tax, compliance and planning for publicly traded, privately held and not for profit entities. As a part of Blackman Kallick’s Not for Profit tax group, he advised tax exempt clients on issues relating to U.S. Tax compliance, exposure to Unrelated Business Income Tax and international transactions. His past clients have included public charities, private foundations and associations.He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society.

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