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2007-2008 PAF Annual Report PAF Presidential Administrative Fellows 1989 – 2008 ANNUAL REPORT 2007 – 2008 The George Washington University In and Of WashIngtOn 2007–2008 PAF Accomplishments ReseaRch and dIscOveRy 2007–2008 PAF Accomplishments 2 The Presidential Administrative Fellowship program exists to advance the objectives and reputation of AcAdemic: While focusing on the clandestine economy, part of the research focuses on the failure of international efforts in Afghanistan, The George Washington University through the philanthropic, academic, professional and personal contributions ROSS MANKUTA presented at the Educational Symposium for M with respect to those three provinces and the disconnect between Research and Innovations (ESRI) Conference on “E.D. (Early of its Fellows. Through the first year of President Steven Knapp’s administration, key goals have centralized policies formulated and implementation on the ground. Part of Decision): Going Down?” the University’s direction: partnership with the community, dedication to research and commitment to the the conclusion will be policy recommendations specifically for the alumni community. Combining these goals with the PAF focus areas of academic, professional, and ambassadorial M CARRIE WARICK has researched DC public high school students’ region, tailored to the individual stake holders. community service graduation requirements to potentially create experiences, a lens is created to view the accomplishments of the PAF program during the 2007-2008 academic year. a non-profit organization that would address the requirement ProfessionAl: and the resources needed to fulfill it. M ROSS MANKUTA was a member of the GW Steering Committee for Middle States Accreditation. AcAdemic: M On behalf of GW’s Homeland Security Policy Institute, M KENAN COLE is working with her advisor, Dr. R. Ryan Vallance, RAVI ALFREDS has attended events focusing on the political and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) M Working with GW’s Homeland Security Policy, RAVI ALFREDS M CARRIE WARICK’S Masters in Public Policy capstone project is to situation in Pakistan, including a book discussion of Benazir to develop an Extreme Ultra-Violet Interference Lithography has focused on research operations. His specific portfolio is work with the DC City Council to examine re-entry programs for Bhutto’s Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West at the Hudson (EUVIL) system. Kenan is designing parts of the mechanical Pakistan, with emphasis on the border regions with Afghanistan, ex-offenders to Washington, DC. Institute, a hearing at the US House of Representative Committee housing and positioning system, and testing the system to which is the source of insurgent operations and radical activity. M JOSH LASKY is currently working on a project to assist Bethesda on Foreign Relations with a focus on the Pakistani elections and determine its performance. Additionally, Ravi has organized and facilitated the Ambassadors’ Green in an effort to create a sustainable community in recommendations for US Policy towards Pakistan, and a Brookings Roundtable Series on International Collaboration to Combat M MATT SAUNDERS presented an analysis of digital and traditional Institute event which hosted two members of the Pakistan’s Montgomery County, Maryland. newspaper advertisement offerings. His economic analysis Terrorism and Insurgencies, which has played host to Peoples Party, Benazir Bhutto’s party prior to the election. found that digital revenues, while increasing dramatically, do fifteen Ambassadors. ProfessionAl: not make up for the losses suffered in paper revenues, in both AmbAssAdoriAl: M TITI WILLIAMS-DAVIES, STEVE KEATING, and LAMAR THORPE were M STEVE ROCHE is currently working with The Washington advertisements and circulation. student representatives at an EVP&T Management Luncheon Nationals Baseball Club as the Mascot Coordinator. M Fellows partnered with DC Today ... DC Tomorrow and focused on helping managers across Executive Vice President M STEVE KEATING was a finalist in the Association for Corporate Thurgood Marshall Academy to help high school students Katz’s Division understand “How EVP&T Supports the Student M KENAN COLE is currently developing, organizing, and presenting complete community service requirements. Fellows also Growth Private Equity Case Competition. the following labs for Lab and Technology Days that outreach to Experience” and what can be done to improve it. took part in the AIDS Walk and Relay for Life this past year. M In fall 2007, SARA GIMMY was the student host for the Meet middle school and high school students from Maryland, Virginia, the Leaders speaker series: an educational enrichment program and DC: Fall Lab Days in conjunction with GW Admissions, M Fellows presented at the Student Leadership Symposium, AmbAssAdoriAl: seeking to introduce students to the eminent scholars and Potomac Middle School Electrical Circuit and Mechanical Labs, “Leading by Example” in which Fellows discussed different ROSS MANKUTA served on President Knapp’s Taskforce for GW leaders within education and sponsored by the GW Center for M VA Campus Technology Day Electrical Circuit and Robotics leaders visible today and how to emulate their qualities. Community. Educational Leaders and Transformation and the Department of Labs, and Electrical Circuit Lab Day with a middle school group M KENAN COLE and JOSH LASKY helped organize the Community Educational Leadership. ELLEN WEXLER served on the GW Middle States Accreditation brought in through National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). M Breakfast during President Knapp’s Inaugural Week. Sub-Committee. Kenan gave a presentation on Mechanical Engineering to M CAITLIN CARROLL is continuing work on her Sociology Master’s Thomas Jefferson Middle School Odyssey of the Mind students M BIANCA GARCIA co-chaired GW’s first Relay for Life in the Smith Thesis, and this summer she will be studying “Corporate Social M RAVI ALFREDS, ROSS MANKUTA, CARRIE WARICK, CAITLIN and she organized and hosted the Junior Engineering Technical Center on April 12, 2008; Relay for Life is a community based Impact: Comparing UK & US Policies and Practices” abroad in CARROLL, AND TITI WILLIAMS-DAVIES served at the GW Cancer Society (JETS) competition for high schools from Maryland, fundraising and awareness walkathon to bring survivors and London. Gala as a representative of the University. Virginia, and DC. supporters together to help fight cancer. M As part of the Security Policy Studies capstone course, RAVI M BIANCA GARCIA served as a student liaison to the GW Cancer M In addition to her placement, BIANCA GARCIA interned as M JOSH LASKY volunteers at Saint Mary’s Court in Foggy Bottom, ALFREDS is researching the nature of the clandestine economy of the Institute. a Congressional Fellow at the Office of Congressman Lloyd teaching a current events class once a month to senior residents. northern Afghanistan provinces of Baghdi’s, Faryab and Jowzjan. JOSH LASKY worked with President Knapp’s Task Force on Doggett (TX-25). There she worked with Spanish language press M M STEVE KEATING teaches an elderly gentleman in the Foggy Sustainability, exposing him to the University’s research and assisted with research projects. Bottom community how to use computers and the internet, and academic accomplishments in the area of sustainability. M In his placement with Government, International and several times per week. Additionally, he has attended sustainability-focused conferences Community Relations, JOSH LASKY has built extensive and lectures in Washington. Josh is helping to write the final report M SARA GImmY volunteers monthly as an overnight volunteer at relationships and executed events in the Foggy Bottom/West End Calvary Women’s Services in Chinatown. While training for the St. from the Task Force on Sustainability, a research-based document neighborhood, within the halls of the John A. Wilson Building, Anthony’s Triathlon, she became an advocate for the Leukemia and containing a series of recommendations to President Knapp. and on Capitol Hill. Past work includes coordinating the 5th Lymphoma Society through Team in Training. She also represented Outside of his placement and academics, RAVI ALFREDS is Annual Foggy Bottom & West End Neighborhood Block Party M the George Washington Women’s Rugby Football Club on the currently working on an article, “The Future of Airpower” to and helping to plan the GW: In and Of Washington theme day of Potomac Rugby Union’s U-23 All Star Team in November 2007. hopefully publish prior to graduation in May. In the article, he GW’s Presidential Inauguration and GW’s 4th Annual Salute to looks at the traditional role of airpower as envisioned by GW Capitol Hill Alumni. M CAITLIN CARROLL is a DC Cares volunteer and a Project Leader for Servathon. She also serves as a Columbia Heights Day Alumni, General Billy Mitchell, the father of the USAF and for MATT SAUNDERS attended inaugural day at the brand new M planning volunteer. whom Mitchell Hall is named, and compare it to today’s small Newseum on April 11th with plans to later present a biographical war concept. Given the nature of insurgencies, and shifting role show on journalist Edward R. Murrow. M RAVI ALFREDS is a Member of the Board of Alumni Advisors of the US military, Ravi hopes the article draws a conclusion for the Theta Zeta Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. This past year he deciding if the concept of airpower as envisioned by Billy Mitchell M STEVE KEATING has been interning at a boutique private equity
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