Staff and Board
AFJN Welcomes New Interns!
AFJN is honored to have four interns joining our the AFJN team this summer. We look forward to having these talented individuals as part of the team.
Kerezhi Sebany (left) from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia recently graduated from Le Moyne College with a BA in Economics. In the upcoming academic year she will be pursuing a MA in International Peace and Conflict Resolution at American University's School of International Service. Kerezhi will intern at AFJN in a part-time capacity; during this experience she hopes to explore the issues of social justice, human rights and democratization. Attending a Jesuit college introduced her to Catholic Social Teaching and how this can be put into practice in peacemaking and conflict resolution. She intends to study the vital role that faith can play in peacebuilding. Moreover, it is Kerezhi's desire to attain exposure to US policy to Africa, which will be an asset for her graduate studies and potential career in the area of international relations.
Sarah Kozyn (right) is a senior at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, where she is a Development Sociology major and minors in International Relations. She spent the Spring 2010 semester studying in Cameroon through SIT’s program there, entitled Social Pluralism and Development. In addition to studying Cameroon's cultural, political, and development climates, Sarah completed a month-long independent study project that examined a community development association in a rural village by focusing on community member perceptions of what development should look like, as well as the perceived impact of the association on the community thus far. She is looking forward to learning more about U.S. policy on Africa as it relates to agricultural development and trade reform during her internship.
Katie Wittingen (center) is a graduate student at George Mason University, where she is pursuing a Masters in Public Administration with a concentration in Nonprofit Management. Katie was able to realize a life-long dream of serving as a missionary in Africa in 2008, when she spent 6 months as a missionary teacher in a rural village in southern Tanzania. As an undergraduate at Calvin College, she spent a month traveling northern Tanzania participating in discussions on community development and the Church. Upon graduating from GMU, Katie hopes to work internationally with nonprofits serving the needs of women and children in the areas of education, health, and economics.
Josh Perry (not pictured) is a Political Science major at University of Richmond where he is also minoring in Law and the Liberal Arts. Josh is currently in Washington as part of American University’s Washington Semester Program. His studies have focused on development and human rights issues in Africa, and he has a keen interest in African perspectives of justice. He hopes his time with AFJN will help expand his understanding of restorative justice mechanisms and their role in supporting peace and development in Africa.
Welcome new AFJN Interns: Spring 2010
To date we have four new interns who will assist us this spring!
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