GPIA Alumni by Sector: Non Governmental Organizations
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, Media/Communications, Humanitarianism
Name: Michael De Vulpillieres
Degree: MS International Affairs 2021
Title: Director, Media and Communications, CARE USA
Prior to joining CARE USA as Director, Media and Communications in March of 2023, Michael served as Communications Officer at the American Red Cross in Greater NY.
f
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, Private Sector/ESG
Name: Angélica Rengifo Gómez
Degree: MA International Affairs 2020
Title: Consultant, Social Contract
Angélica Rengifo Gómez is a Consultant at Social Contract, a social and collective impact consulting firm with offices in Philadelphia and Wilmington, DE. She manages a portfolio of consulting projects and provides strategic, tactical, and operational support to specific external and internal initiatives. Prior to this role, Angélica worked as a management, innovation, and governance consultant for civil society organizations, foundations, companies and government agencies across the Americas; and, in capacity-building programs for nonprofit organizations, focused on strategy, governance, innovation, and institutional strengthening.
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, UN, Monitoring and Evaluation
Name: Stephanie Principal
Degree: MA International Affairs 2019
Title: Manager, Foundation Partnerships at UNICEF USA
Stephanie Principal is a project management professional with international and domestic experience in program development and management, partnership development, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), grant writing and grants management.
f
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, Gender
Name: Molly Koh
Degree: MA International Affairs 2019
Title: Global Organizer & Membership Coordinator at Huairou Commission
Molly has over five years experience working with grassroots and community integrated organizations internationally in the areas of community resilience, leadership development, peer learning, global organizing, and youth and women’s empowerment. At the Huairou Commission Molly contributes to the governance processes of HC’s member elected Governing Council & committees, coordinates 100 members across 42 countries, and supports the implementation of member led initiatives which elevate and scale grassroots women’s good practices.
Sector: UN, Gender, Non-Governmental Organizations
Name: Lina Castellanos
Degree: MA International Affairs 2017
Title: Programme and Coordination Specialist, UN Women
Lina’s work focuses on programme development and stakeholder engagement to foster intergenerational and multi-stakeholder allyships with civil society organizations (CSOs) and grassroots organizations, as well as strengthening civil society contribution, participation, and influence in intergovernmental fora, policy discussions, and decision processes. Originally from Colombia, Lina has also worked on peace and security, particularly on policy and advocacy to advance the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. Prior to that work, Lina worked for the Colombian government on security and protection for populations at risk.
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, Arts and Culture, Africa
Name: Christina Mallie
Degree: MS International Affairs 2017
Title: Executive Director & Co-Founder of Colors of Connection
Christina is an artist and humanitarian with experience in non-profit management, gender programming, and project management in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Liberia, and Burkina Faso. She currently leads Colors of Connection’s creative work with young people in communities impacted by violence.
Sector: Human Rights, Non-Governmental Organizations
Name: Georgina Vázquez De Los Reyes
Degree: MA International Affairs 2017
Title: Senior Program Manager and Project Director at Verité
Georgina works for Verité, a nonprofit organization that builds human and labor rights in the production of consumer goods and sourcing of raw materials within global supply chains. Through her work, Georgina assists companies, multinational brands, suppliers, unions, and governments across multiple industries to improve overall working conditions. She is currently leading initiatives oriented at addressing US agriculture supply chains, including debt-bondage and modern-day slavery that accompanies labor migration. Georgina’s career spans over ten years of experience working for different United Nations agencies, including the International Labor Organization (ILO) and UN Migration (IOM).
Sector and Area: Non-Governmental Organizations, Monitoring & Evaluation, Latin America
Name: MĂłnica Llaguno
Degree: MA International Affairs 2016
Title: Associate Vice-President of Research, Evaluation, and Learning, Covenant House International
MĂłnica Llaguno is the Associate Vice-president of Research, Evaluation, and Learning of Covenant House International (CHI), the headquarters office of a non-governmental organization that supports children and youth in North and Central America, including internally displaced children, unaccompanied migrant youth, and survivors of human trafficking. She has been part of CHI for over 6 years and leads the monitoring & evaluation efforts across Latin America.
Sector: Environment, Media and Communications, and Non-Governmental Organizations
Name: Ella Colley
Degree: MA International Affairs 2016
Title: Impact Lead, Gum Tree Foundation
Ella is a creative producer and impact strategist. Her work has involved media production, campaigning, project management, team leadership, facilitation and research for a range of environment and education organisations. She was previously the Head of Creative for Greenpeace Australia Pacific, leading the creation of content and storytelling for campaigns. Ella now works in environmental philanthropy, as the Impact Lead for the Gum Tree Foundation.
Sector: Migration and Refugees, Non-Governmental Organizations
Name: Muhammed Korany
Degree: MA International Affairs 2016
Title: Protection Assistant, Danish Refugee Council, Larissa, Greece
Korany’s work aims to provide a safe environment for those seeking refuge from war and violence in Syria and elsewhere. He is involved in emergency relief, protection monitoring, data collection, and providing information to refugees and migrants regarding their rights and the services available to them. He also provides translation from Arabic, and leads youth activities.
Sector: Urban, Non-Governmental Organizations
Name: Maria Carrizosa
Degree: MS International Affairs 2016
Title: Associate Director for Global Housing Policy, Habitat for Humanity International
Maria is an urban informality researcher. Her work is published as a book titled Homes at Work (Routledge, 2023). Prior to joining Habitat for Humanity International, she was Assistant Director of the Observatory on Latin America at The New School. She is also part-time faculty at The New School and at the School of Architecture at CUNY’s City College of New York.
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, Humanitarianism
Name: Rose Worden
Degree: MA International Affairs 2015
Title: Program Manager, Humanitarian Policy at InterAction
Rose Worden manages the forced displacement portfolio at InterAction, the largest network of US-based international NGOs with more than 170 members, headquartered in Washington DC. There she promotes collective NGO positioning on policies that affect forcibly displaced people and advocates with stakeholders including the US State Department, UNHCR, and others. She is also InterAction’s focal point for the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, the longest-standing and highest-level humanitarian coordination forum of the United Nations System. Prior to joining InterAction, Rose was a research associate at the Center for Global Development, a DC-based policy think tank, where she analyzed how humanitarian donor governments make funding choices among other projects.
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations
Name: Vida Tehrani
Degree: MA International Affairs 2015
Title: Senior Grants Manager, Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
Vida Tehrani is Senior Grants Manager at the Public Policy Institute of California where she identifies and secures grant funding that supports the institute’s mission and strategic agenda. Vida previously worked for the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Chad, and has worked with several New York-based nonprofits and United Nations programs. Vida served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger and Burkina Faso, and also currently serves on the Board of the Northern California Peace Corps Association.
Sector: Non-Governmental Organizations, Development
Name: Dan Waldron
Degree: MA International Affairs 2015
Title: Head of Insights, Acumen
After 6 years working for the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor, a think tank housed within the World Bank, Dan moved to Acumen, a nonprofit venture fund, to help start a new team focused on insights, impact, and strategy. He is responsible for coordinating Acumen’s learning and knowledge work across its 6 geographies, sharing lessons learned with Acumen’s partners and the broader impact investing sector.
Sector: ESG, Non-Governmental Organizations
Name: Tulsi Byrne
Degree: MA International Affairs 2015
Title: Responsible Investment Team at Nuveen, New York
After several years at the UN Global Compact where she led the team on gender empowerment, Byrne transitioned to the private sector and joined Nuveen, an asset management company. She combines her previous experience in financial services and corporate social responsibility as she helps the firm integrate environment, social, and governance issues into investment decisions.
Sector and Region: Non-Governmental Organizations, Eurasia, and Asia Pacific
Name: Amanda Ghanooni
Degree: MA International Affairs 2013
Title: Program Manager, National Committee on American Foreign Policy
Amanda Ghanooni is a Program Manager at the National Committee on American Foreign Policy supporting public programs, Track II dialogues, and grant initiatives. Previously she was an associate at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs where she oversaw and managed the outreach programs, operations, and international conferences for the Asia department. She currently serves as a committee member for the Young Patrons Council for Off-The-Record foreign policy forum.
Sector: Urban, Non-Governmental Organizations, Africa
Name: Skye Dobson
Degree: MA International Affairs 2011
Title: Director, Slum Dwellers International, Cape Town, South Africa
Dobson, originally from Australia, works with Slum Dwellers International (SDI), a network that brings together slum dweller social movements in more than 30 countries. She specializes in M&E for social movements and the use of community-gathered data for inclusive and collaborative urban planning. Dobson has applied these concepts to the field of climate change adaptation and resilience planning and has published a number of articles on these topics.
Sector: Humanitarianism, Non-Governmental Organizations, Africa
Name: Sarah Gilbert
Degree: MS International Affairs 2011
Title: Head of Programs for Catholic Relief Services in Turkey.
Based in Spain, Gilbert implements programs that deliver assistance in immediate live-saving support as well as paving the way for transitional development initiatives to meet long-term need of vulnerable families inside Syria. She also provides leadership, management support, coaching and guidance to staff working on emergency response programs for refugees in Northern Syria and Turkey.