Student Profiles
Alumni
Jeffrey Range [MSPA/IR 2009] has joined CDR Associates in Boulder, CO [link: http://www.mediate.org/about-us/ ], where he’ll be involved in mediation, facilitation and stakeholder and community engagement, working on projects involving natural resources, infrastructure/transportation, and development.
Jamie Kirsch [MA Conflict Resolution 2011] Assessments, Planning, and Measurements Officer; Bureau of Conflict Stability Operations; US Dept. of State
Jamie wrrrites: “I am assigned to Operations Team 1, which largely covers Near Eastern and North African Affairs. Currently I am working on the Yemen desk as a desk officer for the Near Eastern Affairs Bureau in the Arab Peninsula region. My role is to be a liaison with the US Embassy in Yemen and drafting foreign policy (i.e., cables, demarches, talking points, etc…) for key principals and the press corps who are traveling/speaking/writing about the area. I have been to the White House to participate in National Security Staff interagency planning and to Capitol Hill a few times to support our principals in congressional briefings.”
Joseph (Yusuf) Atang Tanko [MA Conflict Resolution, 2009] has been appointed to the Peace and Reconciliation Committee for the Nigerian state of Kaduna, which has been the site of extensive inter-religious violence in recent years. Joseph is the Executive Director of Conflict Triangle Consulting, (A Conflict Resolution and Public Policy Consultancy) in Abuja and Secretary at the Centre for Peace and Strategic Studies, University of Ilorin.
Doron Pely [MA Conflict Resolution, 2008] is a contributor to Foreign Policy In Focus, an online publication of the Institute for Policy Studies - dubbed as “Washington’s first progressive multi-issue think tank”. (see UMass Boston news) His latest essay, “Resolving Muslim-Western Disputes”, was posted in late January. Link to Doron Pely’s article, “Resolving Muslim-Western Disputes”
Lindsay Lamarre [MA Conflict Resolution 2009] is a Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton. There are 4 main capabilities within the firm: Strategy and Organization, Technology, Engineering and Operations and Analytics. Lindsay works in the Strategy and Organization capability, within the Center of Excellence called Organization and Process. She is currently working on a project with the Department of Defense for an organization called Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), which is a part of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). The main mission of CTR is to have cooperative engagement with countries to promote nonproliferation. Lindsay is a part of the Strategic Planning and New Projects Team, which is within the Advisory and Assistance Support team. She works on strategic planning and conducts research on various countries. Lindsay indicates that due to the many stakeholders involved, she uses her conflict resolution skills on a daily basis.
Joshua Yelapi [MSPA/IR 2010] financial advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Helen Barrington [MA 2006] has been promoted to Executive Director for Programming and Content at New England Public Radio, WFCR and WNNZ
Chloe Berwind-Dart [MA 2009] is the Community Relations Manager at Tulsi Chanrai Foundation, Nigeria. TCF specializes in public-private partnerships, including collaborations with Government, corporations, international donors, local businesses, and the community members themselves in order to provide essential health care, safe drinking water, and eye care services. Chloe works with all of these many consituents. Her work includes travel to field sites in all 6 of Nigeria's GeoPolitical Zones, and conflict-sensitivity training for TCF staff and partners.
Cassidy Evans [MA 2011], currently a J.D. Candidate at University of South Carolina, has begun work as a
Volunteer Juvenile Arbitrator at Department of Juvenile Justice - Lexington County, S.C.
Students
Jeffrey Cox is a graduate student in the Conflict Resolution Program at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. He is a graduate of University of Evansville (Indiana), Boston University, Salem State University, and the Episcopal Divinity School in theology, pastoral counseling, and clinical social work. He currently is Board Certified Diplomate in Clinical Social Worker serving as Advocate for the US Army Wounded Warrior Program and as a Behavioral Health Officer in the Massachusetts National Guard. Active in the community, he has served on national church boards, supporting the Boy Scouts of America, and is the President of North Shore Cyclists. He is involved in numerous fraternal organizations such as the Shriners, American Legion, and the Veteran of Foreign Wars. Mr. Cox is an Iraq veteran and has hobbies in cycling and gardening.
Larry Mackin, Master’s candidate in Conflict Resolution and Kyle Vale, Master’s candidate in International Relations have accepted positions in the area of Homeland Security and Public Safety at the Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management in the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Kyle and Larry will be working with Public Safety Specialist Kym Craven on projects related to emergency preparedness and other public safety priorities.
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