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Robert R. LaGamma, President
Robert LaGamma served for 36 years in the Foreign Service of the United States Information Agency prior to his retirement. During that time he directed USIS offices in South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Florence, Italy and was Director of USIA’s Office of African Affairs. He designed U.S. Government democracy initiatives for both Nigeria and South Africa that were funded by USAID. In addition, he organized the first White House Conference on Africa in 1995 and USIA’s Atlanta Conference on South Africa, Investing in People, in 1994. Prior to his final tour in South Africa he was responsible for organizing a major conference for Africa on civic education, CIVITAS. He is a recipient of USIA’s highest award, the Edward R. Murrow award for excellence in public diplomacy. Since his retirement he has been a senior fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy, managed he Carter Center’s election monitoring project in Nigeria, was a consultant for the National Democratic Institute in the Congo and was an Inspector with the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of State, participating on the team that inspected the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. |
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Daniel Hollingsworth, Program Coordinator
hollingsworth@ccd21.org
Daniel Hollingsworth joined CCD in 2007 after earning his M.A. in International Affairs at American University's School of International Service. He previously graduated from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan with a B.A. in Economics. His graduate studies were focused on Europe and International Economic Relations, and he devoted much of his research to democratic and economic transitions in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as issues related to the integration of Muslim communities in Europe. Since joining CCD, he has participated in conferences in Budapest, New York, and Lisbon. Originally from Ohio, he now lives in the DC area with his wife Patricia, their son Corin and their daughter Chelsea. |
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Randi Zung, Program Officer
zung@ccd21.org
Randi Zung joined CCD in September 2009. She graduated from American University in May 2010 with a M.A. in Public Anthropology. She previously graduated Cum Laude with a B.A. in Anthropology/Sociology from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2007, with dual minors in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies and Environmental Studies. Her graduate studies focused on neoliberal governmentality; deconstructions of ideologies on race, gender, and sexuality; consumption; identity formation in “alternative” subcultures; social justice; and anthropological writing for non-academic audiences. She is originally from Silver Spring, MD. |
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Rebecca Aaberg, CCD Intern
Rebecca Aaberg is a graduate student in the Latin American Studies Program at Georgetown University. Rebecca received her B.A. in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania in 2010, where she wrote her senior thesis about police violence and re-democratization. At Georgetown, her graduate program concentration is government, and she has focused on human rights. She is also interested in the applicability of the lessons from Latin American democratization to other regions. Rebecca is proficient in Spanish and reads Portuguese.
Garrett Nada, CCD Intern
Garrett Nada is a graduate student at the George Washington University, pursuing a Master's degree in Middle East Studies with a concentration in Conflict and Conflict Resolution. He previously graduated with a B.A. in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies from Brandeis University in 2010. Garrett has studied abroad in Israel and the West Bank and has advanced Hebrew and Arabic language skills. He previously interned at Partners for Democratic Change, the Sharek Youth Forum (Ramallah), the US Senate and the Brookings Institution. |
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Lynne Zusman, General Counsel |
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