Elizabeth Latham is the Executive Director for the U.S. Committee for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP-USA). She also serves on the Board of Directors of Interaction and the Steering Committee of the United Nations Association's Council of Organizations. Elizabeth has done project coordination at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, media work for the National Security Studies Quarterly, and community mobilization for the Washington Office on Africa. In 2003 she was the inaugural recipient of UNA-USA's Global Young Advocate Award. She is in press with "CIVPOL Certification: A Model for the Recruitment and Training of Civilian Police Monitors" (World Affairs, Summer 2001) and has written for the Winter 2004 Issue of The Interdependent magazine. Elizabeth holds degrees from Johns Hopkins and Georgetown Universities. For a more detailed biography, please click here.

Kyle Simpson is the Operations Associate for the U.S. Committee for UNDP. He graduated from the University of Iowa with a BA in International Studies and Linguistics. He has an interest in the relationship between development and the environment. Growing up outside of Des Moines, he spent six months in Montpellier, France learning the language and becoming acquainted with French culture.

Emily Riff is the Event Coordinator for the U.S. Committee for UNDP. She recently graduated from Smith College in Northhampton, MA with a major in Government and a minor in Thrid World Development Studies. Her senior thesis was titled: "Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood: An Islamic Alternative?" Her thesis attempted to contribute to the greater debate surrounding the relationship between Islam and politics. She hopes to attend graduate school in international development and continue studying Arabic.

Aaron Dickerson recently graduated from Morehouse College with a major in Sociology. He plans to attend graduate school and pursue a joint degree with a MA/PHD in Public Policy and Sociology. Ultimately, he wishes to pursue a career in lobbying and advocacy, specifically dealing with global social issues.

Christine Lai Christine Lai recently graduated from Dartmouth College with a double major in Government and Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. She spent a term studying the Chinese language and culture at Beijing Normal University and traveling around the country. She plans to pursue graduate studies in international affairs in the near future.

Claire Luke is a philosophy major with an interest in government and international relations at the College of the Holy Cross. After receiving her BA, she plans on taking some time to travel, before attending graduate or law school. Her interests include travel, justice issues, writing, the outdoors, and running

Shumaila Panhwar is a senior at the University of California, Irvine. She is an International Studies and Religious studies major with concentration in Middle East affairs. She hopes to dedicate her life to speaking out against human rights violations, raising awareness of global issues, and fighting for justice and equality.

Rebecca Ruck is a Junior at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill majoring in International Studies with a concentration in European cultures. She is interested in conflicts prevention. Eventually she hopes to specialize in International and Human Rights law and conflict resolution

Rudolph Warren Smith III recently graduated from the University of Kansas with a BA in History and a minor in Cultural Geography. A trip to China for an international baseball tournament and subsequent study-abroad in England have feuled his interest in international affairs. He plans to go to law school to focus on constitutional law.

Past Staff
Tahseen Alam, Intern	Hadas Almagor, Intern	David Aten, Communications Director
Arimide Bajulaiye, Intern	Madeleine Beebe, Research Assistant	Meredith Blair, Intern
Rebecca Bonardi, Intern	Amanda Brondy, Intern	Elizabeth Caniano, Intern
Evan Davies, Intern	Youmna Deiri, Intern	Blake Dublin, Intern
Sacha Evans, Intern	Nefra Faltas, Intern	Saphonia Foster, Intern
Keely Fouch, Intern	Yamillett Fuentes, Development Associate	Michael Heslin, Intern
Yahiery Galan, Intern	Emma Gring, Intern	Ava Jones, Intern
Ahreum Jung, Research Assistant	Farzana Khattak, Intern	Micaela Klein, Intern
Miho Komiya, Intern	Jyldyz Kuvatova, Intern	Peter Laidlaw, Intern
Adrianna Logalbo, Project Assistant	Kate Lonergan, Intern	Cristina Lopez, Intern
Saadiqa Lundy, Intern	Alexandra Martins, Communications Assistant	Christine Matz, Intern
Yudaya Mawanda, Intern	Rebekah McKnight, Associate	Jon McCahill, Intern
Megan Niedermeyer, Intern	Bintou Njie, Intern	William O'Boyle, Intern
Adam Perry, Intern	Graziella Reis-Trani, Research Assistant	Ellen Rolfes, Intern
Noon Salih, Intern	George Schaal, Operations Associate	Elysa Severinghaus, Intern
Tessa Shambaugh, Intern	Megan Shaw, Intern	Sarah Shebby, Intern
Abby Shubassi, Intern	Abigail Smardon, Intern	Ashley Smith, Research Assistant
Leigh Sorkin, Intern	Jessica Walker, Intern	Daria Willis, Intern
Calita Woods, Intern