Master of International Development Administration: Placements

Job Placements
Peace Corps

Job Placements

• Innocent Ongaga (2008): PhD Student in the International Development Program at the University of Southern Mississippi.
• Amanda Williams (2007): Program Coordinator for South Africa Programs, JHPIEGO (an international nonprofit health organization affiliated with Johns Hopkins University)
• Jessica Bradford (2007): Program Manager, Prevention Works in Kalamazoo, MI
• Julie Pekowski (2007): Health Care Analyst for the Government Accountability Office, Washington.
• Sarah Webster (2007): Program Manager, Education in Afghanistan for Samaritan's Purse
• Takaharu Jibiki (2007): consultant, Binko International, an international development consulting company specializing in healthcare
• Matteah Reppart (2007): Manager of Program Evaluations, International Aid, Spring Lake, MI
• Beth Walton (2007): Reporter, Las Vegas Review Journal
• Alicia Gonzales (2007): Instructor with General Dynamics, teaching Spanish grammar, conversation, and immersion courses to U.S. Immigration and Customs officers, Brunswick, GA
• Ouidaintria Brown (2006): Financial Development Coordinator for the American Red Cross of Northwest Florida
• Vaneitta Goines (2006): Give Hope Now Initiative Coordinator, Greater Kalamazoo Area Red Cross Chapter

Aissatou Diajhate works for the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Toronto as Director or Programmes.

• Beth Wager (2006): Performance Auditor, Oregon Secretary of State
• William Owusu (2006): Tulane University/World Health Organization's Lassa Fever Project, Sierra Leone
• Joshua Mikrut (2006): Currently at Cooley Law School
• Sabina Balos (2006): Expediters International, Krakow, Poland
• Keiko Takei (2005): Program Associate, Education Division of the World Bank
• Dawn Heuschel (2004): International Trade Analyst in the Office of Industries, US International Trade Commission
• Ryan Simpson (2004): Health Council of South Florida
• Carolina Cueva Schaumann (2004): Catholic Relief Services in Quetta, Pakistan
• Anna Grouzdeva (2003): Royal Dutch Shell, Moscow
• Dilnoza Abduganieva (2002): World Bank Institute’s Community Empowerment Network (CEN) and Center for Economic Research in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Junior Faculty member at Tashkent State University of Economics. (2005) Program officer with a private international consulting company, Telecom/Telematique, Inc.
• Almaz Saifutdinov (2002): Information Officer, US Embassy, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Ainura Absemetova (2002): Public Relations Manager, Turan Petroleum; Regional Capacity Building Officer, Counterpart International in Central Asia
• Elmira Galieva (2002): Regional Program Manager, JA Worldwide in Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Ludmila Krytynskaia (2001): Joined the PhD program in Public Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University
• Kannapa Pongponrat (2001): Earned her doctorate at the Asian Institute of Technology; now a Research Associate at the Stockholm Environment Institute in Bangkok
• Papa N'Jai (2000): Director of the Refugee Resettlement Center in Grand Rapids, Michigan and part-time instructor at Muskegon Community College.
• Aissatou Diajhate (2000): Center for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA). (2007) Director or Programmes, Stephen Lewis Foundation, Toronto
• Hisashi Kanda (2000): Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS)
• Kiragu Wambuii (1999): Completed PhD in Political Science at WMU, 2004. Faculty member in Political Science Department, Central Missouri State University
• Zarina Merican (1998): Economic Planning Unit, External Assistance Section, The Department of the Prime Minister, Malaysia

Carolina Cueva Schaumann ( left) in Quetta, Pakistan, working with Catholic Relief Services.

Peace Corps Placements

• Andrew Clausen: Paraguay, Rural Health and Sanitation (2008)
• Danielle Crowe: El Salvador, Municipal Development (2007)

• Danielle Crowe (center), MDA/Peace Corps student, with youth in El Salvador (2007). [click picture to enlarge]

  Jessica Bradford: Malawi, AIDS Prevention (2007)
• Elyse Johson: Guatemala, Municipal Development (2007)
• Sarah Litchy: Ethiopia, AIDS Prevention/Economic Development (2007)
• Melissa Peros: Kazakhstan (2007)
• Bryan Presti: Mozambique (2007)
• Brian Zuidema: Azerbaijan (2007)
• Amanda Williams: Namibia, AIDS prevention (2006)
• Christina Jones: Romania, NGO Development (2005)
• Sarah Webster: Niger, Education (2005)
• Jonathan Hemingway: Bolivia (2005)
• Julie Pekowski: Mongolia, AIDS prevention (2005)
• Beth Wager: Macedonia, Economic Development (2004)
• Ryan Simpson: South Africa (2001)

		Zarina Merican (1998) is Assistant Director of the Economic Planning Unit, External Assistance Section, of Malaysia’s Prime Minister’s Department.  She coordinates Malaysia’s development cooperation with multilateral organizations such as the UNDP, UNICEF, FAO, the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and others.  She also coordinates support to other developing countries through the Malaysian Technical Cooperation Programme.
Hisashi Kanda (2000) works in the Research and Development section of the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), a Japanese non-profit organization providing technical training to support industrialization in developing countries.  He is developing an evaluation system for AOTS training schemes.
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