Shanti Kleiman

6th Class, 2011-2013 Field Placement: Mercy Corps, Jijiga, Ethiopia Shanti Kleiman spent her field year with Mercy Corps, an international aid organization founded in 1979 that works to create opportunity in transitional environments affected by complex crises. Shanti worked on the … Read more

Robert Oliver

1st Class, 2001-2003 Field Placement: World Food Program, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Robert visited schools all over Ethiopia helping to implement the WFP Global School Feeding Program and monitoring and evaluating the impact of the program on the lives of children, … Read more

Ashley Aakesson

Ashley earned a Master’s degree in Applied Anthropology from the University of Maryland, where she specialized in community health, agricultural development, and participatory, rapid rural appraisal. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Jason Forauer

2nd Class, 2003-2005 Field Placement: Save the Children, Ethiopia Jason Forauer worked in a remote southern district of Ethiopia on a project to diversify income and assets of pastoralists and to raise their household incomes. He trained community animal health … Read more

Elizabeth Brown

2nd Class, 2003-2005 Field Placement: USAID Office of Health, Population and Nutrition, Ethiopia Elizabeth Brown worked closely with the Food and Humanitarian Office on Title II Development Assistance Programs, with particular emphasis on monitoring and evaluation of the health sector. … Read more

Bapu Vaitla

3rd Class, 2005-2007 Field Placement: Action Contre la Faim, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Bapu Vaitla worked as a food security researcher in highland Ethiopia. His work focused on examining the causes of chronic hunger in various livelihood zones throughout the country, … Read more

Yodit Beyene

3rd Class, 2005-2007 Field and Policy Placement: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Yodit Beyene returned to her home country for the two-year policy and field placement to work as the Communications Specialist for the Ethiopia Strategy … Read more

Susan Ilyin

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: Land O’Lakes, Ethiopia Susan Ilyin worked with Land O’Lakes’ (LOL) Ethiopian Dairy Development Project (EDDP) to create and strengthen livelihood support for people living with HIV/AIDS along the dairy value chain. Susan provided technical assistance to … Read more