Maielle Helman

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: World Food Program, Bolivia Maielle Helman’s work with the WFP focused on supporting the Bolivian Government’s National Education Strategy, within the Ministry of Education, to help formalize a national school feeding program. This entailed creating … Read more

Lindsay Dozoretz

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: Afristar Foundation, South Africa Lindsay Dozoretz was based in Johannesburg with the Afristar Foundation, an organization that addresses local food security needs through permaculture and sustainable development programs. Lindsay was specifically involved in permaculture food … Read more

Carlos Centeno

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: World Food Program, Guatemala Carlos Centeno worked as an International Program Officer at WFP Guatemala where he was the co-manager of the European Union Extraordinary Program to Support Food and Nutritional Security. He managed relations … Read more

Aisha Amuda

A North Carolina native, Aisha graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010 with a degree in biology. Aisha served as the executive coordinator of the APPLES Service-Learning Program and the President of the UNC Young Democrats. She also participated in service projects concerning homelessness, American … Read more

Curan Bonham

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: Bioversity International, India. As a researcher with Bioversity International based in New Delhi, Curan focused on the facilitation of smallholder farmers’ access to seed conserved in gene banks. In collaboration with partner organizations, Curan conducted … Read more

Emerson Alumni Update, Classes 1-7

What are Emerson Program Alumni doing now?  This special “Alumni Update” includes information about current activities of Alumni from classes 1 – 7 (1994 – 2001).

Kerri Agee

5th Class, 2009-2011 Field Placement: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Mali From CRS’ field office in Sevaré, Mali, Kerri Agee worked on nutrition, health, and hygiene programming as part of a larger CRS food security initiative. She was primarily involved in … Read more