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Appendix C: Bio Sketches of Planning Committee Members, Workshop Agenda Speakers and Staff
Pages 99-114

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... . Building upon 17 years experience in research and grant administration, in his current role he established and manages the OCIA, negotiates research and sponsored project agreements, and expands industrial partnerships.
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... He holds a BA cum laude in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater; MA, international political economy, from Marquette University; MPA, urban administration, from the University of Dayton; and JD from the University of Dayton School of Law.
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... Dr. Bero is an advisor to the World Health Organization Department of Essential Medicines and Pharmaceutical Policies and serves on several national and international committees related to conflicts of interest and research, such as the Institute of Medicine Committee on Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education and Practice.
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... and European government agencies and sponsored research programs at over 150 universities, institutes, and national laboratories worldwide. Before joining the External Technology group she held several other positions at Dow including Senior Resource Leader for Atomic Spectroscopy and Inorganic Analysis within the Analytical Sciences Laboratory, Manager of PhD Hiring and Placement, Safety and Regulatory Affairs Manager for Central Research, and Principal Investigator on various catalysis research projects in Central Research.
From page 103...
... as a budget officer for international trade programs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and as an export control specialist at the law firm of Arnold & Porter.
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... Operations & Business Growth. He is responsible for a broad array of activities at Bigelow Aerospace including international business development; export control; media, corporate, and federal relations; as well as NASA Space Act Agreement implementation, patent report maintenance, and general strategic planning.
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... She works towards better awareness of funding opportunities, bringing teams together to strengthen transatlantic research cooperation and promotes networking and mobility of researchers. Prior to this assignment she was employed as Program Officer for Advanced Materials in the Research Directorate of the European Commission.
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... Rafic Makki is currently serving as Executive Director, Office of Planning and Strategic Affairs and interim Executive Director of Higher Education, Abu Dhabi Education Council. From 1984-2003, Rafic served on the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he was promoted to the rank of Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1995 and directed the computer engineering program from 2000-2003.
From page 107...
... His science policy work includes serving on the committee that authored the National Academies' Rising Above the Gathering Storm report and participating in the Leadership Council of the National Innovation Initiative, an activity of the Council on Competitiveness. In 2005 he received the Founders Award from the National Academy of Engineering in recognition of his comprehensive body of work on the dynamics of moving flexible structures and his leadership in academia.
From page 108...
... Mr. Pelak previously served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia, and practiced law with Washington, DC, firms Arnold & Porter and Hughes Hubbard & Reed.
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... . He also holds a tenured professorship at the National Technological University and is Senior Advisor to the President, Nanyang Technological University.
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... He currently serves as the Senior Contracting Officer for Northwestern University's Office for Sponsored Research. In his current position he focuses on contract negotiations and regulatory compliance including issues of foreign national participation in research and export controls.
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... Elias Wondimu, an exiled journalist from Ethiopia, has institutionalized his activism and played pivotal roles in his and the larger community by establishing a publishing house, international journals, academic conferences, a nonviolence institute, a film festival and a summer institute. With an activist zeal, Mr.
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... Prior to joining GUIRR, she was an Executive Assistant with the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) and was a Senior Program Assistant with the Ocean Studies Board in DELS.
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... 113 APPENDIX C Chris Verhoff joined the National Academies as a Financial Associate in April 2006. Prior to joining the Academies, he worked at Lennox International in Texas as a Treasury Analyst managing the company's day to day cash operations and procurement card program and assisting in short term investments.


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