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ContentsIntroduction ........................................................................................................... 1

A Partial-year Report ........................................................................................ 1

Class of 2007 .......................................................................................................... 3

Roundtables ..................................................................................................... 3

Closing Ceremony ........................................................................................... 4

Class of 2008 .......................................................................................................... 5

Recruitment ..................................................................................................... 5

Interview Week ................................................................................................ 6

Introducing the Class of 2008 .......................................................................... 7

Class of 2009 .......................................................................................................... 8

Recruitment Strategy ........................................................................................ 8

On the Horizon ...................................................................................................... 9

Appendix A: Class of 2008 Fellows ...................................................................... 10

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Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program Annual Report in Brief

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IntroductionIn the 2007-2008 timeframe, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Nonproliferation Graduate Fellowship Program (NGFP) continued building a solid foundation as the program began reaping the benefits of recently implemented changes. In the previous year, the Federal Program Manager, Phyllis Byrd, collaborated closely with the contractor, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), which had recently appointed Jana Fankhauser as the Program Manager. Through their partnership, the program was invigorated with fresh ideas and solutions, including improvements to the security clearance process, reengineering Orientation, improvements to the budget and funding model, and a more strategic approach to recruiting. As a result of those efforts, this year enjoyed several excellent outcomes.

• Theprogramclasssizedoubledfrom11FellowsintheClassof2007to 21FellowsintheClassof2008,areflectionoftheOfficeofDefenseNuclearNonproliferation(DNN)ProgramOffices’growingconfidence in the NGFP.

• Recruitmentresultsshowedvastimprovements;inadditiontohavingalargepool of excellent candidates, there were several well-qualified candidates for each open position.

• WorkinginpartnershipwithNA-22toenhanceandexpandtechnicalrecruitment, the program increased contact with technical schools and had more technical candidates apply to the program.

• TheNGFPprogrammanagementconqueredthelegacychallengeofsecurityclearances—and set a new record: 80% of the Fellows held clearances before theirtermsbeganinJune,and100%hadtheirsecurityclearancesgrantedbyAugust.

• Toenhancetheprogram’sassistancetoFellowsintheircareerplanningandsearch for post-program work, career development roundtables were added to the last quarter of the Fellowship Program.

A Partial-year ReportThisabbreviatedAnnualReportcoversprogramactivities from October 2007 through May 2008— thetimeframebetweenthelastAnnualReport(whichcovered activities through September 2007) and the next report (which will begin with June 2008 activities). ThisshiftintheAnnualReport’stimeframewillalign itwiththeprogram’slifecycle,whichbeginsandendswith the incoming and outgoing Fellowship classes in June.

The NGP is a robust fellowship program that serves to expand the community of leaders for the nonproliferation and international security area.

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ThisreportisorganizedbyFellowshipclassandthepertinentprogramactivities for each, including:

October 2007 Recruitingeventsandfinalapplications(Classof2008)

Winter 2007 Selectionandhiring(Classof2008)

Spring 2008 Careerdevelopmentroundtables(Classof2007) Orientationplanning(Classof2008) Recruitmentplanninganduniversityoutreach(Classof2009)

May 2008 Closingceremony(Classof2007)

Program activities from October 2007 through May 2008 spanned three separate classes of Fellows: those hired in 2007, 2008, and 2009. (The NGFP classes are named for the year in which they are hired, not the year in which they graduate.) In this diagram, the type of activities are color-coded by program element.

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Class of 2007TheClassof2007FellowsbeganworkinJune2007and,byOctober,theirworkwasinfullswing.TheClassof2007FellowsandtheProgramOfficestheyservedwere:

Georgia Adams,NA-20:TheOfficeofDefenseNuclearNonproliferationEthan Bodnaruk,NA-212:OfficeofEuropean&AfricanThreatReductionEric Brewer,NA-242:GlobalSecurityEngagement&Cooperation,InternationalNuclearExportControlProgramAlex Christian,NA-242:GlobalSecurityEngagement&Cooperation, Global Initiatives for Proliferation PreventionJohn Creasy,NA-211:OfficeofNorth&SouthAmericanThreatReductionLindsay Guthrie,NA-256:OfficeofSecondLineofDefense&MegaportsInitiativeErika Hunsicker,NA-255:OfficeofNationalInfrastructureandSustainabilitySheng Li,NA-242:GlobalSecurityEngagement&Cooperation,InternationalNuclearSafeguardsandEngagementProgramJohnna Myers,NA-242:GlobalSecurityEngagement&Cooperation,GlobalInitiatives for Proliferation PreventionCourtney Stewart,NA-243:OfficeofInternationalRegimes&Agreements

Ryan Whalen,NA-242:GlobalSecurityEngagement&Cooperation,InternationalNuclearExportControlProgram

Roundtables As they approach the last months of their Fellowships, the Fellows make plans for continuing their careers in nonproliferation. The NGFP supports these efforts in several ways – with resumes, job searches, contacts, and informational interviews – andin2007,anadditionalsupportmechanismwasimplemented.Roundtableswere conducted with nonproliferation professionals from nonprofit, contractor, and government sectors, where Fellows could learn first-hand about their career paths and ask them questions.

The first roundtable took place in February and featured Sharon Squassoni of the CarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeace;ElizabethTurpenoftheStimsonCenter;andLauraHolgateoftheNuclearThreatInitiative.Theeventwasvery well received by the NGFP Fellows. The second roundtable was in April and featuredseveralU.S.DepartmentofEnergy(DOE)nationallaboratoryprofessionals,includingGordonDudderofPNNL;Dr.LeslieFishboneofBrookhavenNationalLaboratory;Dr.KirstenLaurin-KovitzofArgonne

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NationalLaboratory;Dr.LarrySatkowiakofOakRidgeNationalLaboratory;andDr.JayZuccaofLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory.Eachofthespeakersprovidedabriefoverviewoftheirlaboratory’sworkandmissionfocus,aswellastheworktheirlaboratoryperformsthatspecificallysupportstheNNSA’smission.

Closing Ceremony TheclosingceremonyfortheClassof2007tookplaceonMay29,2008.SpeakersincludedPhyllisByrd,theNGFPFederalProgramManger;WilliamTobey,theDeputyAdministratorforDNN;andSteveBlack,theChiefOperatingOfficerforDNN.ProgramOfficeSupervisorswerealsoinattendance.JanaFankhauser,TamiWeber,andJessicaSanduskyattendedonbehalfofPNNL.TheClassof2007provided an overview of their projects and thanked their supervisors and the NGFP team for the opportunity and support.

SeveralgraduatesoftheClassof2007continuetosupporttheDNN,includingtheNA-21OfficeofThreatReductionandtheNA-25Material,ProtectionControlandAccountingProgram.OthersmovedontotheDefenseIntelligenceAgency,theDOEOfficeofIntelligence,andSandiaNationalLaboratories;somereturned to school to finish their graduate degrees.

The Class of 2007 with the Deputy Administrator for DNN at the Closing Ceremony. (Left to Right: Ryan Whalen, Johnna Myers, Alex Christian, Sheng Li, Ethan Bodnaruk, William Tobey, John Creasy, Georgia Adams, Eric Brewer, Erika Hunsicker, and Courtney Stewart.)

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Class of 2008RecruitmentThe recruitment strategy implemented in 2007 focused on fewer universities that had a strong history of NGFP applicants. By focusing on fewer universities, and applying a discrete set of criteria to the selection of universities, recruitment resourceswereoptimizedwhilemaintainingalargepoolofapplicants.In2006,NGFPrecruitersvisitedatotalof50schools;in2007,NGFPrecruitersvisited19.Still, the application numbers were slightly higher for 2007, with a noticeable improvement in the quality of the candidates. The criteria-based approach implemented for 2007 selected schools that met at least two of the four criteria: 1)committedtodiversity;2)topnonproliferation/nationalsecurityprogram; 3)topengineeringschool/physics/scienceprogram;4)consistentparticipationfromcertainprogram/schools.In2007,theNGFPmadeprogressinbuildingrelationshipswithkeyassociations,notablyWomeninInternationalSecurity(WIIS)andtheAmericanNuclearSociety(ANS).Excellentoutcomesresultedwhen the linkages were made. Other key tactics in 2007 included a focus on increasing technical candidates and implementing an online campaign.

On-campus recruiting began in September 2007 and shifted the focus from career fairs to smaller information sessions, specifically on nonproliferation and internationalsecurity.Recruitingeffortsincluded25informationsessions/colloquium seminars in a 35-day timeframe, from mid-September to mid-October.

• CampusprogramcareerfairsincludedRiceUniversity,UniversityofNewMexico,MIT,UniversityofMaryland,UniversityofDenver,GraduateSchoolofInternationalStudies(GSIS),andJohnsHopkinsUniversitySAIS.

• InformationsessionsweregivenatSyracuseUniversity,TexasA&M,GeorgeWashingtonUniversity’sElliotSchool,Georgetown,AmericanUniversity,UniversityofWashington,UniversityofMichigan,UniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,MontereyInstitute,OregonState,JohnsHopkinsUniversitySAIS,Indiana University, George Mason, and Princeton.

In all, the on-campus career fairs and information sessions resulted in 71applicationsand19hiredFellows.Theremainingapplicantsandhires resulted from referrals by graduate department contacts, friends, the NGFP and university websites, campus graduate career centers, and NNSA contacts.

The 2007 recruitment strategy had several highlights:• Thequalityofcandidateswassignificantlygreaterthaninpastyears,aswellas

the number of qualified candidates: for every strong candidate, there were four or five more that were equally qualified. Seven candidates had technical degrees inPhysics,SecurityEngineering,EnvironmentalScience,RadiationHealthPhysics,andtwowerePh.D./Post-DoctoralPhysicsstudents.Theremainderwere pursing degrees in International Security, Applied Intelligence, U.S.

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ForeignPolicy,PublicPolicy,Nuclear,Chemical,BiologicalWeaponsDefenseandCounterterrorism,SecurityStudies,Russian/EasternEuropeanStudies, and Political Science.

• Allofthecandidateshadmorerelevantexperiencethaninpreviousyears.Forexample, numerous candidates had previously interned or worked for federal agencies,includingtheState,Treasury,andJusticeDepartments.

• Thestrategytotargetrelevantacademicdepartmentsandprogramsatuniversities across the country resulted in strong improvement in techniques for recruiting technical candidates.

• Newonlinerecruitingeffortsweresuccessfullydevelopedandimplemented.

In2007,theNGFPreceivedapplicationsfrom45universities.ThehiredClassof2008represents11ofthoseuniversities:

• UniversityofWashington(4)• MontereyInstituteofInternationalStudies(4)• AmericanUniversity(3)• UniversityofDenver,GSIS(3)• JohnsHopkinsUniversity,SAIS(1)• GeorgeWashingtonUniversity(1)• GeorgeMasonUniversity(1)• GeorgetownUniversity(1)• IndianaUniversity,Bloomington(1)• UniversityofMichigan(1)• OregonStateUniversity(1)

Interview Week InterviewweekatHeadquarterswasaresoundingsuccess.TheFederalProgramManager engaged a team of three (the PNNL Program Manager, Operations Manager,andRecruitmentCoordinator)tofacilitatetheweek,withadditionalsupportfromthePNNLAdministrator,whoorganizedalllogisticalsupportforthe week. The number of candidates selected for interviews was nearly twice the number from the previous year, and the number of actual interviews jumped from 60in2006toover100interviewsin2007,manyofwhichwerearrangedon-the-flyastheweekprogressed.

OutstandingfeedbackwasreceivedfromtheDNNProgramOfficesforthesmooth execution of the notoriously hectic week, and they were especially impressedbythequalityofthecandidates.Infact,theclasssizedoubled: 21FellowswerehiredfortheClassof2008,comparedto11Fellowshired in2007.Inresponsetothisincreaseinclasssize,theNGFPprogram managementdesignedaSkillsQuestionnairefortheProgramOfficesto complete before the next fall recruitment timeframe, to know the skills and numbers of candidates needed.

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Pictured here are the Class of 2008 with the Federal Program Manager, Phyllis Byrd, on the far right, and the PNNL Program Manager, Jana Fankhauser, on the far left. From left to right, the Fellows and their assigned Program Offices are: Kristen Lau, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement Program; Kathia Niewiadomski, NA-26: Office of Fissile Materials Disposition; Kimberly Prono, NA-25: Office of International Material Protection & Cooperation; Elena Hushbeck, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement Program; Aiste Ray, NA-256: Office of Second Line of Defense & Megaports Initiative; Kristina Hatcher, NA-211: Office of North & South American Threat Reduction; James Conner, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement Program; Aaron Tatyrek, NA-213: Office of Former Soviet Union (FSU) & Asian Threat Reduction; Jeremy Patterson, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement Program; Maia Gemmill, NA-255: Office of National Infrastructure and Sustainability; H. Jessica Raber, NA-20: The Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation; Stefan Melnick, NA-211: Office of North & South American Threat Reduction; Lauren Lafaro, NA-242: Front Office of Nonproliferation and International Security; J. Clark Cully, NA-22: Nonproliferation Research & Development; Jessica Drum, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement Program; Scott Ravenhill, NA-213: Office of FSU & Asian Threat Reduction; Jennifer Lacey, NA-212: Office of European & African Threat Reduction; Justin Reed, NA-24: Office of Nonproliferation & International Security; Richard Payne-Holmes, NA-242: Global Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention; Randy Howell, NA-21: Office of Global Threat Reduction; and Alexis Blanc, NA-243: Office of International Regimes & Agreements.

Introducing the Class of 2008

BriefbiographiesontheFellowsoftheClassof2008areprovidedinAppendixA.

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Class of 2009Recruitment StrategyRecruitingactivitiesfortheClassof2009beganwithstrategydevelopmentinearly2008, and university outreach began in the spring.

Basedonthe2008results,thestrategycontinuedtobuildupontheNGFP’s three-pronged approach to recruitment: targeted, criteria, and association-building.Areviewof2007recruitmenteffortsfoundthat10-15keyschoolsprovided approximately 75% of the chosen NGFP Fellows. In 2008, the NGFP willagain‘target’theseschoolsandworktobuildlastingrelationshipswiththem.The success of smaller information sessions as opposed to career fairs will be built upon(exceptforcertainsituations,suchastheANSStudentConference).Theprimary methods of recruitment will engage PNNL university recruiters, NNSA colleagues, and current NGFP Fellows nearest to each university. The criteria from 2007provedsuccessfulandwillcontinuetobeused;targetschoolsmustmeetatleast two of the four criteria. The NGFP will also continue to broaden and deepen linkageswithassociations,includingtheANS,WIIS,theNationalSocietyofBlackEngineers,andtheInstituteofNuclearMaterialsManagement.

Tofurtherincreasethenumberandqualityoftechnicalcandidates,theNGFPteam leveraged PNNL technical staff to link with targeted technical programs. TheNuclearEngineeringdepartmentsatUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,UniversityofMichigan,KansasStateUniversity,UniversityofNewMexico,andOregon State University all received technical presentations from a senior technical representative from PNNL. In addition, the NGFP participated in several targeted events that focused on technical candidates. In the spring timeframe, PNNL attendedtheANSStudentConference,whichhadover300NuclearEngineeringstudents in attendance.

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On the HorizonTheyearinprogresspromisestocontinuethetrendintheprogram’simprovementsand growing mission impact. The Federal and PNNL Program Managers have madeseveralefficiencyimprovements,producedexcellentrecruitmentresults,andmade changes to continue to enhance the program experience for Fellows. Highlightsinclude:

• ImprovedOrientationexperienceforincomingFellows• Greateroutreachinrecruitmentactivitieswithassociations• Increaseduniversitypartnerships• Record-settingquantityandqualityofapplicants• ExcellentefficiencyduringInterviewWeek,involvingwellover150interviews• Expandedclasssize• Expeditiousprocessingforsecurityclearancesatevenfasterrates• Updatedprogrammissionandvision• OfficialprogramdocumentationinapublishedStandardOperationsand

Procedures Manual.

ThenextAnnualReport,foractivitiesfromJune2008toJune2009,willprovideallofthesehighlightsandmore,demonstratingtheNGFP’scontinuedcommitmenttoexcellenceandsupportoftheNNSA’smission.

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Appendix A: Class of 2008 Fellows

Alexis Blanc, NA-243: Office of International Regimes & AgreementsAlexisBlancgraduatedfromGeorgeWashingtonUniversitywith an M.A. in Security Policy Studies. She also holds a B.A. fromWashingtonStateUniversitywithconcentrationsinPoliticalPsychology,MiddleEast,NationalSecurity,andAmerican Foreign Policy, as well as studies in Global

EmphasisattheUniversityofWales.Duringthesummerof2007,Ms.BlancworkedasanAdjunctResearchAssistantattheInstituteforDefenseAnalysisintheStrategy,Forces,andResourcesDivision,whereshecreatedamodelforassessing the historical trends of the proliferation of nuclear technology and analyzedtheimplicationsofthosetrendstodrawlessonsforfutureeffortsincounter-proliferation. Later that same year, Ms. Blanc became a Policy DevelopmentAnalystforU.S.CitizenshipsandImmigrationattheDepartment ofHomelandSecurity.

James Conner, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement ProgramJamesConnerisagraduateofAmericanUniversity’sSchoolof International Service with an M.A. in International Affairs. HerearnedaB.A.inEnglishLiteraturefromtheUniversityofDenverandspentasummerduringhisgraduatestudiesattheKoreaUniversityinSeoul,SouthKorea.Augmentinghis

education,Mr.ConnerhasspentmorethanthreeyearsinSeoul,SouthKorea,whereheworkedasEnglishinstructoratvariousKoreaneducationalinstitutions aswellasinternedfortheInternationalSecurityProgramattheCenterforStrategic and International Studies.

J. Clark Cully, NA-22: Nonproliferation Research & DevelopmentJ.ClarkCullyearnedhisM.S.andiscurrentlyaPh.D.candidate in Physics from the University of Michigan, where hespecializedinExperimentalHigh-EnergyPhysicsandhadadditionalstudiesinSciencePolicyandTeaching.Forhisundergraduatestudies,Mr.CullyhadadoublemajorinMath

(B.A.)andPhysics(B.S.withhonors).Recently,Mr.CullyworkedatFermiNational Laboratory, where he was a member of a large international team and collaboratedwithadiversegrouptoanalyzeproblems,assignresponsibilities,andreach consensus. Like many leaders in physics, he wishes to use his background to advance the field of global security.

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Jessica Drum, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement ProgramJessicaDrumisagraduatefromtheMontereyInstituteofInternational Studies, where she earned an M.A. in InternationalPolicyStudies,specializinginNonproliferation,andtrackedandreviewedEgypt’sNuclearandMissiletodevelop communications material. Following receipt of her B.A.inPoliticalSciencefromColoradoStateUniversity,

Ms.DrumhadstudiedatAmericanUniversity’sArabicLanguageInstituteinCairo,Egypt.Duringthesummerof2006,sheattendedtheInternationalInstituteofMediationandConflictResolution’sSymposiuminNicosia,Cyprus.Ms.DrumhasalsocompletedanintensiveArabiccourseatGeorgetownUniversity.

Maia Gemmill, NA-255: Office of National Infrastructure and SustainabilityMaiaGemmillearnedherM.A.inInternationalRelationswithanemphasisonRussia/EurasiaStudiesfromthe JohnsHopkinsSAISinMay2007.AtHarvardUniversity,Ms. Gemmill graduated magna cum laude with an A.B. in SocialStudies,focusingonRussiaandEasternEurope.Augmentingherexperience,shehasaU.S.StateDepartmentLevel2proficiencyinRussianlanguageabilitywithan

emphasisonpoliticalandtechnicalvocabulary.TocontributetoU.S.foreignpolicygoals and global security as an NGFP Fellow, Ms. Gemmill will merge her academictraininginRussianaffairsandnonproliferationissueswithherstrongskills in managing large and diverse teams, overseeing a budget and a project schedule, and ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.

Kristina Hatcher, NA-211: Office of North & South American Threat ReductionKristinaHatcherisagraduateoftheUniversityofDenver’sGraduate School of International Studies with an M.A. in International Security and focus on Intelligence and the MiddleEast.Asanundergraduate,Ms.HatcherearneddualdegreesfromtheUniversityofColorado-Boulder:aB.A.inInternational Affairs and a B.A. in International Spanish for theProfessions.Duringthattime,shestudiedabroadat theUniversidaddeSevillathroughtheCenterfor

InternationalEducationandExchangeinSevilla,Spain.Duringhergraduatestudies,Ms.HatcherinternedwiththeU.S.StateDepartment,wheresheacquireda basic knowledge of arms control agreements and limitations treaties such as the ConventionalForcesinEuropeTreaty.

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Randy Howell, NA-21: Office of Global Threat ReductionRandyHowellearnedhisM.A.inInternationalStudiesfromtheUniversityofDenver’sGraduateSchoolofInternationalStudies.HisareasofconcentrationwereSecurity,EnvironmentalPolicy,andCommunications,andhisprogram included study abroad in the Latin American PoliticsPrograminCostaRica.BeforeearninghisMaster’s

degree,Mr.HowellearnedaB.A.inPoliticalSciencefromtheUniversityofPortland,wherehecompletedanadditionalstudyabroadprograminSalzburg,Austria.Mr.HowellhasinternedwiththeU.S.StateDepartmentMissiontoInternationalOrganizationsinVienna,Austria.Inaddition,hespentanacademicyearasFulbrightEnglishLanguageTeacherthroughtheTechnicalForestrySchoolin Bruck an der Mur, Austria.

Elena Hushbeck, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement ProgramElenaHushbeckisagraduateoftheMontereyInstituteofInternational Studies with an M.A. in International Policy StudiesandCertificateinNonproliferationStudies.Ms.HushbeckearnedherB.A.summa cum laude in Political SciencewithaconcentrationinInternationalRelationsfromtheUniversityofNewMexico.Duringherundergraduate

studies, she attended mediation training, where she learned the philosophies and techniques of third-party intervention and alternative dispute resolution. Ms.HushbeckhasalsobeenaninternfortheUnitedNationsOfficeofDisarmamentAffairsinNewYork.

Jennifer Lacey, NA-212: Office of European & African Threat Reduction Jennifer Lacey is a M.A. International Affairs candidate at the GeorgeWashingtonUniversityandhasspentoneyearattheMonterey Institute for International Studies. Immediately after earning a B.A. in International Studies and Spanish at DenisonUniversityinOhio,sheobtainedacertificatewithhonors from the McIntire Business Institute at the University ofVirginia.Ms.Laceyhasservedasaninternforthe

CommitteeonSenateForeignRelationsinWashington,D.C.ShehasbeenaResearchAssociateforFirstWatchInternationalinMonterey,California,andhaswritten for several publications on nonproliferation issues. Most recently, she was NuclearAnalystforthePartnershipforGlobalSecurityinWashington,D.C.

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Lauren Lafaro, NA-242: Front Office of Nonproliferation and International SecurityLauren Lafaro earned her M.A. from the University of Washington’sRussian,EastEuropean,andCentralAsianStudies program in International Studies with a focus on Political Science and Nonproliferation Studies. For her undergraduate studies, Ms. Lafaro earned a dual degree with a B.A. in International Government and a B.A. with honors

inRussianStudiesfromDarmouthCollege.ThroughtheAmericanCouncilforInternationalEducation,shestudiedinTajikistanforintensivestudyoftheUzbeklanguage. In addition, Ms. Lafaro attended the University of St. Petersburg for extensivecourseworkinRussianlanguage,literature,andculture.

Kristen Lau, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement ProgramKristenLauearnedanM.A.fromtheUniversityofWashington’sHenryM.JacksonSchoolofInternationalStudies, with foci in Security Studies and Information Management,andearnedacertificateinGlobalTrade,Transportation,andLogistics.Ms.LaualsoearnedherB.A.fromtheUniversityofWashington’sJacksonSchool,intheForeignPolicy,Diplomacy,Peace,andSecuritytrack.During

heracademicyears,shewasaTeachingAssistantforacourseonInternationalLawandArmsControl,anAssistantResearcherfortheBritishAmericanSecurityInformationCouncilinLondon,andaGraduateAssistantfortheInstituteforNationalSecurityEducationandResearchprogram.Ms.LauisamemberoftheArmsControlAssociationandtheInstituteforNuclearMaterialsandManagement.

Stefan Melnick, NA-211: Office of North & South American Threat ReductionStefanMelnickisacandidateforanM.S.inRadiationHealthPhysicsfromOregonStateUniversity.Hisprimaryareas of concentration are radiation protection, nuclear nonproliferation, radiation shielding and detection, and how the proper applications of these areas can be used to stem the flowofunauthorizednuclearmaterials.Mr.Melnick’s

undergraduatestudiesearneddualB.S.degreesinEngineeringPhysicsandNuclearEngineeringfromRensselaerPolytechnicInstituteinTroy,NewYork,duringwhichsummersheworkedfortheNewYorkStateDepartmentofTransportationasaConstructionInspector.

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Kathia Niewiadomski, NA-26: Office of Fissile Materials DispositionKathiaNiewiadomskiearnedanM.A.inInternationalSecurityfromtheUniversityofDenver’sGraduateSchoolofInternationalStudies,withaspecializationinStrategyandArmsControl.SheearnedaB.A.magna cum laude from SouthernConnecticutStateUniversitywithamajorin

Political Science. Ms. Niewiadomski has experience as a Staff Analyst on nonproliferationissuesforFirstWatchInternationalinMonterey,California;anInternResearchAssistantfortheCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudiesinWashington,D.C.;andanAnalystfortheDefenseCapabilitiesManagementTeamattheGovernmentAccountabilityOffice.Ms.NiewiadomskiwasalsoaNuclearScholarforthe2007-2008NuclearScholarsInitiativeattheCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudiesinWashington,D.C.,andexpectsthatresearchtoresultin publication.

Jeremy Patterson, NA-242: International Nuclear Safeguards and Engagement ProgramAttendingAmericanUniversityinWashington,D.C., Jeremy Patterson earned his M.A. with a primary focus in InternationalPolitics/InternationalSecurityandsecondaryfocusinInternationalPeaceandConflictResolution. Mr. Patterson earned his B.A. in Psychology from WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,Missouri,wherehealso

gainedvariedexperienceasaConsultantintheCenterforEngineeringComputingandResearchAssistantfortheUniversity’sSchoolofMedicine.Concurrentwithhisgraduatestudies,Mr.PattersonwasonFederalWorkStudyfortheGraduateAdmissionsOfficeattheSchoolofInternationalServiceatAmericanUniversity.HeanticipatesbeingcertifiedbytheU.S.DepartmentofAgricultureGraduateLanguageSchoolattheintermediatelevelinChinese.

Richard Payne-Holmes, NA-242: Global Initiatives for Proliferation PreventionRichardPayne-HolmesearnedajointM.A.inRussianandEasternEuropeanStudiesandM.P.A.inPublicAffairsfromIndiana University-Bloomington. Similarly, Mr. Payne-HolmesearnedadoublemajorfromBrighamYoungUniversity:aB.A.inHistorywithafocusontheSovietvarietyandaB.A.inRussian.Mr.Payne-Holmeshasstudied

abroadextensively:intheUkrainethroughtheIvanFrankoNationalUniversity;and in Belgium, France, Germany, and Poland through the Indiana University EuropeanUnionCenterofExcellence.HehasservedasboththeVicePresidentandPresidentoftheIndianaUniversityUkrainianStudiesOrganizationfortheadvancing the awareness of Ukrainian culture.

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Kimberly Prono, NA-25: Office of International Material Protection & CooperationKimberlyPronoisanM.A.candidateinInternationalAffairswith a concentration in U.S. Foreign Policy at American UniversityinWashington,D.C.Duringherundergraduatecareer at Northwestern University, Ms. Prono earned her B.A. inPoliticalScienceaswellasaCertificateinGovernmentduringayearabroadattheLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience.Ms.Prono’svastworkexperienceincludes

theRussianNonproliferationProgramatLosAlamosNationalLaboratory,whereshe read research proposals by Former Soviet Union (FSU) nuclear scientists and identified appropriate reviewers in American academia and industry.

H. Jessica Raber, NA-20: The Office of Defense Nuclear NonproliferationH.JessicaRaberisagraduateintheMasterofPublicAdministration program in the interdisciplinary International ScienceandTechnologyPolicyandNuclearNonproliferationattheUniversityofWashington.SheearnedherB.A.inCommunicationfromStanfordUniversity,whereshealsoservedasAssistantSportsInformationDirectorforStanford’smedia relations. She pursued her M.P.A. to develop skills and

knowledge in policy analysis to complement her extensive communications experienceattheUniversityofWashingtonandtheU.S.NavalAcademy,whichturned into a concentration in the study of nuclear nonproliferation and science policy.Ms.RaberinternedattheU.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissioninRockville,Maryland,duringthesummerof2007.

Scott Ravenhill, NA-213: Office of FSU & Asian Threat ReductionScottRavenhillearnedhisM.A.inInternationalPolicyStudieswithaspecializationinNonproliferationStudiesfrom the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Mr.RavenhillalsoattendedtheUniversityofMissouri,where he earned a double major with a B.A. in International Studies,SpanishConcentration,andaB.S.inInternational

Business,FinanceConcentration.Afterhisundergraduatestudies,heservedasEnglishinstructorinbothBusan,SouthKoreaandOsaka,Japan.Mostrecently,Mr.Ravenhillservedasasummer2007internattheU.S.StateDepartmentinOsaka, Japan,

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Aiste Ray, NA-256: Office of Second Line of Defense & Megaports InitiativeAisteRaygraduatedwithanM.A.inPoliticalSciencewithaspecializationinInternationalPoliticsandComparativeGovernments from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.Ms.RayisaU.S.Armyveteran,deployedduringOperationIraqiFreedom.Afterhermilitaryservice,Ms.Raygraduated from George Mason University with a B.A. magna

cum laudeinGlobalAffairswithaconcentrationinGlobalDiplomacyandGovernanceandminorsinInformationTechnologyandConflictAnalysisandResolution.ShehasbeenaLithuanianschoolteacherforseveralyears,served asaCongressionalIntern,andhasbeenOfficeManagerfortheTrumanNationalSecurityProject/TrumanSecurityForum.

Justin Reed, NA-24: Office of Nonproliferation & International SecurityIn2008,JustinReedearnedhisM.A.inInternationalSecurityfromGeorgetownUniversity’sSchoolofForeignServiceSecurityStudiesprogram.HeearnedaB.A.inHistoryandRhetoricwithaCreativeWritingfocusfromtheUniversityofIllinoisChampaign-Urbana,wherehewasthe

recipient of a Global Interactions undergraduate scholarship and took a variety ofhistory,military,andnuclear-relatedcourses.HehasinternedforboththeChicagoCouncilonForeignRelationsandtheArmsControlAssociation.Mostrecently,Mr.ReedservedasNuclearNonproliferationAnalystatthePartnershipforGlobalSecurity.HehasalsorecentlybeenadmittedasamemberoftheCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies’ProjectonNuclearIssues.

Aaron Tatyrek, NA-213: Office of FSU & Asian Threat ReductionAaronTatyrekisanM.A.graduateoftheHenryM.JacksonSchool for International Studies from the University of Washington,focusedonU.S./Russianrelationsandinternational security policy with emphasis on weapons of massdestructionproliferation.Mr.Tatyrekgraduatedmagna

cum laudefromTexasA&MUniversitywithaB.A.inPoliticalScienceandRussian.HealsoreceivedaCertificateinRussianLanguageStudiesfromtheMoscowTechnicalInstituteofLanguagesandInformaticsinMoscow,Russia. Mr.Tatyrekhasservedinanumberofleadershipandvolunteeractivities,andhisworkexperiencehasrangedfrombeingaSenatorialinterntoaphysician’sclericalassistanttoateachingassistantattheUniversityofWashington.

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