I currently coordinate administrative activities for the DNA Shoah Project.  Although the project has a heavy biotechnological component, it appeals to me on a primarily humanitarian level. I have a weak spot for human rights-related issues, and have worked previously for the Open Society Institute, the International Rescue Committee, the Kosovo Humanitarian Aid Organization and Friends of Bosnia. I have a background in nonprofit administration, with a particular emphasis on grant writing and grants management.  

In May of 2000, I received a B.A. in Contemporary European Studies from Smith College, where I studied the politics and political movements of post-Communist states.  I then moved to Troms', Norway, to research whether parliamentary devolution is an adequate model for diffusing ethnopolitical tension in the Balkans or in other non-welfare systems.  I have since had multiple adventures in Massachusetts, Vermont, California, Wisconsin and, most recently, Romania.  I am currently taking a semi-permanent hiatus from higher education.