Runa De Felice
Architecture Student, Italy
Runa De Felice, 24 years old, Italian Diploma in Architecture Student. Runa is also currently working part time in an Architecture office in central London where the projects are mostly Transport Infrastructure. Her expertise is varied, from making decisions about design features and spatial planning, choosing interior materials to producing 3d models and images. Born in South Africa, Runa has variously lived in The Netherlands, Italy and The United Kingdom at one time or another.
Clara de Los Arcos Diez
Visual Anthropologist, Spain
Clara De Los Arcos Diez is a Spanish visual anthropologist who has lived and worked in Spain, the Netherlands and the UK. She has recently exhibited photography in the UK encompassing the themes of inner city poverty and hunger, and is also interested in concepts of vision and aesthetics, home, community and gender.
Arlene de Vera
Member Services and Development Officer, Philippines
Arlene is the Member Services and Development Officer of Consumers International based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Office. She dreamt of becoming a journalist but found a niche in development work. For the last 10 years, she has been involved in socio-economic and environmental projects in the Philippines handling communications, project design, administration, and documentation. She finished Bachelor of Arts major in Journalism and took up Master of Arts major in Urban and Regional Planning. She is also a wife, a mother, and a sister.
Andrew Deak
International Relations & Development, Editor, Canada
Educated in the Netherlands, Canada and the UK, Andrew maintains an interest in multiple areas of international relations and development studies. Currently, he is pursuing a dual degree in both common and civil law at McGill University.
Outside of his academics, Andrew has worked as an editor for a number of student publications. He has been involved with housing and food cooperative, and is an avid vegetarian cook.
Elizabeth Dessie
First Aid Administrator, Ethiopia
Born and raised in Ethiopia and educated in the Czech Republic, Elizabeth has always been interested in multiple areas of International Relations and Development. Currently working as First Aid Administrator at the British Red Cross, Elizabeth is also studying towards a degree in IR, Peace and Conflict Studies at London Metropolitan University. Outside of the school and work environment, Elizabeth has been an active volunteer numerously engaged in NGO projects supporting street children in Ethiopia. Elizabeth enjoys traveling, sports, music and spending time with family and friends.
Lola Fadumiyo
Member Service Officer, Africa
Lola Fadumiyo is the MSO West and Central Africa for Consumers International where her role entails supporting and strengthening Consumer organisations in the region. She graduated from the University of Reading where she studied for the MSc. in Applied Development Studies. She has also worked with the sub-regional organisation in West Africa (ECOWAS) in the area of promoting regional integration and assisting in various project implementations.
Valerie Hilfer
MA of International Business and Management, The Netherlands
Valerie spent most of her youth growing up in the Netherlands. After graduating from her Business Marketing degree in the UK, she went on to complete her MA in International Business and Management in Spain and France. Since then she has worked within the apparel sector in Sydney, having spent time in Bolivia thereafter being part of local social development projects.
Vitor Pavao
Biomedical Sciences, Brazil
Vitor Pavao, 25, now lives in São Paulo, Brazil, where he works at a local private hospital. He graduated in Biomedical Sciences with a minor in International Relations from a small liberal arts college in Virginia, USA, where he lived for 5 years. Vitor loves traveling and has visited many countries, either to compliment his studies, or to visit friends. Personal interests include photography and DJing at clubs in and around his native São Paulo.
Adrian Rios Ortiz
Audio-Visual Communicator, Chile
Adrián Rios Ortiz, 32 years old, Chilean audio-visual communicator. Currently he is the short cuts Director of the programme Passions of the National Television of Chile (TVN), main national channel. He has made audio visual reports on social issues, music video clips and fiction short films.
Nicola Sarti
Marketing Reporter and Researcher, Italy
Nicola Sarti is an Italian marketing reporter and researcher living and working in London for Xtreme Information. After a number of years working in music promotion in Italy, Nicola moved to the UK to work for the TV division of legendary nightclub Ministry of Sound. His main areas of interest are new media, advertising and design.
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