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Alumni Update:

Since his fellowship, Ettie has completed the MBA program at Wharton and is now working in Credit Suisse’s Leveraged Finance Origination & Restructuring group in NYC. He has also remained involved in several African education and social entrepreneurship projects (such as the SEED Project, based in Senegal) since the fellowship.

Fellow Bio:

Etzerson is a French major from Queens, NY. A graduate of the class of 2007, Etzerson was involved in various campus organizations including the Black Student Union, Business Today, Princeton Student Television Network, and the Tiger Inn. In addition, Etzerson earned a certificate in Italian language and culture during his undergraduate career. Since graduation, Etzerson has worked as an analyst with Deutsche Bank’s Private Wealth Management group in New York. He looks forward to working with the African Leadership Academy and exploring the fields of social entrepreneurship and development in Africa.

Fellow Bio:

Sara Piaskowy is passionate about water resources. Last summer, working for the International Water Association through the study abroad office IIP program, Sara learned about sustainable water management and the pressing need to bring clean drinking water and sanitation systems to developing countries. She is a Civil and Environmental Engineering major with certificates in Environmental Studies and Spanish who hails from Crete, IL. Sara will spend her year in Africa working as a research assistant at the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. She will be carrying out experiments on water filtration using local materials such as sand, gravel, and clay. At Princeton, Sara was a four year member of the Princeton Women’s Crew, helped lead the Society of Women Engineers and was involved with the Athletes in Action Christian fellowship group. Once she completes her associate fellowship, Sara plans to attend graduate school in Water Resources Science, Policy, and Management.

Alumni Update:

Carolyn is currently living and working in Chicago, IL. Since her fellowship, she has been working in public health policy and social policy. She did program evaluation of public health programs for the US Department of Health and Human Services. Now she is pursuing a PhD in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern.

Alumni Update:

Carolyn is currently living and working in Chicago, IL. Since her fellowship, she has been working in public health policy and social policy. She did program evaluation of public health programs for the US Department of Health and Human Services. Now she is pursuing a PhD in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern.

Alumni Update:

Isabel is continuing to pursue her PhD in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, planning to finish this academic year. Focusing on Africa, mainly Kenya and Malawi, her research explores questions around gender and demography with both qualitative and quantitative methods. She is currently based in Edinburgh, Scotland as she writes up her dissertation.

Fellow Bio:

Isabel (Princeton ‘11) is an Anthropology major who is from England but grew up in Kampala, Uganda. While at Princeton, Isabel danced in the Indian dance troupe Naacho, and wrote a column for the Princeton Alumni Weekly. Isabel is so excited to be in Senegal next year where she hopes to have lots of clothes tailored, de-rust her French and drink plenty of tamarind juice.

Anthea graduated from Georgetown University with a Master’s in Public Policy. She is originally from Singapore but has spent almost a third of her life studying, working, and living in the United States. Her first encounter with international development was during her time at Georgetown where she learned how data could be used to understand more about people, policy, and what works. After graduation, she joined Burness Communications, a public-interest communications firm specializing in spreading the news about social causes ranging from public health to environmental conservation. But with a data itch that wouldn’t quit, she then went on to work as a Senior Analyst for a data consulting firm, helping non-profit organizations and the US EPA to better visualize their data and extract meaningful insights. Outside of work, she volunteered at the National Aquarium as a diver where she fed the fish and waved at visitors. Anthea is excited for her move to Sierra Leone where she will work with the WARC Group as a monitoring and evaluation fellow, using data to measure the impact on improving the lives of farmers. During her time in Freetown, she hopes to learn to love dancing and okra, while picking up a bit of Krio in between.

Fellow Bio:

Liza is a biology major from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. At Columbia, she was president of GlobeMed partnering with a health and human rights NGO in Northern Uganda, a volunteer advocate for the Crime Victim’s Treatment Center supporting victims of acts of domestic or sexual violence, and leader for Columbia Outdoor Orientation Program taking freshman canoeing down the Delaware River before school begins. Liza loves laughing and the great outdoors more than anything. While in Mwanza, Tanzania next year, Liza looks forward to learning as many stories as possible to continue building her understanding of our global village.

Alumni Update:

Arthur is working at Stripe, a software company helping to power entrepreneurs around the world by connecting them to the financial system. Arthur lives in San Francisco, California.

Originally from Orono, Minnesota, Jacob is a graduate of UW-Madison, where he majored in Biology with a certificate in African Studies. During his undergraduate career, Jacob spent a summer interning with the National Marrow Donor Program in Minneapolis, and he returned to Madison to found UW’s chapter of Be The Match on Campus, a student organization devoted to increasing awareness and membership of the national bone marrow donor registry. In the spring of his junior year, Jacob seized the amazing opportunity to spend a semester abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, where he studied Marine Ecology and volunteered at a community health clinic. In Madison, Jacob also spent 2 years in UW’s Central Nervous System Regeneration Lab and later joined UW’s Department of Emergency Medicine as a clinical research assistant examining radiological methods for diagnosing appendicitis. He also enjoyed volunteering at the AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, where he managed the daily food pantry and helped disabled HIV/AIDS patients regain independence. Jacob is unbelievably thrilled to head off to Tanzania to assist with BIPAI’s inspiring social and medical programs, improve his Swahili, and climb Mt. Kilimanjaro!

Alumni Update:

After earning an Ed.M. degree in International Education Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Sarah returned to her fellowship organization to work remotely as a Program Manager. She is delighted to be back on the team at ASE!

Fellow Bio:

Raised in Seattle, Sarah Pollnow graduated as the Middlebury College class of 2014 Salutatorian with Highest Honors in History and an award-winning thesis. A lover of languages, she minored in French and spent a semester studying in Bordeaux. She also earned a minor in Secondary Education en route to becoming a state-certified Social Studies teacher in 2015. During the summers, she pursued teaching opportunities in Kentucky and Massachusetts. After graduation, Sarah continued exploring U.S. education while touring nationwide as a National History Bee intern. She then moved to Germany to serve as a 2015-2016 Fulbright English Teaching Assistant. In her free time there, she assisted with a youth theater project based on local history, volunteered with refugees, and studied at the Technische Universität Berlin. Her passion for teaching next led her to Japan for a year as a JET Program Assistant Language Teacher, during which she developed curricular resources with the support of a grant from USJETAA and U.S. Embassy Tokyo. She is excited to immerse herself in Beninese culture and grow as a professional this year at the African School of Economics.