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Alumni Updates
Compiled by Andrea Brian (MPP 2011), Niki Davila (MPA 2011), and Courtney Lerch (MPA 2011)
Buenafe Alinio (PhD 2008) Andrew Brown (MPA 2008)
Buenafe Alinio was recently promoted to Deputy Director for Andrew Brown founded a 501c3 not-for-profit, Global Language
the Human Resource Management Department at the Bangko Network, after graduating Global Language Network (GLN) con-
Sentral ng Pilipinas (the Central Bank of the Philippines) nects people and helps them build better personal, political, and
business relationships by providing them language and cultural
Christina Avgerinos (MPP 2006) learning opportunities in the community Mr Brown also serves
Christina Avgerinos has been working in Thailand as a Man- on the Board of Directors of GWU’s Alumni Association In a
agement Associate with The Louis Berger Group, Inc Her work ceremony on October 1, 2009, GW will be honoring Mr Brown
involves a project for the International Civil Aviation Organization with the Recent Alumni Achievement Award
(an agency of the UN) to help the airport authority in Thailand
update the master plans for its two major airports in Bangkok and Mallory Barg Bulman (MPA 2004) and Rich Bulman
to develop a traffic policy for a two-airport system (MPA 2005)
Mallory and Rich Bulman are pleased to announce the birth of
their second son, Max, born September 4, 2009
Emily Christensen (MPP 2004)
Emily Christensen married Patrick Archer on September 13, 2009,
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Joseph Conroy (MPA 1990)
Captain Joseph Conroy accepted a GS-15 position with the
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Christina Avgerinos (MPP 2006) in Thailand.
the Coast Guard as a Captain in 2001; his career included three
command opportunities and assignments as Special Assistant
Elizabeth Look Biar (MPA 1996) to a five-star general and as a Coast Guard Liaison Officer to the
Elizabeth Biar is employed by Strategic Public Affairs, Inc in Department of State
Houston Strategic Public Affairs specializes in Grassroots and
PAC Development, coalition organization and mobilization, Cori Cuttler (MPA 2000)
strategic counsel and messaging, trade association management, Cori Cuttler recently joined the Southwest Florida Water
lobbying, and other governmental and public affairs at the Management District in Tampa, Florida, as its Community Affairs
federal, state, and local levels Program Manager
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