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Contact Huairou Staff

Huairou staff is composed of paid personnel, interns and volunteer professionals.

katia Katia Araujo
Ms. Araujo holds an MA in International Affairs from the New School University and BA in Black Studies with a minor in Political Science from Hunter College. Originally from Bahia, Brazil, she moved to NY to pursue a dance career performing with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at NY City Center. Prior to her graduate studies, Ms. Araujo implemented the Physical Activity Program at African Services Committee serving about 3000 immigrants. Her life experience as a black woman in poor northeastern Brazil combined with her immigrant status in New York also fostered her interest in gender and race issues. At the Huairou Commission, she brings a unique intercultural perspective to the Latin American regional coordination and solidifies her commitment to the empowerment and self-determination of excluded women at local, national, and global practices.

Contact:
Email: katia.araujo@huairou.org

Nicole Ganzekaufer
Ms. Ganzekaufer graduated with a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Milano The New School of Management and Urban Policy in 2006. Prior to her graduate studies, she spent over two years working as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Ms. Ganzekaufer's experience as a teacher and community development volunteer fostered her interest in international affairs and grassroots community development. Ms. Ganzekaufer started at the Huairou Commission as an intern in 2005 and now works as a full-time staff person anchoring the Land and Housing Campaign.

Contact:
Email: nicole.ganzekaufer@huairou.org

Dahlia Dahlia Goldenberg
Ms. Goldenberg is the Membership Organizer for the Huairou Commission, focusing on supporting relations with members and partners. Dahlia has a BA from Rutgers College, Rutgers University and an MA in Gender and Development from the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Sussex. With a Fulbright grant, she spent time studying and volunteering with grassroots women's organizations in Ecuador as part of her education. She is fluent in Spanish.

Contact:
Email: dahlia.goldenberg@huairou.org

Suranjana Gupta
Research and advocacy coordinator for the Huairou Commission since 2002, Ms. Gupta has been in grassroots empowerment work – primarily in India – since 1995. For Swayam Shikshan Prayog she focused on credit as a tool for empowerment and institutional responsiveness to poor communities. She facilitated and documented a post-disaster peer learning exchange between grassroots women in Turkey and India. Ms. Gupta is currently based in Bombay supporting the Disaster Campaign from the field.

Contact:
Huairou Commission
249 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn. New York. USA
Tel: 1-718-388-8915. Fax.1-718-388-0285
Email: suranjana.gupta@huairou.org
Website: www.huairou.org

Shannon Hayes
Ms. Hayes moved to New York City from Southern California in 2003 to pursue a Master of Arts in International Affairs at the New School. In the summer of 2004, she traveled to Kenya for 2 months to participate in a Community AIDS Watch, documenting the work of GROOTS Kenya. The experience sparked her dedication to supporting grassroots-driven development, with a particular interest in processes through which grassroots women are leading the creation of healthy and democratic communities. Since she returned from that trip, she has been working at the Huairou Commission - first as an intern and now as AIDS Campaign Coordinator and supporting various organizing processes in Africa including the Home-Based Care Alliance. Shannon's work and life are motivated by a deep belief that all beings are equal, and a commitment to creating the life circumstances and contexts through which we can all fully realize our best selves.

Contact:
Email: shannon.hayes@huairou.org

Jan Peterson, Chair
Huairou Secretariat
Founder and chair of the secretariat of the Huairou Commission, Ms. Peterson is also a founder of GROOTS International and prior to that, founder and executive director of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women, a grassroots women's empowerment organization in the United States. With 30 years of experience in developing local initiatives, Ms. Peterson is the recipient of many awards for community service and is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences and events.

Contact:
Email: jan.peterson@huairou.org

erica_reade_picture Erica Reade
Erica Reade completed her MA in International Affairs in 2008, with a concentration in Media and Culture, at the New School for General Studies in New York City. Before moving to New York, she completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University in her home city of Montreal Canada, in International Development Studies. She is also fluent in French. She began her work as a Senior Intern for the Huairou Commission’s Women’s Land and Housing Campaign in 2007, working on the Women’s Land Link Africa Project. Since then she has become a Land & Housing Campaign Associate, as well as an Associate on the Governance Campaign, focusing on her passion, women’s safety. Erica is not only committed to working on international issues, but local issues as well, having organized free self-defense workshops, violence prevention seminars, and volunteering with young girls and women in after school youth programs.

Contact:
Email: erica.reade@huairou.org

Sarah Silliman
Ms. Silliman holds an MA in International Affairs from the New School University and a BA in economics from Antioch College in Ohio. Prior to her masters studies, Sarah lived and worked for two years in Brazil where she gained fluency in Portuguese and solidified her growing interest in global poverty and governance issues. In 2005, she traveled to Kenya and Uganda on a research grant from SEEDS to document and analyze organizing steps to enable rural women beekeepers to scale-up their work, access national and international markets, and establish secure livelihoods. Upon her return, Sarah began working for the Huairou Commission in the area of governance and democratic decision-making for the Huairou Commission Governance Campaign.

Contact:
Email:sarah.silliman@huairou.org

Executive Summary Goals & Objectives Organization Chart Legal & Financial Global Office Contact Staff	Contact Huairou Staff Huairou staff is composed of paid personnel, interns and volunteer professionals. Katia Araujo Ms. Araujo holds an MA in International Affairs from the New School University and BA in Black Studies with a minor in Political Science from Hunter College. Originally from Bahia, Brazil, she moved to NY to pursue a dance career performing with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at NY City Center. Prior to her graduate studies, Ms. Araujo implemented the Physical Activity Program at African Services Committee serving about 3000 immigrants. Her life experience as a black woman in poor northeastern Brazil combined with her immigrant status in New York also fostered her interest in gender and race issues. At the Huairou Commission, she brings a unique intercultural perspective to the Latin American regional coordination and solidifies her commitment to the empowerment and self-determination of excluded women at local, national, and global practices. Contact: Email: katia.araujo@huairou.org Nicole Ganzekaufer Ms. Ganzekaufer graduated with a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Milano The New School of Management and Urban Policy in 2006. Prior to her graduate studies, she spent over two years working as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Ms. Ganzekaufer's experience as a teacher and community development volunteer fostered her interest in international affairs and grassroots community development. Ms. Ganzekaufer started at the Huairou Commission as an intern in 2005 and now works as a full-time staff person anchoring the Land and Housing Campaign. Contact: Email: nicole.ganzekaufer@huairou.org Dahlia Goldenberg Ms. Goldenberg is the Membership Organizer for the Huairou Commission, focusing on supporting relations with members and partners. Dahlia has a BA from Rutgers College, Rutgers University and an MA in Gender and Development from the Institute for Development Studies at the University of Sussex. With a Fulbright grant, she spent time studying and volunteering with grassroots women's organizations in Ecuador as part of her education. She is fluent in Spanish. Contact: Email: dahlia.goldenberg@huairou.org Suranjana Gupta Research and advocacy coordinator for the Huairou Commission since 2002, Ms. Gupta has been in grassroots empowerment work – primarily in India – since 1995. For Swayam Shikshan Prayog she focused on credit as a tool for empowerment and institutional responsiveness to poor communities. She facilitated and documented a post-disaster peer learning exchange between grassroots women in Turkey and India. Ms. Gupta is currently based in Bombay supporting the Disaster Campaign from the field. Contact: Huairou Commission 249 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn. New York. USA Tel: 1-718-388-8915. Fax.1-718-388-0285 Email: suranjana.gupta@huairou.org Website: www.huairou.org Shannon Hayes Ms. Hayes moved to New York City from Southern California in 2003 to pursue a Master of Arts in International Affairs at the New School. In the summer of 2004, she traveled to Kenya for 2 months to participate in a Community AIDS Watch, documenting the work of GROOTS Kenya. The experience sparked her dedication to supporting grassroots-driven development, with a particular interest in processes through which grassroots women are leading the creation of healthy and democratic communities. Since she returned from that trip, she has been working at the Huairou Commission - first as an intern and now as AIDS Campaign Coordinator and supporting various organizing processes in Africa including the Home-Based Care Alliance. Shannon's work and life are motivated by a deep belief that all beings are equal, and a commitment to creating the life circumstances and contexts through which we can all fully realize our best selves. Contact: Email: shannon.hayes@huairou.org Jan Peterson, Chair Huairou Secretariat Founder and chair of the secretariat of the Huairou Commission, Ms. Peterson is also a founder of GROOTS International and prior to that, founder and executive director of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women, a grassroots women's empowerment organization in the United States. With 30 years of experience in developing local initiatives, Ms. Peterson is the recipient of many awards for community service and is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences and events. Contact: Email: jan.peterson@huairou.org Erica Reade Erica Reade completed her MA in International Affairs in 2008, with a concentration in Media and Culture, at the New School for General Studies in New York City. Before moving to New York, she completed her undergraduate degree at McGill University in her home city of Montreal Canada, in International Development Studies. She is also fluent in French. She began her work as a Senior Intern for the Huairou Commission’s Women’s Land and Housing Campaign in 2007, working on the Women’s Land Link Africa Project. Since then she has become a Land & Housing Campaign Associate, as well as an Associate on the Governance Campaign, focusing on her passion, women’s safety. Erica is not only committed to working on international issues, but local issues as well, having organized free self-defense workshops, violence prevention seminars, and volunteering with young girls and women in after school youth programs. Contact: Email: erica.reade@huairou.org Sarah Silliman Ms. Silliman holds an MA in International Affairs from the New School University and a BA in economics from Antioch College in Ohio. Prior to her masters studies, Sarah lived and worked for two years in Brazil where she gained fluency in Portuguese and solidified her growing interest in global poverty and governance issues. In 2005, she traveled to Kenya and Uganda on a research grant from SEEDS to document and analyze organizing steps to enable rural women beekeepers to scale-up their work, access national and international markets, and establish secure livelihoods. Upon her return, Sarah began working for the Huairou Commission in the area of governance and democratic decision-making for the Huairou Commission Governance Campaign. Contact: Email:sarah.silliman@huairou.org