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University of Oxford in March 2010 and March 2011 on the strategic psychology of bombing. 1975 Robert W. Jenkins ’75, adjunct professor at the London Business School and senior adviser to CVC Capital Partners, was appointed an external member of the Financial Policy Committee of the Bank of England in July. In August 2010, after five years in retirement, Dane Steven McGuire ’75 became chief financial officer of Finca International in Washington, D.C., one of the largest microfinance institutions in the world, with 21 affiliates in Latin America, Africa, Eurasia and the greater Middle East. Jon Nowick JHU’74, B’75, ’75 has been working for SAIC since February 2006 after a 31-year career in the U.S. government. He trains federal analysts in collaboration and counterterrorism and supports government agencies with their outreach, communications and quality control. Nowick lives in Bethesda, Md., with his wife. He enjoys hanging out at the beach, traveling and practicing his cocktail-style piano. Lawrence I. Weinstein JHU’74, ’75 is a partner in the New York office of Proskauer Rose LLP, where he chairs the trademark and false advertising litigation practice. He was named one of the “Litigation Stars” of New York in Institutional Investor magazine’s 2011 Benchmark Litigation Survey. 96 SAISPHERE 1977 Keith Oberg ’77 of Arlington, Va., founded the nonprofit Bikes for the World in January 2005. Since then, his organization has sent 55,000 used or unwanted bikes to nonprofit partners in a dozen countries, where they are distributed to people in need. The Washington Post covered the positive effects of this program in Costa Rica in an article in July. Edward M. Roche ’77 taught courses last fall in business intelligence and technology intelligence at the Grenoble Ecole de Management in France and is professor of intelligence technologies at Henley- Putnam University in Palo Alto, Calif. He is also the CEO of Barraclough Ltd., a company that provides litigation support for cases involving Medicare audits. In July 2010, Dominique Thormann B’77, ’77 was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer of Renault in Paris. He remains the head of RCI Banque, Renault’s captivesales finance affiliate. He and his family returned to France in October 2009 after three years in Nashville, Tenn., where Thormann was with Nissan North America. His second son, Adrien, was recently accepted as a Ph.D. candidate at JHU Whiting School of Engineering. 1978 Linda Hammer Collins B’77, ’78 retired in December 2009 after 26 years as a U.S. government employee and four years as a U.S. government contractor. She served tours overseas at U.S. embassies and consulates in Bonn, Munich and Bagh- dad. She lives in Montverde, Fla., with her husband of 28 years, Richard, a retired foreign service officer. In November 2010, Paul Dwyer B’77, ’78 was appointed head of risk for Hong Kong Aviation Capital, a lessor of commercial jet aircraft and subsidiary of the mainland-based HNA Group. He resides in Hong Kong with his wife, Andrea. In July, Gregory Powell B’77, ’78 and his wife, Margaret, hosted a “Bologna by the Bay” weekend for a few vintage SAIS stalwarts at their home on the Chesapeake Bay, Va. Attendees included David Layton B’77, ’79, Robin Reeder Layton B’77, ’79, John Haaga B’77, ’78 and his wife, Elin, and Des Shaw B’77, ’80 and his wife, Siska. They reminisced about the good times in Bologna and discussed domestic and international politics. 1979 Since January 2009, Frank Josbacher ’79 has been on contract with Hewlett- Packard (HP) to integrate the former Electronic Data Systems business into HP’s financial systems. He still considers diplomacy his primary skill, as he was formerly an internal business systems implementation manager. Josbacher lives in Shrewsbury, Mass. João Pignataro Pereira ’79 has worked at the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade, in Brasilia, Brazil, since February 2009. He is the technical adviser for the Department of Industrial Competitiveness. After 12 years with National Journal—the past eight in the No. 2 position of deputy editor—Patrick Pexton B’78, ’79 became ombudsman at The Washington Post in March. At National Journal, he oversaw daily operations of the magazine and directed coverage of defense, foreign affairs, intelligence, homeland security and trade policy. He resides in Chevy Chase, Md. 1980 Barbara Alexander ’80 of Annandale, Va., became director of the Cyber, Infrastructure and Science Division in the Office of Intelligence and Analysis at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in November 2010. She provides analysis to DHS, its operational components and its state, local, tribal and private sector partners on threats to the United States. Julia Michaels ’80 quit her job in publishing in August 2010 to blog about the fascinating transformation of her hometown, Rio de Janeiro, in the runup to the 2016 Olympics and the 2014 World Cup. RioRealblog.com is a bilingual website that has become a prime source of information on many aspects of the transformation and has been featured on the websites of Christian Science Monitor, Insight Crime and the Council of the Americas. 1981 Paul Dalle-Molle ’81 and Katharine Phillips Dalle- Molle B’80, ’81 live in Paris. In July 2009 Paul became the head of client relationship management for Europe, the Middle East and
Africa at Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking. Kathy is a freelance consultant. Both greatly enjoyed the 2011 Bologna Reunion. F. Süphan Erkula ’81 is living in Ankara, Turkey, and since May 2010 has held the position of ambassador, director-general for Bilateral Economic Affairs at the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jutta Wolke B’80, ’81 assumed the post of German ambassador to Algiers in August. 1982 Roberto Alvarez ’82 left Washington, D.C., in September 2008 after 20 years, first as a businessman and later as a diplomat. He resides in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where he stays busy with local politics and social issues. He is involved with the advisory councils of Americas Watch and the Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is also working on Alternativa Latinoamericana, a project organized by political figures Jorge Castañeda and Carlos Ominami. Philip Erquiaga ’82 is director general of private sector operations at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), where he manages lending, guarantees and equity investments in project finance and capital market transactions throughout Asia. In June, Erquiaga assumed interim responsibilities as chairman of the board of the Credit Guaran- RobeRt FoRd JHU’80, ’83 visited Hama, Syria, as U.S. ambassador in July to demonstrate American support for the right of free speech and peaceful protest in the country. He was warmly greeted by cheering antigovernment demonstrators, but three days later, pro-government supporters attacked the U.S. Embassy in Syria, breaking windows in protest. Ford’s visit showcased his laudable skills as a diplomat and led to the U.S. Department of State’s increasing criticism of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s actions against his people. When not abroad, Ford resides in Baltimore, Md., with his wife, C. Alison Barkley ’86, who also is a foreign service officer. Ford shared his experiences at an event at SAIS in November. Several employees of Congressional Research Service in Washington, D.C., who are also SAIS graduates spanning across four decades, posed for a photo in April: Tiaji Salaam-Blyther ’00, Michael Ratner ’95, Bill Canis ’73, Mary Irace ’83, Alfred Cumming ’86, Raymond Ahearn ’73, Michaela Platzer B’83, ’84, Carl Ek ’90, Neelesh Nerurkar ’01 and Ronald O’Rourke ’81. WHAT WE’VE HeARD tee and Investment Facility. He is also vice chairman of the Investment Committee of the ADB Pension Fund. He lives in Manila, Philippines. As professor of international politics at the Sorbonne, Hall Gardner ’82, Ph.D. ’87 has become a recognized expert on the future of European security and NATO’s strategic vision. In 2010 and 2011, he was invited to speak at various conferences throughout Europe, including Mikhail Gorbachev’s New Policy Forum and the Slavyani Foundation. Gardner took his family to Hammamet, Tunisia, in August, while concurrently observing the impact of the Jasmine Revolution. Paul Pitman B’81, ’82 joined the Historian’s Office at the U.S. Department of State in November 2010, and is looking forward to getting back in touch with SAIS friends from Bologna and Washington, D.C. Maja Wessels ’82 is serving as First Solar’s executive vice president of global public affairs. She is responsible for government affairs, sustainable development and community relations. Wessels has been working at First Solar since May 2008. She lives in Paradise Valley, Ariz., with her family. 1983 Thomas Byrne ’83 became the regional head of Moody’s Investors Service’s Sovereign Risk Group in September 2007 and is based in Singapore. He supervises the group’s analytical work in Japan, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East. In April, Linda F. Marion B’82, ’83 retired from the University of Utah after 11 years. She was managing editor of the university’s magazine, Continuum. Previously she served as director of Alumni Relations and Publications at the Bologna Center. She now devotes time to renovating her home and backyard and tending to her 2-year-old golden Chow Chow. She also enjoys oil and acrylics painting and hopes to exhibit her art in Utah. 1984 In October, President Barack Obama nominated Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley ’84 to be U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Malta. A career member of the U.S. Foreign Service with the rank of minister-counselor, Abercrombie-Winstanley currently serves as deputy coordinator for Policy, Programs and Budget in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism. She lives in Washington, D.C. Jacqueline Mazza B’83, ’84, Ph.D.’98 has been a 2011–2012 97
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