Yara Terrazas-Carafa: Reflections on the Development Project Management Institute
Yara Terrazas-Carafa, hailing from Bolivia, discusses team aspects from the Development Project Management Institute and how she plans to apply these skills in her future career.
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Justin Bench: Utilizing Development Management Skills in Latin America
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Scott Webb: Reflections from the Development Project Management Institute (DPMI)
Scott Webb graduated from the Public Administration program at the Monterey Institute. Prior to MIIS, he served as a recruiter with the Peace Corps. He currently resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife and two daughters.
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Halimatou Hima Moussa Dioula: Seeking Professional Empowerment
Halimatou describes how she feels empowered from her Development Project Management Institute experience.
Currently at Wellesley College, Halimatou is majoring in Internaional relations, with a focus on Economics, and African Studies. In the Fall of 2008, she studied abroad at the School of Oriental African Studies in London, England.
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Ravi Dutta: Implementing Theory and Practice at Save the Children
As an MPA student, I've developed a strong foundation in program design. In my internship with Save the Children in Indonesia, I'm learned how program management relates to program design. To be successful, a program needs to be designed well. However, it still needs to be properly managed and executed well. One can only learn a little about management from classes and books, but much of what you learn about management comes from experience. It’s great that my classes involved practical projects in groups, and I can get credit for going out to the field for 6 months. I met many other
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Chile Practicum: Confronting Transitional (In)Justice
Twenty students from the Monterey Institute accompanied Professor Jan Black and Judge Juan Guzman Tapia, most notable for prosecuting former Dictator Augusto Pinochet, on a research tour of Mapuche communities in southern Chile last January. The Mapuche are an indigenous group, comprising about 4% of Chile's total population. Their communities now face environmental, socio-economic, and human rights issues.
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Cambodia Practicum: Challenges to Peacebuilding
Thirteen students traveled to Cambodia last January with Dr. Pushpa Iyer for two weeks of fieldwork entitled “Challenges to Peacebuilding.” They immersed themselves in post-conflict Cambodian society, merging their studied assumptions with grassroots realities. They also met with representatives from non-profit organizations such as The Asia Foundation, World Vision, and Youth for Peace. Professor Iyer encouraged her students to blog about their impressions, intuitions. and research subjects.
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Irina Shestiperova: MPA Coursework in Action
On a recent visit back to the Institute, Irina Shestiperova shared her experience working after graduation.
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Alison Cameron: Sustainable Development in Jordan
Alison Cameron (MAIPS ‘09) interned in Amman, Jordan for Friends of the Earth Middle East through our DPMI Development Practicum.
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Cory and Craig Belden: Adventures in Southern Sudan
Cory and Craig Belden (MAIPS '10) interned at Action Africa Help International, an organization promoting development and peace-building projects in Southern Sudan. They also worked with the American Refugee Committee (ARC) to conduct research on gender-based violence in the Boma region. They spent the summer interviewing community members, convening focus groups, and distributing surveys.
