Meet the Columbia World Projects team.
Director
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Nicholas Lemann
DirectorDirector, Columbia Global Reports; Joseph Pulitzer II and Edith Pulitzer Moore Professor of Journalism; Dean Emeritus of the Faculty of JournalismRead Full Bio arrow_right_altNicholas Lemann directs Columbia World Projects as well as Columbia Global Reports, a book publishing venture that commissions reporting around the world on a wide range of political...
Deputy Director
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Ira Katznelson
Deputy DirectorRuggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia UniversityRead Full Bio arrow_right_altIra Katznelson is Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History at Columbia University. His 2013 book, "Fear Itself: The New Deal and the Origins of Our Time," received the Bancroft...
Communications
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Samantha Slater
Director, CommunicationsRead Full Bio arrow_right_altSamantha joined Columbia World Projects in July 2018 after nearly a decade on Capitol Hill, serving as a Communications Director in both the Senate and House of Representatives and...
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Christopher D. Shea
Assistant Director, CommunicationsRead Full Bio arrow_right_altBefore joining Columbia World Projects in 2018, Christopher was a Bosch Foundation Fellow based in Berlin. Prior to that, he worked for The New York Times in London and reported for...
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Logan Werlinger
Digital StrategistRead Full Bio arrow_right_altLogan joined Columbia World Projects as Digital Strategist in November 2019. Prior to joining CWP, Logan was awarded a Fulbright Arts Grant to the Czech Republic and was a visiting researcher...
Development
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David R. Murray
Director of DevelopmentRead Full Bio arrow_right_altDavid is an enthusiastic face-to-face fundraiser and philanthropy evangelist with 25 years of global experience across the non-profit sector. He is responsible for managing charitable...
Finance & Administration
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Antonio Pagán
Director, Finance and AdministrationRead Full Bio arrow_right_altTony came to Columbia World Projects with more than 25 years of development and management experience from various responsibilities in public health and social service organizations.
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Cheryl McIntyre
Assistant Director, Human Resources and AdministrationRead Full Bio arrow_right_altCheryl has more than 25 years of people, process, and program management experience in higher education and the health care and finance industries, and she returned to Columbia...
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Liam Noonan
Assistant Director, FinanceRead Full Bio arrow_right_altLiam has served Columbia University for two decades as a financial administrator for the Office of the President, the School of Social Work, and the university’s central Accounts Payable.
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Sue Radmer
Executive Assistant to the DirectorRead Full Bio arrow_right_altA historic preservation advocate in a former life, Sue returned to campus in 2003 to support then-Dean Nicholas Lemann at Columbia Journalism School. She has a master’s degree from Columbia's...
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Katherine Rodriguez
Business ManagerRead Full Bio arrow_right_altKatherine joined Columbia World Projects in March 2020 as Business Manager. Prior to Columbia World Projects, Katherine served as Human Resources & Faculty Affairs Generalist at the...
Grants Management
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Marina Vasilyeva
Director, Grants ManagementRead Full Bio arrow_right_altMarina joined Columbia World Projects in March 2019. She has dedicated most of her career to the field of grants management and has experience in pre- and post-award grants administration.
Leadership Development
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Lisa Dolberry Hancock
Fellowship DirectorRead Full Bio arrow_right_altLisa leads the Obama Foundation Scholars Program at Columbia University. She was previously a Vice President at Goldman Sachs where she was head of employee community engagement...
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Zachary K. Wong
Assistant Director, Obama Foundation Scholars ProgramRead Full Bio arrow_right_altZachary is the Assistant Director of the Obama Foundation Scholars Program. His prior work at Columbia University includes serving as the Manager of Communications and Projects for...
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Rainah Umlauf
Fellowship Program Associate, Obama Foundation Scholars ProgramRead Full Bio arrow_right_altRainah previously worked at Trinity Wall Street where she coordinated justice, advocacy, and outreach programming on a range of issues including racial equality, the arts, housing...
Postdoctoral Researchers
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Abhishek Kar
Post-Doctoral Research ScientistRead Full Bio arrow_right_altAbhishek is a postdoctoral research scientist at the Environmental Health Sciences department at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. He was previously a Research...
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Georgette Owusu-Amankwah
Post-Doctoral Research ScientistRead Full Bio arrow_right_altGeorgette joined Columbia World Projects in August 2019 as a Post-doctoral Research Scientist. She holds a doctoral degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Kentucky.
Projects
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Ann Bourns
Director, Project ManagementRead Full Bio arrow_right_altAnn joined Columbia World Projects in April 2019 as Director, Project Management. She has spent most of her career working with non-profit and for-profit organizations and universities...
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Hillary Schrenell
Director, Project DevelopmentRead Full Bio arrow_right_altHillary joined Columbia World Projects in May 2018. Prior to this, she was Deputy Commissioner for International Affairs for New York City, where she developed new programs to...
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Nicholas Zimmerman
Forum DirectorRead Full Bio arrow_right_altNicholas joined Columbia World Projects in February 2021. He previously worked as Director at Macro Advisory Partners, a global advisory firm. Prior to that, Nicholas served in a variety...
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Darragh McConnell
Deputy Director for Partnerships With Foundations and the Private SectorRead Full Bio arrow_right_altDarragh joined Columbia World Projects in September 2020. Prior to this, she worked in senior management and organizational strategy roles driving multi-sectoral partnerships and building...
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Sarah Silliman
Associate Director, Project ManagementRead Full Bio arrow_right_altSarah joined Columbia World Projects in July 2019. As part of the project management team, she works across projects to support their success and enable project teams to productively work...
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Sara McDonald
Budget Manager for Project ManagementRead Full Bio arrow_right_altSara joined Columbia World Projects in August 2019. Before joining the team, Sara was the Grants and Finance Manager for the Earth Institute at Columbia University, providing financial...
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Lily Wendle
Project OfficerRead Full Bio arrow_right_altLily joined Columbia World Projects in August 2019. She has worked as a global health professional with non-profit and for-profit organizations and universities to support strengthening health systems.
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Cassandra L. Ziegler
Executive Assistant to the Deputy DirectorRead Full Bio arrow_right_altCassandra is Executive Assistant to Deputy Director Avril Haines and coordinator for the research projects team. She has a master’s degree from Teachers College, Columbia University...
Research & Engagement
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Thomas Asher
Director, Research & EngagementRead Full Bio arrow_right_altThomas worked at the Social Science Research Council for 10 years directing grant and fellowship programs to strengthen global social science research capacity and networks, including...
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Hollie Russon Gilman
Huo Foundation FellowRead Full Bio arrow_right_altHollie's first book is "Democracy Reinvented: Participatory Budgeting and Civic Innovation and America." She is the co-author of the new book "Civic Power: Rebuilding American Democracy...
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Anna Marchese
Senior Program AssociateRead Full Bio arrow_right_altAnna came to Columbia World Projects from the American Council of Learned Societies, where she administered fellowship programs aimed at strengthening scholarship in the humanities.
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Abby Anderson
Program AssociateRead Full Bio arrow_right_altAbby previously worked as a research associate at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. She collaborated with the Urban Community and Health Equity Lab at Columbia to explore the...