International Technical Assistance Program Staff: DOI-ITAP is housed within the Department's International Affairs Office. It draws on selected field staff for technical advice. Barbara Pitkin ITAP Program Manager Brown University, B.A. Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa (Geological Sciences), 1982; Geologic field study program in Iceland (1980); The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, M.A. (International Relations), 1987. Academic year 1985/86 at the SAIS Bologna Center in Bologna, Italy. U.S. Agency for International Development/Liberia 1988. Consultant, World Bank, 1989-1992; Senior Program Officer, World Wildlife Fund, 1992-1995. At Interior since 1995: ITAP Program Manager, Office of International Affairs, 1995 to present. Cynthia Perera ITAP Project Manager Duke University, B.S. (Zoology) 1985; Field Study at Duke University Marine Lab (1984); Virginia Tech, School of Engineering, M.S. (Environmental Science and Engineering) 2000. Peace Corps, Guatemala, 1985-1988 Program Manager, Versar, Inc. (private environmental consulting firm) 1988-1992. At Interior since 1992: DOI-ITAP Project Manager, Office of International Affairs, 2000 to present; Environmental Protection Specialist, Park Facility Management, National Park Service 1992-2000; Short-term details in 1999 with: World Wildlife Fund in Peru; National Park Service International Affairs Office in Central America; US Fish and Wildlife International Conservation Office; and USFWS CITES Program Velma Morgan ITAP Program Assistant Prince Georges Community College, A.A. (Business Management), 1983; Secretary/Administrative Clerk, 1972-1984, Bureau of the Census, Administrative Assistant, U.S. Attorney’s Office, 1989-1990. At Interior since 1992: Program Assistant, Office of International Affairs, 2001-present, Secretarial Assistant, Office of the Deputy Secretary, 2000-2001, Secretary, Executive Secretariat, 1998-2000, Secretary, USGS/BRD, 1996-1998, Administrative Assistant/Secretary, NBS, 1993-1996, Administrative Assistant, FWS, Region 8, 1992-1993, Secretary, FWS, Office of Endangered Species, 1985-1989. International Affairs Staff: Kathryn Washburn Director UCLA, B.A. (Political Science), 1966; George Washington University, M.A. (Public Administration), 1974. Environmental Planner, U.S. Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency, 1970-1973; Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, American University, School of Government and Public Administration, 1980-1986; North Atlantic Regional Manager, Office of Coastal Zone Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce, 1976-1991. At Department of the Interior since 1991: Director, Office of International Affairs. Karen Senhadji Senior Advisor for International Affairs University of Evansville, B.A. (International Studies—Africa, Spanish), 1997; Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, MSFS (Foreign Policy and Diplomacy), 2000. Program Fellow, IUCN, January-June, 1999. Program Intern, DOI International Affairs, June-December, 1999. Presidential Management Intern, National Science Foundation, 2000-2001. At Department of Interior since 2002: Office of International Affairs, 2002-Present. International work: Latin America, North America, North Africa and the Middle East. Emily Kilcrease International Policy Analyst Georgetown University, B.A. (Government, French, Arabic), 2005. Students of Georgetown, Inc. (2001-2005); U.S. Peace Corps Headquarters (Summer/Fall 2003); U.S. House of Representatives (Spring 2005). At Department of the Interior since 2005; Office of the Secretary Management Intern Program (2005-07); Office of International Affairs (2007-present). International Work: Middle East and North Africa, Republic of Georgia DOI-ITAP Senior Advisors: Eric Greenquist Wildlife Biologist University of Missouri, B.A. (Biological Sciences), 1974; Ohio University, M.S. (Wildlife Ecology), 1976. Research Fellow, Ohio University, 1974-1975; Peace Corps volunteer, Chile, 1976-1979. At Interior since 1979; wildlife biologist, U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Eugene, Rawlins and Worland districts, 1979-1992; senior wildlife biologist, BLM Eugene District, 1992-present. International work: Panama project leader, 1992-1994; Honduras project leader, 1995-2001 & 2005; DOI International Program manager (acting), 1999; resource advisor (Indonesia), 2002-2004; short-term details to Venezuela, Nicaragua, Panama, Guatemala and Peru. Marc Weitzel Project Leader Oregon State University; B.S. (Wildlife Science); 1976 Peace Corps Volunteer; Conservation: Colombia (1979-81) and Papua New Guinea (1981-83). At US Fish and Wildlife Service since 1984; including Refuge Manager, Vieques/Roosevelt Roads Field Stations/Caribbean Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Puerto Rico, 1984-87; Manager, Tijuana Slough NWR, California, 1987-91; Acting Project Leader, Southern CA Coastal NWRC, California, 1995-96; Project Leader, Hopper Mt. NWRC/Condor Recovery Program, California, 1991-present. International Work: Fish and Wildlife Service liaison with protected areas training programs in Mexico (1991-2000) and Costa Rica (1999-2004). DOI-ITAP Program Technical Manager: Ecuador, 1995 - present; Republic of Georgia, 2005- present; Mozambique, 2006 - present. Other short-term ITAP, FWS, or UNEP details to: Jamaica, Venezuela, Guatemala, Bolivia, Peru, South Africa, Thailand,Vietnam. Member of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas since 1993. David Larson Chief of Resources Western Washington University, B.S. (Environmental Science), 1991. Peace Corps volunteer, Resource Management/Community Development: Costa Rica, 1991-1993. At National Park Service since 1994; biologist/environmental planning, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, 1994-1996; natural resource management specialist, Chiricahua National Monument, Arizona, 1996-1998; natural resource program manager, Amistad National Recreation Area, Texas, 1998-2002; chief of resources, Lava Beds National Monument, California, 2002 – present. International work: DOI-ITAP Technical Manager for Peru, 2003-present; ITAP and NPS short-term details to Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama.