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January 04, 2016
Experts on Iran/Saudi Arabia, Gun Control, Oregon Militia, Missouri Floods, and CES
This week we feature experts on relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, President Obama's executive order on guns, the Oregon militia, floods in Missouri, and the Consumer Electronics Show.
Expert Spotlight
Mahnaz Afkhami
Founder and President
Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP)
For interviews on Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Following a rise in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, we SPOTLIGHT Mahnaz Afkhami, an expert on Iranian politics, the Middle East and women's rights. She is the founder and President of the Women's Learning Partnership (WLP), an international organization that empowers women by developing and using culturally appropriate curricula in twenty languages to train women to become leaders by seeking and taking on decision making roles in politics, business, and civil society. She helped create the concept and mobilize support for the establishment of the United Nation’s Asian and Pacific Centre for Women and Development (APCWD) and the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW). Media includes CNN, PBS, BBC, VOA, NPR.
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Featured Expert
Gina Eleane Wood
Chief Development Officer
Rainforest Alliance
For interviews on President Obama and gun control.
As President Obama meets with Attorney General Lynch about guns, we FEATURE Gina Eleane Wood, senior director of program development at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Wood has an exemplary record of public service, spanning twenty-plus years in state and federal level positions. Having worked in the legislative and executive branches of Oregon State government, former Governor Jim Hodges of South Carolina asked her to join his cabinet as director of the Department of Juvenile Justice, where she was unanimously confirmed by the South Carolina State Senate. Media includes TheRoot.org, Black Enterprise, ABC InfoCast Radio, UrbanHealthCast.com, BroadcastUrban.net.
Featured Expert
Marjorie Cohn
Professor Emerita
Thomas Jefferson School of Law
For interviews on militia in Oregon.
As an armed militia continue to occupy a wildlife refuge in Oregon, we FEATURE, Marjorie Cohn, a professor of law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law and a former president of the National Lawyers Guild. Her anthology, Drones and Targeted Killing: Legal, Moral, and Geopolitical Issues, was published in 2015. She is the author of Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law and co-author of Cameras in the Courtroom: Television and the Pursuit of Justice as well as Rules of Disengagement: The Politics and Honor of Military Dissent, and editor-contributor to The United States and Torture: Interrogation, Incarceration, and Abuse. Media includes CBS News, MSNBC, CNN, BBC, NPR.
Featured Expert
Rossana G. D’Antonio
Executive Director | Infrastructure expert, civil engineer, author
NV5
For interviews on Missouri floods.
As flood damage across Missouri and Illinois is being assessed, we FEATURE Rossana D'Antonio, Assistant Deputy Director for Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. D'Antonio is responsible for directing the technical design of all public infrastructure facilities including highway, flood control and bridge structures. With 24 years of broad-based experience, Ms. D’Antonio has an extensive background in many disciplines of engineering, management, operations and business processes. Media includes Pasadena Now 92.3 FM, The Beat radio show, The Women's Eye, Annual Women’s Leadership Conference Series.
Featured Expert
Cecilia Abadie
Product Manager - Augmented Reality
Google
For interviews on CES.
To discuss innovations showcasing at CES later this week, we FEATURE Cecilia Abadie, a passionate evangelist about everything digital, a Google Glass Explorer, and a Pioneer who spreads the word about wearable devices and the many ways they can change our world. As the founder and former CTO of 33Labs, Abadie was part of a global development team that researches and develops wearable and mobile applications to deliver experiences that innovate and disrupt the personal and the enterprise realms. Builder of LynxFit, a personal fitness trainer for Google Glass and other wearable devices, and has recently launched as a featured application on the My Glass store. She is currently the Director of APX Labs. Media includes CNN, The Daily Show, CNET, Huffington Post, New York Times, Washington Post.
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