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Student Outcomes

What are other graduates doing?

Here are some examples of what graduates with IS or double majors are now doing to give you some idea of the possibilities.  E-mail addresses for many of them are available upon request from the Political Science Department.

Business

  • Patti Nagy – Regional Manager, Damm Romite Import, Guadalajara, Mexico (International Studies & Business Administration, B-W; MBA, Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico)
  • Scott Dille – Banc One Investment Advisor, New York City (International Studies & Political Science)
  • Michael Weidokal – Executive Director, ISA (International Strategic Analysis) Sandweiler, Luxembourg (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree in International Business, University of South Carolina)
  • Chanin Wendling – Principal, IBM Global Services (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree in International Relations, Yale University; MBA, Auburn University)
  • Francesca Norsen Tate – Religion News Editor, Eagle Publishing Company, New York City (International Studies and Communication)
  • Kristen Sabetta – Area Business Manager, MedImmune, Inc., Chicago, IL (International Studies and Business)
  • Derek Weaver – Import Specialist, UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Cleveland, OH (International Studies)
  • Michael Anuszkiewicz – Research Associate, Investor Responsibility Research Center, Washington, DC (International Studies and French)


U.S. and Other Countries' Civil Service

  • Zarema Arutyunova – International Trade Specialist, Russia & Independent States, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C.,  studying at American University Law School (International Studies & Business)
  • Stacy Knight – Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Defense, Washington, D.C.  (International Studies & Political Science, B-W; Master’s Degree, Georgetown University)
  • Michael Rousek – U.S. Department of State, Foreign Service Officer, currently serving as Deputy Principal Officer at the U.S. Consulate in Medan, Sumatra (Indonesia).  Formerly with the U.S. Customs Service Treasury Department. (International Studies & Political Science, B-W; International MBA, B-W).
  • Christine Burkhart – Former Peace Corps Volunteer, Dominican Republic; Assistant Director, Central American Medical Outreach, Wooster, OH (International Studies, B-W; studying for master’s degree, Johns Hopkins University)
  • Gabriel Hagan (Bennett) – Senior Special Agent, U.S. Customs Service (International Studies, Political Science, & Speech Communication)
  • Michael Rogers – International Trade Specialist, Central and East European Business Information Center, U.S. Department of Commerce (International Studies & Political Science, B-W; Master’s Degree, American University)
  • Haris Hanjalic – Linguist for U.S. Army in Kosovo (International Studies & Business
  • Karen Gasper – America Votes, Ohio (International Studies & Political Science)


International Nongovernmental Organizations

  • Joe Fisher – Former Analyst at RAND Corporation (International Studies, B-W; Attending New York University School of Public Administration, International Health Policy Management, New York)
  • Lisa Susan – Program Manager for Community Outreach Center for Citizen Initiatives, San Francisco, CA (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree, American University School of International Service)
  • Mark Matthews – Project Manager, Across Frontiers International (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree and Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University)
  • Cullen Marcus Church – Former member of Peace Corps in Mali, Attending Teacher Training in Djibouti through IFESH’s Teachers for Africa Program (International Studies, B-W; Masters in Applied Linguistics, University of South Queensland, Australia)
  • Ann Weeks (Horm) – Manager, Business Advisory Services, US-China Business Council (International Studies & Economics, B-W; Master’s Degree, American University)
  • Miki Satake (Japan) – Mathematica Policy Research, Washington, D.C. (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree in Demographics, Georgetown University)
  • Crystal Thies – Executive Assistant to the President, Cincinnati Museum Center (International Studies & German, B-W; studying for Masters at Northern Kentucky University)
  • Samantha Stephens - Manager, Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Cleveland, OH (International Studies & Political Science)

 

Law and Banking

  • Stacie Pehanic (Cooper) – Internal Auditor, Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp. (International Studies & French)
  • Kristin Walker – Associate, Cowden, Humphrey, Nagorney & Love, Cleveland, OH (International Studies, B-W; JD/MBA, Case Western Reserve University)
  • Christine Shepard – Graduate of DePaul University Law School (International Studies & Political Science)
  • Doug Nelson – Law Clerk to Sandra Schultz Newman, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (International Studies, Political Science & Spanish B-W; J.D. University of Michigan Law School)
  • Amy Overton – Attorney in Immigration Law for Barbara Firstenberg & Associates, Co., Cleveland, OH (International Studies & German)
  • Brigitta Sajcic, Bank Officer, Corporate Investment Banking, Key Bank, Cleveland, OH (International Studies, B-W)
  • Yuko Higuchi – Paralegal, Orrick Tokyo Offices, Tokyo, Japan (International Studies)


Travel and Tourism

  • Saleem Jabsheh (Kuwait) – Travel Agent, Rio de Janiero (International Studies & Political Science)
  • Luciana LeMire (U.S., Italy) – International Flight Attendant, Continental Airlines, Cleveland, OH (International Studies)
  • Athena Inembolidis – Self-employed at family travel agency, Cleveland, OH (International Studies, B-W; J.D. Cleveland Marshall School of Law)


Teaching, Higher Education

  • Chris Scholl – Professor of Political Science & International Studies, Wheeling Jesuit University (International Studies & History, B-W; Master’s Degree in International Affairs, Drew University; Ph.D. in International Politics, The Ohio State University)
  • Richard Moeller – Professor of Political Science, The Metropolitan State College of Denver (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree, George Washington University; Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
  • Deanna Voss – Senior Director, Admissions, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree, University of Miami)
  • Christopher Baldwin – Former Special Assistant to the President for Government Relations at Owens Community College (Political Science & History, B-W; Master’s Degree in International Affairs, Ohio University; Attending University of Michigan Ph.D. Program, Ann Arbor, MI)
  • Susan Griffin (Engle) – French & ESL Teacher, Oak Ridge Military Academy; Freelance French Translator (International Studies & French)
  • Sarah Rasmussen – Fulbright teacher in Austria (International Studies & German, B-W; Master’s Degree, German Studies, Bowling Green State University)
  • Joanna Kosmidis  – Administrator of MBA Program, University of Macedonia, Thessalonki, Greece (International Studies, B-W; Master’s in Education, University of Reading, England)
  • Sonya Harry – School Based Therapist, Mental Health and Recovery Services of Warren County, Kettering, OH (International Studies, B-W; Master’s Degree in Social Work, University of Chicago)
  • Kelly Canavan - Foreign Language Instructor, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School, New York (International Studies & German)

(02/26/07)