Sheana Laughlin studied journalism and public relations at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington State, where she was a staff writer for the weekly campus publication. She participated in the organization of public relation campaigns when she interned under the press secretary for a Washington state congressional run and worked on publicizing events for local nonprofit organizations. She also has extensive experience as a freelance copywriter and has worked on a national marketing campaign. At MediaGlobal, she works as a United Nations correspondent.
Adelia Saunders graduated from New York University in 2005 with a degree in theatre. She recently performed with the Arizona Theatre Company and in the NBC series “The Black Donnelleys.” Adelia has worked as an editorial assistant for Dissent magazine and as an oral history assistant for the Narrative Trust. She studied journalism at the New School University and her work has been published in The Porcupine Literary Arts Magazine and Thin Air. At MediaGlobal, she works as a United Nations Correspondent.
Christina Madden comes to MediaGlobal with a background of work on peace and security issues with a focus on arms control. As an undergraduate, Christina studied at Sciences Po and La Sorbonne in Paris, France and interned with organizations such as the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Nixon Center’s Immigration and National Security Program. She received her B.A. in International Affairs and Political Science from the George Washington University in May of 2006 with a concentration in Security Policy and Asian Studies. At MediaGlobal, Christina is the lead coordinator of fundraising and liaison to foundations, corporations and individual donors.
Tracy Floyd is an award-winning graphic designer and web developer. As founder and owner of Coalesce, a design and development consultancy, he has worked with companies in a wide range of industries. Since its inception in 2004, Coalesce has been building custom web applications and creating innovative websites. At this time Tracy is designing and programming MediaGlobal’s Web television portal, GlobalSouthTV.org.
Shipra Prakash graduated from Birmingham University in 2003 with a degree in Tourism Business Management. For two years she participated in the university’s debating club and spent some time doing conservation work in Ecuador. For a year she traveled in Australia and worked in sales and fundraising for several non-governmental organizations. In 2008, she received a post-graduate degree in Government and Politics and a Certificate in International Law and Diplomacy from St. John’s University. At MediaGlobal, she works as a United Nations Correspondent.
Nadia Khan is a senior at the University of San Francisco, pursuing a dual bachelor’s degree in Politics and Sociology, with a focus on International Politics and Religion. During her time in San Francisco she has worked as a volunteer in after-school programs with the Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco. She has spent time traveling in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, and is training to run her first marathon in the fall. At MediaGlobal, she works as a United Nations Correspondent.
Emily Geminder graduated from Hampshire College with an interdisciplinary degree in Writing, Anthropology and Gender Studies. She recently spent a year in Varanasi, India, completing fieldwork on spirit possession in women for a thesis on differing social constructions of madness. In Varanasi, she also worked as a researcher and writer at the Social Action and Research Centre. She has been active with the Civil Liberties and Public Policy Program and has worked as a crisis counselor in Northampton, MA. At MediaGlobal, she works as a United Nations Correspondent.
Alina Haddad is working towards her dual bachelor’s degree in Middle Eastern Studies and Political Science at Fordham University. Consistent with her French and Lebanese heritage, Alina is fluent in French and is learning Arabic. She plans to study in Beirut in the spring of 2009 at the American University of Beirut. Alina is also fluent in Spanish and has studied in Spain with service trips to Mexico and southern California. At MediaGlobal, Alina works as a United Nations Correspondent.
Gabrielle Wade studies communications, with a focus on journalism, and public relations at New York University. She recently moved back to New York from Madison, Wisconsin, where she worked in public relations for Entercom Broadcasting Company. She loves to travel, and hopes to study abroad in Spain in the spring of 2009. At MediaGlobal, Gabrielle works as a United Nations Correspondent.