Sarah Kanafani
skanafani@iwa.org
Sarah Kanafani is currently enrolled in Georgetown University's Master of Science in Foreign Service program, where she is concentrating in conflict management. She received her BA in English with a minor in French from UC Berkeley and worked in a major art museum in New York City before returning to graduate school. Most recently, she interned at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia in Beirut, Lebanon for the summer, and she is currently a managing editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. She is fluent in French and proficient in German, Swedish, and Italian.  

Nicolas Salcedo Ospina
Nicolas Salcedo graduated from the Pontificia Javeriana University in Bogotá, Columbia in political science with an emphasis on international relations. Nicolas was born in Colombia and is knowledgeable on government issues, public policy, international public law, human rights, conflict resolution, and peace processes, with a focus on Latin America. He previously worked  for a private company where he analyzed international and national events, as well as legislative and environmental processes. His thesis "Democratic Transitions to Democracy, Brazil and Peru: Two Cases of Democratic Militarism" was awarded as meritorious.

Elanit Rothschild
erothschild@iwa.org
Elanit Rothschild completed her Master’s of Public Administration at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University in June 2003.  She also received an advanced certificate in applied conflict resolution.  In addition to being a Hadden Fellow, Elanit is the managing editor of The Responsive Community, a non-profit quarterly journal published by the Institute for Communitarian Policy Studies. In 2001, she received her bachelor’s degree from Queens College of the City University of New York, and was named a Truman Scholar in 2000 by the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.  Elanit has studied and worked in Israel, speaks Hebrew, and hails from Staten Island, New York. 

Patricia D'Costa 
Patricia D’Costa completed her undergraduate degree in political science and international studies from the University of Waterloo in Canada.  She is currently a student in the Global Humanitarian Action Program at George Mason University in Virginia.  Patricia speaks French and her hometown is Mississauga, Ontario.

Nina Horowitz
Nina Horowitz is currently pursuing a Master's of Public Policy with a concentration in international policy at the University of Chicago. She received her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University where she studied French and international studies.  Nina has also completed studies in France, and worked in Japan.