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jasmine.regala@gmail.com Jasmine Regala is the Associate Director of Programs for the Pacific Council on International Policy, where she works to build a more diverse future in international affairs. Jasmine joins AWIU at the invitation of Nancy Annick, due to her passion for being “part of a women-led organization that supports […]

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charlotte.milnerbarry@gmail.com Charlotte Milner-Barry attended the 2023 IWOC Celebration at the invitation of new AWIU member Annette Flanigan, was “incredibly impressed by the energy of AWIU,” and joined forthwith. Charlotte is the co-CEO of Makers Strategies, an all-female political fundraising consultancy she founded three years ago. She is a dual national

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khotaki@gmail.com Khairul (Carol) Hotaki has joined the Los Angeles Chapter of AWIU through sponsor Margaret Huebner. As Director of Private Banking at Ascent Private Capital Management of U.S. Bank, located in Newport Beach, California, Khairul is responsible for developing, managing, and retaining the relationships of ultra-high net-worth clients. She also

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annette.flanagin@jamanetwork.org In 2019, at the invitation of long-time AWIU member Onma Lwin DuMont, Annette Flanagin joined the honorary committee for that year’s IWOC Celebration. She subsequently attended several more, and arranged for her employer, Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) to become an IWOC sponsor. And now she’s a

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Noelle Newton is currently a Board Member and Treasurer of AWIU, as well as leading the Finance, Investment, and Virtual Member Committees. She is also a member of the Governance, Development, IDEA, COIR, IWOC Celebration, Delegation and Membership Committees at AWIU. She is excited about going on her first AWIU

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jqwolcott@hotmail.com Justine Wolcott has a lifelong interest in international affairs, especially relating to Latin America. The Pasadena, California resident volunteers at the Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Services (IRIS) in Los Angeles, where (pre-covid) she provided legal assistance to lawful permanent residents and newly arrived individuals to complete applications to become

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2023 Passports to the Future Take a Swing at Big Project

2023 Passports to the Future Take a Swing at Big Project Meet the 13 young women making up the first cohort of AWIU’s recently refreshed Passport to the Future program. From January to June, 2023, they researched, interviewed, studied, and spoke with International Women of Courage, AWIU grantees and members

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2021 AWIU Grant Reipients

In 2021, AWIU awarded grants to over 15 organizations worldwide and the International Women of Courage 2021 U.S. Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Phyoe Phyoe Aung, Burma Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe, Cameroon Wang Yu, China Mayerlis Angarita, Colombia Julienne Lusenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo Judge Erika Aifan,

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2020 AWIU Grant Recipients

In 2020, AWIU awarded grants to over 10 organizations worldwide and the International Women of Courage 2020 U.S. Secretary Of State’s International Women of Courage Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan Lucy Kocharyan, Armenia Shahla Humbatova, Azerbaijan Ximena Galarza, Bolivia Claire Ouedraogo, Burkina Faso Sayragul Sauytbay, Kazakhstan Susanna Liew, Malaysia Amaya Coppens, Nicaragua

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2019 AWIU Grant Recipients

In 2019, AWIU awarded grants to over 10 organizations worldwide and the International Women of Courage 2019 U.S. Secretary Of State’s International Women of Courage Razia Sultana, Bangladesh Naw K’nyawPaw, Burma Moumina Housssein Darar, Djibouti Magda Gobran Gorgy, Egypt Sister Orla Treacy, Ireland Olivera Lakic, Montenegro Marini de Livera, Sri

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