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Student Participation

We would like to thank the numerous UW student volunteers who dedicated their time and energy to GSEC 2009:

Team Volunteer Chair
Jorge Alonso Chehade

GSEC Team Ambassadors and assignment (for international GSEC teams):
Karina Avellaneda, Golden Waste
Alexandra Berg, Llamadas Pedaleadas: Pedal-Powered Telephone System
Sarah Bullimer, West Africa Consumer-Protection Grid (WAPGRID)
Andrea Clough, Youth Education Farms for Swaziland
Duong Dang, Aahar: Meals for poor at 10 cents
Lindsey Engh, Naqua
Leo Fung, Pioneer Healthcare Services
Alice Karsevar, GreenOil
Julie Ngo, Parichay

GSEC Week volunteers
Laura Garcia
Cortilia Lin

GSEC Student Volunteers
Do you want to meet student social entrepreneurs from around the world and be a part of the leading-edge event at UW that fosters global social entrepreneurship? To volunteer for GSEC, contact gsec@u.washington.edu  

GSEC Networking and Information Sessions
We will host networking and information sessions on the UW campus in early October 2008. Please check back in September for sessions dates.

GSEC Want Ads
Are you looking for a GSEC team or team members? To have your Want-Ad posted here, send an email to gsec@u.washington.edu describing your background, if you are looking for a team/team members, your GSEC plan idea or interest area, and contact information.

Looking for a Team
I am an incoming MHA student. I am interested in working with the UW team and developing a business plan for GSEC. I just received my BA in Business Administration in March of 2008. I also have 4 years work experience for a nonprofit organization. Contact: Monica Wickham monicawickham@hotmail.com

10/9/08 I am a Senior at the UW pursuing a double degree in Computer Science and Business. I have lots of experience writing software, including working as a software developer for Microsoft this past summer. I am very interested in any ideas that involve technology, but am also open to other ideas. Resume available on request. Contact: Patrick Tsao (pattsao@u.washington.edu)

10/15/08 I'm a first year evening MBA student here at UW. My background is 10+ years in the wireless and telecom industry, and also a couple of years part time with non-profit. I'm interested in ecotourism and seek team members who share the same interest. Contact: David Mai, bounaux@gmail.com

10/15/08 I am Ke, a 2nd year Master student in Information Management at the Ischool of UW. My background is in Info Technology. I would like to find team members with Finance, Accounting or Marketing background. I haven't got any idea yet  but I'd like to do something related with China, which is my home country. Contact: Ke (Clair) Ding, clairekk@gmail.com

10/21/08 I am interested in joining a GSEC team. I am a student currently studying business information systems at the University of Botswana which is the capital city Gaborone. I am very much interested in non-profit organizations. Contact: Inajame Colleen Ndwana colleenndwana@hotmail.com

10/22/08 I am a MPH-Global Health student. I am interested in forming/becoming part of a team that would like to work on the health and economic links. One idea that I have is on developing Insurance plans and programs for low and middle income groups in a developing country. For example: Inclusive growth and poverty reduction requires better health protection of poor people in low-and-middle income countries, with focus on women and children; development is bottlenecked by lack of access and financial protection of poor people.  My experience from India also shows that most health insurance programs cover hospitalization and similar expenses. There are hardly any plans to cover the primary health care needs of people.  I am open to other ideas too. Contact: Anjali Sakhuja at anjali1@u.washington.edu

10/27/08 I am a first year MBA student, I have served five years in the military and have a plethora of experiences setting up and working with business in foreign nations.  I also have contacts and experience with several companies currently working in Africa on Ent tasks.  My specialization
is in idea development and implementation as well as general team management.  Contact: david.coyle@us.army.mil, Dave Coyle (CPT, FA, B CO, 1-205th WANG)

10/27/08 My name is Lian Carl and I am looking for a team for the GSEC competition.  My background is in economic development and I currently work for the Grameen Technology Center where we try to apply practical technology and business solutions (mainly through microfinance) to the developing world.  My interests are broad and, as a result, I do not have a particular idea.  I'd be most interested in any teams looking to work with alternative energy, agriculture, microfinance or technology. Contact Lian Carl liancarl@gmail.com

11/10/08 I am very interested in social responsibility and sustainability! My name is Alexandra, and I'm a senior majoring in business at the Foster School, University of Washington. I have specific experience studying business in Thailand, Cambodia, and South Africa, and have strengths in a variety of business fields. I participated in an international case competition this past August, and my team placed 1st! Contact: Alexandra Berg, aberg2005@hotmail.com

11/12/08 I am Monica Katatumba Brown a first year Evening MBA here at the Foster School of Business UW. I received an email today 11/11/2008, saying that GSEC was inviting students to propose creative, commercially viable business plans aimed at reducing poverty in the developing world. I was immediately drawn to the competition and would very much like to be part of a team out there. Education and ultimately helping the developing world is one of the main reasons this small town Ugandan girl is at the Foster School of Business. Contact Monica Brown, Statt Accountant, Tully's Coffee Corporation, 3100 Airport Way S. Seattle, WA 98134, P: (206) 233-2070 ext. 2555 F: (206) 233-0573;Monica.Brown@tullys.com

Looking for Team Members
09/09/08 I am a non-student looking for at least one student team member.  I have BSc of agriculture from AIN SHAMES University in Egypt. Business plan description: Based on new awarded environmentally friendly appropriate technology I have invented a 100$ multifunction system(12 function) that possible to contribute considerably in speed achieving the MDGs and helping the small scale farmers of the developing countries to increase the quality, productivity and profitability of their products, so helping them to grow their way out of poverty and hunger. Please visit this link for more information: http://spaces.msn.com/megahedpatentsdesigner 
Contact: Ahmed Ismail Megahed Abdallah (patents_designer@hotmail.com)

9/25/08 I seek assistance in African policy and government (public sector), sustainable architecture in regulated utilities, business, and/or public policy implementation and administration expertise. My plan is to implement resources and management to build smaller-scale sustainable infrastructure within regulated utilities and water/sanitation sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), through for-profit public private partnerships. The plan goal is to create an environmentally sustainable strategic plan for these utilities.  Contact Lindsey Engh (linds186@u.washington.edu)/509-993-2480. Email preferred.

10/21/08 I am a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the UW Evans School of Public Affairs. A native of Burkina Faso, I have a project that is a proposal of solutions which aims to reduce the vulnerability of both women and children infected or affected by the HIV/AIDS in Burkina Faso. The emphasis is on the economic and social empowerment of vulnerable women and the health care and educational development of beaten children. I have an MA in HR Management from the Institut Supérieur de l’Informatique de Gestion in Burkina Faso. Most recent work experience was with the WHO and UNDP. Contact Claudine Zongo zongoc@u.washington.edu.