The 2014 AIARD Future Leaders Forum
Future Leaders visiting World Bank
2014 Future Leaders Forum Highlights
THE FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT
NGO Experts Share their Knowledge and Experience with the Next Generation of Development ProfessionalsEager smiles adorned the faces of the dozen very accomplished graduate students as they filed into the Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) offices in Washington, D.C. on June 3rd. They assembled to attend the NGO Roundtable Discussion, hosted by CHC, where they would gain valuable insights into the possible career paths of an international development professional.
The NGO Roundtable Discussion was one component of the students’ itinerary while in the nation’s capital. As part of the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) Future Leaders Forum, led by Texas A&M’s Mike McWhorter and University of Idaho’s Bob Haggerty, the students will also visit USAID, the World Bank, FAO, and a consulting firm panel.
At the NGO Roundtable Discussion, the students received expert advice from
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NGO Experts Share their Knowledge and Experience with the Next Generation of Development ProfessionalsEager smiles adorned the faces of the dozen very accomplished graduate students as they filed into the Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) offices in Washington, D.C. on June 3rd. They assembled to attend the NGO Roundtable Discussion, hosted by CHC, where they would gain valuable insights into the possible career paths of an international development professional.
The NGO Roundtable Discussion was one component of the students’ itinerary while in the nation’s capital. As part of the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD) Future Leaders Forum, led by Texas A&M’s Mike McWhorter and University of Idaho’s Bob Haggerty, the students will also visit USAID, the World Bank, FAO, and a consulting firm panel.
At the NGO Roundtable Discussion, the students received expert advice from
- Emily Byers, co-director for Leland International Hunger Fellows Program Congressional Hunger Center
- Paul Guenette, executive vice president of communications and outreach for ACDI/VOCA
- Mannik Sakayan, director of advocacy and outreach for 1000 Days: Integrating Agriculture and Nutrition for Development
- Margaret Zeigler, executive director for Global Harvest Initiative
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2012 Future Leaders Forum Alumni are reuniting at the AIARD's 50th Annual Meeting
Samantha Alvis, Ariel Rivers and Kateryna Schroeder
Ariel Rivers shares her reflections on Future Leaders Forum
I really don’t like milk, but I love my job…
Posted by arielrivers
I really hate milk. I hate it. So much. As is the case with some young parents, mine weren’t particularly versed in childhood nutrition. But, somewhere along the line, my mother decided that my sister and I needed to drink a glass of milk every night before we were allowed to go to bed. She must have known that I was going to be an incredibly clumsy adult (I fall down or crash into something every day) and I imagine my mother was subconsciously strengthening my bones in anticipation of a lifetime of falling. In spite of the clumsiness, and perhaps because of the milk consumption, I have yet to have broken any bones. Yet, I now adamantly refuse to drink that white dairy beverage, be it cow, goat or otherwise. Luckily, however, I am privileged enough to be able to choose to omit milk from my diet, or to be able to choose any parts of my diet for that matter. This was one of the many things I was reminded of while being surrounded by some of my inspirational colleagues at the recent annual meeting for the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD).
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Posted by arielrivers
I really hate milk. I hate it. So much. As is the case with some young parents, mine weren’t particularly versed in childhood nutrition. But, somewhere along the line, my mother decided that my sister and I needed to drink a glass of milk every night before we were allowed to go to bed. She must have known that I was going to be an incredibly clumsy adult (I fall down or crash into something every day) and I imagine my mother was subconsciously strengthening my bones in anticipation of a lifetime of falling. In spite of the clumsiness, and perhaps because of the milk consumption, I have yet to have broken any bones. Yet, I now adamantly refuse to drink that white dairy beverage, be it cow, goat or otherwise. Luckily, however, I am privileged enough to be able to choose to omit milk from my diet, or to be able to choose any parts of my diet for that matter. This was one of the many things I was reminded of while being surrounded by some of my inspirational colleagues at the recent annual meeting for the Association for International Agriculture and Rural Development (AIARD).
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