Recent Developments

Georgia Tech DC Internship Program (Spring 2013)
My internship - the Advocacy Center at the
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce

Ronald Reagan Great Communicator Debate Series
My article - Russia: Practice of Compulsory Military Service Comes
Under Attack - was included as an educational resource in the
2012 National Competition.

Donna Welles
+1 (512) 944-7739 - DonnaWelles[at]gmail.com, www.DonnaWelles.com, @DonnaWelles

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Welcome,

     A Georgia Tech graduate student and RuNet Echo Author, I've created this site in order to showcase my professional talents as well as some of the projects I've been working on.

     Currently I'm interning with the U.S. Department of Commerce - Advocacy Center - Middle East Division.

     Please take a look around the site as well as my blog which covers many topics including Russia, linguistics, history, international relations, personal experiences, etc. And feel free to contact me with any ideas for new projects.

Warmly,

Donna Welles
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Last Updated 02/24/13


Current Events

U.S. Department of Commerce - Intern

Advocacy Center - Middle East Division
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Georgia Tech DC Internship Program

M.S. International Affairs, Science, & Technology

Sam Nunn School of Intl Affairs

Georgia Institute of Technology

RuNet Echo - Author

A Global Voices Online project dedicated to
interpreting the Russian-language internet

Musical Connections - Agent

Soviet-trained musicians who have
emigrated to Central Texas
 

Summer 2012 Activities

2012 Global Voices Summit Nairobi, Kenya July 2-3

     One of two Authors selected to represent RuNet Echo - a project dedicated to interpreting the
Russian language internet, I also served as a team leader of the
"More Music Coverage on GV" working group.

Musical Connections Publicist,Grant Researcher

     Currently I serve as the Publicist/Grant Researcher for a non profit called Musical Connections which is comprised of Soviet trained musicians who have emigrated to the Texas region. 
Sergei Vaschenko was nominated for Grammy Awards in the world music category in '03 and '08 while his partner,
Zhenya Kolykhanov, graduated from the Tchaikovsky Music College in 1984.

Comparative Religious Study Christianity and Buddhism

     Another priority over the summer will be to continue my religious education by engaging in an independent comparative religious study. Already having formal education in both the Anglican and Catholic traditions, this summer I'm doing independent reading on Buddhism in an effort to learn how Christianity and Buddhism relate - how they're compatible as well as where the faiths diverge.

     Global Voices Online Overview

 Global Voices Online is an international non profit news agency started by the
Berkman Center of Internet and Society at Harvard Law School.
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Citizens all over the world write in blogs that most people will never read. Regional experts at Global Voices research these blogs, translate them, and write articles contextualizing what is being said for the general public.

Some articles I've published for GVO:

Religion:

Russia: Religiosity & the Murdered US Ambassador (09/15/12)

Russia: Watching News of Patriarch Kirill's Watch Travel 04/07/2012

Russia: Moscow's Modern Muslim Experience - In Context 03/24/12

Russia: Great Lent Has Begun 02/29/2012

Russia: The Russian Orthodox Church Re-Enters Politics 01/10/2012

Russia: Holy Relic Visits Nation Emerging from State-Sponsored Atheism 12/12/2011

Social Issues:

Russia: First Woman in Space Turns 75 Years Old 03/10/12

Russia: Practice of Compulsory Military Service Comes Under Attack 02/06/2012

Russia: Demographic Collapse Means "No One Left to Draft"  01/05/2012

Russia: AIDS Epidemic- "Shame Russia Shame"  12/30/2011


Hockey:

Russia: 40th Anniversary of the Canada-USSR Hockey Series (09/04/12)

Russia: Alexander Semin - Insight into NHL/Post-Soviet Relations 05/26/2012

Russia: NHL Stars Return to 2012 World Hockey Championship 05/17/12

Russia: Evgeni Malkin's Journey to the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs 04/16/2012

US, Russia: An Overview of Alexander Ovechkin's NHL Career 02/15/2012


Other Sports:

Russia: USA's Hammon Leads Russia to Basketball Semis 08/07/2012

Russia: FC Anzhi and the Yeltsin Era Money 11/16/2011

Russia: Retired Tennis Star Marat Safin to Run for Parliament 10/30/2011

Russia: Success of National Wrestling System Explained 10/23/2011


                                                

                                                
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