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Our Mission
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Key Partners & Supporters
Board of Directors
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Member of
the
National Council for
International Visitors
Member of the
World Affairs Councils of
America
Bill
Clifford
President and
CEO
Since joining
WorldBoston
as Executive Director in January 2008, Bill has
led a successful rebranding effort,
doubled distinguished-speaker programs
and conferences to more than 32 per year,
and increased membership in the organization by more than 80 percent. He
has also launched Academic WorldQuest for Boston area high schools. The program,
an international affairs knowledge competition, has grown rapidly from just two
pilot teams three years ago to more than 15 high school teams preparing for the
2011 WorldQuest.
Previously, Bill was a journalist covering international
finance and economics in Asia, where he launched and directed news bureaus in
Japan and Hong Kong
for the pioneering multimedia venture CBS MarketWatch. Prior
to that, he was senior correspondent for CNBC Asia in Tokyo. Bill holds an
M.A. from The Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International
Studies (SAIS), a B.A. summa cum laude in international relations and
French literature from Tufts University, and a C.E.P. in public policy from
Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Paris.
Eli
Harrington
Manager of Operations
Eli Harrington is the
Manager of Operations at
WorldBoston
and supervises international visitor programs,
volunteer recruitment/training (including internships), and is involved
with external partnerships, development and communications. He has been
in the NCIV/WACA family for over 3 years, having spent 2.5 years as
Director of International Visitor Programs at the Vermont Council on
World Affairs (VCWA) and most recently worked with CommonGoodVT, a
statewide nonprofit dedicated to capacity-building within the nonprofit
sector.
Eli has been a featured national/regional
presenter discussing social media in the IVLP and has gained experience
coordinating a variety of specialized international visitor programs,
especially those dealing with youth leadership. A former varsity
baseball player at Brandeis University, Eli graduated in 2009 with a
B.A. in International & Global Studies: Global Communication & Media and
received a Hiatt "World of Work" Fellowship that allowed him to live and
study in Beijing for three months in 2008 where he studied Mandarin and
worked with the Voice of America (VOA).
Outside of work, Eli is an avid snowboarder and
makes many pilgrimages to his native Vermont each winter. In the
summertime, he loves to ride his bicycle around Boston, read historical
nonfiction, play all sports involving a ball, and pursue his
entrepreneurial spirit with side projects and small businesses.
James Nadel
Coordinator, World Affairs Programs
James joined WorldBoston in September 2010, and is responsible for implementing lecture and discussion series, Special Events, and flagship programs such as Academic WorldQuest. He also writes grants for several of these programs. A graduate of Tufts University with a B.A. in International Relations and French, James has lived and studied in Avignon, France, was a Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellow, and has held several internship and research positions in the U.S. State and Defense Departments.
Jessica Menasce
Coordinator, International Visitor Programs
Jessica Menasce joined
WorldBoston
in June 2011, first as a volunteer and then as a Program Coordinator
that fall. Her passion for cultures and international affairs led to
her involvement in the International Visitor Program. In the past
year, Jessica has administered professional programs and arranged
cultural activities for over 40 delegations visiting Boston via the
U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program.
In addition, Jessica has also fostered new relationships and
strengthened partnerships with local organizations, universities,
and representatives of various industries to promote the mission of
WorldBoston and the IVLP focused on cultural diplomacy, economic
development, and personal connections. Given her diverse spectrum of
interests, she embraces the opportunity to connect with experts in
every field--from biotech and clean energy to business development
and entrepreneurship, human rights and security to education and
media.
Jessica was born in Caracas, Venezuela and
moved to Miami, Florida at the age of seven. She considers herself a
"Third Cultured Kid" because she was born into a family
of Diasporas--father born in the Congo, mother in Peru, grandparents
from Rhodes--and cherishes it for giving her the ability to relate
to others in a unique way. She went onto attend the University of
Florida, study abroad in London, and graduate with a B.A. in
Political Science and a minor in Chemistry in 2010. Outside of
WorldBoston, Jessica is very involved with Rotary International and
is the acting Boston Rotaract-Rotary Liaison. Her other passions
include: traveling, fitness, yoga, different cuisines, and exploring
Boston and everything it has to offer.
WorldBoston
East Building 1, Suite 300
212 Northern Avenue
Boston, MA 02210 617-542-8995
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