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Melissa Graves
Program Officer, Internships Abroad & Alfa Fellowship Program
Having spent most of her youth between the US, Germany and Mexico, international travel came naturally to Melissa. She took advantage of as many exchange programs as possible, studying and interning in Germany, the Netherlands, and Italy. She earned a BA at UCLA in German and European Studies and an MA from Johns Hopkins University - SAIS in American Foreign Policy and International Economics, and taught current events and English at Tatar Institute for Promotion of Business (TISBI) in Kazan, Russia, for two years. Melissa joined CDS in August 2005. |
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Greta Daniels
Program Coordinator, Alfa Fellowship Program & Professional Development Program
It's difficult to say from whence Greta's interest in foreign cultures originally sprung, but it can probably be attributed to a mix of her great-grandmother's chicken paprikash, Russian fairytales, and her multi-cultural neighborhood. Originally from New Jersey, Greta moved to New York in 2001 to pursue her degree in Russian at New York University. During her undergraduate program, Greta completed an intensive language program at the Center for Language and Culture in St. Petersburg, Russia. After returning to the States, she became the first participant in the Russian department's combined B.A./M.A. program which allowed her to complete her Masters in Russian & Slavic Studies at NYU's Graduate School of Arts and Science in 2006. Aside from reading a copious amount of 19th Century Russian novels, Greta occupied her collegiate time competing with NYU's Varsity Fencing Team. She was delighted to join the CDS Team in January 2007. |
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