Dr. Erin Hughey
Director of Global Operations
Pacific Disaster Center
Erin Hughey PhD, Director of Global Operations. For over 20 years, Dr. Erin Hughey has dedicated her academic and professional life’s work to advancing evidence-based practices in the field of disaster management. Most recently Dr. Hughey has led a global Women Peace and Security Analysis for the U.S. Department of Defense to determine long-term solutions and operationalized capability to effectively support the identification and investment in programs designed to build sustainable peace through inclusion, justice and security for women.
Director of Global Operations
Pacific Disaster Center
Erin Hughey PhD, Director of Global Operations. For over 20 years, Dr. Erin Hughey has dedicated her academic and professional life’s work to advancing evidence-based practices in the field of disaster management. Most recently Dr. Hughey has led a global Women Peace and Security Analysis for the U.S. Department of Defense to determine long-term solutions and operationalized capability to effectively support the identification and investment in programs designed to build sustainable peace through inclusion, justice and security for women.
Dr. Jeni Klugman
Managing Director
Georgetown University
Dr. Jeni Klugman is Managing Director at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Senior Adviser at the Stanford University Center for Gender Equality. Dr. Klugman's previous positions include fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s Women in Public Policy Program at Harvard University, Director of Gender and Development at the World Bank, and director and lead author of three global Human Development Reports published by the UNDP. She has published over a dozen books and major global reports, and (co)authored over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals. She regularly participates in major global gender policy initiatives, including the Lancet Series on Gender Equality; the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s strategy on women’s economic empowerment; and the Council on Foreign Relations' Advisory Committee on economic inclusion and global growth. She is currently a member of The Lancet Global Commission on Gender and Health
Managing Director
Georgetown University
Dr. Jeni Klugman is Managing Director at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and Senior Adviser at the Stanford University Center for Gender Equality. Dr. Klugman's previous positions include fellow at the Kennedy School of Government’s Women in Public Policy Program at Harvard University, Director of Gender and Development at the World Bank, and director and lead author of three global Human Development Reports published by the UNDP. She has published over a dozen books and major global reports, and (co)authored over 70 articles in peer-reviewed journals. She regularly participates in major global gender policy initiatives, including the Lancet Series on Gender Equality; the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s strategy on women’s economic empowerment; and the Council on Foreign Relations' Advisory Committee on economic inclusion and global growth. She is currently a member of The Lancet Global Commission on Gender and Health
Dr. Kathleen Kuehnast
Director of Gender Policy and Strategy
U.S. Institute of Peace
Dr. Kathleen Kuehnast is the director of Gender Policy and Strategy at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she has worked since 2008. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, Kuehnast's work addresses the different gendered impacts of violence and conflict on both men and women. In addition, her efforts have focused on the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325, including the critical role women should play in all aspects of peacebuilding. In this capacity, Kuehnast co-edited the volume, “Women and War: Power and Protection in the 21st Century” (2011). She has been a part of the international vanguard of introducing the concept of engaging men in conflict countries in the championing of women’s rights. Kuehnast is the 2015 recipient of the Perdita Huston Human Rights Award of the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area.
Director of Gender Policy and Strategy
U.S. Institute of Peace
Dr. Kathleen Kuehnast is the director of Gender Policy and Strategy at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she has worked since 2008. As a socio-cultural anthropologist, Kuehnast's work addresses the different gendered impacts of violence and conflict on both men and women. In addition, her efforts have focused on the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325, including the critical role women should play in all aspects of peacebuilding. In this capacity, Kuehnast co-edited the volume, “Women and War: Power and Protection in the 21st Century” (2011). She has been a part of the international vanguard of introducing the concept of engaging men in conflict countries in the championing of women’s rights. Kuehnast is the 2015 recipient of the Perdita Huston Human Rights Award of the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area.
Mr. Bruce McFarland
USAID Senior Development Advisor to USINDOPACOM
USINDOPACOM/J9
Bruce McFarland is the USAID Senior Development Advisor to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, responsible for strategic coordination with the Command and the interagency to support sustainable development in partner nations and accomplish national security objectives. Mr. McFarland has served in various technical, program, and contracting officer positions throughout his career at USAID Missions in Lebanon, Jordan, Afghanistan, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, and Botswana. He has also served in the USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., as the Director of Operational Innovation in the Global Development Lab and as the acting Director of East African Affairs in the Africa Bureau. Mr. McFarland joined USAID in 2005 and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He is a retired U.S. Army officer with 20 years of service and also spent several years in the private sector as a senior management consultant in the banking industry. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Washington.
USAID Senior Development Advisor to USINDOPACOM
USINDOPACOM/J9
Bruce McFarland is the USAID Senior Development Advisor to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, responsible for strategic coordination with the Command and the interagency to support sustainable development in partner nations and accomplish national security objectives. Mr. McFarland has served in various technical, program, and contracting officer positions throughout his career at USAID Missions in Lebanon, Jordan, Afghanistan, Uganda, Kenya, South Africa, and Botswana. He has also served in the USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., as the Director of Operational Innovation in the Global Development Lab and as the acting Director of East African Affairs in the Africa Bureau. Mr. McFarland joined USAID in 2005 and is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. He is a retired U.S. Army officer with 20 years of service and also spent several years in the private sector as a senior management consultant in the banking industry. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of Washington.
Ms. Amalina Nasir
Global Intelligence Analyst
Independent
Amalina Nasir is a Singapore-based analyst who specializes in Southeast Asia terrorism, specifically, spearheading research on terrorism threats in Malaysia, Singapore and the evolving role of women in regional terrorism, as well as its radicalization processes, P/CVE efforts, and policies within the region. Mainly focusing on Jihadist threat, Amalina monitors extremist accounts on social media platforms, examines the changing narratives, assesses its impact on national and regional security, and analyzes existing P/CVE policies. She has briefed various government agencies, international organizations, private corporations as well as served as a resource person for CSOs. Amalina holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies with a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Singapore Management University. She will be pursuing her second Master’s degree in Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Amalina is also a member of the Asatizah Youth Network by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, which focuses on producing P/CVE content online with the aim of preventing youth radicalization.
Global Intelligence Analyst
Independent
Amalina Nasir is a Singapore-based analyst who specializes in Southeast Asia terrorism, specifically, spearheading research on terrorism threats in Malaysia, Singapore and the evolving role of women in regional terrorism, as well as its radicalization processes, P/CVE efforts, and policies within the region. Mainly focusing on Jihadist threat, Amalina monitors extremist accounts on social media platforms, examines the changing narratives, assesses its impact on national and regional security, and analyzes existing P/CVE policies. She has briefed various government agencies, international organizations, private corporations as well as served as a resource person for CSOs. Amalina holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Studies with a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Singapore Management University. She will be pursuing her second Master’s degree in Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. Amalina is also a member of the Asatizah Youth Network by the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, which focuses on producing P/CVE content online with the aim of preventing youth radicalization.
Dr. Sharmila Parmanand
Gender and Human Rights Teaching Fellow
London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr. Parmanand has a PhD in gender studies from the University of Cambridge on a Gates scholarship. She is a Gender and Human Rights teaching fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an incoming ESRC postdoctoral research fellow. Her research focuses on gender and development, feminist international relations, gender and populism, and migration.
Gender and Human Rights Teaching Fellow
London School of Economics and Political Science
Dr. Parmanand has a PhD in gender studies from the University of Cambridge on a Gates scholarship. She is a Gender and Human Rights teaching fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and an incoming ESRC postdoctoral research fellow. Her research focuses on gender and development, feminist international relations, gender and populism, and migration.
Dr. David Smith
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
David Smith, Ph.D., is co-author of the book, Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace and an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. A former Navy pilot, Dr. Smith led diverse organizations of women and men culminating in command of a squadron in combat and flew more than 3,000 hours over 30 years including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a sociologist trained in military sociology and social psychology, he focuses his research on gender, work, and family issues including gender bias in performance evaluations, dual career families, military families, women in the military, and retention of women. He is the co-author of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and numerous journal articles and book chapters that focus on gender and the workplace.
Associate Professor
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
David Smith, Ph.D., is co-author of the book, Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace and an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. A former Navy pilot, Dr. Smith led diverse organizations of women and men culminating in command of a squadron in combat and flew more than 3,000 hours over 30 years including combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a sociologist trained in military sociology and social psychology, he focuses his research on gender, work, and family issues including gender bias in performance evaluations, dual career families, military families, women in the military, and retention of women. He is the co-author of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and numerous journal articles and book chapters that focus on gender and the workplace.
Mr. Troy Stangarone
Senior Director and Fellow
Korea Economic Institute of America
Troy Stangarone is Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). At KEI he focuses on issues pertaining to U.S.-Korea relations, South Korea’s foreign and economic policy, and North Korea. He was a 2018-2019 Posco Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center and a 2012-2013 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in South Korea. In addition to his work at KEI, Mr. Stangarone is a columnist for the Korea Times and a contributing author for The Diplomat. He is also a member of the International Council of Korean Studies Board and the Korea-America Student Conference’s National Advisory Committee. Prior to joining KEI, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He holds an MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis.
Senior Director and Fellow
Korea Economic Institute of America
Troy Stangarone is Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI). At KEI he focuses on issues pertaining to U.S.-Korea relations, South Korea’s foreign and economic policy, and North Korea. He was a 2018-2019 Posco Visiting Fellow at the East-West Center and a 2012-2013 Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellow in South Korea. In addition to his work at KEI, Mr. Stangarone is a columnist for the Korea Times and a contributing author for The Diplomat. He is also a member of the International Council of Korean Studies Board and the Korea-America Student Conference’s National Advisory Committee. Prior to joining KEI, Mr. Stangarone worked on Capitol Hill for Senator Robert Torricelli on issues relating to foreign affairs and trade. He holds an MSc. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a B.A. in Political Science and Economics from the University of Memphis.
Ms. Ariel Stenek
Director, Young Leaders Program
Pacific Forum
Ariel Stenek is Director of the Young Leaders Program at Pacific Forum. In addition to managing Pacific Forum’s next-generation engagements, she provides support on Women, Peace, and Security activities. As a WSD-Handa fellow, she researched and presented on US Freedom of Navigation Operations, and marine environment considerations in the South China Sea. Previously she was a Regional Security Studies Intern at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and worked at UNESCO in the division of Social and Human Sciences on The Silk Roads Online Platform. She holds an MA in International Relations from Queen Mary, University of London. She received her BA in International Studies with a minor in European Studies from the University of San Francisco.
Director, Young Leaders Program
Pacific Forum
Ariel Stenek is Director of the Young Leaders Program at Pacific Forum. In addition to managing Pacific Forum’s next-generation engagements, she provides support on Women, Peace, and Security activities. As a WSD-Handa fellow, she researched and presented on US Freedom of Navigation Operations, and marine environment considerations in the South China Sea. Previously she was a Regional Security Studies Intern at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies and worked at UNESCO in the division of Social and Human Sciences on The Silk Roads Online Platform. She holds an MA in International Relations from Queen Mary, University of London. She received her BA in International Studies with a minor in European Studies from the University of San Francisco.
Dr. Maria Tanyag
Dr Maria Tanyag (PH) is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University. She is a Resident Women, Peace and Security Fellow at Pacific Forum. In 2020, Maria was one of the contributing authors to the global report on Gender, Climate and Security: Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change published by UNEP, UN Women, UN DPPA, and UNDP.
Dr Maria Tanyag (PH) is a Research Fellow and Lecturer in the Department of International Relations, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs at the Australian National University. She is a Resident Women, Peace and Security Fellow at Pacific Forum. In 2020, Maria was one of the contributing authors to the global report on Gender, Climate and Security: Sustaining inclusive peace on the frontlines of climate change published by UNEP, UN Women, UN DPPA, and UNDP.
