Huairou Commission

Contact Huairou Staff

Huairou staff is composed of paid personnel, interns and volunteer professionals.

Nicole Ganzekaufer
Ms. Ganzekaufer graduated with a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Milano The New School of Management and Urban Policy in 2006. Prior to her graduate studies, she spent over two years working as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Ms. Ganzekaufer's experience as a teacher and community development volunteer fostered her interest in international affairs and grassroots community development. Ms. Ganzekaufer started at the Huairou Commission as an intern in 2005 and now works as a full-time staff person anchoring the Land and Housing Campaign

Contact:

Email: nicole.ganzekaufer@huairou.org

Dahlia Goldenberg
Ms. Goldenberg graduated from Rutgers University. As a Fulbright Fellow, she studied and worked with grassroots women's organizations in Ecuador. She has been connected with the global office of Huairou since 1999, first as a college intern, then as a volunteer for local and national community work, and now as full time staff for GROOTS International and the Huairou Commission. As network organizer, she facilitates communication, organizational development and member relations. She is fluent in Spanish and focuses much of her organizing work in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Contact:
Email: dahlia.goldenberg@huairou.org

Suranjana Gupta
Research and advocacy coordinator for the Huairou Commission since 2002, Ms. Gupta has been in grassroots empowerment work – primarily in India – since 1995. For Swayam Shikshan Prayog she focused on credit as a tool for empowerment and institutional responsiveness to poor communities. She facilitated and documented a post-disaster peer learning exchange between grassroots women in Turkey and India. Ms. Gupta is currently based in Bombay supporting the Disaster Campaign from the field.

Contact:
Huairou Commission
249 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn. New York. USA
Tel: 1-718-388-8915. Fax.1-718-388-0285
Email: suranjana.gupta@huairou.org
Website: www.huairou.org

Shannon Hayes
Ms. Hayes moved to New York City from Southern California in 2003 to pursue a Master of Arts in International Affairs at the New School. In the summer of 2004, she traveled to Kenya for 2 months to participate in a Community AIDS Watch, documenting the work of GROOTS Kenya. The experience sparked her dedication to supporting grassroots-driven development processes. Since she returned, she has been working at the Huairou Commission - first as an intern and now as a full-time staff person - as the AIDS Campaign Coordinator and Communications Officer.

Contact:
Email: shannon.hayes@huairou.org

Jan Peterson, Chair
Huairou Secretariat
Founder and chair of the secretariat of the Huairou Commission, Ms. Peterson is also a founder of GROOTS International and prior to that, founder and executive director of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women, a grassroots women's empowerment organization in the United States. With 30 years of experience in developing local initiatives, Ms. Peterson is the recipient of many awards for community service and is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences and events.

Contact:
Email:jan.peterson@huairou.org

Sarah Silliman
Ms. Silliman holds an MA in International Affairs from the New School University and a BA in economics from Antioch College in Ohio. Prior to her masters studies, Sarah lived and worked for two years in Brazil where she gained fluency in Portuguese and solidified her growing interest in global poverty and governance issues. In 2005, she traveled to Kenya and Uganda on a research grant from SEEDS to document and analyze organizing steps to enable rural women beekeepers to scale-up their work, access national and international markets, and establish secure livelihoods. Upon her return, Sarah began working for the Huairou Commission in the area of governance and democratic decision-making for the Huairou Commission Governance Campaign.

Contact:
Email:sarah.silliman@huairou.org

Executive Summary Goals & Objectives Organization Chart Legal & Financial Global Office Contact Staff	Contact Huairou Staff Huairou staff is composed of paid personnel, interns and volunteer professionals. Nicole Ganzekaufer Ms. Ganzekaufer graduated with a Master of Science in Nonprofit Management from Milano The New School of Management and Urban Policy in 2006. Prior to her graduate studies, she spent over two years working as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. Ms. Ganzekaufer's experience as a teacher and community development volunteer fostered her interest in international affairs and grassroots community development. Ms. Ganzekaufer started at the Huairou Commission as an intern in 2005 and now works as a full-time staff person anchoring the Land and Housing Campaign Contact: Email: nicole.ganzekaufer@huairou.org Dahlia Goldenberg Ms. Goldenberg graduated from Rutgers University. As a Fulbright Fellow, she studied and worked with grassroots women's organizations in Ecuador. She has been connected with the global office of Huairou since 1999, first as a college intern, then as a volunteer for local and national community work, and now as full time staff for GROOTS International and the Huairou Commission. As network organizer, she facilitates communication, organizational development and member relations. She is fluent in Spanish and focuses much of her organizing work in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Contact: Email: dahlia.goldenberg@huairou.org Suranjana Gupta Research and advocacy coordinator for the Huairou Commission since 2002, Ms. Gupta has been in grassroots empowerment work – primarily in India – since 1995. For Swayam Shikshan Prayog she focused on credit as a tool for empowerment and institutional responsiveness to poor communities. She facilitated and documented a post-disaster peer learning exchange between grassroots women in Turkey and India. Ms. Gupta is currently based in Bombay supporting the Disaster Campaign from the field. Contact: Huairou Commission 249 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn. New York. USA Tel: 1-718-388-8915. Fax.1-718-388-0285 Email: suranjana.gupta@huairou.org Website: www.huairou.org Shannon Hayes Ms. Hayes moved to New York City from Southern California in 2003 to pursue a Master of Arts in International Affairs at the New School. In the summer of 2004, she traveled to Kenya for 2 months to participate in a Community AIDS Watch, documenting the work of GROOTS Kenya. The experience sparked her dedication to supporting grassroots-driven development processes. Since she returned, she has been working at the Huairou Commission - first as an intern and now as a full-time staff person - as the AIDS Campaign Coordinator and Communications Officer. Contact: Email: shannon.hayes@huairou.org Jan Peterson, Chair Huairou Secretariat Founder and chair of the secretariat of the Huairou Commission, Ms. Peterson is also a founder of GROOTS International and prior to that, founder and executive director of the National Congress of Neighborhood Women, a grassroots women's empowerment organization in the United States. With 30 years of experience in developing local initiatives, Ms. Peterson is the recipient of many awards for community service and is frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences and events. Contact: Email:jan.peterson@huairou.org Sarah Silliman Ms. Silliman holds an MA in International Affairs from the New School University and a BA in economics from Antioch College in Ohio. Prior to her masters studies, Sarah lived and worked for two years in Brazil where she gained fluency in Portuguese and solidified her growing interest in global poverty and governance issues. In 2005, she traveled to Kenya and Uganda on a research grant from SEEDS to document and analyze organizing steps to enable rural women beekeepers to scale-up their work, access national and international markets, and establish secure livelihoods. Upon her return, Sarah began working for the Huairou Commission in the area of governance and democratic decision-making for the Huairou Commission Governance Campaign. Contact: Email:sarah.silliman@huairou.org