DUKE-UNC ROTARY PEACE CENTER BOARD & STAFF

The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center was the first center to create a governing board to help oversee the operations of the program. The quarterly board meetings and annual retreats have been instrumental in the ongoing success of the Center and the development of the Fellows.

In addition to these members, each cohort elects a student representative. The student representatives meet with the board twice a year to share the perspective of their cohort of Rotary Peace Fellows.

The Board is comprised of the following members:

Jonathan Abels

Managing Director

Catherine Adcock Admay, JD

Faculty Director, Duke University

Newman Aguiar

Rotary Host Area Coordinator, District 7710

Carol Allen

Cary MacGregor Rotary Club, PDG District 7710

Susan Carroll

Director Emerita

Gina Chowa

Faculty Director, UNC-Chapel Hill

Karina Ito

Chief of Staff of the Standing Group of National Committees, UNICEF & Class 8 Alumna

Carlos Juárez Cruz

Director General, Vía Educación & Class 13 Alumnus

Thomas Lasater

Program Coordinator

Francis Lethem

Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Jim Peacock

Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of North Carolina

Sharon Thomas

Assistant Dean, Recruitment, Admissions & Financial Aid, UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work

STAFF

We maintain an office on each campus. Please see below for the contact information for staff members and both offices.

Gina Chowa - Faculty Director, UNC-Chapel Hill
Jonathan Abels - Managing Director
Catherine Admay - Faculty Director, Duke University
Thomas Lasater - Program Coordinator

We, the Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center, welcome students of every nationality, religion, race, gender identity, sexual orientation and physical ability. We pledge to create a community that is welcoming to all, grounded in mutual respect and understanding, with the goal of advancing knowledge and the practice of peace building. We are a center comprised of three equal partners whose collective purpose is the pursuit of knowledge, practice and service through the diversity of ideas, actions and people. The Duke-UNC Rotary Peace Center stands unified behind our core values. We welcome you to our community and are encouraged by what we, together, can build.