Kenley Butler Executive Officer, Senior Project Manager Kenley joined the CNS staff
in July 2000 after spending two years as an International Trade Specialist with
the U.S. Commercial Service. He received a B.A. in Russian with a business minor
from Brigham Young University and a Master of Public Administration from the
University of Washington, where he specialized in economics of the former Soviet
Union. Kenley served with the first group of Peace Corps volunteers in
Uzbekistan and conducted research on the privatization of Kazakhstan's
telecommunications infrastructure at Almaty State University. He creates and
oversees the publication of material on nuclear, biological, and chemical weapon
threats in the Middle East, former Soviet Union, South America, and Africa for
the Nuclear Threat Initiative. Kenley covers
country profiles for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania,
and Moldova.
Cristina Hansell Chuen NISNP Director Cristina is a Ph.D. candidate in International Affairs at the
University of California at San Diego, specializing in local government and
center-region relations in Russia and China. She received an M.A. in Russian and
Chinese history at the University of Hawaii in 1990 and graduated magna cum
laude with an A.B. in Soviet Studies from Harvard University in 1987. Before
coming to the Monterey Institute, she taught politics courses at Grossmont
College in El Cajon, California. She has also worked as an intern aiding Eastern
European privatization programs while at the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development. Cristina's areas of expertise include Russian civilian and
naval nuclear reactors, foreign nonproliferation assistance to Russia, and
developments at the Russian Federal Atomic Energy Agency, as well as HEU
minimization issues worldwide. Her recent writings include "Nuclear
Power Broker," in the September/October 2007 edition of the Bulletin of the
Atomic Scientists (co-author); "Developing HEU Guidelines," presented at the
September 2007 Reduced Enrichment for
Research and Test Reactors (RERTR) conference in Prague; "No Place for
Nuclear Secrets," an op-ed in the Moscow Times (June 22, 2007); and "Russian
Nuclear-Powered Submarine Dismantlement and Related Activities: A Critique."
Anya Loukianova NISNP Research Associate Prior to joining NISNP in August 2007, Anya
worked as a research assistant at the CNS office in Washington, D.C. She has
also previously interned at the Institute for Defense & Disarmament Studies and
the Brookings Institution. Anya has contributed articles to
Eksport Vooruzheniy, a Russian
language journal of the Centre for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies
(Moscow, Russia). She holds a Master of Public and International Affairs degree
from the University of Pittsburgh and a BA in political science with honors from
Thiel College. At NISNP, she is the coordinator of
NIS Trafficking and
Submarine Proliferation
databases, and also covers country profiles for Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
Dr.
Nikolai Sokov NISNP Senior Research Associate Dr. Sokov graduated
from Moscow State University in 1981 and subsequently worked at the Institute of
US and Canadian Studies and the Institute of World Economy and International
Relations in Moscow. From 1987-92 he worked at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
of the Soviet Union and later Russia, and participated in START I and START II
negotiations as well as in a number of summit and ministerial meetings. Nikolai
has a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1996) and (the Soviet equivalent of
a Ph.D.) Candidate of Historical Sciences degree from the Institute of World
Economy and International Relations (1986). He has published extensively on
international security and arms control. Nikolai is the author of Russian
Strategic Modernization: Past and Future (Rowman and Littlefield, 2000),
co-author and co-editor of the first Russian-language college-level textbook on
nuclear nonproliferation (Yadernoe Nerasprostranenie, Vol.I-II, PIR Center, 1st
edition 2000, 2nd edition 2002), and several monographs.
CURRENT GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Jacob Quamme Jacob Quamme graduated from Arizona State University in 2006 with a major in
Russian and minor in political science. In the fall of 2004, Jacob studied
abroad at Moscow Humanities University and completed a translation internship
with AdRus, a Moscow-based business advertising firm. Jacob also studied Tatar
and Serbo-Croatian languages at Arizona State University. Following graduation
from ASU, he participated in a summer intensive Russian language program at
Indiana University in 2006. At the Monterey Institute of International Studies,
Jacob is working towards his MA in International Policy Studies and
Nonproliferation Studies certificate. During the summer of 2007, he completed a
research assistantship at the Center for Defense
Information in Washington, D.C., writing on nuclear proliferation issues. At
NISNP, Jacob focuses on nuclear weapons and delivery systems developments in the
former Soviet Union, contributes written pieces to
WMD Insights, and writes updates for
the Nuclear Threat Initiative website.
Pavel Tishakov Pavel Tishakov is a 2003 graduate of Yaroslavl State University, Russia,
where he earned a B.S. and M.S. in Physics. Upon graduation, Pavel moved with
his wife to Monterey, California, where he passed a vigorous engineering
certification and spent 2 years working as an engineer in a local company. In
2006, Pavel enrolled in a dual degree program at Monterey Institute of
International Studies: the Advance Entry MBA and Master Degree in International
Policy Studies with a Certificate in Nonproliferation. During the spring of
2007, he completed the International Professional Service Semester program,
working as a junior officer with the Organization
for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Pavel also participated in
several international events organized by the Assistance and Protection Branch
(APB) of the OPCW, which included a workshop in Ukraine, a planning meeting in
Kenya, and training in Switzerland and Finland. As a part of a graduate student
project, he assisted in arranging for a senior APB officer to teach a workshop
on assistance and protection against Chemical Weapons at the Monterey Institute.
Pavel started working as a graduate research assistant at NISNP in September
2007. Most of his work is focused on the
NIS Nuclear Trafficking
Database.
FORMER NISNP STAFF AND GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
Dauren Aben After graduating cum laude from Kainar University in Almaty, Kazakhstan in
1997 with B.A. in International Relations, Dauren worked as a project manager in
the field of political, social and marketing research for the Giller Institute,
JSC Karavan and the Research Group Central Asian Project. From August through
November 1998, Dauren served as a consultant for the World Bank health and
sanitation pilot project in the Aral Sea region of Kazakhstan. In 1999, he
received his M.A. in International Relations from Kainar University. Before
coming to Monterey, Dauren worked as a manager responsible for foreign investor
relations at the Kazakhstan Investment Promotion Center KAZINVEST. He received
his second M.A. degree, with certificates in Nonproliferation Studies and
Conflict Resolution, from the Monterey Institute's International Policy Studies
department in May 2003. For the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database, Dauren focused on Russia's closed
cities, nuclear weapons facilities, and fissile materials.
Nourlan Abildinov Nourlan received his B.A. in Engineering and the
Economics of Power Generation from the State Academy of Management in Moscow.
He then went on to complete his M.A. in Management Learning at Lancaster
University in the United Kingdom. He has over two years of work experience
with the US Embassy Commercial Service in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Prior
to this, Nourlan worked for the British Embassy in Almaty as well as the
Kazakhstani Ministry of Economy. While at CNS, he continued to work on nonproliferation
issues in his native Kazakhstan. He received a second M.A. degree from the
Monterey Institute's International Policy
Studies department in May 2001.
Hilary Anderson Hilary earned her B.A. in Psychology and Russian
Language from the University of Minnesota in 1996, which included participation
in a study abroad program in St. Petersburg, Russia. Before coming to the
Monterey Institute, she spent a year in Moscow working as an editor in
a publishing house. Hilary spent summer 1998 studying Russian in Moscow.
She received her M.A. in International Policy Studies, with a Certificate
in Nonproliferation Studies, in May 1999. For the NIS Nuclear and Missile
Database, Hilary researched Russian naval reactors and the nonproliferation
concerns associated with them.
Akaki Dvali Akaki entered MIIS in the fall of 2002. He is pursuing an M.A. in
International Policy Studies with a specialization in Security/International
Development. Before coming to MIIS, Akaki received a B.A. in Political Science
and International Relations, with a special emphasis on the Middle East, from
the Tbilisi Institute of Asia and Africa in 1998. As part of his study, Akaki
spent one year in Syria pursuing research on Middle East conflicts and other
issues, and improving his Arabic language abilities. Following graduation, Akaki
served one year in the Georgian Armed Forces as a private. After military
service, he worked in the Georgian Ministry of Defense (MOD) as a division head
(1999-2001), and then with the National Central Bureau of Interpol in Georgia as
a department head (2001-2002). During his service at the MOD Akaki graduated
from the George C.
Marshall European Center for Security Studies in Garmisch, Germany. Akaki
joined CNS in January 2003 and works on nonproliferation issues and export
controls in the Caucasus and Central Asian states.
Caitlin Baczuk
Caitlin graduated from Kenyon College in 1999. In Spring 2003, she worked on the Russian fissile
materials section of the NIS Nuclear and Missile database and assisted
Dr. Scott
Parrish on
The Nonproliferation Review.
Elena Serebryanik Bell Elena, a native of Uzbekistan, came to the United
States in 1993. She has a B.A. in Acting from the Theater/Arts Institute
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan) and an M.A. in Film History from Humboldt State
University in Arcata, California. In May 1998, she graduated from
MIIS with an M.A. in Translation and Interpretation. Elena's specific
interests in the field of nonproliferation include the Central Asian region,
particularly Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Elena plans to work as an interpreter
for government organizations and private corporations. Her hobbies are
folk dancing and acting.
Christopher Brooks Chris received a B.S. in Geology from the State University
of New York at Brockport in 1996 where he also took courses in Russian
language. Following graduation he taught Environmental Education
and English in Kostanay, Kazakhstan with the Peace Corps. After the
Peace Corps, Chris worked for nearly two years in New York with the
Orange County Department of Public Works as a Junior Engineer. He
is currently studying in the International Business Department at the Monterey
Institute and expects to graduate with an MBA and Certificate in Nonproliferation
Studies in 2001. During the Spring semester 2000, Chris helped to set up the ArcView software
system. Upon graduation, he hopes to return to the former Soviet
Union.
Natalya Brooks Natalya graduated in 1997 from North Kazakhstan
University, Petropavlovsk, Kazakhstan with a degree in Teaching English
and German. During the 1995-1996 academic year, Natalya was an exchange
student at Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania. Following graduation,
she worked with the US Peace Corps in Kazakhstan and later taught English
and German at North Kazakhstan University as well as Latin in a local secondary
school. Natalya expects to receive her MBA from the Monterey Institute
in 2001, possibly extending her studies further to receive an M.A. in Translation
and Interpretation. During the spring semester 2000, she worked on the NIS Import/Export database.
Lydia Bryans Lydia came to CNS with a B.A. in Russian Language
and Literature from Oberlin College and with language training at Kuban
State University in Krasnodar, Russia. She has Russian language teaching
experience and has interned at the environmental non-governmental organization
ISAR. She enrolled in the Russian Translation and Interpretation
M.A. program at the Monterey Institute and focused on Belarus,
the Baltics, and Central Asia for the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database. Lydia
has also worked on a number of translation projects for CNS. Lydia
graduated from the Institute in May, 2000.
Rena Chicklas Rena hails from Dartmouth College, where she earned
a B.A. in Russian, with a linguistics minor and academic citation in Russian
literature. She studied Russian at the University of St. Petersburg and
worked as a reporter for an arts and entertainment newspaper in Springfield,
MA. Rena's work on the databases includes writing abstracts on Russian
nuclear exports and export firms for the NIS Nuclear Databases. Currently
enrolled in the Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages M.A. program
at the Monterey Institute, Rena left Monterey to gain experience teaching
English in the Peace Corps.
Eli Corin
Eli entered MIIS in the fall of 2001, and expects to receive his M.A. in
International Policy Studies in May 2004, with a certificate in Nonproliferation
Studies. He received his B.A. degree in History, with minors in Russian Studies
and Linguistics, from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin in 2001. As
part of his undergraduate studies Eli spent the fall 2000 semester studying
Russian language at Kuban State University in Krasnodar, Russia. He took a leave
of absence from MIIS during the 2002-3 school year to complete an internship at
Los Alamos National Laboratory, working on the U.S. Department of Energy's
International Export Control Assistance Program. At CNS Eli has contributed to
the NIS Trafficking database, sections of the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database
addressing Russia's closed nuclear cities, and the NIS Export Control Observer.
Eric Collings Eric received his B.A. in Political Science with a concentration in
international studies from Davidson College in North Carolina in 1996. Eric
spent his junior year abroad at Abai Almaty State University in Kazakhstan where
he studied Russian and Kazakh language, literature, and culture. Following
graduation, Eric returned to Kazakhstan to work for a USAID-funded small- and
medium-sized business development fund. He then joined the Organization for
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in January 1999 as Political Officer
with primary responsibility for elections, democratization, and mass media
programs. Eric entered MIIS in the fall of 2002 and plans to pursue a
specialization in international security/nonproliferation. He works on issues
such as delivery systems, Russian exports to Iran and India, and missile tests
for the NIS Nuclear and Missile database.
Greg Dwyer Greg came to CNS and the Monterey Institute from
the east coast where he graduated from Penn State University in 1995 with
a B.A. in English and an emphasis in creative writing. Prior to graduating,
he spent a year at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom as a Junior
Year Abroad participant. From June 1996 to August 1998 Greg served
as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine where he was a high school TEFL
instructor. During the summer of 2000, Greg participated in Argonne
National Laboratory's Nonproliferation Graduate Program, working at the US
Department of Energy on US-Russia Nonproliferation issues. At the Monterey
Institute he enrolled in the International Policy Studies Department
and focused on Russia/NIS area studies and nonproliferation. He graduated in May, 2001. At CNS,
Greg focused on Russia's Minatom Weapons Complex and fissile materials issues.
He has also worked on nonproliferation issues in Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
Armand Emamdjomeh A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Armand is currently a senior at the
University of Southern California. He expects to receive his B.A. in
International Relations and Russian in May 2004. After working at NISNP as a
summer intern in 2003, he plans to spend the Fall term studying Russian language
at St. Petersburg State University. While interning at NISNP, Armand worked on
Nuclear and Missile Database updates for the Central Asian and Caucasian states,
as well as contributing to the monthly
NIS Export
Control Observer.
Eduard Fesko Eduard received his bachelor's degree International
Relations from the Rivne (Ukraine) Institute of Slavonic Studies in 1999 and
in 2000 received a specialist degree in Polish Studies. Eduard
spent the 1996-1997 academic year as an exchange student at the University of
Wisconsin-Richland where he studied political science. In May 2002 he
received Certificates in Nonproliferation Studies and Commercial Diplomacy from the Monterey Institute's Graduate School of International Policy
Studies. At CNS, Eduard worked on Russian naval nuclear
reactors and related Russian nonproliferation issues.
Cyril Flerov A graduate from St. Petersburg State University in
Russia, Cyril gained advanced entry into the Monterey Institute's Russian
Translation and Interpretation Program. He has worked in Russia, Sweden,
and Finland as a freelance conference interpreter for eight years, and
has taught interpretation courses at St. Petersburg State University and
St. Petersburg Institute of Foreign Languages. Cyril's work for CNS included
document and article translation, abstracting for the NIS Import-Export
Database, and work on the Nuclear Weapons Facilities sections of the NIS Nuclear
and Missile Database. After graduating with an M.A. in Translation and Interpretation
in May 1999, Cyril stayed on at the Institute as an interpretation instructor.
Josh Friedman
Josh graduated from Georgetown University in 1999 with a B.A. in Government. He
subsequently worked an a Junior Software Market Research Analyst at
International Data Corporation outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Josh
researched international nonproliferation assistance to the NIS for the NIS
Nuclear and Missile Database.
Ryan Green Ryan is from Manhattan Beach, California, where
he worked at the RAND Corporation in 2000 as a research field
interviewer. He graduated from Brigham Young University in December
1999 with a B.A. in History with a minor in Russian. Prior to graduation,
Ryan interned at the US State Department in Washington, DC, working at
the Secretariat for Newly Independent States where he participated in
preparations for the Gore-Primakov
Commission and an international conference to fight
corruption. Ryan lived in Russia as a Church Service Missionary from
1995 to 1997, during which time he learned the Russian language. He
received an M.A. in International Policy Studies and a
Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies, with a focus on Russian/NIS area
studies, in May 2002. At CNS, Ryan worked on the
sections of the database concerning Ukraine, Belarus, and Russian arms control treaties
.
Lisa Holtyn Lisa earned her B.A. in Russian from the University
of Maryland in 1988. Prior to coming to the Institute, Lisa spent
four years in the U.S. Navy and over five years as a federal employee working
for the US intelligence community. She served in a variety of disciplines,
both within the continental U.S. and abroad. In addition to native
fluency in English, she speaks Russian, German, and French. Lisa graduated
from the Monterey Institute of International Studies with an M.A. in International
Policy Studies in May 1998, after which she began an internship at the
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague, the
Netherlands.
Paul B. Irwin Paul received his B.A. in Political Science, Communication,
and International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania in 1997.
He also studied in Washington, DC and Freiburg, Germany. He has interned
with the Franklin Institute, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the International
Relations Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Paul studied
Russian and nonproliferation issues at the Monterey Institute and spent
summer 1998 on a language and internship program in Moscow. He received
his M.A. in International Policy Studies, with a Certificate in Nonproliferation
Studies, in May 1999. For the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database he researched
foreign assistance programs that are meant to facilitate nonproliferation
objectives in the former Soviet Union. Paul was awarded a Presidential
Management Internship, and currently works at the US Department of Energy.
Elena Isaeva
A graduate from Orel State University in Russia (1998), Elena taught English at
her university for three years while pursuing a Ph.D. in Linguistics. Elena then
enrolled in the Russian Translation and Interpretation M.A. program at the
Monterey Institute of International Studies, and joined CNS in 2002. Her work at the Center involved searching publications
and data entry for the NIS Databases, including sorting, selecting, and
prioritizing material for abstracting. She also translated articles and
official documents on nonproliferation issues, which were posted on the NTI
website. Upon graduation, Elena intended to pursue a career in interpretation in
such fields as international security, disarmament and nonproliferation.
Asida Ivanova
Asida received her B.A. in Business Administration from Alaska Pacific
University in 2001. She has worked as a project coordinator for the Northern
Forum - INGO for two years. She is pursuing her MA in International Policy
Studies from the Monterey Institute. Currently Asida is a research assistant
working in the field of NIS export controls.
Kent A. B. Jamison Kent earned his B.A. in International Relations and
Russian from Brigham Young University in April 1997, which included participation
in a BYU Study Abroad program in Moscow. Before graduating, he served
as an intern at the Russia, Ukraine, and CIS Branch of the US Information
Agency's Office of Research in Washington, DC. In summer 1998,
Kent was responsible for data entry on the Newly Independent States, Europe,
and North America for the Monitoring Proliferation Threats Nuclear and
Missile Abstract Databases, including sorting, selecting, and prioritizing
material for abstracting. He also wrote a news brief on the world's
reaction to Pakistan's nuclear tests, which was posted on the CNS website,
and helped compose a compilation of international proliferation-related
transactions and developments for the Summer 1998 issue of The Nonproliferation
Review. Kent's latest accomplishment is the preparation of a
report on the US-Russian HEU Deal for the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database.
Kent received his M.A. in International Policy Studies, with a Certificate
in Nonproliferation Studies, in May 1999, after which he began an internship
with the OPCW in The Hague. In addition to his knowledge of Russian,
Kent is fluent in Spanish.
Michael Jasinski Former NISNP Research Associate
Michael Jasinski is a former On-Site Inspection Agency (currently part of
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency) arms control inspector for the Threshold
Test Ban Treaty and the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty. His
experience also includes implementing various Cooperative Threat Reduction
Program projects in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Belarus. He has
an MA in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Kansas and his
areas of interest include Russian strategic arms modernization programs, the
role of arms control treaties in Russian defense doctrine, and US assistance for
nuclear disarmament to CIS countries. At CNS, Mr. Jasinski worked on
the sections of the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database focusing on Ukraine, Belarus, and
Russian arms control treaties, strategic forces, and nuclear and missile
exports. His publications include include "Russia: Of truth and testing,"
co-authored with Cristina Chuen
and Charles Ferguson, in the
September/October 2002
edition of the Bulletin
of the Atomic Scientists. In December 2003 Michael left CNS to pursue a
doctorate at the University of Georgia.
Cory Johnston
Cory graduated from Colgate University in 2000. He worked with Dr. Scott
Parrish on the Illicit Trafficking database.
Elizabeth Keith Liz graduated with a B.A. in Russian and Political
Science from Millersville University of Pennsylvania in 1995. She spent
four months in Russia as an orphanage volunteer and as a summer camp counselor
in 1993 and 1994. Liz is currently pursuing an M.A. in International Policy
Studies, with a Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies. Her nonproliferation
research focuses on smuggling issues involving the former Soviet Union.
In spring 1998 Liz completed a 6-month internship at the United Nations
Centre for Disarmament Affairs in New York, where she worked primarily
on conventional disarmament issues. After graduating in May 1999, Liz began
a career with the US government.
Sanoma Lee Kellogg
Sanoma received a B.A. in Russian and Soviet Studies, with a French minor, from
Oberlin College in 1992. She subsequently spent a year in St. Petersburg
furthering her Russian studies and researching regional water quality issues.
For four years, she worked as a Program Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia
at the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, DC,
where she organized international events bringing together the scientific,
government, and nongovernmental communities to address environmental and health
issues in the nuclear sphere. Sanoma also coordinated the 1998 Environmental
Policymakers' Exchange for the Tahoe-Baikal Institute. She has worked as a
freelance Russian translator since 1992 and was recently approved as a French
translator for the State Department Office of Language Services. She is pursuing
her M.A. in Conference Interpretation (English, Russian, French) at the Monterey
Institute of International Studies and works on naval and radioactive waste
issues for the NIS Nuclear and Missile database at CNS.
Natalia Kisseleva After gaining significant data collection experience
working at the Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Natalia worked
on the NIS Nuclear Databases writing abstracts on Russian nuclear and missile
trade developments. In May, 1999, Natalia received her M.A. from
the Russian Program of the MIIS Graduate School for Translation and Interpretation.
Sarka Krcalova In addition to earning a B.A. in Germanic Studies
from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1996, Sarka brings
to CNS experience working as international liasion between the United States
and Germany for a private electronic company. In May 2000, she completed
her M.A. in International Policy Studies with
a Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies. Sarka's work for the
NIS Nuclear Databases focused on the nuclear infrastructure of Ukraine.
Dr. John W.R. Lepingwell Former
CNS Senior Scholar-in-Residence
From July 1996 to October 2000, Dr. Lepingwell was Manager
of the NIS Nonproliferation Databases and CNS Senior Scholar in Residence.
Prior to joining CNS Dr. Lepingwell was Assistant Professor of Political
Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1988-1996. Dr. Lepingwell has published
articles on strategic arms control and Soviet/Russian civil-military relations
in International Security, World Politics, Survival,
and several other journals. While on leave of absence from the University
of Illinois during 1992-94, he served as Senior Research Analyst
at the Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Research Institute. Dr. Lepingwell
holds undergraduate degrees in Physics and Philosophy from MIT and received
his Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT in 1988.
Erik Loe
Erik received a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from the University of
Southern California. After graduation he did a two-year tour with the Peace
Corps in Latvia. Erik also studied abroad in Irkutsk, Russia. He specialized in nonproliferation studies
at the Monterey Institute. Erik's
database responsibilities included writing briefs on Russian missile facilities
and updating the government information sections for Belarus and Ukraine.
Nadezhda Logutova Nadezhda graduated from Tomsk State University (Tomsk, Russia) in 2001 with
a degree in International Relations and a specialization in International
Security. A Muskie graduate fellow, she received a degree from the Monterey
Institute's International Policy Studies department and certificates in
Nonproliferation Studies and Public Administration. A research assistant
at NISNP from February 2002 to June 2003, she worked on the Russian research reactors section
of the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database.
Loretta Martin Loretta Martin served in the US Air Force for almost
fifteen years as a Russian and Chinese linguist. After leaving the
Air Force, she obtained her B.A. in Russian Area Studies from the University
of Maryland. She has worked for media organizations both in Washington,
DC and in Moscow. Loretta is currently enrolled in the International
Policy Studies Department at the Monterey Institute and is working towards
a certificate in Nonproliferation Studies. Her work at CNS focuses on Russian
strategic nuclear forces.
Matthew Michael Matt received his B.A. in the Monterey Institute's
honors undergraduate program in May 1998. Before coming to MIIS,
he studied at San Diego State University for two years and at Moscow State
University for one year. Matt spent two years working in Russia for a large
US telecommunications company and returned to the International Marketing
Department of that company upon graduation. Matt enjoys snowboarding, surfing,
mountain biking, and basketball. He is a Southern California native
and can not wait to get back home.
Asel Moldakhmetova Before coming to the Monterey Institute, Asel, a
native of Kazakhstan, received a B.A. in International Relations from Almaty
State University. In addition to interpreting and providing assistance
at various companies in Kazakhstan, Asel worked for a TACIS educational
project in summer 1997. Her research for the NIS Nuclear and Missile
database focused on Central Asian nonproliferation issues and Russian closed
cities. She graduated with an M.A. in International Policy Studies in December
1998.
Christine Murphy Christine Murphy graduated from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison with a degree in Russian in 1993. Before coming
to the Monterey Institute, Christine worked at the International Research
& Exchanges Board (IREX) in Washington, DC and Moscow. She is
currently studying Russian and nonproliferation at the Monterey Institute,
and expects to receive her M.A. in International Policy Studies, with a
Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies, in May 2000. Her research
for the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database focused on Russian fissile
material and nuclear weapons. She currently works for the U.S. government.
Oksana Myers A Ukrainian native, Oksana graduated from the Crimean
College in 1994 with a B.A. in English and German. After studying German
in Heidelberg, she moved to the United States and taught Russian for a
short time at Willamette University in Oregon. She began her work at CNS
on the Monitoring Proliferation Threats project, and after returning from
a six-month internship at the United Nations Centre for Disarmament Affairs
in New York, she worked for the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database researching
Russian fissile material production facilities. Oksana received an
M.A. in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute in May
1998.
Laurel Nolen Former NISNP Research Associate, NIS Nuclear and Missile Database Coordinator
(Non-Russian States), and CNS Staff Translator
Laurel Nolen received her B.A. in Russian Language and
Culture from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1994 and her M.A. in Russian
Translation and Interpretation from the Monterey Institute of International
Studies (MIIS) in 1996. She worked for CNS as a publications searcher in
the Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies (CRES) library while still an M.A. candidate and joined up again after
graduating, working first for CRES and the Monitoring Proliferation
Threats (MPT) project and subsequently for the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database.
In addition to her editorial duties with the database, Ms. Nolen was the Center's
in-house Russian-English translator and interpreted at several seminars
given by visiting speakers from the NIS. Ms. Nolen
also translated and edited selected chapters of the book The Anatomy of Russian
Defense Conversion.
Andrew Offenbacher After graduating from the University of California
at Santa Cruz in December 1994 with a B.A. in Russian Studies, Andy spent
three years working at a nonprofit organization providing training programs
for health professionals from developing countries. At the Monterey
Institute, he received an M.A. in International Policy Studies with a certificate in
Nonproliferation Studies. At the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database, he researched
Russian naval reactor issues.
Dr. Scott Parrish NISNP Senior Research Associate
Since March 1998, Dr. Parrish has been responsible for maintaining the NIS Illicit
Nuclear Transactions Chronology. He is also the editor of The Nonproliferation Review. Prior to joining CNS in 1997, Dr. Parrish
was a Senior Research Analyst at the Open Media Research Institute in Prague,
Czech Republic (1995-1997), where he covered Russian foreign and security
policy. Dr. Parrish was previously a Lecturer in the Government Department
at the University of Texas at Austin (1993-1995). He received his
Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University in 1993, and also holds
a certificate from the Harriman Institute of Columbia University.
Dr. Parrish’s current research interests include strategic arms control
issues, nuclear export controls in the NIS, smuggling of nuclear materials
in the NIS, and the establishment of a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Central
Asia. His articles have appeared in Problems of Post-Communism and
Transition.
Dr. Parrish left CNS in 2007 to pursue a career in the foreign service.
Marianna Pavlova Marianna graduated from Moscow State Linguistic University in 1996 with
a diploma in English and French Linguistics. She also taught English at
the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and worked as a translator
for the Udokan Mining Company and Kosmos TV in Moscow. In 2001, she
received an MA in French literature at the University of Minnesota, while
teaching French at the University of Minnesota and in Augsburg College in
Minneapolis. In September 2002 she entered the TESOL program at MIIS. As a
research assistant at NISNP, she worked on the Russian naval reactors section
of the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database.
Yaroslav Perepadya
Yaroslav graduated from Dnepropetrovsk State University, Ukraine, in 1999 with
the degree in English Language and Literature. He is pursuing a degree in
Commercial Diplomacy at MIIS. His database work focused on Central Asia
and the Caucasus.
Vadim Potanin
Vadim graduated from the Naval Institute, Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he
majored in ship weapons and armament. After serving on board a nuclear submarine,
he
completed the UN Military Observers’ course, and began working in the sphere of Russian international military relations and cooperation.
He then joined the United
Nations as a peacekeeping officer, and later became a military observer and
civilian staff. He entered MIIS in September 2003, to pursue his interest in
international security, focusing on disarmament and nonproliferation issues. He
works on the Russian naval section of the NIS Nuclear and Missile database.
Sasha Pursley Former NISNP Research Associate
Sasha Pursley was a Ph.D. candidate in Soviet History
at University of California at Santa Cruz, specializing in Cold War history.
She received an M.A. in Russian and East European Studies from Stanford
University in 1991, and an M.A. in History in 1995 from UCSC. Ms. Pursley
joined the CNS staff after a seven-year stint at Stanford's Center for International
Security and Arms Control, where she worked as a Research Assistant for
Professor David Holloway. She co-edited Operation
Barbarossa: The German Attack on the Soviet Union, and assisted in research
and editing for Stalin and the Bomb and Re-examining
the Soviet Experience.
Tamara C. Robinson Former NISNP Senior Research Associate and NIS Nuclear and Missile Database
Assistant Manager After graduating cum laude with a B.A. in
Russian Regional Studies and English at University of the Pacific, Tamara
earned an M.A. in International Policy Studies from the Monterey Institute
of International Studies. She has five years experience at CNS, both
as a graduate research assistant and a full-time staffer. During
this time her research has focused on nonproliferation approaches in the
Caucasus; nuclear submarine decommissioning and dismantlement; nuclear
energy in Armenia, Russia, and Ukraine; and nuclear environmental issues.
In spring 1998, Ms. Robinson oversaw and coordinated the creation of the
Russian naval nuclear reactors section of the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database,
and in July 1998, became the Assistant Manager of the database. Ms.
Robinson left CNS in December 1999 to pursue a career in the US government.
Margarita
Sevcik
NISNP Research Associate
Margarita graduated from Kyrgyz State University in 1993 and received her MA in
Communications from Southwest Missouri State University in 1998. She joined the
Monterey Institute as manager of the Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies
Library in the summer of 1998. In June of 1999, Margarita relocated to
Kazakhstan as the Office Manager and Program Coordinator for the CNS NIS
Representative Office in Almaty. In January 2001, Margarita returned to CNS
Monterey, where she was NISNP Program Coordinator until September 2003. She
edits all material entering the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database and oversees
the database sections concerning Kazakhstan (except for the export control
section) and the Russian nuclear fuel cycle, as well as developments in Russian
closed nuclear cities. Margarita's research interests include problems of
uranium tailings, radioactive waste, and environmental security in Central Asia.
Her most recent publication is "Uranium Tailings in Kyrgyzstan: Catalyst for
Cooperation and Confidence Building?" published in the Spring 2003 issue of The
Nonproliferation Review.
Roman Sehling NISNP Research Assistant
Roman, a German national, received his B.A. in Political Science and Economics
from Denison University, Ohio in 2003. At Denison, he participated in the Lugar
Program, which involved an internship at the Senator’s office. He also spent a
semester abroad at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO),
where he studied International and Russian Security Issues as well as Russian
language. He came to CNS as a summer intern in June 2003, and became a research
assistant in September of the same year. His database work particularly focuses on
Russia's nuclear navy and foreign assistance issues.
Tatiana Shalkivska
Tatiana graduated from
Odessa State University, Ukraine where she majored in
English and minored in French. In 1997 she started working for the Arms Control
Department, Foreign Ministry of Ukraine, focusing on the Comprehensive
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty, Biological Weapons Convention, and national
implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. While at the ministry,
Tatiana participated in the UN Partnership on Disarmament Program, studied at
the George C.
Marshall European Center for Security Studies, took training courses from the Organization for the Prohibition of
Chemical Weapons, and was a CNS visiting fellow. Since Fall 2003, Tatiana has
been pursuing her master’s degree in International Policy Studies at MIIS,
majoring in nonproliferation. At CNS, Tatiana works on the sections of the NIS
Nuclear and Missile database focusing on Ukraine and Russian delivery
vehicles.
Ekaterina Shutova
Former
NISNP Research Associate and
CNS Staff Translator
Ekaterina Shutova is a Ph.D. candidate in Linguistics at St. Petersburg State
University, Russia. She received her M.A. in Translation and Interpretation
(Russian and English) from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in
2002 and graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. in English Philology and
Translation from St. Petersburg State University, Russia in 1996. Before coming
to the Monterey Institute she worked as a staff interpreter for the Technical
Programs Service of the International Labor Organizations (ILO) in St.
Petersburg and taught English and interpretation courses at the St. Petersburg
Institute of Foreign Languages and St. Petersburg State University. While
studying for her master's degree, Ms. Shutova conducted web-based research and
wrote translation abstracts for regional nonproliferation projects. She also
translated articles for the CNS Occasional Papers series. After graduation, Ms.
Shutova remained at CNS as a staff translator with the NISNP program, where she
edited English language abstracts for the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database, oversaw
translations of documents and tutorials for the NTI website, and translated
articles for the Export Control Observer. Ms. Shutova returned to Russia
in September 2003, where she continues to translate for the Observer.
Elena Sokova NISNP Director
Before coming to the United States, Elena Sokova
worked for the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She graduated from the Moscow State University Law School
where she specialized in Constitutional
Law. In 1997, Ms. Sokova joined CNS as the CRES Library Manager. She received her M.A. in Public
Administration from MIIS in May 2000 and joined the NIS Nonproliferation
Project in June of the same year. Her research at CNS focuses on
center-periphery relations in Russia and nuclear nonproliferation issues in
Russia's regions. Ms. Sokova recently co-authored, along with
Dr. William
Potter, "Illicit
Nuclear Trafficking in the NIS: What's New? What's True?" in the Summer 2002
issue of The
Nonproliferation Review.
Dmitry Soustin
Dmitry received a B.A. in International Relations from San Francisco State
University. He also worked as a program coordinator for the State
Department's Business for Russia program at SFSU's Office of International
Programs, arranging short term internships for young professionals from Russia
in the Bay Area. Since Fall 2003, Dmitry has been a student in the MIIS
International Policy Studies department, specializing in Nonproliferation
Studies. His database work focuses on fissile material production and
Russian nuclear facilities.
Sarah Stevenson Sarah Stevenson graduated summa cum laude from the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro in June 1996 with a B.A. in
Russian Studies. Sarah speaks Polish and Russian. During the
1994-1995 academic year , she studied in Finland and Russia. After
graduation, Sarah received a Rotary scholarship to study Polish in Wroclaw,
Poland. Sarah graduated in Spring 2000 with a M.A. in International
Policy Studies along with a certificate in Nonproliferation Studies.
From May through August 1999, Sarah interned at Los Alamos National Laboratory,
working as a Graduate Research Associate on the Nuclear Cities Initiative.
Previous work at CNS includes START II ratification issues and the Topol-M
missile program. After graduating in 2000, Sarah took an IREX one-year
fellowship to study women's issues and sociology at St. Petersburg State
University.
Jill Tatko Jill earned her B.A. in Russian Language from the
University of Vermont in 1992. She brings to CNS six months of English
teaching experience in Murmansk, Russia, where she developed an interest
in Russian environmental problems and proliferation risks. After
a year at the Monterey Institute, she studied Russian in Moscow during
the summer of 1998. Jill completed an internship at the International
Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna, where she focused on safeguards, the Additional
Protocol, and nonproliferation issues. For the NIS Nuclear and Missile
Database, she researches Russian naval nuclear reactors with a concentration
on the Northern Fleet. Jill graduated in December 1999 with
an M.A. in International Environmental Policy Studies. She currently works
for the U.S. government.
Egil Tronstad
Egil graduated in 1995 from the Agricultural University of Norway with a Master
of Science degree in Environmental Physics. His Master's thesis was entitled
"Mobility of Radionuclides in Soil." From 1995 to 1997 he worked at the
University on a joint Norwegian-Russian project to map radioactivity levels at
different sites close to the Mayak
Production Association and to recognize the source terms and mobility of
different radioisotopes. In 1996 he participated in fieldwork at Mayak.
Egil is a senior engineer, and since 1998 has been working at HQ Defense Command, Oslo, where he is involved in many nuclear-related issues, including
nonproliferation and environmental threats. In 2003 he obtained a
Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute.
Elizaveta Vakhroucheva After completing an A.A. degree in Liberal Arts at
Cabrillo College, Elizaveta fulfilled the requirements for the B.A. honors
program at the Monterey Institute. She graduated from the International
Policy Studies M.A. program with a Certificate in Nonproliferation Studies
in December 1999. During her tenure at CNS, Elizaveta worked
in the Information Collections Branch, on the NIS Nuclear and Missile Database,
and helped produce the International Organizations and Nonproliferation
Project's 1999 Inventory of International Organizations and Nonproliferation.
In Spring 1998, she completed an internship at the Conference on Disarmament
in Geneva, where she had the opportunity to observe the process of multilateral
negotiations and become familiar with all major disarmament issues.
Elizaveta is interested in pursuing a career in international security
and disarmament issues.
Alexander Vasilev
Alexander graduated from Mari State Pedagogical Institute, Yoshkar-Ola, Russia
in 1996 with a BA in Foreign Languages and Literature and a concentration in teaching English and
German. In September 2002 he started a two-year graduate program in Translation
and Interpretation (Russian program) at MIIS, and began working as a
research assistant at CNS. He is in charge of information collection and
dissemination within NISNP, and works on the nuclear power section of the NIS
Nuclear and Missile Database.
Dr. Fred L. Wehling NISNP Senior Research Associate
Now the Education Coordinator for CNS, Fred Wehling
researched the following fields while on the NIS Databases staff: non-traditional security challenges, exports of nuclear materials and technology
from the former Soviet states, implementation of export controls, and transfers
of weapons and related technology to the Middle East and South Asia. Before
coming to CNS in 1998, Dr. Wehling was a consultant at RAND, Coordinator
of Policy Research for the University of California's Institute on Global
Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC), and a researcher at the Cooperative Monitoring
Center (CMC) at Sandia National Laboratories. Receiving his Ph.D.
in political science from UCLA in 1992, Dr. Wehling taught courses on international
security and Russian foreign policy at UC San Diego. His recent writings
include World Politics in a New Era, 2nd ed., with Steven L. Spiegel
(1998) and Irresolute Princes: Kremlin Decision Making in Middle East
Crises (1997).
Jim Wink Jim is a 1992 graduate of Miami University in Ohio,
where he earned his B.A. in Russian studies. From 1992 until 1994,
he worked at the American Embassy in Moscow as a Dacha Caretaker, and later
as a Shipping and Customs Clerk. In 1995-1996, he was employed as sales
manager for a German-based transportation firm in Moscow. Jim completed
his M.A. in International Policy Studies from MIIS in December 1997.
While at CNS, he researched nuclear developments in the Baltics and other
former Soviet republics. Jim speaks Russian and German and is pursuing
a career in law enforcement with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Irina Yashkova Irina obtained her BA in Teaching English and French
at Tyumen University in Western Siberia and taught English for three years
at Surgut University, Surgut Business College, and Gazprom in Russia. In
May 1998, she received her degree in Conference Interpretation from the
Russian Translation and Interpretation Program at the Monterey Institute
of International Studies. During her time at CNS, Irina specialized
in Russian research reactors and nonproliferation issues and translated
official documents for CNS. Additionally, she has done freelance interpretation
for such organizations as the Gorbachev Foundation and the Federation Council
of Russia.
Last updated 14 February 2001
