ABOUT ThE jOURNALISTS |
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Karin Ronnow , 52 , joined Central Asia Institute as communications director in May 2011 , after nearly 25 years as a newspaper journalist . Prior to joining CAI , she was a reporter for daily newspapers in Maine and Georgia , a U . S . -based reporter for Lafferty Publications in Dublin , Ireland , managing editor at the Livingston Enterprise ( Mont .) and assistant managing editor of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle ( Mont .). Her 2007 stories on CAI ’ s work in Afghanistan and Pakistan were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and she has received numerous awards for her reporting , writing and editing . She earned her bachelor ’ s degree in urban studies and journalism from Macalester College in Minnesota and master ’ s degree in journalism from Northwestern University ’ s Medill School of Journalism in Illinois . She lives in Montana with her husband , Kimball Leighton , and their three dogs . Their daughter , Carmine , lives in Boston . Karin can be reached at karin @ ikat . org . |
Central Asia Institute ’ s mission is to empower local communities of Central Asia through literacy and education , especially for girls , promote peace through education , and convey the importance of these activities globally . |
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Steve Barrett Board Chairman
Greg Mortenson Ex-officio
Talat Khan Board Member
George McCown Board Member
Farid Senzai Board Member
Iram Shah Board Vice-Chairwoman
Howard Slayen Board Member
Peter Thatcher Board Treasurer
John ( Jed ) Williamson Board Secretary
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CAI STAFF
Jim Thaden Executive Director
Greg Mortenson Co-founder
Jennifer Sipes Operations Director
Karin Ronnow Communications Director
Christian Rischke Finance Director
Laura Brin Operations Manager
Hannah White Communications Manager
Meredith Tinseth Donor Relations Manager
Lillian Stirling Administrative Assistant
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