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Abinasir Abdi Dunia
Andary Dixie Avugwi Myriam Benlamlih Kelsey Glover Joe Bonnell Joachim Bruess Sidra Butt Amb. Brian Carlson, (ret.) Neil Chelliah Allen Cooper Klara Debeljak Dr. Ali Fisher
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Aneta Genova Hugh Hope-Stone Nathaniel Kretchun Corliss Lawrence David Lind Anastasia Mirzoyants Giovanna Monteverde Gayatri Murthy Roddy Rasti Mark Rhodes Max Richman Satu Salmi Eugene Shekhtman
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Research & Project Management
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Abdinasir Abdi
Operations Manager, InterMedia Africa
abdia@intermedia.orgAbdi selects and manages local field and data processing partners in Africa, ensures the delivery of high quality field and data outputs for clients, and implements sustainable capacity strengthening programs with local partners and agencies. Abdi joined InterMedia from The Steadman Group/ Synovate, where he was a researcher and a research manager since 2007. He has field experience in several African countries, and he played a key role in the company’s expansion into Francophone Africa. Abdi has also conducted media studies in challenging locations such as Darfur, the DRC and Ethiopia. Educated in Kenya and Algeria, Abdi is fluent in Arabic, French, KiSwahili, Somali and English.
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Dunia Andary
Senior Project Manager, MENA
andaryd@intermedia.orgAs a member of the MENA team, Dunia works on various media related projects. She liaises with clients and subcontractors, visits research sites to observe fieldwork, and contributes to upcoming projects through business development. Before joining InterMedia, Dunia worked as consultant and co-coordinator for the Program for the Reconstruction and Redevelopment of South Lebanon. Over the past six years, she has also written and presented several independent and co-authored research papers at political science conferences using quantitative and experimental research methods. Dunia is a doctoral candidate in American Politics and International Relations at Texas A&M University. Her dissertation focuses on the effects of media and elite discourse on foreign policy public opinion in the United States. She received her Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs and Economic Development from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. Dunia is fluent in Arabic.
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Dixie Avugwi
Senior Project Manager
avugwid@intermedia.orgDixie is a Senior Project Manager in the Nairobi office. He has over 6 years of research experience in a number of African countries, particularly in East Africa. Dixie has managed projects in financial access, media and communications, mobile phones, health and nutrition, and other areas, clients including the U.S. State Department, fhi360 (AED), and the World Bank. He previously headed the Social and Public Research Division at TNS-RMS in Nairobi, and prior to that, he worked for two years at the Africa Medical & Research Foundation (AMREF.) Dixie holds a sociology degree from Egerton University in Kenya and is fluent in Kiswahili.
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Myriam Benlamlih
Project Manager, MENA
benlamlihm@intermedia.orgMyriam Benlamlih joined InterMedia in August 2009 and is responsible for managing quantitative and qualitative research projects in the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on Afghanistan and Iran. Before joining InterMedia, Myriam lead consumer and marketing research at Procter & Gamble, Morocco, pioneering several techniques for conducting research among illiterate and rural populations, and putting in place important media tracking studies in both Morocco and Algeria. She also conducted economic research, analysis and forecasting at an American bank. Myriam holds a double Masters degree in Global Media and Communications from the London School of Economics and the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California. She also holds a Bachelors Degree from Mount Holyoke College in Economics and Psychology. She speaks French, English and Spanish fluently, and is proficient in Arabic.
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Joe Bonnell
Qualitative Research Manager
Joe joined InterMedia in October 2011. Joe is responsible for project management and the development of qualitative training and research approaches. He has many years of experience as a qualitative researcher across commercial and public sectors, winning Campaign Magazine and Mediaweek’s “Best Use of Research” awards in 2007 and 2008. Joe previously worked for the Office for Public Management in the UK as an Associate Fellow; he has also worked at MediaCom, Brahm Ltd, and spent time as a freelance consultant. Joe received his BA in Philosophy and Sociology from the University of Leeds.
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Joachim Bruess
Consultant
bruessj@intermedia.orgJoachim advises on technical research issues, bringing to InterMedia more than 14 years experience in statistical analysis, demography and migration studies. Joachim’s skills in quantitative analysis range from descriptive statistics to multilevel analysis and structural equation modeling. He earned a Master’s and Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Bielefeld in Germany, as well as serving as primary German researcher for the University of Michigan- and European Commission-funded comparative studies of Muslims in Europe and the United States.
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Sidra Iqram Butt
Project Manager
sidrabutt@intermedia.orgSidra works in InterMedia’s Nairobi office. She came to InterMedia in October of 2011 from her previous post as Senior Market Research Executive and Project Manager for Synovate Kenya, where she was managing overall market research projects in the Business to Business Research department. Her currentjob includes managing quantitative and qualitative research projects focusing on East Africa. Sidra received both her B.S. and MBA degrees from Loyola University in Chicago, Illinois. Sidra speaks Swahili, French, Punjabi, Urdu, and basic Hindi.
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Ambassador Brian E. Carlson, (ret.)
Consultant, Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy
carlsonb@intermedia.orgAn experienced public diplomacy specialist and a former Career Minister in the United States Foreign Service, Brian Carlson advises on strategic communication and public diplomacy. For the past three years, as the State Department’s liaison with the Department of Defense on strategic communication and public diplomacy, he engineered closer cooperation between diplomats and military officers. He was awarded the Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in May, 2010. Carlson served 36 years in the Foreign Service, including as the Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia 2001-2005. Other postings abroad took him to Spain, England, Norway, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Venezuela. Ambassador Carlson has led inspection teams for the Inspector General in the Middle East and Washington and was an author of the 2008 Defense Science Board study of public diplomacy and strategic communication. He is a director of the Public Diplomacy Council, the U.S. Baltic Foundation and the Mountain Runner Institute. Frequently he speaks on public policy matters at the National Defense University, the Air and Army War Colleges, and the National Foreign Affairs Training Center as well as before public and civic groups.
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Allen Cooper
Consultant
Allen came to InterMedia in 2001 with more than 20 years’ experience planning and managing international media research for BBC World Service in London. He also has extensive research consulting experience with international broadcasting clients, has traveled widely on survey fieldwork training assignments in the Balkans, and has organized the annual conference of CIBAR since 1999. He is the author of CIBAR’s guidelines for harmonization of audience measurement for international broadcasters. A member of ESOMAR, MRS and AQR, he has spoken at several ESOMAR media research symposia. A BA (Hons) graduate of the University of Bradford in the UK, he is fluent in German and French.
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Klara Debeljak
Project Manager
debeljakk@intermedia.orgKlara joined InterMedia in February 2008 as a project manager and is currently working across teams. Previously, she headed up the Sonar team at Echo Research in the UK, where she managed media research projects for clients from the corporate and government sectors and academic sphere. Before that, she spent two years in South Africa, working for international media research institute Media Tenor, designing and managing quantitative research projects for clients from the financial services industry, as well as advising on communication strategies and reputation management. Klara also worked with NGOs and international organizations and completed research on media coverage of politics, AIDS/HIV, innovation, crime and corruption. Before moving to South Africa, she worked as a journalist for the Slovenian Press Agency and other Slovenian media. Klara holds a B.A. in Political Science from University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and is a native Slovenian speaker. She also speaks English, Croatian and basic German.
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Ali Fisher
Associate Director of Digital Media
fishera@intermedia.orgDr. Fisher joined InterMedia in December 2011 from Mappa Mundi Consulting, where for the past four years he has gained notoriety for his work in identifying how information flows through both online and offline communities, and the influence of relationships on human behavior. Dr. Fisher is based in InterMedia’s U.K. office and leads the ongoing development of the company's global digital research practice, providing clients with comprehensive and targeted digital media insight that drives decision-making. Prior to 2008, Ali directed the Counterpoint think tank at the British Council and was a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Exeter, U.K.. He completed a Masters in U.S. Intelligence Services and his PhD at the University of Birmingham. In addition to his commercial work, Ali regularly produces work for academic publication. Dr. Fisher is a widely published author on topics related to public diplomacy, digital information flows, and engagement and influence patterns.
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Aneta Genova
Regional Research Manager, Southeast Europe/Latin America
genovaa@intermedia.orgAneta manages a variety of InterMedia research and consulting projects in Southeast Europe. She has done both quantitative and qualitative research for the U.S. and other international broadcasters, including national surveys, focus groups and monitoring panels. Ms Genova has been involved in projects from start to finish: design and preparation, relations with clients and subcontractors, fieldwork observation and overall supervision. Ms. Genova has an extensive communications background. Before coming to the United States, she worked for the Bulgarian News Agency, Reuters-Bulgaria and the Capital business weekly in Sofia. She obtained her M.A. in Public Communications at American University, is fluent in English and is a native speaker of Bulgarian.
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Kelsey Glover
Communications Intern
gloverk@intermedia.orgKelsey joined InterMedia in January 2012 from the Middle East Institute, where she worked on a variety of communications, branding and publishing tasks. She holds a B.A. from Elon University where she double majored in Strategic Communications and International Studies with an emphasis in international communcation and a regional concentration in the Middle East and North Africa. After spending 5 months studying in Cairo, her Honors thesis was an analysis of the strategic narrative of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood. Kelsey has elementary Arabic and intermediate Spanish language skills, and is experienced in the use of various content software packages (including Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Final Cut Pro and website CMS programs).
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Hugh Hope-Stone
Project Manager, Southeast Asia
hugh.hopestone@btinternet.comHugh brings to InterMedia more than 18 years of experience in research and evaluation. In addition to his broad spectrum of research expertise, Hugh is a specialist in educational campaign evaluation and international media research. Since 1992 Hugh has worked in the field of international broadcasting, carrying out project management for many of the major international broadcasters including BBC, VOA and Radio China. Hugh has worked in most areas of the world, but has specific experience in Central Europe and the Balkans and South Asia. He has earned an M.Phil in Business Strategy and Marketing at Thames Polytechnic in London, and a B.A. in politics from Nottingham University. He is also a member of the UK Market Research Society and Association for Qualitative Research.
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Nathaniel Kretchun
Project Manager, East Asia
kretchunn@intermedia.orgNat joined InterMedia in June of 2009. As a member the East Asia team, he manages quantitative and qualitative research projects in North Korea, Cambodia and with Uyghur populations in China. He previously worked on HIV/AIDS issues and NGO development with the Grassroots China Initiative at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Nat holds an M.A. in international economics and China/Korea studies from Johns Hopkins SAIS, and a B.A. in economics from the University of Oklahoma. He has also studied at a Yonsei University in Seoul and Fudan University in Shanghai. He speaks Korean and Mandarin Chinese.
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David Lind
Contracts and Pricing Manager
contracts@intermedia.orgDavid Lind joined InterMedia in April 2011 and is responsible for managing pricing and contracts. Before joining InterMedia, David led a contracts negotiations team for IBM and prior to that had been a pricing and financial manager within IBM. He managed financial operations for IBM in multiple U.S. locations and within Europe, the Middle East, and Africa from Paris. David holds a Masters degree in Marketing and Finance from Syracuse University. He also holds a Bachelors Degree in Finance from Nichols College.
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Anastasia Mirzoyants
Project Manager, Eurasia
mirzoyantsa@intermedia.orgAnastasia Mirzoyants is a PhD candidate at the University of Toledo in the field of Social Foundation of Education, with minors in Research and Measurement and Educational Leadership. Prior to beginning her doctorate, Anastasia held several executive positions at media corporations in Russia and was overseeing the development and functioning of as many as five regional newspapers at a time. Anastasia also has extensive journalism experience, writing for Russian newspapers including Kommersant, Arguments and Facts, and Komsomolskaya Pravda. She holds two Master Degrees from Russian universities (English Philology and MBA) and one from Toledo. For her MBA specialization, Anastasia underwent intensive field training in Marketing and Change Management in Germany (Cognos International, GmbH). Before joining the InterMedia, Anastasia was working as a Survey Research Lab supervisor at the University of Toledo Urban Affairs Center. The Center serves as a liaison between the University and the surrounding community; it conducts qualitative and quantitative research for the University faculty and local governments as well as performs studies for the State of Ohio, US Department of Agriculture, and other state and federal entities. Anastasia is fluent in Russian.
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Giovanna Monteverde
Project Manager, Latin America
monteverdeg@intermedia.orgGiovanna has been with InterMedia since 2006 and is responsible for conducting quantitative and qualitative research and evaluation throughout Latin America and for coordinating all research and evaluation needs for InterMedia’s core work in Latin America. She previously worked for the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication programs in Lima, Peru. She participated in the impact evaluation of a community mobilization project, developing surveys, focus groups guidelines and participatory observation protocol. She also participated in statistical and data processing and analysis. Giovanna has a Master of Arts in International Studies with a specialization in Communication and Development from Ohio University, along with a BA in Research and Social Psychology from the Catholic University of Peru. She is a native Spanish native speaker and is fluent in Portuguese.
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Gayatri Murthy
Research Assistant
murthyg@intermedia.orgGayatri joined the Intermedia AudienceScapes project in June 2009. She researches and writes reports for the Country Communication Profiles featured on the website, as well as assists in the maintenance and management of the AudienceScapes website. She holds a Masters Degree in International Communications from American University’s School of International Service where she was a research assistant and a BA in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. Gayatri has previously interned at the Kojo Nnamdi show at WAMU 88.5 and the Times of India, and worked for a non-profit fund-raising web portal in Mumbai. She speaks Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and basic Punjabi.
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Roddy Rasti
Panel Manager
rastir@intermedia.orgRoddy joined the company full-time in May 2005, following an editorial internship that began in fall 2004. He is currently responsible for planning and coordinating, with regional teams and clients, all listener, viewer and web panel studies, as well as guiding panel report methodology. He first performed such duties in summer 2005 for a BBC World Service radio news panel, coordinating research across 12 cities worldwide. Roddy holds an M.A. in International Communication from American University’s School of International Service and a B.A. in English from Louisiana State University. His interests include cross-cultural and digital ethnographic approaches to international communication research; his own research has focused on Iranian telecom-sector development. While studying at American University, he also worked as a senior editor for Swords and Ploughshares, the student journal of the School of International Service. He is conversant in Persian.
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Mark Rhodes
Consultant
rhodesm@intermedia.orgMark Rhodes provides consulting services on a range of InterMedia projects. Mark served as president of InterMedia from its inception in 1996 to 2010. He has 30 years of experience in international media and audience research, beginning as an analyst for RFE/RL’s Soviet Area Audience and Opinion Research Office.
During his career, Mark has handled all aspects of the research process from research design to the analysis and presentation of findings. Mark earned a PhD in comparative politics with a concentration on the Soviet Union from Michigan State University.
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Max Richman
Data Analyst
richmanm@intermedia.orgMax joined InterMedia in October 2011. He manages and curates Intermedia’s wide-ranging datasets and helps develop new and innovative ways to communicate data clearly. Prior to InterMedia, Max consulted as a humanitarian survey data manager in Myanmar and worked for USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives as a Geographic Information System (GIS) specialist. He has a Master’s in Social Research Methods specializing in Information Systems from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor of Arts in International Affairs from the George Washington University.
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Satu Salmi
Project Manager , Southeast Asia
salmis@intermedia.orgSatu Salmi has been working for InterMedia since 2002; for the first five years as Regional Research Manager for Southeast Asia. Satu has more than 35 years of experience in research management and has been doing so in Asia since 1985. She has extensive experience conducting research among difficult-to-access populations. While working for the BBC World Service, she was responsible for several “first ever” research initiatives on international media in East and Southeast Asia. Satu has also worked as a research consultant in Asia and Africa for organizations such as UNICEF, UNESCO and the European Union, and as a contractor for the IBB Office of Research and Radio Free Asia. She has a university degree in social sciences and a professional diploma in market research from the British Market Research Society, of which she is a full member. Satu is a native Finnish speaker, and also speaks German.
Technical & Editorial
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Neil Chelliah
Business Systems Manager
chelliahn@intermedia.orgNeil joined InterMedia full time in July, 2005 after serving as a Faculty Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland. As Business Systems Manager, he is responsible for servicing and management of all InterMedia business systems. Neil also assists in IT-related issues. Neil holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Maryland and another B.S. in Electronic Film and Media from Towson University. He is currently finishing his M.S. in Computer Systems Management at the University of Maryland, University College.
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Eugene Shekhtman
IT Manager
gene@intermedia.orgGene provides general oversight of InterMedia's IT strategy, IT systems and Helpdesk Support. He has more than 10 years' experience in the Information Technology field, having worked for small and mid-sized companies in various capacities ranging from ad hoc IT support to full-time Network Administration and IT Management. For the last several years, Gene has worked as an IT consultant in the Washington metropolitan area. He holds Bachelors degrees in Political Science and Cultural Anthropology and speaks fluent Russian.
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Corliss Lawrence
Human Resources Consultant
lawrencec@intermedia.orgCorliss joined InterMedia as a Human Resources Consultant in 2006. She is responsible for working collaboratively with Executive Management in the strategic planning of human resources, management change and business operations. She is primarily responsible for developing human resources policies and procedures and providing the efficient delivery of human resources services. Corliss has over 25 years’ experience as a human resources generalist and administrative management in working with both mid-size and Fortune 500 companies. Her areas of expertise include employee relations, benefits administration, recruitment, staffing, performance management, development, implementation and interpretation of human resources and administrative policies/procedures. She graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.