Dr. George Gavrilis, Executive Director
george.gavrilis@hollingscenter.org
Dr. George Gavrilis comes to the Hollings Center from the University of Texas-Austin where he taught courses on international relations, comparative politics, and U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. He is author of The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries (Cambridge University Press, 2008) and has published articles on Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel and the West Bank in Foreign Affairs and other leading journals based on his fieldwork. George was an International Affairs Fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations and spent his fellowship tenure working with the United Nations on policy initiatives for Central Asia and Afghanistan. For more biographical information, click here.
Sanem Güner, Istanbul Representative
sanem.guner@hollingscenter.org
T: +90 212.252.9901 | F: +90 216.463.2466
Prior to joining the Hollings Center in September 2008, Ms. Güner served for several years as program officer at the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) in Istanbul, one of Turkey’s leading civil society organizations. At TESEV, she managed projects on EU-Turkey relations; democratization and international civil society networking; civil society-state dialogue in the Middle East and North Africa; women’s empowerment and gender issues; and Turkey’s foreign policy. She organized and contributed to many international conferences and workshops in Istanbul and has a wide network of contacts in Turkey and throughout the Arab world. Ms. Güner previously taught English at Marmara University in Istanbul. A native of Turkey, she received her bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania and her master’s degree in international relations from Bilgi University in Istanbul, and studied at the London School of Economics.
Danielle Duffy, Finance and Program Manager
danielle.duffy@hollingscenter.org
T: +1 202.833.5091 | F: +1 202.393.1335
Danielle Duffy joined the Hollings Center in December 2009. Previously, Danielle worked at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as the Operations Director for the Independent Expenditure program, where she managed the allocation and flow of $85 million in campaign funds and coordinated implementation of campaign plans for the 2008 election cycle, and worked on Capitol Hill. Her past experience also includes three years at the League of Women Voters of the United States, where she managed membership recruitment and educational programs and served as assistant to the President and Executive Director. Danielle received a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and a Bachelor of Science degree in telecommunications from the University of Florida and earned a Master of Arts degree in political management from The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management.
Can Özden, Istanbul Program Assistant
can.ozden@hollingscenter.org
T: +90 212.252.9901 | F: +90 216.463.2466
Can Özden joined the Hollings Center as İstanbul program assistant in January 2011. Previously, Can worked at the Open Society Foundation as office manager. He received his bachelor’s degree in sociology and history from Boğaziçi University and is currently pursuing his master’s degree in history at Boğaziçi University.