Are you a high school or college student curious to learn more about international relations and foreign affairs?
Join us for the Global Careers Panel on Tuesday, April 16th, from 4:30 - 5:30 pm ET via Zoom to connect with professionals at the forefront of international relations and global affairs. This panel seeks to provide Vermont high school and college students with valuable insights into diverse career paths and inspire them to explore global opportunities.
This event will provide students with the chance to:
Interact with experienced professionals who have made significant strides in their respective fields
Gain valuable career advice
Discover different career paths in international relations and foreign affairs
Come and find out what the world has to offer in the fields of international development, business, and diplomacy from experts. Don't miss out on this opportunity – register now and discover the possibilities!
This event is free to all VCWA members, including our valued Higher Education members:
Saint Michael's College
Champlain College
University of Vermont
Norwich University
Contact Maddi, our Youth Engagement intern, for more information: intern@vcwa.org
Meet the Panelists
Vincent Mut-Tracy
Management Officer at U.S. Embassy in Paramaribo
Vincent Mut-Tracy joined the foreign service in 2010 and served in Muscat twice, Tegucigalpa, Algiers, Casablanca, and Ankara. He is currently the Management Officer at U.S. Embassy Paramaribo in Suriname.
Vincent graduated from George Washington University with a B.A. in Economics, and did his graduate studies at Thunderbird, University of Notre Dame, and Harvard Kennedy School.
Reading, playing tennis and soccer, traveling, and discovering new places and restaurants are among his favorite pastimes. He is married with six children, and spending time with the family is what he enjoys the most.
Mohamedou (Mohamed) Diop
Director of Multilingual Learner Programs at Winooski School District
Mohamedou (Mohamed) Diop is currently the Director of Multilingual Learner Programs at Winooski School District. He is originally from Mauritania, North West Africa, but now he is an American citizen and calls Vermont home.
Before he arrived in the U.S., Mohamed taught French and English as a second language and was also a school administrator. He worked for the U.S. Embassy as a French instructor. He also worked as a translator and an interpreter from French to English and vice versa for many organizations, including the Washington Post, the United Nations, the World Food Program, and the Mauritanian Government.
Elvira Dana
Regional Director for Central and Southeast Europe and Senegal at American Councils for International Education
With over 15 years of professional experience in international education and exchange programs throughout Europe and Eurasia, Elvira enjoys working remotely from her home state of Vermont as the Regional Director for Central and Southeast Europe and Senegal at the global nonprofit, American Councils for International Education.
Elvira's international education journey began with her own exchange experiences as a young Vermonter studying at a high school in Germany and working as an au pair in France. She graduated from Vermont State University with B.A. in Arts and then got her Masters in Applied Linguistics at Saint Michael’s College. She also served in the Peace Corps for two years in Armenia.
Chase Taylor
Senior Program Manager at Proximity International
Chase Taylor is a Senior Program Manager at Proximity International and provides support to USAID, US Department of State, FCDO, and GIZ Third-Party Monitoring, Governance, Community Policing, and Livelihoods projects in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon.
He has previously worked with other international development implementers focused on Global Health. Chase has a Masters Degree in International Studies and Diplomacy from SOAS, University of London.
Moderated by:
Edward McMahon, Ed.D.
UVM and Middlebury College Professor and former Foreign Service Officer
Edward McMahon has been teaching courses in Political Science as well as Community Development and Applied Economics at Middlebury College since 2022 and at the University of Vermont, where he has taught since 2003.
Dr. McMahon was a Senior Program Officer and Regional Director for East, Central and West Africa at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs. He previously spent 10 years as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State, specializing in African Affairs.
Dr. McMahon has served as Senior Advisor for Democracy and Governance Evaluation in USAID’s Policy and Program Coordination Bureau. He has also consulted for numerous organizations working in the international development field.