Carter Center

Carter Center
Media Guide
www.cartercenter.org

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The Carter Center was founded
in 1982 by former U.S. President
Jimmy Carter and his wife,
Rosalynn, in partnership with
Emory University, to advance
peace and health worldwide. A
not-for-profit, nongovernmental
organization, the Center has
helped to improve life for people
in more than 65 countries by
resolving conflicts; advancing
democracy, human rights, and
economic opportunity; preventing
diseases; improving mental
health care; and teaching farmers
to increase crop production.
Please visit www.cartercenter.org
to learn more about
The Carter Center.

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Experts by Subject
The Carter Center invites media to access the expertise
of its program staff for commentary and background.
Listed below are topics they can discuss. To contact our
experts, please phone the Office of Public Information,
404-420-5117.
Africa, conflict
China, relationship with
Gordon Streeb, Matthew
Taiwan, U.S. foreign policy
Hodes, David Pottie
toward
Yawei Liu
Africa, conflict in the
Horn of Africa
China, village elections
Matthew Hodes, Tom Crick,
Gordon Streeb, Yawei Liu
Jeffrey Mapendere
Civil society, role in
Africa, conflict in
nation-building
West Africa
David Carroll, Rachel Fowler,
Tom Crick
David Pottie, Jason Calder
Agriculture, in Africa
Community-based health
John Hardman, Craig Withers
programs, international
Donald Hopkins,
Albania, development
Moses Katabarwa
issues
Jason Calder
Conflict, causes of,
reconciliation after,
Anti-corruption efforts
peace implementation
Laura Neuman
Matthew Hodes, Tom Crick,
Jeffrey Mapendere, Brian
Balkans
McQuinn
Matthew Hodes
Corporate responsibility
Bolivia, politics
Rachel Fowler, Ashley Barr
Laura Neuman
Crop production, in Africa
Campaign finance,
Craig Withers
Western Hemisphere
Jennifer McCoy,
Crops, genetically modified
Shelley McConnell
Craig Withers
Carter Center, mission
Cuba, U.S. policy toward
and projects of
Jennifer McCoy,
John Hardman
Shelley McConnell
Carter presidency
Death penalty, U.S.
Steven Hochman
movement to abolish
Ashley Barr

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Democratization,
Elections, Latin America
democratic transition,
and the Caribbean
strengthening democratic
Jennifer McCoy,
institutions
Shelley McConnell
David Carroll, Jennifer
McCoy, Rachel Fowler,
Elephantiasis, prevention
David Pottie
and treatment
Donald Hopkins
Development organizations,
international
Ethnic conflict resolution
Edmund Cain
Jeffrey Mapendere
Development planning
Freedom of information,
Edmund Cain, Jason Calder
Latin America and
Caribbean
Disease epidemiology
Laura Neuman
James A. Zingeser
Ghana, disease and
Disease eradication
development
Donald Hopkins,
Donald Hopkins
Craig Withers
Globalization and closing
Dominican Republic,
the gap between rich and
elections
poor
Shelley McConnell
Edmund Cain
East Timor, self-governance Guatemala, human rights
and human rights
and elections
Rachel Fowler,
David Carroll, Ashley Barr
Jeffrey Mapendere
Guinea worm disease
Economic development
Donald Hopkins, Ernesto
Gordon Streeb, Edmund
Ruiz-Tiben, Craig Withers
Cain, Jason Calder
Guyana, politics and
Ecuador, governance
development
and politics
Jason Calder, David Carroll
Shelley McConnell
Guyana, rule of law and
Election observation,
civil society
international standards
David Carroll, Rachel Fowler
and practices
David Carroll, Jennifer
Haiti, governance issues
McCoy, David Pottie
Shelley McConnell,
Jennifer McCoy
Elections, Africa
Gordon Streeb, David
Health care training,
Carroll, David Pottie
developing countries,
especially Ethiopia
Joyce P. Murray

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Health insurance, parity in
Malaria
coverage for mental illness
Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben
Thomas Bornemann,
Lei Ellingson
Mali, development issues
Jason Calder
Human rights in business
Rachel Fowler, Ashley Barr
Mental illnesses, trends,
statistics, treatment, stigma
Human rights, inter-
Thomas Bornemann,
national protection,
Lei Ellingson
defenders and activists
Ashley Barr
Middle East,
Geneva Initiative
Human rights, women
Matthew Hodes
Karin Ryan
Mozambique,
Income disparity,
development issues
international
Jason Calder
Edmund Cain
Mozambique, elections
Indonesia, elections
David Carroll, David Pottie
David Carroll, David Pottie
Nicaragua, politics of
International Criminal
Shelley McConnell,
Court
Jennifer McCoy
Ashley Barr, Karin Ryan
Nongovernmental
International Criminal
organizations, role of
Court tribunals
John Hardman,
Matthew Hodes
Steven Hochman
Iraq, rebuilding
Peru, governance
Gordon Streeb
Jennifer McCoy
Jamaica, politics
Presidency, U.S.
Laura Neuman
Steven Hochman
Latin America,
Public health training in
democracy issues
developing countries
Jennifer McCoy,
Joyce P. Murray
Shelley McConnell
Refugees, mental health of
Liberia, governance,
Thomas Bornemann
elections, conflict,
human rights
River blindness
David Carroll, Tom Crick
Donald Hopkins,
Moses Katabarwa
Lymphatic filariasis
(elephantiasis)
Rule of law
Donald Hopkins
Ashley Barr, Rachel Fowler,
Matthew Hodes
Maize, quality protein
Craig Withers

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Schistosomiasis
U.N. human
Donald Hopkins
rights program
Ashley Barr, Karin Ryan
Sierra Leone, elections
and human rights
U.N. peacekeeping
David Carroll, Ashley Barr
Matthew Hodes
Smallpox
U.S. foreign policy and
Donald Hopkins
international relations
Gordon Streeb, Jennifer
South Africa, politics of
McCoy, David Carroll,
David Pottie
Matthew Hodes
Sudan, conflict in
U.S. foreign policy
Tom Crick
toward Latin America
Jennifer McCoy
Sudan, disease
eradication in
U.S. presidency
Donald Hopkins, Craig
Steven Hochman
Withers, Kelly Callahan
Venezuela, governance
Terrorism, mental health
and politics
consequences of
Jennifer McCoy
Thomas Bornemann
War, causes of,
Terrorism and security
reconciliation after,
policies, human rights
peace implementation
implications of
Matthew Hodes, Tom Crick
Ashley Barr
War, mental health
Trachoma
consequences of
James A. Zingeser,
Thomas Bornemann
Mamadou Diallo
Zambia, governance and
Uganda, civil conflict
civil society
Tom Crick, Jeffrey Mapendere
David Pottie, Gordon Streeb,
David Carroll
United Nations
Development Programme
Zimbabwe
Edmund Cain
Jeffrey Mapendere

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Expert Biographies
ASHLEY BARR, J.D.,
DAVID CARROLL, Ph.D.,
senior program associate for
interim director, Democracy
human rights, Peace Programs
Program
Ms. Barr facilitates interven-
Dr. Carroll manages projects
tions by President and Mrs.
on election observation, civil
Carter in response to human
society strengthening, and
rights violations around the
promotion of the rule of law.
world, manages projects with
He also leads the Center’s
the U.N. High Commissioner
initiative on developing
for Human Rights, and
standards and best practices
ensures human rights
in international election
are integral to all Carter
observation.
Center programs.
TOM CRICK, M.S.Sc.,
THOMAS H. BORNE-
senior political analyst,
MANN, Ed.D., M.S.W.,
Conflict Resolution Program
director, Mental Health
Mr. Crick has worked
Program
on election and conflict
resolution projects, primarily
Dr. Bornemann oversees the
in Africa, including the
program’s efforts to reduce
conflict in Sudan, northern
stigma and discrimination
Uganda, the Center’s Great
against people with mental
Lakes peace initiative from
disorders and to achieve
1995-1997, and peace-
equity for mental health
building in Liberia.
care comparable to other
health care.
RACHEL FOWLER, senior
program associate, Democracy
EDMUND CAIN, M.A.,
Program
director, Global Development
Ms. Fowler manages election
Initiative
observation, democracy,
A former career officer
and rule-of-law projects,
with the United Nations
concentrating on the election
Development Programme,
observation in Venezuela and
Mr. Cain has overseen the
civil society strengthening in
design and implementation
Guyana. She also serves on
of the Center’s national
the board of Amnesty
development strategy ini-
International USA.
tiatives in Guyana, Mali,
Mozambique, and Albania.
JASON CALDER,
assistant director, Global
Development Initiative
Mr. Calder has worked on
projects promoting civic
participation in development
planning in Guyana, Mali,
Mozambique, and Albania.

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JOHN HARDMAN, M.D.,
YAWEI LIU, Ph. D.,
executive director,
associate director, China
The Carter Center
Village Elections Project,
Dr. Hardman provides leader-
Democracy Program
ship for the Center’s mission
Dr. Liu works with Chinese
to prevent and resolve con-
election and political
flicts, enhance freedom and
reform experts to assess
democracy, and improve
local elections in China and
health. He actively oversees
advises the Chinese Ministry
all of the Carter Center’s
of Civil Affairs on procedures
program initiatives.
to increase the openness
and competitiveness of
STEVE HOCHMAN, Ph.D.,
these elections.
research director,
The Carter Center
JEFFREY MAPENDERE,
A scholar on the U.S.
senior program associate,
presidency and the Carter
Conflict Resolution Program
presidency, Dr. Hochman
Mr. Mapendere has worked
helped prepare and edit
on conflict and dispute reso-
Keeping Faith: Memoirs
lution projects in Guyana,
of a President (1982) and
Uganda, East Timor, Zambia,
assisted Dumas Malone
Jamaica, and Sudan. Before
with his biography of
coming to the Center, he
Thomas Jefferson.
served in the military in
Zimbabwe for 23 years.
MATTHEW HODES, J.D.,
LL.M., director, Conflict
SHELLEY McCONNELL,
Resolution Program
Ph.D., senior associate
Mr. Hodes oversees the
director, Americas Program
Center’s conflict resolution
Dr. McConnell oversees
and prevention projects
efforts to prevent corruption
worldwide. He currently
and increase transparency
works on conflicts in
through stronger campaign
Venezuela and the
finance laws in the Western
Middle East.
Hemisphere. She has
helped organize election
DONALD HOPKINS, M.D.,
observation missions in
M.P.H., associate executive
Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela,
director, Health Programs
and Jamaica.
A former deputy director
of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention,
Dr. Hopkins oversees all
of the health programs of
The Carter Center.

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JENNIFER McCOY, Ph. D.,
DAVID POTTIE, Ph.D.,
director, Americas Program
senior program associate,
Dr. McCoy, a political science
Democracy Program
professor at Georgia State
Dr. Pottie manages election
University, oversees efforts
observation and democracy
to strengthen democracy
projects, including those to
and improve inter-American
develop standards and best
relations in the Western
practices in international
Hemisphere. She leads the
election observation and
Center’s work to resolve the
observation missions to
political crisis in Venezuela
Mozambique and Indonesia.
and has organized election
missions throughout the
ERNESTO RUIZ-TIBEN,
Americas.
Ph.D., technical director,
Guinea Worm Eradication
BRIAN McQUINN, M.A.,
Program
senior program associate,
Dr. Ruiz-Tiben heads
Conflict Resolution Program
the Center’s campaign to
Mr. McQuinn supports
eradicate Guinea worm
the Center’s International
disease, working closely with
Council for Conflict
national ministries of health
Resolution and works on
in Africa, international
issues related to conflict
agencies, and partner NGOs.
prevention.
KARIN RYAN, senior
JOYCE P. MURRAY,
project adviser for human
Ed.D., R.N., FAAN,
rights, Peace Programs
director, Ethiopia Public
Health Training Initiative
Ms. Ryan designs and imple-
ments the Center’s efforts to
Dr. Murray oversees a
promote the work of and
teacher-training program
amplify the voices of grass-
enabling Ethiopia to meet
roots human rights defenders
staffing needs for more than
worldwide. She has worked
500 community health
extensively to strengthen
centers nationwide.
the U.N.’s various human
rights programs.
LAURA NEUMAN, J.D.,
senior program associate,
GORDON STREEB,Ph.D.,
Americas Program
associate executive director,
Ms. Neuman manages the
Peace Programs
Center’s efforts to help
A former career U.S. Foreign
Jamaica, Bolivia, and
Service officer and ambassa-
Nicaragua draft and
dor to Zambia, Dr. Streeb
implement access-to-
oversees projects to promote
information legislation.
democracy, human rights,
economic development,
and conflict resolution.

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P. CRAIG WITHERS,
JAMES A. ZINGESER,
M.B.A., M.H.A.,
D.V.M., M.P.H., senior
director of program support,
epidemiologist, Health
Health Programs
Programs, and technical
Mr. Withers manages and
director, Trachoma
directs international develop-
Control Program
ment activities in health and
Dr. Zingeser provides
food security in 19 countries
technical and scientific
in Africa and Latin America.
support to the Center’s
international health
programs, currently focusing
on trachoma prevention.
International Councils
In addition to our resident experts, prominent people on several
international councils assist The Carter Center in its mission.
Please visit www.cartercenter.org or phone 404-420-5117
for more information.
The Council of Presidents and Prime Ministers of the
Americas, a group of current and former heads of government,
helps reinforce democracy and transparency, resolve conflict,
and advance regional economic cooperation in the hemisphere.
The International Council for Conflict Resolution is an
internationally recognized body of diplomats, academics, and
conflict resolution experts who advise and complement the
Center’s efforts.
The Mental Health Task Force, chaired by former First Lady
Rosalynn Carter, and its National Advisory Council develop
initiatives to reduce stigma, advance services for children and
their families, and work to increase public awareness about
mental health issues.
The International Committee of Women Leaders for Mental
Health is a group of royalty, heads of state, and first ladies who
promote mental health around the world.
The International Task Force for Disease Eradication,
composed of notable scientists and organizations, convenes
to evaluate the potential for eradicating infectious diseases.

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