Mara Pfneisl

Worked on logistics and organized the 43rd annual IPI Vienna Seminar; Managed Email and telephone correspondence in English and German; Conducted Research on various projects; Prepared reports, agendas and invitations; Co-wrote the IPI Vienna Seminar report.

Sought contributors; Edited articles for syntax, structure, word choice, grammar and general flow; Reviewed facts and analytical analysis of article's content.

Conducted and maintained monetary donor research; Attended and facilitated events and meetings; Updated data entry; Oversaw volunteers.

Data entry for prospective students; Point of contact for students; Filed current and prospective student folders and information; Managed database entry.

Attended meetings with Member States and high-level officials; Edited the 2010 annual budget; Prepared excel sheets and word documents as required; Synthesized multiple research documents on Results Based Management (RBM) techniques; Drafted a comprehensive RBM handbook to assist future employees at the CTBTO.

Assisted in a Millennium Development Project for English speaking Caribbean countries; Researched and synthesized information on monitoring systems and sustainability related to individual country case studies--Results were presented at the 2009 conference in Barbados.

Master Thesis: "Explaining Responses to International Terrorism: A Military and Legal Approach"

International Affairs Thesis: "“The Nuclear Ordeal: Explaining India’s Shift in Foreign Policy (towards the Non-Proliferation Treaty)” Psychology Capstone: "Charisma and the Illusion of Thought"