Dino Manalis

103 Jefferson Avenue
River Edge, New Jersey 07661
E-mail: dinomanalis@earthlink.net
Phone: (201) 967-1310
Fax: (201) 967-0130

EDUCATION                       

 Fairleigh Dickinson University; Teaneck, New Jersey
Masters: international studies, May 1997
Thesis: U.S. Military Aid to Greece and Turkey: A Defining Factor in Greco-Turkish Policies Toward Cyprus
Bachelors: political science, May 1993

WORK EXPERIENCE

Robert Weiner Associates
Washington, D.C.
Media/Research Staff, 9/2004-present

• Drafted op-eds, including the December 30, 2004 article, "Fix Colombia's economy to break drug trade," published in Palm Beach Post 
• Updated Robert Weiner’s Talking Points
• Monitored Robert Weiner’s radio/TV appearances
• Assessed Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates, as well as Presidential News Conferences
• Compiled data for Robert Weiner’s and clients’ speeches
• Designed strategy memos on post-election Democratic Agenda and 2008 presidential race, including possible candidate issues and state
  targeting

American Council for United Nations University, Washington, D.C.
Intern, 5/2004-9/2004

• Organized people’s responses to 15 Global Challenges according to region
• Researched Food and Agriculture Organization data to evaluate the past, present and future condition of the Earth’s forest cover
• Updated short and long versions to Global Challenges 7 (Rich/Poor Gap) and 8 (Health Problems) for the annual "State of the Future" report by researching World Bank and World Health Organization data
• Contributed to the Middle East Peace Scenarios chapter in “State of the Future,” scoured the Internet to find funding sources for future conferences and researched editors’ submission procedures in order to send out MEPS
• Added Web sites to Futures Matrix by sifting through links at Sfutures.com
• Searched for and summarized articles pertaining to international environmental issues with military implications
• Edited drafts of the Global Ethics Delphi and Round 1 for the Nanotech study

SKILLS

 Internet Research
Microsoft Word
Windows XP
Bilingual – English/Greek