Travis Rejman

Travis Rejman (born in Waterloo, Iowa) [1] is Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Goldin Institute, a Chicago-based non-profit organization that works to foster global grassroots partnerships for sustainable change.

Career

The Goldin Institute focuses on areas of poverty alleviation, gender empowerment, conflict resolution and environmental sustainability.[2] He began working door to door as an environmental community organizer for issues concerning government, business, as well as civil society.[3] Before the foundation of the Institute, Travis worked in the Interfaith field serving as Director of Programs for the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions. Among the programs he developed were the 1999 Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa and the 2004 Parliament in Barcelona, Spain.[4]

Rejman worked as a part of the organization Public Allies from 1994 to 1995, under the direction of Michelle Obama.[1] Obama was the Founding Executive Director of Public Allies Chicago.[5] Rejman appeared and spoke in the video South Side Girl that introduced Michelle Obama at the Democratic National Convention in 2008.[6]

Based on his work in Uganda building a National Platform for Child Soldier Reintegration and Prevention, Rejman's perspective on the Kony 2012 campaign was featured in the Huffington Post on March 9, 2012 [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Waterloo native helps introduce Michelle Obama". Wcfcourier.com. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  2. ↑ "Travis Rejman". Mobility Shifts. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  3. ↑ http://wcfcourier.com/news/metro/waterloo-native-helps-introduce-michelle-obama/article_522ab09f-579e-51d3-9fd8-82e711cbca70.html
  4. ↑ "Travis Rejman". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  5. ↑ "Fact Sheet About Public Allies and the Obamas". Public Allies. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  6. ↑ 08/25/2008 (2008-08-25). "Michelle Obama: 'South Side Girl' | Video - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  7. ↑ Rejman, Travis. "Kony 2012?". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2014-04-09.


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