Mahlet Yifru
E-mail: my2280@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-342-5215

Mahlet Yifru joined the Program on Forced Migration and Health in August 2008 as the Program Officer for Development and is now Program Manager responsible for the overall management and development of the program. She has previously worked in the Research and Evaluation Unit at the Wallace Foundation. She has also coordinated outreach to speakers of French for Action Without Borders, and served in various other positions in nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including the United Nations and Citibank). She holds a Master of Public Administration in Nonprofit Management and Policy from New York University, where she worked as a strategic planning consultant for the Third Millennium Foundation.

Lynne Loomis-Price
E-mail: ll2295@columbia.edu
Phone: 212-304-5261

Lynne Loomis-Price coordinates the Academic Program for the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, advising Forced Migration and Health track students on degree requirements, and assisting them in planning course selections. She serves as the principle liaison among students, faculty and other MSPH Offices, including Student Affairs, Career Services, and Financial Aid. After earning her BA from Hamilton College, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Sierra Leone. From there, she developed and managed several international student and scholar educational exchange programs at the Institute of International Education. Prior to joining the Department, she worked as a freelance writer for non-governmental and community-based organizations involved with public health programming.

Paul Kellner
E-mail: pjk2119@columbia.edu

Paul Kellner is the Project Coordinator for the Care and Protection of Children in Crisis-Affected Countries Learning Network (CPC Learning Network).  His previous experience includes working for the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services’ International Health and Respiratory Disease Units, Scholastic, Inc., Interfaith Refugee and Immigration Ministries, and consulting as a speechwriter and videographer/producer.  Paul enjoys working with and learning from children and youth, and has done so in various volunteer roles for over a decade.  He has a M.Sc. in Life Sciences Communication from the University of Wisconsin and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame.