Staff Directory

Directory of all current staff at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Kara Daniels 

Events Officer
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Lama El Baz 

Research Assistant, Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy
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Expertise
Middle East and North Africa
Public Opinion
US Foreign Policy
Contact
lelbaz@globalaffairs.org

Karl Friedhoff 

Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asia Studies
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Expertise
East Asia
Public Opinion
US Foreign Policy
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kfriedhoff@globalaffairs.org
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Phone
(312) 821-6865

Jonathan Gair 

Managing Director, IT
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Craig Kafura 

Assistant Director, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy
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Expertise
Public Opinion
US Foreign Policy
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ckafura@globalaffairs.org
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Phone
(312) 821-7560

Sarah Kowalczyk 

Chief of Staff to the CEO
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Lauren Lawal 

Vice President of Finance and Operations
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Claudette Lexsee 

Director, Accounting
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Kelhan Martin 

Assistant Director, Digital Production
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Carrie McAlpin 

Director, Signature Events & Scheduling
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