Author: Savannah Russo

Savannah is from New York and grew up in Virginia. She has worked on women’s development programs in Rwanda, South Africa, and Haiti and served as an intern for the United Nations Association and the Norfolk branch of the World Affairs Council. In March of 2012, she was one of twenty women selected to attend the Commission on the Status of Women Meetings at the United Nations, an event sponsored by the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom in New York City. Savannah is a graduate of Old Dominion University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in international studies with a minor in geography and earned her master’s degree in international studies with a concentration in conflict and cooperation and a graduate certificate in women’s studies. She is an avid supporter of women’s rights and worked for two consecutive summers at Grandmothers Against Poverty and AIDS in South Africa on a community-based research project that informed her thesis on gender and human security. Most recently, she worked as the accreditation coordinator for the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Savannah loves spending time with her husband, dog, and two cats. In her free time she enjoys reading, spending time at the beach, and traveling.