Cory Driver

Current

• Outreach Coordinator at the Middle East Studies Center at The Ohio State University

Past

• Volunteer at Peace Corps
• Program Assistant for College of Liberal Arts Honors at Purdue University

Education

• The Ohio State University
• Purdue University

Connections

72 connections

Industry

International Affairs

Websites

• My Company

Cory Driver’s Summary

- Coordinated Outreach efforts for Middle East National Resource Center at Ohio State
- Administered Federally Funded Fellowship Program
- Initiated and Facilitated the Creation of Artisan Cooperatives in North Africa
- Provided translation and consultation for NGOs in Morocco.

Cory Driver’s Specialties:

Elucidating religious, political and historical issues in the Middle East and North Africa
Providing nuanced and connected contexts of current events.

Cory Driver’s Experience

• Outreach Coordinator at the Middle East Studies Center

  The Ohio State University

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  December 2007 — Present (2 years )

  • Coordinating Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship
  • Coordinating Institutes, Workshops & Lectures
  • Directing Speakers Bureau & Visiting Scholars
  • Writing & Editing Sections in Proposals and Reports for Federal Department of Education Grants
  • Conducting Educational Outreach to Schools, Religious Groups, the Military and Community Organizations

• Volunteer

  Peace Corps

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; International Affairs industry)

  September 2005 — October 2007 (2 years 2 months)

  Small Business Development Volunteer in Midelt, Morocco
  - Developing Women’s Handicraft Cooperatives
  - Designing and Facilitating Trainings in Accounting, Marketing & Product Development
  - Promoting and Advocating Newly Enacted Family and Civil Rights Legislation
  - Facilitating Information Technology and Medical Vocabulary Trainings for NGOs.
  - Editing Tamazight Language Textbook for Peace Corps

• Program Assistant for College of Liberal Arts Honors

  Purdue University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  August 2004 — January 2005 (6 months)

  - Arranging Outreach Activities for Honors Program
  - Coordinating Professor/Student Mentoring Programs

Cory Driver’s Education

• The Ohio State University

  MA , Arabic & Hebrew , 2008 — 2010 (expected)

• Purdue University

  BA & BS , Political Science, Economics, Management , 2001 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Pi Sigma Alpha: American Undergraduate Journal of Politics and Government,

Additional Information

Cory Driver’s Websites:

• My Company

Cory Driver’s Groups:

•    Peace Corps Community Network
•    Purdue Alumni
•    RPCV - Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

Cory Driver’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch