Civic Education and Civil Society, Art for Reconciliation

Marissa Downs was a 2001-02 Hart Fellow working with the International Rescue Committee in Rwanda as a research officer engaging in program monitoring and evaluation. She also focused on civic and social education and the use of alternative media such as radio via Internet.

Marissa graduated from the University or North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2001 with majors in International Studies and Peace, War and Defense. She currently works for the Department of Defense.