ALUMNI
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All those who attend a DATA4CHAN.GE workshop have the option of joining our active alumni network powered by our private Slack channels. It is a great way to stay in touch with your new friends and and to exchange ideas and get feedback on your past, present and future data driven projects. Check out the public profiles of some of our lovely alumni below, you might join them one day!
Maryam AlKhawaja is a Bahraini HRD & Co-Director of the GCHR. In Bahrain she played an instrumental role in the '11 protests. Despite exile she is a leading voice for human rights in the Gulf region.
Beirut 2015, Representative of an HRO
@maryamalkhawaja
gc4hr.org
Operations and project manager at Visualizing Impact. Currently working on projects such as Onlinecensorship.org, Threatened Voices, and FRAME Life magazine. AMENDS global fellow.
Beirut 2015, Mentor
@jesscribing
visualizingimpact.org
Texas-born, London-based graphic designer with a focus on influential and pertinent data visualizations.
London 2014, Designer
Beirut 2015, Designer
@isabelbgbeard
isabelbeard.com
I'm a developer and digital projects manager with the Frontline Club and Frontline Freelance Register. I produce interactives for the Web and I freelance in news.
Beirut 2015, Developer
@hey_benjamin
radiocontrolled.github.io
Infodesigner & Chief Visual Storyteller at Background Stories, an infodesign consultancy that translates complex systems & metrics into clear visuals to help non-experts understand sustainability.
London 2014, Designer
@ABirt
backgroundstories.com
Alice Corona is an Italian data-driven storyteller and researcher, interested in civic tech and digital rights. She's now a data journalism lead at the web publishing platform Silk.co (Amsterdam, NL).
Beirut 2015, Mentor
@alice_corona
alice-corona.nl
Amr Eleraqi is an Egyptian journalist experienced in data journalism and information design. In 2012, Amr founded infotimes.org the first infographic website in the Middle East.
Beirut 2015, Researcher
@aeleraqi
infotimes.org
Lobna has contributed engineering & research competence to social contexts at: University of Toronto, Toronto District School Board, and in Egypt: PwC's CSR, Tahrir Academy & Chemonics.
Beirut 2015, Researcher
LinkedIn Profile
Visual designer with a particular interest in communication design as a tool in approaching, understanding, and communicating complexity. Currently working for Fjord.
London 2014, Designer
@giuliofagiolini
giuliofagiolini.com
UX Designer & Development Leader at Small Media action lab, a non-profit that creates digital research, training and advocacy to support the work of civil society actors in at-risk communities.
London 2014, Developer
@choisux
smallmedia.org.uk
Founder of data visualization studio Pitch Interactive, co-organizer of the Eyeo Festival, technologist, futurologist, data artist, traveler, marveler of the world, provocateur.
Beirut 2015, Mentor
@wesleygrubbs
pitchinteractive.com
Freelance researcher, writer, and visual content editor with a passion for storytelling via information graphics and data visualizations (formerly, the Art Research Editor at National Geographic).
London 2014, Researcher
Beirut 2015, Mentor
@amandahobbs427
athcreative.com
I am a graphic designer originally from Tunisia. I work with different kind of businesses from America and Europe. I recognize the power of keeping visual designs clean, neat and sometimes edgy.
Beirut 2015, Designer
figure-out.net
I'm a friendly front-end web developer specialising in data visualisation and an advocate of open data.
Beirut 2015, Developer
@ChaficN
chaficn.com
"Design is my conviction and my religion." Maral strongly believes that design has the potential to make important and relevant topics accessible and understandable.
London 2014, Mentor
@maralllo
monoment.io
Researcher specialising in data visualisation and information design. Skills: research techniques, data analysis, storytelling and copywriting. Clients include: BBC, Quartz, Information is Beautiful.
London 2014, Mentor
@miriamquick
miriamquick.com
Human rights officer at the GCHR focusing on Capacity Building, Advocacy & Research. Based in Beirut where she is a social & political activist working in the field of humanitarian assistance & human rights.
Beirut 2015, Representative of an HRO
@Elsa_Saade
gc4hr.org
I work now as a CEO at @S3Geeks in Upper Egypt, and I've been working as a Researcher in the human rights field in Egypt for 3 years.
Beirut 2015, Representative of an HRO
@semary011
anhri.net
Irina is a software developer based in Vancouver, Canada. She is a javascript and node enthusiast. Aside from enthusiasting over javascript, she is a regular hiker out in the Rocky mountains.
Beirut 2015, Developer
@_lrlna
github.com/lrlna
I'm a designer with particular interest for data visualisation, UX/UI and graphic design and I'm the co-founder of Calibro, a design studio focused on tailored data driven research and projects.
Beirut 2015, Designer
@giorgiouboldi
calib.ro
Ainsley is a designer living in San Francisco. She is interested in creating immersive experiences with digital interfaces, music, and visuals.
Beirut 2015, Designer
@ainsleywagon
ainsleywagoner.com