Stephanie Gilbert (Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC) in cooperation with the Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women (ESE)): Stephanie is originally from Oklahoma City. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in international relations and history. Stephanie interned with the International Crisis Group and the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, and with the US State Department in Tbilisi, Georgia. At the time of her fellowship, she was studying for a Master of Science in Foreign Service degree at Georgetown University, with a focus on conflict management and post-conflict reconstruction.