Background
Gurevich, Robert was born on September 6, 1938 in New York City. Son of Aaron and Vera (Solotroff) Gurevich.
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Robert Gurevich
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Education
Bachelor, City College New York, 1960; Master of Education, U. Hawaii, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1972.
Career
Faculty education, Khon Kaen U., Thailand, 1969-1970;
executive associate Asia foreign area fellowship program, Social Science Research Council, New York City, 1971-1973;
assistant professor anthropology, State University of New York, Brockport, 1973-1977;
director, Foster Parents Plan International, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 1977-1979;
director Office Education & Training, S.E. Consortium International Development, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1979-1984;
senior associate, International Orientation Svc., Chapel Hill, 1984-1987;
chief party/technical advisor, Experiment In Living, Mogadishu, Somalia, 1987-1989;
director Center Improving Mountain Living, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1990-1995;
director international programs, Western Carolina U., Cullowhee, North Carolina, 1996-1998. Executive secretary Center Private Volunteer Organisation/University Collaboration in Development, Cullowhee, 1990-1998. Senior program advisor Institute for Ednl.
Policy, Open Society Institute (Soros Foundation), Budapest, since 1998. Executive director Albanic Education Development Project, Tirana, Albania. Member North Carolina International Commission, Raleigh, 1994-1997.
Board directors, chairman Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, Collaborative Research Support Program, Athens, Georgia, 1992-1995. Board directors North Carolina Global Center.
Achievements
Membership
Volunteer Peace Corps, Pitsanuloke, Thailand, 1963-1965. Coordinator International Network Western Carolina College, 1996-1997. Member international committee North Carolina Board Science & Technology, Raleigh, 1996-1997.
Member of advisory board Self Help Credit Union, Asheville, North Carolina, 1990-1997. Board directors International Development Conference, Washington, 1995-1997, North Carolina governments School, since 1998. Member North Carolina Council on the Holocaust,1997-.
Member American Anthropol. Association, National Association Practice Anthropology, National Council Returned Peace Corps Volumes, Association for International Educators, Council Anthropology and Education, Cmty. Development Society.
Connections
Married Adele Landsman, October 23, 1971. Children: Deborah Aree, Reuben Aron.
