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James Greene • Effective Engagement Strategies, LLC • +1 (202) 684-6569 • [email protected]
24 November 2009
Letter of Recommendation for Larissa Paschyn
It was my pleasure to work with Larissa Paschyn at the NATO Liaison Office Ukraine fromOctober 2007 to December 2008. She began as a part-time intern, in conjunction with herFulbright fellowship, and in July 2008 moved to fall-time support staff for the Office's latestinitiative, the Partnership Network for Civil Society Expertise Development.
Larissa participated from an early stage in the development of the Partnership Networkinfrastructure, including the program plan, budget, job descriptions and interviews, and websitedesign and content. As the Network gained speed, she worked closely with Ukrainian andinternational non-governmental organizations, as well as stakeholders in the Ukrainiangovernment and NATO to help organize meetings, develop proposals for specific activities, andcommunicate the results. On several occasions, she took the lead in providing organizational andlogistic support for Network activities, including the initial meetings of subject-matter taskforces and subsequent expert-level workshops.
Larissa brought great energy and enthusiasm to her work. Her efforts substantially contributed tobringing together NGOs, governmental, and international stakeholders on projects related tonational security policy, monitoring broad Euro-Atlantic reforms, and defence industrycooperation and reform.
I believe that Larissa's time at the NATO Liaison Office gave her valuable experience, in whichshe learned the importance of integrating her efforts into a wider team and responsiveness totasking and feedback from her superiors and peers. This experience will serve her well as shetakes the next steps in her professional and academic career.
James GreeneHead, NATO Liaison Office UkraineJanuary 2004 - July 2009
