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Mr. Luongo is the President of the Partnership for Global Security.
Prior to this position, Mr. Luongo served as the Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Energy for Nonproliferation Policy and the Director of the Office of Arms Control and Nonproliferation at the U.S. Department of Energy. In addition, Mr. Luongo served as the Director of the Department of Energy's North Korea Task Force and as Director of the Russia and Newly Independent States Nuclear Material Security Task Force.
He previously served as a staff member in the U.S. Congress in the following positions:
Subcommittee Professional Staff Member on the House Armed Services Committee; Legislative Assistant for National Defense and International Security and designee to the Senate Armed Services Committee for Senator Carl Levin (D-MI); and Legislative Assistant for National Security and Foreign Policy and designee to the Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee for Senator William Proxmire (D-WI).
Before joining the Department of Energy, Mr. Luongo served as the Senior Washington Representative for Arms Control and International Security with the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Prior to his work in the Congress, Mr. Luongo served as the Senior Program Associate with the Program on Science, Arms Control, and National Security of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Mr. Luongo also has held appointments as a Senior Visiting Fellow and as a Visiting Research Collaborator with Princeton University's Program on Science and Global Security. He is also the author of numerous articles on arms control and international security issues and co-editor of The Search for Security in Space.
Mr. Luongo received his B.S. in Journalism from the School of Public Communication of Boston University, and holds an M.A. in International Affairs from the School of International Service of the American University.
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Raphael Della Ratta is director of the Biological Proliferation Prevention Project and the Weapons of Mass Destruction Expertise Redirection Project for the Partnership for Global Security (PGS). In this capacity he is responsible for tracking the range of government programs and non-governmental initiatives aimed at providing peaceful employment opportunities for nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons scientists, engineers, and production workers in Russia and the former Soviet Union, as well as emerging workforce redirection programs in other regions of the world.
Prior to joining PGS, Mr. Della Ratta spent four years with Exchange/Monitor Publications, where he was responsible for two specialized newsletters: the Nuclear Weapons and Materials Monitor, and the Chem-Bio Weapons and Defense Monitor. As managing editor of these publications, Mr. Della Ratta reported on a range of issues associated with nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, weapons demilitarization technologies, and policy initiatives to address the threat posed by these weapons.
Mr. Della Ratta earned his M.A. in English Literature from the Catholic University of America in 1994. He also earned a B.A. in English Literature and Philosophy in 1992 from Mount Saint Mary's College, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. |
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Michelle Marchesano is a Research Analyst for the Partnership for Global Security (PGS). Her primary research involves PGS’s globalization and next-generation proliferation prevention project. Additional responsibilities include monitoring global nonproliferation initiatives and developments, organizing workshops and conferences related to PGS’ projects and goals, and attending relevant Congressional hearings and expert meetings in Washington, DC.
Ms. Marchesano graduated magna cum laude from Drexel University with a B.A. in History and Political Science and a Certificate in Writing and Publishing.
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Karen Davis is the Biological Proliferation Prevention Research Analyst for the Partnership for Global Security (PGS). In this position, she researches and analyzes the funding and implementation of government biological proliferation prevention initiatives as well as national and international efforts to control the threat posed by the accidental or intentional misapplication of biological research.
Ms. Davis is currently pursuing her M.A. in Security Policy Studies at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Her specializations include Strategic Concepts and Military History as well as Security and Development. She earned her B.A. in Political Science from Susquehanna University in May 2007.
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Joseph Longa is the Nuclear Nonproliferation Research Assistant for the
Partnership for Global Security (PGS). He edits Nuclear News, PGS's
bi-weekly newsletter regarding pertinent WMD and nonproliferation issues
from around the world. Prior to joining PGS, Mr. Longa interned with the
Truman National Security Project, where he researched nuclear
nonproliferation issues and public perception of the UN, and the U.S. Global
Leadership Campaign, where he tracked legislation for the international
affairs budget. He also interned for Medecins du Monde, a humanitarian
organization based in Paris.
Mr. Longa is currently pursuing his M.A. in International Affairs at The
George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. His
concentration is International Security Studies with a focus on
transnational security threats. He earned his B.A. in French from
Georgetown University in 2002.
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