Eric serves as the Outreach Director for the Heartland Region of the USGLC. Prior to joining, Eric served as Deputy Canvass Director for the Grassroots Team’s DC office, fundraising on behalf of Amnesty International. Previously, Eric interned for a U.S. Senator’s state operation and served as a Catholic Community Connection fellow for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Earlier, Eric worked as a political campaign coordinator for a Cleveland City Council candidate and as the executive assistant for an Ohio gubernatorial campaign. A native of Northeast Ohio, Eric earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Notre Dame College, where he served as the college student representative to the Propel Ohio Collegiate Leadership Summit and was a 2-time conference champion for the college’s track and field team. Eric is a proud Cleveland sports fan and excited to manage outreach efforts in the Ohio Valley.
Dr. Munoz is known in academia for his groundbreaking work in global citizenship, international business advice, and artificial intelligence, among others. Throughout his career, Dr. Munoz has received several professional honors, including awards...
All across the Heartland, local leaders are recognizing the importance and positive impacts of American global engagement in local communities. An example of such a leader is Mayor Steve Patterson, who has been mayor of Athens, Ohio since 2016 and...
Last month, members of the next generation of American leaders gathered in Washington D.C. for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition’s annual Global Impact Forum (GIF). GIF brings together some of the most influential voices in American foreign...
After observing a lack of training material for foreign policy officials on cutting edge technology and how it affects nations, the economy, and national security, Dr. Mung Chiang came up with a game-changing idea. Today, the ‘tech tank’ aims bring deep engineering expertise to foreign policy makers and to provide them technology training.
Mayor John Hamilton has been serving Bloomington, IN residents since January 2016. Now in his second term, Mayor Hamilton continues to build a bright future for the city of Bloomington.
As our hearts and prayers are with the people of Ukraine under Russia’s unprovoked invasion and attack on democracy, American’s global leadership in diplomacy and foreign policy is taking center stage. In addition to immediate actions taken by...
The CRC has taken an innovative approach in aiding newly resettled refugees. Jamia Jowers, CRC Board President, explained that “the biggest problem refugees face when they get to Illinois is food insecurity.” Services offered by the CRC are...
In honor of Black History Month, below is a brief list of laudable Black Americans whose commitment to America’s leadership in the world, through smart and effective investments in development and diplomacy, have helped advance our interests both at home and abroad.
Nearly every industry has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and soybean farmers are not excluded.