Staff
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A. Bryan Endres
Director bendres@illinois.edu (217) 265-4194 |
A. Bryan Endres is an Associate Professor of Agricultural Law in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics at the University of Illinois and the Director of the University's European Union Center. He also holds appointments with the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) and the Business, Economics and Law program (BioBEL) within the Institute for Genomic Biology. Current legal research interests include sustainable agriculture, renewable fuels, carbon sequestration, local food networks, agricultural biotechnology and intellectual property. Bryan has taught courses in Agricultural Law, Food Law, Biotechnology Law, Tax Policy and, most recently a new Renewable Energy Law course. He is the immediate past-Chair the Illinois State Bar Associations Agricultural Law Section Council and in 2008 was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Agricultural Law Association. Bryan earned a B.S in Mathematical Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York (1992) and a M.S. in Administrative Management from the European Division of Bowie State University (1995). After five years of service as an Army officer, he attended the University of Illinois College of Law, where he was a member of the Illinois Law Review and Order of the Coif (2000). |  |
Matthew Rosenstein
Associate Director, Graduate Program Coordinator rosenstn@illinois.edu (217) 244-5085 |
Matthew A. Rosenstein is Associate Director of the European Union Center (EUC) at the University of Illinois, a position he has held since August 2010. He is responsible for managing the Center's day-to-day affairs. His duties include administration of institutional grants from the U.S. Department of Education (Title VI) and European Commission; program development; oversight of EUC's publications and web presence; supervision of staff; and interaction with the Center's external constituents and other units on campus. Rosenstein also serves as EUC's Director of Graduate Studies, coordinating the Master of Arts degree program in European Union Studies. Prior to joining the EUC staff, he was the Associate Director of the Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security (ACDIS) from 2001-2010. At ACDIS, he managed grants from the MacArthur Foundation, Ford Foundation, and National Security Education Program (Department of Defense), and edited and authored numerous publications on South Asian and transatlantic security issues. Rosenstein holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in Slavic languages and literatures from the University of Illinois, and a B.A. degree in Russian, history, and French from Duke University. |  |
Sebnem Ozkan
Outreach Coordinator, FLAS Coordinator asozkan@illinois.edu (217) 244-0570 |
Sebnem Ozkan works as Outreach Coordinator at the European Union Center (EUC) at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She coordinates Center's programs and events, is actively engaged in outreach with the consular corps in Chicago, civic organizations, secondary schools, regional universities, and the general public. She also serves as the coordinator of the EUC's Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships program. Prior to joining the EUC staff, Sebnem worked at the Center for European Studies and the European Union Center of Excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as project assistant and student advisor from 1999-2008. She holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees in industrial relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations from Ankara University/Faculty of Political Science (SBF). She is a specialist on EU-Turkey relations, EU social policy, industrial relations and labor issues. |
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Kim Rice Office Manager kimrice@illinois.edu (217) 265-7515 |
Kim Rice has worked for the European Union Center since 2004. As Office Manager, Kim provides administrative, budgetary, and organizational support for EUC staff, affiliated faculty, and students. She assists with event planning, budget and grant reporting, reimbursements, and hiring student employees. In addition, she provides support for the Master of Arts degree program by processing student applications, course information, and student petitions and overseeing the graduation certification process. | 
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Robin Royer
Office Support Associate rroyer@illinois.edu (217) 300-6159 |
Robin provides administrative support for the EUC's grant activities, programming events, and academic programs. Prior to joining the EUC, Robin worked at the Envirovet Program in the College of Veterinary Medicine. At Envirovet, she had a number of responsibilities, including assisting with grant proposals and reports, developing and overseeing the annual program budget, distributing and assembling program application materials, arranging travel and accommodations for students and faculty, managing daily office tasks, maintaining the Envirovet websites, and assisting students from developing countries in obtaining visas. |
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Aldona Gintautaite Graduate Assistant gintaut1@illinois.edu |
Aldona Gintautaite is one of the EUC Graduate Assistants, working on planning the Center's outreach events. She completed her B.A. in Political Science and Spanish at the University of Illinois in December 2011. She is currently a second semester master's student at the School of Labor and Employment Relations. She has held internships with the Office of Senator Durbin in Chicago, as well as the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania in Vilnius. Originally from Lithuania, Aldona has always been interested in the EU and working at the Center is a great way to foster her Lithuanian-American heritage. |
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Greer Martin Web Developer gcmarti2@illinois.edu |
Greer Martin is a Graduate Assistant at the European Union Center, supporting the EUC website. She is a master's student at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois. She received her B.A. in English Literature from McGill University in 2004. |
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Mike Nelson
Graduate Assistant mjnelsn2@illinois.edu |
Mike Nelson is a first year MAEUS student. He graduated a year early and received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2012. Mike has studied French, German, and Spanish and will be tackling Swedish starting this fall. He has traveled to Germany and hosted a French foreign exchange student. During the summer, he works as a manager at a water park. He will be working as a Graduate Assistant and Teaching Assistant for the European Union Center this year. Mike is excited to learn more about the EU! |  |
Brent Rosenstein
Graduate Assistant rosenst2@illinois.edu |
Brent Rosenstein is a first year MAEUS student. He received his Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Illinois in May 2012. He graduated with high distinction after completing an honors thesis on the military and social roles of barbarian groups in Roman service during the late empire. Brent also served as Vice President of Phi Alpha Theta, the National History Honors Fraternity. He is currently working as a Graduate Assistant for the European Union Center. Brent has studied Latin and is continuing to study French. His research interests include international security efforts and human rights issues within the EU. Outside of research, he enjoys listening to music, reading, watching and collecting movies, and watching Illinois Football. |
