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Michael Chrisman
Assistant Director
- Mike took part in overseas internships while an undergraduate at The Ohio State University
- He worked for the National 4-H Council
- In 1979 he established The Ohio Program with the of the guidance of Dr. Mervin Smith
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Michael O'Keeffe
Program Manager
- Mike graduated from Warrenstown College in Ireland
- Mike was a participant on The Ohio Program from 1986-87 and started working part-time in our office in 1988
- Mike joined TOP full-time in 1990
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Gabriella Pearse-Danker
Program Coordinator
- Graduate of University of Wales.
- Joined the TOP staff in 1994
- Gabriella organizes all horticultural placements
- Oversees insurance and travel coordination
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Fabrice Ligny
Program Coordinator
- Graduate of TecoBio University in France
- He joined our office in 1995
- Fabrice handles all fiscal and human resources matters
- Oversees many of our bureaucratic procedures
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John Beardmore
Program Assistant
- John grew up in Shropshire, England, and was heavily involved in farming from an early age
- Program participant from 1994-1995
- Joined our staff in 1998
- Responsible for all agricultural placements
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Yining Zhang
Program Assistant
- Graduated in 1984 in Agriculture from Ningxia University, China
- Program participant from 1994-1995
- Joined the TOP staff in 2001
- Oversees office management and documentation processes
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Dr. Christ George
Program Assistant
- Graduate of University of Michigan, Masters and PhD from The Ohio State University
- Retired professor
- Joined our staff part-time in 2002
- Fluent in Greek
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Grzegorz Lecki
Program Assistant
- Family has a horticultural business in Poland
- Graduated in Horticulture from Poznań Agricultural University, Poland
- Program Participant from 2000-2001
- Joined our office in 2003
- Responsible for some horticultural placements
- Website design and other computer projects
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Petra Pohankova
Program Assistant
- Graduated from Agriculture University of Prague in 1999
- Program Participant from 1999-2001
- Joined our office in 2005
- Responsible for some horticultural and equine placements
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Aline da Costa Fae
Program Assistant
- Studied Law at Unisinos - Brazil
- Joined our office in November 2006
- Currently assisting the OSU Turf Grass Department in translation of a turf netcast into Portuguese
- Busy in our office with various projects
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