TED USA
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TED USA
TED USA 2008 Haziran ayında New York’da kurulan TED USA, A.B.D de bulunan mezunlarını bir araya getirmek ve yüksek öğrenim ve çalışma amaçlı A.B.D ye gelmeyi düsünen mezunlarımız için de bir destek organizasyonudur. TED USA okyanusun bu tarafinda da kolejli kimliginin devamliligi icin çalışmayı hedeflemektedir. www.tedusa.org info@ted.org 917 455 6093 Established in Ju ne 2008 TED U SA aims to strengthen TED alumni re lations in the U.S. an d act as a support mechanism for T ED graduates wi th plans to move to U.S for work /s tudy purposes. By helping to expa nd yo ur networks and raise your visi bi lit y we hope to get you closer to fulfill ing your career and pers onal objectives. Through our friendly ge t together and holiday events, and fund raising activities we are here for you as your gateway to TED community. We look forward to many Kolej filled mom ents of fun toge ther.. TED USA gerçekleştirmeyi düşündüğü projelerde, A.B.D de ve Türkiye de yaşamını devam ettiren mezunlarımızdan, çalışanlarımızdan ve öğrencilerimizden destek almak ve bu projelerle onlara geri dönüşüm sağlamak amaciyla kurulmuştur. TED USA sadece mezunlarımızın ve üyelerimizin, Türk Eğitim Derneği ve Kolej okulları ile değil ayni zamanda birbirleriyle iletişimde kalmaları ve mevcut iletişim çevrelerini genişletebilmeleri icin bir platformdur. Our team Doğa Kayalar President of TED USA, Doğa (or Dee) is a free lance writer and beginning yoga practitioner who lives in Manhattan. Graduate of Bilkent and Indiana University, and former instructor and research assistant, Doğa works as an assistant at the Turkish Ambassador’s office in New York. With overseas experience spanning over 15 years, her interests include travel and reading, friends, pets, ice-skating, French ,coffee and baking cheesecakes. Togay Torunoğlu Vice President of TED USA and Turkish American Youth Association, Togay earned his BA degree in Economics from Bilkent University. He works as a Product Manager in EcoLogicNY, a New York based organic apparel company. A professional volleyball player, Togay was a member of his high school volleyball team that won 2nd place in Turkey’s National Volleyball Championship in 1995. Aral Celebioglu Secretary General of TED USA, Aral earned his BA degree in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University. Currently, he holds an analyst position at BNP Paribas Securities, a subsidiary of French bank BNP Paribas. Zeynep Aksoy Zeynep, TED USA Board member, and 1999 TED alum joins us from San Francisco where she lives now. Graduate of Fordham and London School of Economics, Zey’s work history includes work experience in Finansbank and Levi Strauss in Istanbul and instructorship in English at Middle East Technical University in Ankara. With much interest in social psychology and spirituality Zey is very (very) soon-to-be PhD student in East West Psychology at CIIS in San Francisco. She is also a professional yoga practitioner. Gokhan Gelisen In addition to being a founding member of TED USA, Gökhan holds active positions at METU USA Alumni Association as President and Society of Turkish American Architects, Engineers and Scientists as President-Elect. He is a Cost Manager at Skanska USA Civil Inc. and a PhD Candidate in Construction Management at NYU. He is currently registered as a Professional Engineer in New York and Connecticut. Hakan Kurt Founding member of TED USA, Hakan has a knack for organizing events and getting people together. A natural networker since his Ankara College's Student Union days, Hakan just started his own "networking-related" consulting company: www.connectionus.com. He also voluntarily serves as the President of Turkish American Youth Association and as a columnist in www.turkishny.com. Alihan Polat One of the founding members of TED USA and a free will New Yorker, Alihan is an urban designer and planner, a hobbyist and a Kolej lover! His foundation work includes active participation at TED Student Board, Bilkent Alumni, Chumz Film Crew, TAYA and the long anticipated TED USA. Erkin Yalçın TED USA Coordinator in Washington DC, Erkin too is an urban planner and a planning expert. He has master degrees of International Economics from Gazi University and Public Management from University of Maryland. Currently, he works at the World Bank in DC as a consultant.