The Center for Asian Studies is bringing another "Career Tracks in Asian Studies" panel this spring! On Thursday, February 19, hear from a professional from WorldDenver, a Denver-based globally-oriented non-profit organization; a retired diplomat and journalist; and a leader in media and business consulting. The panel begins at 5:00 p.m. in Humanities 135, and there will be a networking reception immediately following the event.
Jan Goerzen is the Event and Marketing Manager at WorldDenver, a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing a deep understanding of global affairs and cultures. She has held this position since March of 2012 when WorldDenver was formed. Prior to joining WorldDenver as a founding staff member, Jan interned with Institute of International Education- Rocky Mountain Region, where she assisted in organizing Humphrey Fellow and Fulbright Scholar seminars. Jan earned her B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Colorado-Boulder with an emphasis on Culture/Development and Asia. During her university years she enjoyed engaging with international students through Conversation Partners, as well as serving as a resident advisor and orientation leader. In addition, Jan gained experience in fundraising from the University of Colorado Foundation. An American born and raised in Indonesia, Jan speaks Bahasa Indonesian and in the summer of 2010 she returned to Indonesia as a camp counselor for Indonesian students learning English. Jan maintains her language skills by participating in monthly potlucks with the Indonesian community in Boulder.
Stanley Harsha, a Colorado native and CU graduate with a BA International Relations (1980), was inspired to pursue an international career because of experiences studying abroad at the University of Veracruz, Mexico and University of Costa Rica. He started his career as a journalist, working for newspapers in Colorado as well as The Daily Journal and Reuters in Caracas, Venezuela. Joining the Foreign Service in 1986, he spent most of his career in Asia, including 12 years in Indonesia. During his 28-year diplomatic career, his work ranged from managing performing arts and educational exchanges, to crisis management and interacting with Muslim youth at hundreds of schools. His Foreign Service assignments also included: Public Affairs Officer in Windhoek, Namibia (2004-2006); Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer for exchanges in Beijing (1997-2000); Information Officer in Kuala Lumpur (1991-1995); Public Affairs Officer in Medan, Sumatra (1987-1990); and several short-term regional geographic desk jobs in Washington. He has received numerous State Department awards and is fluent in Indonesian, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.
David Wagner is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s leading media and business communication consultants. Over the past 30 years, he has conducted 4,000+ seminars for 450+ organizations in Asia, Europe, North American and the Middle East including Google, Goldman Sachs, Hyundai, Nissan, Oracle, Wal-Mart, and Singapore Airlines. He worked inside the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan during the Fukushima crisis. David has lectured extensively on business communication at a number of institutions including Waseda, Temple and Ochanomizu Universities in Tokyo as well as the Institute of Policy and Management in Singapore. He is currently a lecturer at Denver University’s College of Professional and Continuing Studies. David is also the author of 22 books in Japan on business communication with translations in Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Early in his career, he worked as a reporter in Japan for the Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News. He was also a columnist for the Mainichi Daily News and Daily Yomiuri newspapers in Japan, ASSOCIE magazine in Japan and the Boulder Country Business Report. David received a Masters Degree from the Monterey Institute of International Studies in California, where he specialized in Japan’s economic and political system. He received his undergraduate education at the Sorbonne in Paris, Kansai University of Foreign Studies in Osaka and Fort Lewis College in Durango.
