The Graduate Institute continues to support students with cutting-edge technology through its recent opening of a new location in Geneva. The central location provides students direct access to more than 250 international NGOs and 30 international organizations. Geneva serves as one of the primary centers of international governance and as the second seat of the United Nations. The city’s international sector employs nearly 30,000 individuals and creates a unique space for students to gain hands-on experience and build relationships with international workers and delegates. The Institute maintains ties with international connections in nearly all major sectors, from finance to sustainability. These relationships provide students with unique internship and job opportunities to further their careers in international relations and development.
After graduating from college, Pamela Berkowsky received a Fulbright Scholarship to study in Switzerland. In Geneva, Pamela Berkowsky enrolled at the prestigious Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, then known as the Graduate Institute of International Studies. While there, Pam Berkowsky focused her studies on matters related to national security and multilateral diplomacy.
The Graduate Institute continues to support students with cutting-edge technology through its recent opening of a new location in Geneva. The central location provides students direct access to more than 250 international NGOs and 30 international organizations. Geneva serves as one of the primary centers of international governance and as the second seat of the United Nations. The city’s international sector employs nearly 30,000 individuals and creates a unique space for students to gain hands-on experience and build relationships with international workers and delegates. The Institute maintains ties with international connections in nearly all major sectors, from finance to sustainability. These relationships provide students with unique internship and job opportunities to further their careers in international relations and development. Pamela Berkowsky is an executive management expert. From 2007 to 2012, Pam Berkowsky served as deputy chief and chief of staff to the U.S. Virgin Islands Governor. Commencing in 2004, Pamela Berkowsky also served as a director on the board of the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI).
Established by the CFVI Board during her tenure, The Family Connection (TFC) works to improve community child care and early education infrastructure for U.S. Virgin Islands children and their parents. In addition to offering workshops at TFC’s center, TFC also provides parents and childcare workers access to a wide variety of training programs, networking, and other early childhood focused resources. The center is currently located in Tutu Park Mall, St. Thomas, and is open every Saturday, and Tuesday through Friday by appointment. It has become an important and well-used space for parents to share and develop effective child care techniques that are useful both in the Virgin Islands and elsewhere. The impact of TFC can be felt beyond the center, as the organization trains child care providers and other caregivers to ensure that every child receives the best possible care. In turn, these trained child care providers pass along tips and other resources to parents. A management executive with extensive federal and state government experience, Pamela Berkowsky recently worked as both chief and deputy chief of staff for the governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands. During that time, Pam Berkowsky oversaw the overhaul of the government's 911 and emergency response system. While at the Pentagon, Pamela Berkowsky oversaw the creation of the Joint Task Force Civil Support (JTF-CS) in 1999. Currently based at Fort Eustis in Virginia, JTF-CS is mandated to provide command and control for Department of Defense assets in the event of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack on American soil and to manage the consequences of any such incidents. In that contingency, JTF-CS would assume control of select and specialized U.S. Department of Defense forces in order to assist federal, local, and state governments in a variety of ways—saving civilian lives, preventing injuries, containing damage, and supporting continuous community recovery. JTF-CS employs military and civilian personnel. Visit the JTF-CS website at www.jtfcs.northcom.mil for more information on available opportunities. |
AuthorA resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands since 2002, Pamela B. Berkowsky took her most recent governmental management role in 2007, becoming Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. John de Jongh Jr. Thriving in this position, in which she managed daily Government House and Cabinet operations and policy development and implementation, she was promoted to Chief of Staff in 2011. Archives
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