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Cultural and Occupational Resource Exchange

Program (CORE)—The program intended for

participants from foreign countries who want to

train in the U.S. but need help with a professional

placement. Each participant has an individualized

training program designed to further their specific

needs and professional goals. Training length varies

from 1-18 months. CIP hosted 5 IPR’s in FY 2016.

2,400 ICU’s

Global Partners Program—A specialized long-

term training placement program for U.S.

businesses funded by the host company or

corporation. CIP hosted 5 IPR’s in FY 2016.

3,700 ICU’s

Delegations—Short-term training programs

(averaging 2-3 weeks) organized for a group of

professionals with similar interests that consist of

visits to a variety of organizations in central Ohio.

Delegations are individualized and may consist of

2-16 members with similar training requirements.

Funding comes from a variety of sources including

grant money raised by CIP, funds raised by the

delegates or their organizations, and grants

provided by the U.S. State Department.

CIP hosted 45 IPR’s in FY 2016.

2,905 ICU’s

Dear Friends of CIP,

I am excited to share with you our 2016 Annual Review. Our organization creates high

quality professional training programs for International Professionals in Residence (IPR’s).

During Fiscal Year 2016 (from 10/1/15 and will end on 9/30/16), we hosted 55 IPR’s from 8

countries. We hosted a total of 6 delegations, including a Chinese New Media delegation

sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Beijing; our third Chinese Social Work delegation; a

Chinese Youth STEM Camp in partnership with COSI; a Chinese Breast Cancer Survivor

program; a Rule of Law program represented by Russia, Rwanda, and the Democratic

Republic of the Congo (a first for CIP); and a Nepali Small Business Development program

made possible through connections to Anil Pandey, a former CORE participant.

CIP’s CORE IPR’s benefit the Central Ohio community by training at local organizations where they provide

their professional services full-time. They improve local businesses, organizations, and agencies by providing

unique insights into how similar organizations operate in their home countries. Our members and the local

community gain cultural immersion through our monthly cultural events, hosting, and other interactions with

the IPR’s.

To demonstrate the reach and impact of CIP, we have created an evaluation metric called Intercultural Credit

Units (ICU’s). This metric measures the number of intercultural interactions provided through CIP’s training

programs by assigning one credit unit to each IPR, each local organization, and each event. During fiscal year

2016, CIP generated 14,344 ICU’s.

Global communication is increasingly important as we attempt to address our world’s problems together. With

a strong social service sector, a number of the world’s most successful corporations, and hundreds of

international shops and restaurants, Columbus is an excellent venue to Promote International Understanding

through Intercultural Exchange.

Sincerely,

Mark Poeppelman, Executive Director

Note: FY=Fiscal Year

A Sample of the Local Organizations

Abbott Labs

ASHA Ray of Hope

Asian Health Coalition

Central Ohio Minority Business Association

City of Columbus, Office of the Mayor

City of Dublin

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Cancer Clinic

Columbus Public Health

Columbus Underground

COSI (Center of Science and Industry)

Ecole Kenwood Alternative Elementary School

Franklin County Municipal Court

Hope Hollow

JOSS Data

JPAC Trading

Kegler+Brown

Kobacker House Hospice Care

LeaderSpark

LifeCare Alliance

Lincoln Theatre

National Association of Social Workers

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Insurance

Nemeth Counseling

OhioHealth Bing Cancer Center

OSU College of Education and Human Ecology

OSU College of Social Work

OSU James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Inst.

Otterbein University

Pink Ribbon Girls

Phillip’s Pharmacy

St. Stephen’s Community House

Stefanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Cancer Center

Susan G. Komen Foundation

TiE Ohio

U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty’s Office

U.S. Representative Steve Stivers’ Office

U.S. Together

Whitehall City Schools

YMCA, Columbus North Branch

IMPACT ON CENTRAL OHIO

Jesse Eruare, Nigeria (CORE) 1,200 ICU’s

October 1, 2015—Seprember 30, 2016

Social Worker/Youth Advocate

Trained at LeaderSpark

Esther Kamore, Kenya (CORE) 300 ICU’s

October 1, 2015—January 1, 2016

Social Worker

Trained at U.S. Together

Henry Maduka, Nigeria (Global Partner)1,100 ICU’s

October 1, 2015—August 23, 2016

Business Management

Trained at Phillip’s Pharmacy

Lydia Githinji, Kenya (CORE) 100 ICU’s

April 30, 2016—May 28, 2016

Banker, focus on Small Business Development

Training Sites: Camel Consulting, Columbus Chamber

of Commerce, Columbus 2020, COMBA, Community

Bankers Association, Continental Reality, Dublin

Entrepreneurial Center, First City Bank, OSU Fisher

College of Business, Ohio Cooperative Development

Center, Ohio Small Business Development Center, Rev1

Ventures, Richwood Community Bank, TiE Ohio

Rule of Law Delegation 560 ICU’s

August 1, 2016—August 19, 2016

Miteo Kabeya (Democratic Republic of the Congo),

Claire Kayirangwa (Rwanda), and Alexandre

Mugenzangabo (Rwanda).

IMPACT ON AFRICA

Impact on Europe

Rule of Law Delegation 560 ICU’s

August 1, 2016—August 19, 2016

Timofey Rudas (Russia). *Part of African Delegation

Cultural Events 5,285 ICU’s

CIP held a total of thirteen Cultural Events:

5th Annual International 5K

42nd Annual International Taste of Columbus

Asian Dragon Boat Race

Asian Festival Information Booth

Chinese New Media Farwell Dinner

Chinese STEM Camp Farwell Dinner

Columbus Young Professionals Club Presentation

Electronics Recycling Event

Indian Consulate event with Kegler+Brown

International Women’s Day at the Ohio State House

Nigerian dinner/cultural presentation

Turkish dinner/cultural presentation

Welcoming Communities Transatlantic Exchange

(WCTE) Program

Lydia Githinji and Anil

Pandy receive their

certificates from board

members Ron Andrews and

Yana Belan

Countries of IPR’s Who have Trained With CIP

Since 1972

FY 2016

Impact on Asia

Ji Jinglu, China (Global Partner) 500 ICU’s

October 1, 2015—Fenruary 15, 2016

Business Management

Trained at JPAC Trading

Li Peizheng, China (Global Partner) 1,200 ICU’s

October 1, 2015—October 1, 2016

Business Management

Trained at JOSS Data

Melis Kahraman, Turkey (CORE) 600 ICU’s

October 1, 2015—April 1, 2016

Counseling Practices

Trained at Nemeth Counseling

Gunul Ocar, Turkey (Global Partner) 600 ICU’s

March 25, 2016—September 30, 2016

Engineering

Trained at Abbott Labs

Chinese New Media Delegation 420 ICU’s

March 6, 2016—March 20, 2016

Ning Fanggang, Sun Haiyan, and Bian Zhixin

Anil Pandey, Nepal (CORE) 100 ICU’s

April 30, 2016—May 28, 2016

Banker, focus on Small Business Development

Training Sites: *See Lydia Githinji, they trained together.

Chinese Social Work Delegation 680 ICU’s

May 20, 2016—May 31, 2016

Wentao Yu, Chidan Ni, Kaimeng Chen, Zhiyou Chen,

Lu Wang, Shan Su, Qiaoling Yang, and

Huijuan Wang

CIP Staff Jiyu Jia and

Paul Saltz accompany

the Beijing Embassy,

Grant Spon-

sored ,Chinese New

Media Delegation to

the U.S. Department of

Education in Washing-

ton D.C.

Chinese Youth STEM Camp 450 ICU’s

July 15, 2016—July 27, 2016

Haowen Shi, Jinli Yu, Kun Li, Ruozhu Xiong,

Yuhui Feng, Dan Lei, Nuan Li, Yang Yu, and

Wei Fang Yu

Chinese Pink Ribon Breast Care 660 ICU’s

July 25, 2016—August 9, 2016

Su Li, Jia Bao, Zeming Guo, Liyan Chen, Song Guo,

Wenli Chen, Xinyi Ma, Yingxue Huang, Caozhi

Cheng, Wengfang Liu, and Yizhen Lai

Nepali Small Business Dev. Delegation 135 ICU’s

August 1, 2016—August 18, 2016

Anu Khadka

Anticipated

Second Nepali Small Business Dev. Delegation

To arrive September 1, 2016

Indian Financial Planning Delegation

To arrive September 17, 2016

Staff

Mark Poeppelman

Executive Director

Kathy Moser

Director of Business Operations

Marcus Andrews

Communications Coordinator

Jiyu Jia

Chinese Development Coordinator

Paul Saltz

Project Coordinator for Grants and Development

Board Executive Committee

Phil Beltz, President Retired

Mark Waite, Vice-President of Programs

International Aid Consultant

Mikalene Guiser, Secretary Columbus Metropolitan Library

Pranab Bhattacharya, Treasurer Retired

Board Members

Graham Allison, Grahm A. Allison & Assoc. LLC

Teri Alexander, Alexander Financial Planning

Seema Anand, Attorney

Ron Andrews, Cardinal Health

Yana Belan, Russian Language Interpreter

Nick Buckner Wolf Composite Solutions

Seth Frey, Cardinal Health

Katja Garvey, Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter

Bethany Glick, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Sara Hall, Attorney

Marian Harris, Retired

Bahram Hashemi, Accuware Consultants

Vlad Kapustin, Interkap, Group LLC

Leo Knoblauch, Nationwide

Charles Rutonesha, Consultant

Lyndsie White, The Mentoring Center of Central Ohio

Alexandra Wintrich, IT Independent Consultant

Advisory Council Dave Fritz, Nationwide Insurance

James Liu, JPAC Trading, LLC

Kamal Panchal, Banana Leaf Indian Restaurant

Gus Shihab, Law Firm of Shihab & Associates

Don Slowik, Slowik & Robinson, LLC

We are very thankful for the support of our sponsors and our community.

A Special Recognition to Our Restaurant Sponsors,

The 42nd Annual International Taste of Columbus!

Banana Leaf Indian Restaurant

Barroluco Argentine

Comfort Food

BD’s Mongolian Grill

Basil Thai

Blue Ginger

Café Istanbul

Cinnamon Indian Grill

Diamonds Ice Cream

Hofbrahaus

Hoyo’s Kitchen

Hot Chicken Takeover

Hubert’s Polish Kitchen

Intercontinental Restaurant

Kolache Republic

Café and Bakery

Korean Chamber of Commerce

Lao Volunteer Donation Assoc.

Milo’s Café

Mozart’s Bakery

and Piano Café

(Host Venue)

My Old World Bakery

Nancy Poeppelman

Yana Belan Russian Special

Scandinavian Club

of Columbus

Secret Vessel Hot Pot

Spaghetti Warehouse

Sunflower Chinese Restaurant

Lyndsie Whitehead

Tandoori Grill

Taste of Belgium

Uzbek Catering by Alluza

Wurst und Bier

Wycliff’s Kitchen

A Special Thank You

to Our Generous and Vital Host Families!

Chris Akunne

Jay and Seema Anand

Ron and Debbie Andrews

Phil and Shirley Beltz

Tom and Mary Blosser

Zhixiong Chen

Andy Drake

Cathy Elkins

Mark and Claire Fohl

Seth Frey and Matt Burns

Mikalene Guiser and Tim Skinner

Marian Harris

Gary and Penny Hsieh

Barb and Jim Kimmel

Menodora Srianti and Jim McMahon

Dick and Emilie Miller

John and Kathy Moser

Nancy and Mark Poeppelman

Charles Rutonesha

Mark Stansbury

Jeff and Jennifer Whal

Kay Wilson

Leo Zupan