American Councils for International Education has been administering the Professional Fellows Program (PFP) since 2012.
Check out the detailed information about PFP Alumni:
Their current position
PFP Placement
PFP Outbound Project (if implemented)
Program Contacts
Elgun Mammadov
PFP Program Coordinator
azerbaijan-pfp@americancouncils.org
+994124367529/30/31
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Fall 2023 Alumni
Position: Leading specialist, The Small and Medium Business Development Agency
PFP Placement: The University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business, Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs, Austin, Texas
Position: Social programs specialist, The Agency for Social Services under the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population
Placement: Assistive Technology Resource Centre (ATRC), Honolulu, Hawaii
Spring 2023 Alumni
Position: Food safety and quality assurance expert, Food Safety Agency
PFP Placement: Health Regulation and Licensing Administration in DC Health, Division of Food, Washington, District of Columbia.
Position: Co-founder & Executive Director, Gender Hub Azerbaijan NGO
Placement: High Tech High Media Arts, San Diego, California
Fall 2022 Alumni
Position: Head advisor, State Agency on Vocational Education
PFP Placement: JATC of Greater Boston, Dorchester, Massachusetts
Position: Advisor, Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Population
PFP Placement: Office of Attorney General for Washington, D.C, Washington, District of Columbia.
Position: Deputy Mayor, Sheki Municipality
Placement: Colorado Tourism Office, Denver, Colorado
PFP Outbound project: Sustainable Rural Heritage in Tourism
Fall 2020 Alumni
Position: Chief advisor, Guba-Khachmaz Regional Office of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Economic Development Department, Austin, Texas
Position: Advisor, Foreign Relations and Protocol Services Department, The State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs
PFP Placement: SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) Launchpad, Austin, Texas
Position: Head of Environmental Department, SOCAR Heydar Aliyev Oil Refinery
Placement: Pennsylvania Environmental Council, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Spring 2020 Alumni
Position: Advisor to the chairman, The State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources
PFP Placement: Energy Office - City and County of Denver, Colorado
Position: Advisor, The International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Placement: The University of Texas - Center for Global Business, Austin, Texas
Fall 2019 Alumni
Position: Assistant to the Chairperson, State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: The City of Boston Office of Health and Human Services, Boston, Massachusetts
PFP Outbound project: Placement of Children who are Experiencing Homelessness
Position: Inspector, State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Upwardly Global, Washington, D.C.
PFP Outbound project: Developing Capacity for Vocational Training and Employment Support for Professional Migrants
Position: Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of Communication and New Technologies of Nakhcivan Autonomous Republic
Placement: The Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Washington, D.C.
Spring 2019 Alumni
Current position: Head of Division for Regional Affairs, The Ministry of Economy of The Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Office of Small Business Assistance, Oregon Secretary of State, Salem, Oregon.
Position: Senior Advisor, Department of Social Protection Policy, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Chicago Metropolitan Battered Women’s Network, Chicago, Illinois
Fall 2018 Alumni
Position: Senior Advisor, Department of Agrarian Policy Issues, Administration of the President of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: USDA’s Risk Management Agency, Saint Paul, Minnesota
PFP Outbound Project: The Risk Management System in the US Agriculture
Position: Maker Space Programs Coordinator, Baku American Center
PFP Placement: CoMotion Maker Space, Washington University, Seattle
Position: Leading Specialist, The Institute of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Easterseals, Chicago, Illinois
PFP Outbound project: All together for Inclusion
Spring 2018 Alumni
Position: IT Engineer, Proton Technologies Inc.
PFP placement: Massachusetts State House, Boston, Massachusetts
Position: Adviser, The Foreign Relations and Protocol Service Department, The State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs
Placement: Maryland Commission for Women, Rockville, Maryland
Fall 2017 Alumni
Position: Head of Division, International Cooperation and Tax Monitoring in Financial Institutions Department, Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Cook County Treasurer, Chicago, Illinois
PFP Outbound Project: Integrated Property Tax System Implementation
Position: Executive Director, Junior Achievement Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Operation HOPE, Aurora, Colorado
PFP Outbound Project: Banking on our Future
Position: Chief Adviser, State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Sequim City Government in Sequim, Washington
PFP Outbound Project: Working with local media, and participate in meetings with the local Civil Service Commission, HR department.
Spring 2017 Alumni
Position: Senior Advisor, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources
PFP Placement: City of Atlanta, Office of Sustainability, Atlanta, Georgia
Position: Vice Principal, ISTAK International School
PFP Placement: DC Public Schools, Global Education Team, Washington, D.C.
Fall 2016 Alumni
Position: Leading Adviser, Department of International Cooperation. The Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: American Public Transportation Association, Washington, DC
Position: Director of the Division on Management of international projects, Department on Cooperation with International Organizations, The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Elevate Energy, Chicago, Illinois
Position:
1. Chairperson, Bridge to the Future Youth Public Union
2. Supervisory Board Member, Azerbaijan Youth Foundation
PFP Placement: Little Rock Workforce Development Board, Little Rock, Arkansas
PFP Outbound Project: Civic Engagement, Entrepreneurship, Youth Employment
Spring 2016 Alumni
Position: Director, “DOST” Center No1
PFP Placement: Sequim City Government, Sequim Washington
PFP Outbound Project: Style of Management
Position: Leading Adviser, Division on Work with Foreign Mass Media and NGOs, Public and Political Affairs Department, Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Boston Centers for Youth and Families: Division of Youth Engagement and Employment, Boston, Massachusetts
PFP Outbound: New Model of Active Citizenship and Empowering Youth
Fall 2015 Alumnus
Position: Head Teacher, Education Center of the Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: City of Chicago Board of Ethics, Chicago, IL
PFP Outbound Project: Establishment of Ethics Control Board and determination of requirements for Ethic Attorneys
Spring 2015 Alumni
Position: Senior Financial Analyst, Molbulak NBCO LLC
PFP Placement: Wisconsin State Representative John Macco, Madison, Wisconsin
PFP Outbound Project: Introduction of Manufacturing Tax Credit as a Major Incentive to Boost the Non-oil Sector
Position: Public Relations Manager, “ASAN” Volunteers Youth Organization
PFP Placement: Youth Guidance, Chicago, IL
Position: Head of Organizational and Legal Department, Trade Union of State Organization and Public Service Workers
PFP Placement: Office of Human Resources, Rockville, Maryland
PFP Outbound Project: Implement Alternative Dispute Resolution in Azerbaijan
Fall 2014 Alumus
Position: Head of Non-formal Education and Social Activities Department, Istak Lyceum
PFP Placement: Girls in the Game in Chicago, IL
PFP Outbound Project: “Young Ladies Union”
Spring 2014 Alumni
Position: Senior Specialist, Financial Markets Supervision Authority of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: United States Department of Agriculture Risk Management Agency St. Paul Regional Office located in St. Paul, Minnesota.
PFP Outbound Project: “Enhancing crop Insurance system in Azerbaijan”
Position: Third Secretary/Election Officer, Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations in New York
PFP Placement: Global Kids in New York, NY
PFP Outbound Project: “Youth Leadership Program Development”
Position: National Director, SOS Children Village Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Washington DC
PFP Outbound Project: “Situation Assessment of Azerbaijan Republic Deinstitutionalisation State Program (2006-2015) which targeted Persons with Developmental Disabilities”
Fall 2013 Alumni
Position: Migration manager, Baker Hughes GE Company
PFP Placement: Election Division, Colorado Department of State located in Denver, CO.
PFP Outbound Project: “Assistance to electoral initiatives and reforms in the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2014”
Position: Member, Khatai Municipality
PFP Placement: City of Sacramento, Office of City Councilmember Jay Schenirer, located in Sacramento, CA.
PFP Outbount Project: “Local self-governments: similarities, differences, challenges and new trends for future development”
Spring 2013 Alumnus
Positon: Design, Monitoring and Evaluation Manager,World Vision International, Baku.
PFP Placement: Minnesota State Council on Disability, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
PFP Outbount Project: “Let’s include all children.”
Spring 2012 Alumni.
Position: Head of the International Relations Department. Ministry of Taxes of the Republic of Azerbaijan
PFP Placement: US Congress. Office of the Senator Dan Coats. Washington DC
Position: Head of Strategic Development Department, Exam Center of Azerbaijan Republic
PFP Placement: Law Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.