Anna Halpine
228 E 71st St, New York, NY 1002 Tel: 212-585-07575
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Professional Employment:
Founder and President, World Youth Alliance (New York, NY) 1999-present
ECOSOC accredited NGO at the United Nations, European Parliament and Organization of American States with a worldwide membership of over 1 million; offices in New York City, Mexico City, Brussels, Manila, Nairobi. Focus on cultural initiatives and human rights awareness programs promoting the dignity of the person in policy and culture.
Parliamentary Assistant (Ireland), European Parliament (Brussels, Strasbourg) 1999-2000
Legislative activities (amendment writing), speech writing, article writing, committee work (Regional Policy and Culture, youth, education, the media and sport), correspondence, administrative tasks
Administrator, Atlantic Region, Canadian Music Center (Sackville, Canada) 1996-1998
Education:
Mount Allison University (Canada) B.MUS cum laude, 1999
Recipient of the Marjorie Young Bell Music Scholarship 1996-1999
Mount Allison University Fellowship (piano music of George Gershwin) 1998
Taubman Institute (New York) Piano studies, 1999
Juilliard School (New York), Voice studies 1999
Scholarships and Awards:
2008Calihan Fellow, Acton Institute
2007Elizabeth Ann Seton Award, St. John’s University (Queens, New York)
2003Rennaisance Weekend Young Leaders Forum (Hilton Head, NC)
2001 Phoenix Institute, Notre Dame University, IL
Tertio Millenio Seminar for a Free Society, Krakow, Poland
1999Rotary International Cultural Ambassadorial Scholarship (Salzburg, Austria)
1998Canadian National Youth Choir (Soprano representative)
1994 Valedictorian, Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute, Toronto
1988-1993Chamber choir and touring choir, Toronto Children’s Chorus
Lectures given:
“Human Dignity and the Future of Europe”, Palace of Culture, Warsaw, Poland (September 2006)
“The Challenges of the Contemporary World”, International Congress on the Family, Kiev, Ukraine (May 2006)
“Economics and Development”, London School of Economics, London (Feb 2006)
“Foreign Aid and the Dignity of the Person”, University of Leuven, Belgium (Feb 2006)
“International Institutions and Human Rights”, World Ethic Forum, Guanajato, Mexico (January 2006),
“Human Dignity and Totalitarianism”, presented at a World Youth Alliance conference on totalitarianism in Vienna, Austria (November 2004),
“International Negotiation: Dialogue at the United Nations”, Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara, Mexico (March 2002)
United Nations conference participation:
International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations, New York (2003-2006)
Worked with delegations to develop language, understand ethical questions, and build consensus.
International Convention Against the Reproductive Cloning of Human Beings, United Nations, NY (2002-2006)
Worked with delegations over a period of four years to draft the convention. Worked with UN delegates to develop language and clarify ethical questions. Text was ultimately accepted as a Declaration rather than a Convention.
“International Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +10)”, Johannesburg, South Africa (September 2002)
Led 30 young Africans and Asians to participate in the conference. Met with dignitaries and heads of state, including Nobel Laureate Shimon Peres, and Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien
“Financing for Development”, Monterrey, Mexico (March 2002)
Met with heads of delegations, Heads of State, King and Queen of Jordan. Presented our statement to all delegates. Led conference youth delegation.
“World Summit for Children, United Nations”, New York (May 2001)
Led conference youth coalition, developed language included in the final document
“International Women’s Conference (Beijing +5)”, United Nations, New York (Feb-June, 2000)
Led conference youth coalition
“International Conference on Population and Development +5 (Cairo +5)”, United Nations, New York (March-July, 1999)
Occasion of the founding of the World Youth Alliance.
World Youth Alliance visits and training conducted in the following countries:
Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Costa Rica, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, the Netherlands, Nigeria, the Philippines, Poland, Rwanda, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, the Ukraine, United States
Languages:
Languages: Fluent English and French, basic German