International Careers: Globally Connected Economies

John Zielonka

John Zielonka is a senior manager with Capgemini and is the Intel Global Alliance Director. He's worked at Capgemini and its predecessor, Ernst & Young, for over seven years in various capacities and industries: project manager for a number of healthcare projects throughout the US, new hire trainer, Microsoft alliance director in North America and sales/business development. In his current role, John coordinates the activities of a global team dedicated to working with the Intel Corporation to create innovative and emerging business technology solutions running on the Intel chip platform. John's prior work experience included working for IBM in a sales role in Atlanta where he managed a regional health territory. He's also directed the activities of several large hospital billing departments in Michigan. John has a Master's of Arts in Management and Supervision from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Wayne State University, which is located in Detroit.

Anita Achieng Koyier-Mwamba

Anita Achieng Koyier-Mwamba was born in Nairobi, Kenya where she underwent her primary and secondary education in Kenyan boarding schools. She attended Southern Oregon University where she obtained a BA in International Studies. She has most recently attained a JD from Seattle University School of Law and plans to focus on immigration and international law.

Ms. Koyier-Mwamba has worked for International organizations in Somalia. She served as a Project Assistant in a major literacy campaign to support the empowerment of Somali women and families. Also, Ms. Koyier-Mwamba served as a consultant where she worked with a team to establish two learning centers designed to maximize efficiency of two ports in Northern Somalia. Ms. Koyier-Mwamba has worked for the Northwest Immigrant Rights project in the Asylum Unit and has attended numerous seminars and conferences on Human Rights and Racism. Her academic and intellectual interests are Race, Class and Gender and Human and Civil Rights.

Janet Makori

Janet Makori is a Software Process Analyst within the Global Sourcing Service Management (GSSM) group at the Boeing Company. The GSSM team supports all Boeing global IT projects. Her main role is to coordinate sourcing projects among internal Boeing customers, suppliers, and other business partners. She is currently managing over 20 projects and contributed to enhancing shareholder value by helping the company realize significant savings in 2005. Prior to joining the GSSM team, Janet was a participant in the Information Systems Career Foundation Program (ISCFP) at Boeing, a fast-paced leadership development program.

She enjoys actively contributing to the well being of the community and supports various charities. She is currently on the Boeing National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) Committee where she provides mentoring, coaching, and career development to University of Washington NSBE members and new hires. In addition, Janet is active an alumni member of the ISCFP program and is promoting diversity representation in recruiting highly qualified potential leadership candidates.

Janet completed her undergraduate studies at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, GA, where she served as a Board member of the school's NSBE chapter. She also holds two graduate degrees from the University of Washington Business School, a Master of Science (MSc.) in Information Systems and a Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Janet attributes her accomplishments to her faith, mentors, and wonderful parents who instilled personal characteristics and values of hard work, integrity, and compassion.