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Published on: 4/25/2008
Last Visited: 4/25/2008
Ms. Priya Patel - Marketing & Sales Consultant, NY Ms. Patel is a graduate of Columbia Law School ('05) and Harvard University ('01).Ms. Patel recently returned from Gujarat, India, where she spent five months working closely with Gramshree, one of LOA's partner organizations.While at Gramshree, she designed products, managed production, and executed a marketing strategy for Gramshree's winter collection.She also participated in export and wholesale marketing activities and produced an international marketing catalog for Gramshree's home furnishings.Ms. Patel has a diverse background in international development - as a summer associate at the law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton, she participated in the Argentine debt restructuring; she has provided advice to UNICEF Nicaragua on draft laws and legal agreements governing the provision of potable water; and she has worked closely with UNICEF Bangladesh to plan and critique the organization's arsenic mitigation activities.