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Ava Benkhatar, Program Manager
Email: avabenkhatar@berkeley.edu
Ava Benkhatar is the Program Manager of the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium. Ava holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and two certificates in “Diplomacy” and “Intelligence and National Security” from the University of Central Florida.
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Derek Johnson, Research Support Officer
Email: derekj@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-643-2646
Derek Johnson is a Research Support Officer at the University of California, Berkeley and is the Financial Analyst for the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium.