The Horizons Expo Steering Committee works within the structure of the Washington Ireland Program Alumni Network (WIPAN).

Colin Andrews: Participants

Colin, a member of the 2002 class of the Young Leaders Program, as it was then known, is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He pursued a joint honours degree in Economics and Political Science, and went on to undertake a research masters in Economics, on aspects of globalisation and inequality, finishing his studies in late 2002. Having researched for Mr. Peter Sutherland after his postgraduate studies, he is currently working as a research assistant to Mr. Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern.

Aideen Keenan: Participants

Aideen is a fellow member of the 2002 Class. She graduated from DCU in 2002 with a degree in International Business, German and French. Her internship in Washington was as a lobbyist for Battelle. Having worked in both Edinburgh and Cork in recent years, she currently works as a Project Manager in Marketing for the German-Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Dublin.

Aidan Corbett: Public Relations

Aidan is a member of the 2005 WIP Class. He graduated from UCC in 2005 with a degree Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His internship in Washington was with the United States Conferene of Catholic Bishops. He is currently working in the DCU Educational Trust as part of their fundraising team.

Ronan Lyons: Finance & Logistics

Ronan participated in the Washington-Ireland Program in 2002, interning with Donald Payne in the US Congress, and was Chair of the WIP Alumni Network for 2004/05. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2002 with a first-class honours degree in Economics and Political Science, having also been elected a Scholar of the College in 2000. He holds an M.Econ.Sc. (2005) and will shortly submit a thesis on interwar deglobalization and income inequality, for his M.Litt. He is currently working as an Economist with the National Competitiveness Department at Forfás, having formerly served as a Junior Diplomat with Irish Aid in the Department of Foreign Affairs.