Nevzer G. Stacey founded HasNa, Inc. in 1998. Prior to assuming full responsibilities as HasNa's President, she was a Study Director for International Labor Standards in the National Research Council of the National Academies of Science. At the Academies Ms. Stacey was the resident expert on transitions from education to the workplace. While at the U.S. Department of Education she represented the U.S. in international projects sponsored by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the World Bank. Among the positions she held were Special Assistant to the Director of the School to Work Program, Director of Higher Education and Adult Learning, and Senior Education Research Analyst. Ms. Stacey has also given twenty years of service as a volunteer mediator to the District of Columbia. Ms. Stacey was born in Turkey and obtained her BS in International Relations and Masters in International Organizations and Middle East Area Studies from American University’s School of International Studies.

Deniz Sevgili Oña: Program Manager

Deniz Sevgili Oña joined HasNa in July, 2005. Originally from Chicago, she lived and studied in Izmir, Turkey for 11 years. Her previous job was at the Center for Community Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping low-income people build powerful, effective organizations through which they can change their communities. Prior to that she worked at the Assembly of Turkish American Associations as the Assistant Director of Public Affairs, where she helped promote better relations between the U.S. and Turkey. Before she moved back to the U.S. she worked for the Turkish Ministry of Tourism in Izmir. In 1998, she attended a summer institute in Greece called the International Institute for Political and Economic Studies held in partnership by the Fund for American Studies, the Greek Association for Atlantic and European Cooperation, and Georgetown University. This program brings together young leaders of the Middle East and Balkans for discussions of political economy and workshops on conflict resolution. Mrs. Oña earned her MA in International Studies from the University of South Carolina in 2001.

Julie Faust: Program Associate

Julie Faust joined HasNa in 2007. She is currently an M.A. candidate in International Economic Relations at American University. She previously worked as an English teacher in Turkey and as an analyst in web marketing. Ms. Faust earned her B.A. in International Relations from the Ohio State University in 2004, where she graduated magna cum laude, with honors.