About CDS: The Staff

Director: Paul Binkley

Paul Binkley is the Director of Career Development Services at The George Washington University’s (GWU) Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration (TSPPPA). As Director, he manages the career development program for the over 350 Master of Public Policy, Master of Public Administration, and Public Policy and Administration doctoral students, as well as for the almost 3000 graduate alumni.

Paul’s tenure at GWU began in 1999 at the Elliott School of International Affairs, first as the Associate Direct of Graduate Admissions (2 years) and as the Associate Director of Graduate Student Career Development (5 years). He launched TSPPPA Career Development Services in March 2006.

Prior to his time at GWU, Paul served as the Director of Communications at the National Council for International Visitors, the private sector partner with the U.S. Department of State's International Visitor Program. He also spent two years in the Residential Life system at the University of Kentucky managing a staff of 20 and responsible for over 1500 students.

Paul received his M.A. in Foreign Policy and Diplomacy in 1996 from the University of Kentucky's Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce. He completed his Certification as a Global Career Direction Facilitator (GCDF) in 2003, and recently started in the Higher Education and Administration doctoral program at GWU.

Paul is a member of the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), National Career Development Association (NCDA), NetImpact, and the National Association of Sports Officials (NASO). He lives in Alexandria, VA, with his wife Laura, and is originally from the "land that time forgot and decades can't improve": Lake Wobegon, MN.

Senior Executive In Residence: Joan Dudik-Gayoso

As a career member of the U.S. Government Senior Executive Service, Ms. Dudik-Gayoso held management positions in the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).  She represented the U.S. before the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the agencies of the United Nations (UN) Development System, the UN Development Program, and the UN Food and Agricultural Organization.  She negotiated program, policy, finance, management and reform issues and coordinated U.S. preparations for the World Summit for Children and the World Conference on Education for All.  Ms. Dudik-Gayoso served as an expert at the U.N. Conference Trade and Development Workshop on Gender and Globalization, and as Participation and Sponsorship Manager at the World Bank for the Global Knowledge ’97 Conference.  She directed Africa operations for the Peace Corps and also has experience with U.S. bilateral aid programs in Africa and South Asia, program and policy planning, analysis and budgeting, food aid programs, aid coordination and evaluation.

Ms. Dudik-Gayoso teaches multilateral negotiations at the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute, and has trained U.S. diplomats and host country national staff in international science, technology, environment and international health issues. She is an advisor and trainer for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) on integrating scientific expertise into the foreign affairs agencies. Joan Dudik-Gayoso also taught several classes at the George Washington University, both at the Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration and the Elliot School of International Affairs.  Her fields include development policy, administration, project management, and microfinance.  In addition, Ms. Dudik-Gayoso taught at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, and in the MBA program at the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Ms. Dudik-Gayoso has long been a mentor and speaker on careers in international development, advising students and young professionals. She is a Board Member of the Society for International Development – Washington Chapter.  She earned a BA with High Honors in International Relations from the University of Maryland and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa.  Ms. Dudik-Gayoso currently supports the work of the Office of Career Development Services in the George Washington University Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, advising students on career alternatives and helping them to assess their skills and experience in relation to the job market and their career objectives.