Communications Manager
rfacey@umich.edu
Office Information:
phone: 734.615.8910
CPPS Staff;
Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies;
Copernicus Program in Polish Studies;
Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies;
Weiser Center for Europe and Eurasia;
Global Islamic Studies Center;
CREES Staff;
WCED Staff;
Center for European Studies;
GISC Staff;
CES Staff;
WCEE Staff
Education/Degree:
M.A., Russian and East European Studies, University of Illinois, 2004
B.A., Russian and East European Studies, University of Michigan, 1999
About
Rachel Brichta is communications manager at the International Institute. She supports the Weiser Centers (including CES, CPPS, CREES, WCED, and WCEE) and Islamic Studies by planning, preparing, and disseminating publicity and information for events and other activities. Rachel holds a B.A. in Russian and East European Studies from U-M and an M.A. in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her M.A. thesis explored democratization efforts in Belarus. Rachel joined the U-M staff in 2005, before which she held positions with American Councils for International Education, the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, Youth for Understanding International Exchange, and Toledo Sister Cities International.
