Candidate Profiles
MAGIS Candidates, 2007 - 2009

Haley Wrinkle

Haley Wrinkle hopes to study poverty alleviation and economic development.  Her interests in this field are broad, and she would be happy to study anything from hydrology to agricultural development to microfinance loans to job creation.  At this point she is strongly considering focusing on reform in the world garment industry.   
 
Haley graduated from UC Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Studio, and is interested in using her design background in development projects.  After graduating, she taught English in Cambodia for a year.  Haley's travels throughout Southeast Asia and in parts of Africa have seriously impacted her world view and given her a burden for the poor.  She is concerned with the objectification of the poor in the NGO world and wants to find ways to help which give individuals respect and dignity.  Her desire to study development is especially driven by her Christian faith.

Haley is interning in Washington D.C. with the International Labor Rights Forum.  The ILRF is an advocacy organization which works to achieve just and humane treatment for workers across the globe.  Haley is working on research and campaigns related to sweatshop issues for the ILRF.