IWP alumni are bringing their insights learned at IWP to leadership and management positions in such crucial organizations as the FBI, CIA, DIA, and Secret Service; the Departments of Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, State, and Treasury; the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard; Congressional offices, think tanks, academic institutions, and government contracting corporations.
Here are a few stories about alumni who have been making impacts on the security and future of our country and world:
Serving in the Intelligence Community
Two alumni conduct counterintelligence investigation and receive highest FBI award
John Russo (’06), Tim B. (’12), and a small team were awarded the most prestigious FBI award for their work in combatting a foreign intelligence threat. This counterintelligence investigation involved multiple agencies working together to deter foreign spies from penetrating the U.S. intelligence community (IC) and recruiting federal employees to commit espionage. More about the award
The scholar-practitioners at IWP taught me that counterintelligence is more than just catching spies – it’s also about conducting offensive operations to have a strategic impact on our foreign adversaries’ behavior.
-John Russo (’06)
Lawrence Buckley (’07) serves as Deputy Assistant Director at the FBI
Lawrence is the Deputy Assistant Director, Security Division at the FBI. He was promoted to the FBI’s Senior Executive Service in 2019, where he served in the Intelligence Branch as Senior Director on the staff of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB). The PIAB is arguably the most strategic oversight board within the Executive Branch. More about Lawrence Buckley
“Agent M” disrupts intellectual property theft by foreign actors
Effective counterintelligence is something of a lost art since the Cold War. Working for the Defense Department in Silicon Valley for 7 years, “Agent M” used classic counterintelligence statecraft to interdict and disrupt the theft or acquisition of valuable intellectual property from high-tech companies by actors under the direct or indirect control of the Chinese Communist Party and other foreign actors. He became a valuable resource for tech companies and venture capitalists. His effectiveness resulted in avoiding losses of IP estimated in the billions of dollars, and he has received 9 National Awards for running the best counterintelligence operations in the nation. He is now scaling this program nationwide and training counterintelligence officers based on his proven success.
Alumnus receives multiple awards for his military intelligence work
“Daniel” (’20) worked with IWP Career Services to achieve his goal of working in military intelligence, and he found that his IWP education served him well once he was in this field. In his current role, he conducts both hands-on work and intelligence writing. He has deployed in support of tactical units, and, when working at home in the U.S., he writes intelligence products for strategic and operational decisionmakers. Because Daniel was so well-prepared by his IWP academics and his internships, he was able to step in and fill a gap in his office that occurred when there was a lack of manpower. He was given multiple awards in his first year due to his ability to step up quickly when there was a need. He commented: “I was able to have a higher impact than my GS grade allowed, and that was a testament to my experience and education at IWP.” More about “Daniel”
LTC John Rose (’09) works in Strategic Intelligence within the Army
One of the first three Army-funded students to attend IWP, LTC John Rose (’09) transitioned his U.S. Army career field to Strategic Intelligence based on his IWP experience. He worked with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and then relocated to Cyprus, where he served as a DoD Representative to the Maritime Joint Planning Group in support of the UN/OPCW’s efforts to remove and destroy chemical weapons from Syria. He additionally worked in the Department of Army headquarters with the G2 intelligence branch. Now, he is pursuing a Ph.D. with Old Dominion University’s International Studies program, with the ultimate goal of training new strategic intelligence officers for the United States. More about John Rose
Major Jeff Brewer (’14) supports U.S. Marine Corps intelligence
Jeff Brewer (’14) serves as the intelligence officer for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), I Marine Expeditionary Force (IMEF), in Camp Pendleton, CA. In this role, he leads and manages a section of approximately 60 Marines tasked with supporting the MEU’s mission to be a force in readiness afloat. They collect, fuse, and convey critical intelligence to their leaders to drive MEU operations while on deployment in various geographic combatant commanders’ areas of responsibility. More about Jeff Brewer
Dr. David Charney studies the psychology of the insider spy
Former IWP student Dr. David Charney has consulted for the U.S. Intelligence Community and has studied in depth the psychology of the insider spy. He worked with several notorious spies, including Earl Pitts and Robert Hanssen. As a result, he has written several white papers on this topic and developed a potential new policy that could improve national security by fixing the problem of insider spies. More about David Charney
IWP alumnus spearheads Naval Intelligence Vision and Guidance document
An IWP alumnus led the development and coordination of the 2019 Naval Intelligence Vision and Guidance document on behalf of Naval Intelligence Leadership. This document is a broad overview of the key goals and priorities of Naval Intelligence in the current and ever-changing environment. More about the Naval Intelligence Vision & Guidance document
Jim Noone served as Senior Executive at the Defense Intelligence Agency
Jim Noone spent eight years of his life in the U.S. Navy, and about 33 with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Initially a Middle East analyst at DIA, Jim served as leader of the Military Infrastructure Office, Deputy Director of Analysis, Director for Policy Support in the Command Element, and as Director of International Partner Engagement. He credits IWP with being a place where he learned practical intelligence skills and honed in on his analyst skills. More about Jim Noone
Jarrod McDowell (’17) edits strategic intelligence reports for NGA
Jarrod serves as an analytic editor in the Analytic Production Design Center at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, where he helps create estimated strategic finished intelligence. These reports go to both senior policymakers and military consumers. In his work, Jarrod uses standards that stem from the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, which he studied at IWP. More about Jarrod McDowell
Making our Nation more Secure
Mark Beall (’09) receives award for work on Middle East policy with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, works on international AI partnership
In 2017, Mark Beall (’09) received the Secretary of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Award – the highest-level career medaled award given by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. At the time, Mark was working on the leadership team for Middle East Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Mark has also used his talents and IWP education to serve as Policy Chief of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) at the Pentagon. There, he focused on creating a 13-country coalition titled the AI Partnership for Defense, which aims to create an international military database where the U.S. and allies can facilitate the sharing of AI and algorithms. On the side, he has founded a nonprofit, the Burke-Paine Society, to bring together cross-partisan discussion groups across the nation. More about Mark Beall
John Scimone (’10) heads security at Dell
John Scimone (’10) is serving as Chief Security Officer at Dell. In this role, he is leading the company’s global corporate security program and aiding Dell’s businesses in the management of security risk across the physical and cyber domains. John came to IWP with a background in computer science. He comments: “When I entered IWP, I had a deep technical background in the field of cybersecurity, but was seeking to broaden my skillset in preparation for my first executive leadership role. The program at IWP not only allowed me to learn the intelligence trade, but also to study the broad array of instruments of national power that accompany it in the statesman’s tool belt. I walked away with a firm grasp of leading strategies and practices from these more traditional disciplines, which has enabled me to adapt them to the emerging cyber domain so as to craft more effective security programs for the businesses I am charged to protect.” More about John Scimone
The program at IWP not only allowed me to learn the intelligence trade, but also to study the broad array of instruments of national power.
-John Scimone, (’10)
LTC Katie Crombe (’12) plans strategy for the United States Special Forces Command Central (Middle East)
LTC Katie Crombe (’12) currently leads the directorate that conducts all strategy and planning for the United States Special Forces Command Central (Middle East). Her experiences include being deployed in Iraq twice, being the primary planning adviser to the Jordanian Chief of Defense, assisting in writing the new UK Theater Strategy for the Middle East, leading the planning for the final phases of the Defeat ISIS Syria plan with USCENTCOM J5, and serving as the Commander’s Aide de Camp for USCENTCOM. She credits IWP with providing her the knowledge necessary to succeed in her work with the U.S. Army. She commented: “I kept all of my notes and I have them in my desk right now; I’ve carried them around the world with me… My experience learning at IWP has molded me into the leader I have become.” More about Katie Crombe
Please note: These are Katie’s personal views and do not constitute endorsement by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. Army.
Schuyler Merritt (’15) manages visa systems as a contractor for the Department of Homeland Security
Schuyler Merritt (’15) is currently a Project Manager at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) where he runs the vetting and pre-screening operations for visa pre-checks. He maintains the integrity of the visa system by focusing on persons of significant interest and critical response issues, among other things. More about Shuyler Merritt
Roger Myers (’19) serves with the Army Futures Command as Acquisition Manager for Air and Missile Defense systems
Roger Myers (’19) is serving in the Army’s newest command, the Army Futures Command, where he is Acquisition Manager for Air and Missile Defense systems. In this role, Roger is using the integrated approach to the arts of statecraft taught at IWP: “With Futures Command in air and missile defense, we need an integrated approach of not just building our capability for the next 30 years, but a knowledge of what our adversaries are building. We need to look at whether our 30-year technology plans are in line with their 30-year technology plans, and whether we can stay ahead. We need to build capabilities that provide a peer advantage over time.” Roger has already been bringing lessons learned from IWP to his work as a Professor of Program Management at Defense Acquisition University, where he was mentoring the next generation of Department of Defense product, project, and program managers and executives. More about Roger Myers
MG John Thomson III writes daily briefs on Iraq for the President and influences Army policy
While in the middle of his fellowship at IWP, now-MG John Thomson III (JT) was asked by the Commanding General, United States Forces – Iraq General Raymond Odierno to go to Baghdad to head his Initiatives Group, the most important policymaking group for the Combatant Commander. In this capacity, JT was in charge of writing talking points that were delivered to the President each morning. Having studied the essential features of sovereignty at IWP, JT advised and influenced government policy about what the Iraqi people had to do to achieve true sovereignty. Later, JT was called back to the Pentagon, where, along with another Army Fellow, COL (now BG) Mike Eastman, he worked for General Odierno in his capacity as Chief of Staff of the Army. Both JT and Mike were instrumental in developing the idea of the human factor in war in the overall policy of the Army. JT later served as Commandant of Cadets at West Point and Commander of NATO’s Allied Land Command.
Alumnus informs senior decisionmaker at the Department of Defense
Ethan Field (’16), a Marine Corps veteran, used his IWP experience to transition to a job in government directly after graduation. In this position, Ethan produced a paper that a senior decisionmaker read and complimented him on, noting what he had learned from it. Ethan says that this paper was influenced by his time at IWP, where he learned to articulate his thoughts clearly and to write concisely. More about Ethan Field
Jared Ettinger (’06) leads groundbreaking study on American cyber intelligence
In 2019, a team from Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) led by Jared Ettinger (’06) published a report on a study on cyber intelligence practices. The aim of his team was to aggregate existing cyber intelligence practices, note which were most effective, and identify the largest challenges to such practices. To that end, they detailed and categorized over 2,000 different practices employed by 32 organizations from a variety of fields. The report concluded that while there exist strong practices, there is a profusion of ways to improve cyber intelligence operations. More about Jared Ettinger
Caleb Crim (’16) briefs White House officials
Soon after beginning to pursue an M.A. in Statecraft and National Security Affairs at IWP, Caleb Crim (’16) began working with Bulletin Intelligence, where he created intelligence products for the highest levels of government, including the White House, diplomatic officials, defense officials, and other government agencies. He now manages a team of 15 analysts who are producing work for some of the world’s biggest tech companies. He comments: “If you are looking for practical experience in an education setting, IWP is the best option.” More about Caleb Crim
Chris Phair (’13) founds Level Up Cybersecurity LLC to improve small business security
Chris Phair founded Level Up Cybersecurity in 2020 to provide small businesses the same level of security as larger businesses and governments. “Small businesses sometimes think that they are a small fish and that no one would care to attack them, but this is not the case,” said Chris. Small businesses are easy targets for cyberattacks, and they can provide hackers with valuable client information. Level Up Cybersecurity seeks to provide easy and efficient cybersecurity to small businesses and their clients. In doing so, Chris hopes to make our nation more secure at all levels. More about Chris Phair
Peter Sulick (’11) manages contracts for the Defense and Counterintelligence Security Agency
Peter Sulick manages the quality assurance division at CACI, ensuring that his Defense and Counterintelligence Security Agency (DCSA) clients receive the highest quality reports from CACI. He is also the deputy manager for one of his company’s IC contracts. Meanwhile, Peter works to advance his team members’ national security careers. He interviews, hires, and trains individuals to help them advance their careers at CACI and elsewhere. “I find that very rewarding. I like to learn about people, train them, advise them, and watch them succeed,” commented Peter. More about Peter Sulick
Elias Stamatiades (’15) recognized by Department of the Navy for excellent work
The Department of the Navy has awarded the Civilian Service Commendation Medal to IWP alumnus Elias Stamatiades, thanks to “the superior performance of his duties while serving as a PWD ROTA Supervisory Contract Specialist from 2015 to 2020.” During this time, Elias executed 600 contract actions worth $120 million. One of his most significant accomplishments involved the relocation of a helicopter squadron to new hangars. Another involved increasing the responsiveness of ship support services for our forward deployed U.S. Navy destroyer ships homeported at Naval Station Rota, Spain. More about Elias Stamatides
Research by IWP alumna contributes to U.S. trade policy
“Anna” (’15)* and her team at a government contractor conducted critical research for a project that became the basis for the creation of trade policy at the highest levels of policymaking. Over the course of this research during the summer of 2020, Anna became the point person for this project on her team of four other analysts. She commented, “Research that I was made aware of during my time at IWP was critical to informing the background of this project. It inspired my own research. I wouldn’t have known to look for this particular information if I hadn’t been an IWP alumna.” More about “Anna”
Lieutenant Colonel Howard (Gavin) Rice (’14) serves as U.S. Army Strategist
Gavin came to IWP to prepare to serve as an FA-59, an officer who handles strategy, plans, and policy. Since graduating, he has been serving as a U.S. Army Strategist. He served with the 2nd Infantry Division at Camp Red Cloud, South Korea, where he was the lead planner on the creation of the Combined ROK/US Division. He developed the first division, in conjunction with ROK partners, to strengthen Alliance and defense on the Korean Peninsula. He worked with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe for three years, followed by a deployment to Afghanistan, where he worked on planning with NATO Special Operations Component Command. Most recently, Gavin has been working on plans and strategic communication policy with U.S. Army Special Operations Command. He works to ensure that U.S. Army Special Operations equities are reflected in Army strategic documents so that they can inform programming and funding. More about Gavin Rice
Promoting Harmonious International Relations
Amb. Eerik Marmei promotes U.S.-Estonian relations and Estonian-NATO relations
After taking classes at IWP and interning at the Estonian Embassy to the U.S., Eerik Marmei became the first-ever U.S. Desk Officer in the Estonian Foreign Ministry. Later, he became Ambassador of Estonia to the United States. He considers some of his greatest professional achievements to be the agreements he helped create between NATO and Estonia to make Estonia more secure. More about Eerik Marmei
Alumnus restructures public diplomacy program at U.S. Embassy in Niamey
Stephen Dreikorn (’11) used IWP as a launchpad to begin a career as a Foreign Service Officer focused on public diplomacy at the State Department, where he has now been serving for 10 years and has earned nine Department of State Meritorious Honor Awards. In his position as Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Stephen has been overseeing all the aspects of public diplomacy for the embassy, including all of the embassy’s press, media, digital media, strategic content, operations, public engagement, and cultural activities. In this role, he led a restructuring effort of the way that the embassy conducts public diplomacy as a part of an overall transformation within the State Department. Stephen was recognized by the State Department as someone who did an exceptional job preparing his staff for this transition. Stephen’s work in transforming the public diplomacy system at the U.S. Embassy in Niger will have an impact for quite a while – until the United States’ next public diplomacy reset, which could be decades from now. More about Stephen Dreikorn
Mohammad Shafiq (’17) advises the President of Afghanistan
Mohammad Shafiq (’17) is serving as Deputy Senior Advisor to Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. Shafiq has been working to advance the President’s strategy of creating sustainable development and stability in Afghanistan. Specifically, he hopes to increase the efficiency, effectiveness, coordination, accountability, and alignment of the United Nations’ programs in Afghanistan with Afghanistan’s national strategies and priorities. He also advises the President on policies and strategies on UN-related matters and coordinates between UN agencies and relevant government institutions. Shafiq is a Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, social activist, writer, and analyst with over 15 years of experience working with civil society organizations, NATO, UN projects, media, NGOs, academic institutions, and private firms. He is a graduate of IWP’s Executive Master of Arts program. More about Mohammad Shafiq
I am an Afghan, and I was born and raised in war. Security is like oxygen for me.
-Mohammad Shafiq, (’17)
Alumnus launches nonprofit to help Eastern Congo community
Nicholas Hanlon (’12) has launched the Motoskate Foundation to support business development, education, and health resources in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Specifically, the Motoskate Foundation supports the Mango Tree School and its community through skill sharing, investment, college tuition for children who have lost parents, and emergency medical funds. After a decade of skill-sharing trips to the local community, the community invested in a motorcycle taxi, which will allow them to build a sustainable business in an unpredictable region. More about Nicholas Hanlon
IWP alumnus influences Brazilian politics
Marcio Coimbra (’15) is serving as the Brazilian Senate’s political coordinator, where he is leading the fight against corruption and working to ensure that in Brazil, “the laws will be above men” instead of men above the law. This, in turn, will help Brazil’s economy and encourage foreign investment. Mr. Coimbra also makes his voice heard through his contributions to over 100 newspapers in Brazil, as well as a column that he writes for the Brazilian paper O Tempo. More about Marcio Coimbra
Scott Cullinane (’12) launches US Europe Alliance
Scott Cullinane (’12) has founded the US Europe Alliance to educate and mobilize U.S. citizens to advocate for the enduring strategic and economic alliance between the U.S. and Europe. Previously, Scott used his IWP education on Capitol Hill, where he served as a professional staff member for the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. More about Scott Cullinane
Jacqueline Halbig von Schleppenbach (’15) builds transatlantic relationships and promotes religious freedom abroad
Jacqueline Halbig von Schleppenbach (’15) has been using her IWP degree in her work representing corporate and non-profit clients in domestic and international markets via Sovereign Global Solutions, LLC. Since attending IWP, she has become increasingly involved in global health diplomacy. She has also been working with one particularly pro-American, pro-democracy, pro-business ethics client to build transatlantic alliances. In addition, as Executive Director at the International Catholic Legislators Network (ICLN)-Western Hemisphere, she has been working to promote religious freedom around the world. More about Jacqueline Halbig von Schleppenbach
Moises Benhabib (’15) recognized for work at State Department on multiple occasions
In 2016, Moises Benhabib (’15) received a State Department Performance Award for his “high-level performance and sustainment of official duties,” and in 2018, he received the Department of State’s Superior Honor Award for his work in leading the Bureau of Legislative Affairs Freedom of Information Act program. Moises currently works as a Special Assistant to the Executive Secretariat Staff within the Office of the Secretary of State. More about Moises Benhabib
Dr. Zak Allal (’18) boosts U.S.-Algeria relations through reality TV show
IWP alumnus and research scholar Dr. Zak Allal (’18) was part of a jury on an Algerian TV show supported by the U.S. Embassy in Algiers in order to encourage entrepreneurship in the country. The program Andi Hulm, or “I Have a Dream” in Arabic, featured 60 aspiring entrepreneurs who worked within member companies of the American Chamber of Commerce to develop their ideas. More about Zak Allal
Rachel Bauman (’18) advises Congress on Eastern Europe policy
Rachel Bauman is currently a policy advisor at the Helsinki Commission. In this position, she organizes Congressional hearings and briefings for Congressional staff on policy and relevant topics in Eastern Europe. She also prepares relevant information for members of Congress who are visiting the countries she covers (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and the Baltics) or doing work related to her focus, which is primarily human rights. “It is nice to know that products that I give to our Commissioners are things that they will use to inform their votes and decisions on important issues,” Rachel said. More about Rachel Bauman
Stephen Dreikorn (’11) restructures public diplomacy program at U.S. Embassy in Niamey
Stephen Dreikorn (’11), who has been serving as a Foreign Service Officer at the State Department for over ten years, implemented the State Department’s new public diplomacy structure at the U.S. Embassy in Niamey, Niger. The State Department identified Stephen as someone who did an exceptional job preparing his staff for this transition. Stephen’s work in transforming the public diplomacy system at the U.S. Embassy in Niger will have an impact for quite a while – until the United States’ next public diplomacy reset, which could be decades from now. Stephen’s time at IWP had an impact on his effectiveness in explaining the public diplomacy transformation to his staff. For instance, thanks to his IWP classes, he was able to explain not only the Smith-Mundt Act, but its origins and the reasons that it exists. He explained the ways to weave the different public diplomacy tools to form a coherent strategy. Thanks to Stephen’s work, the embassy staff is excited about and ready for the new system. Stephen is the recipient of nine Department of State Meritorious Honor Awards. More about Stephen Dreikorn
Nicholas Hanlon (’12) launches nonprofit to help Eastern Congo community
Nicholas Hanlon (’12) launched the Motoskate Foundation to support business development, education, and health resources in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Motoskate has a goal of buying motorcycle taxis to enable the local people to run sustainable businesses in an unpredictable region. In turn, income from the motorcycle taxi business will enable parents to support their children’s school tuition. Motoskate also supports this community through skill sharing, investment, college tuition for children who have lost parents, and emergency medical funds. “The quality of people I learned from, both students and teachers, at IWP has left me with a strong sense of prudence,” said Nicholas. “This becomes indispensable for operating in a complex environment.” More about Nicholas Hanlon
Educating our Leaders and the Next Generation
Caitlin Schindler (’10) conducts rare, in-depth research on American public diplomacy
Dr. Caitlin E. Schindler (’10) has written a book on American public diplomacy: The Origins of Public Diplomacy in US Statecraft: Uncovering a Forgotten Tradition. Dr. Schindler’s book explores diplomacy through an in-depth examination of six important U.S. historical case studies. Significantly, she also demonstrates the application of her findings in contemporary international relations. She has spoken on public diplomacy at IWP on several occasions. More about Caitlin Schindler
Brendan Steinhauser (’13) teaches at St. Edward’s University
Brendan Steinhauser (’13) is an adjunct professor at St. Edward’s University in Austin, where he teaches Political Science and Global Studies. He comments: “My M.A. in Statecraft and International Affairs from IWP has been instrumental in my teaching. I have drawn on many of the courses I took while I was a student at IWP, including international relations, geography and strategy, public diplomacy and political warfare, the art of diplomacy, and the history of American foreign policy. Also, IWP’s focus on the Western moral tradition and history has informed my approach to teaching undergraduate students at St. Edward’s University. I try to impart a deep understanding of geography, history, and economics, as they relate to political science and global studies. I think it is important for my students to understand how these disciplines fit together, and how they constantly impact each other.” More about Brendan Steinhauser
My M.A. in Statecraft and International Affairs from IWP has been instrumental in my teaching.
-Brendan Steinhauser (’13)
Alumnus founds news website to provide context to complex foreign policy questions
Through his freelance writing while he was a student at IWP, Hampton Stephens (‘07) found that many excellent articles on international affairs were being written, but well-publicized online outlets for this type of work were extremely limited. In July 2006, while still at IWP, Hampton decided to take the problem into his own hands, and create an outlet for serious, thoughtful news and opinion pieces on foreign policy and international affairs that would otherwise not be sufficiently publicized. Thus began World Politics Review. WPR (www.worldpoliticsreview.com) now produces over 75,000 words of original content each month and has a wide audience of academics, policymakers, and businesspeople. More about Hampton Stephens
Kevin Cyron (’13) honored as outstanding history teacher by Freedom Hill DAR
Kevin Cyron (’13) was honored by the Freedom Hill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) as an Outstanding Teacher of American History. Kevin has been a social studies teacher at Saint Luke School in McLean, Virginia since 2011. He comments: “The classes I took at IWP and the depth that we went into studying the founding principles of the U.S. have helped me be able to pass that knowledge on to the next generation.” More about Kevin Cyron
Michael Maibach (’19) manages program that teaches lawyers, judges, and citizens about the American Founders
Michael Maibach (’19) is Managing Director of the James Wilson Institute on Natural Rights and the American Founding, where he also serves on the Board of Trustees. The organization offers academic seminars for members of the appellate bar, judges, and law clerks about how natural rights informed the American founding, as well as the issues of the day. More about Michael Maibach
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