Ariela Zibiah

A development sector practitioner for more than two decades, with a focus on strategic communications and advocacy, and early career in mainstream national, regional and international print and broadcast (radio and television) media. Currently pursuing a PhD programme at the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies in Development, Gender and Public Diplomacy (Image Cultivation). A BA in History/Politics and Journalism, 2004 (University of the South Pacific, USP); Certificate, French Language, 2005 (Maitrise, Universite de Poitier); Post-Graduate Diploma in Pacific Studies, 2009 (USP); MA Gender Studies, 2011 (University of Sussex).