About Dr. Tsehaye
Dr. Tsehaye Teferra is a native of Ethiopia who received his undergraduate degree from Haile Selassie I University in Addis Ababa. Early in his career, he served as a cross-cultural instructor in the Peace Corps’ in-country training program and taught at several institutions of higher learning in Ethiopia. In 1972, he came to the United States as a UNESCO Fellow and went on to earn an M.S. in Applied Linguistics and a Ph.D. in Sociolinguistics from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., where he also served as a Research Associate in the School of Languages and Linguistics.
Dr. Teferra’s academic career included roles as an instructor at the Foreign Service Institute and an Assistant Professor in the African Studies and Research Center at Howard University.
He is the Founder, President, and CEO of the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc. (ECDC). In 1991, his outstanding contributions to the United States were formally recognized by the Coordinator for Refugee Affairs.
Beyond his professional achievements, Dr. Teferra has been deeply engaged in civic, professional, and community affairs. He was appointed by the Arlington County Board as a founding member of the Multicultural Commission and has also served on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Task Force for Arlington’s Future, and the Diversity Dialogue Task Force.
He currently serves on the Board of the Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization in Arlington, Virginia, and is a Board Member and Vice Chair of InterAction.
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