1.07.2005 ET

(CSRwire) Portsmouth, NH - Today Citizens Advisers announced Dr. Vesela Veleva, social research analyst, will conduct a series of lectures and a seminar for graduate students and faculty at Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, Hungary, on January 11 through January 18, 2005.

Dr. Veleva serves as a visiting faculty member of CEU's Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy, and this trip marks her third appearance at the university. Her series of lectures will cover environmental and occupational health issues, and her seminar will introduce the strategy and practice of socially responsible investing.

"We are pleased Dr. Veleva, from one of America's leading socially responsible investing firms, is returning to our university. Her expertise on environmental issues and SRI is well known to our campus," said Ruben Mnatsakanian, Ph.D., who heads the Environmental Sciences and Policy Department.

Separately, Citizens Advisers announced that Dr. Veleva has been asked to join the Editorial Advisory Board of the Corporate Environmental Strategy (CES): International Journal for Sustainable Business. Dr. Veleva and Suresh Sethi, also of Citizens Advisers, authored an article published in the October issue of the journal on the electronics industry's preparedness to meet new global toxics regulations.

"We are delighted to have Dr. Veleva join our editorial board," remarked CES Jounnal's editor-in-chief Don Smith. "We look forward to benefiting from her impressive industry experience and educational background."

Dr. Veleva has over 13 years of experience in the environmental and sustainability field. She holds a doctorate in pollution prevention and cleaner production from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She also holds a master of science degree in pollution and environmental control from the University of Manchester, UK, and a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Varna, Bulgaria.

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