Dominique Maria Bonessi joined the Washington delegation in 2022. She works on both strategic communications and produces content for the delegation’s Intercross blog and social media handles. Prior to joining the ICRC, Ms. Bonessi worked as a local radio reporter covering the Maryland government with WAMU and the Baltimore NPR affiliate. With the International Center for Journalists in Turkey in 2017, Ms. Bonessi reported for multiple news outlets like USA Today, The Atlantic, U.S. News & World Report, PRI’s The World, and NPR on the lack of health care and educational resources for Syrian diaspora children and their families. Ms. Bonessi has a master’s degree in international security from American University’s School of International Service. She is fluent in Spanish.