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BOARD of DIRECTORS

Our Board consists of accomplished individuals from corporate and nonprofit realms. What connects them is their passion for WCE and its mission.

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SUZANNE GRANT LEWIS

Chairman of the Board

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pamela m. cooney

President

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jeremy griffiths

Vice Chair & Treasurer

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Lisa dale

Director

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Ayesha hassan

Director

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Manoj kumar

Director

Alexandra Higuera

Director

Satish Gupta

Director

International Advisory Council

Our International Advisory Council consists of 42 members across 29 countries. They share their advice and their good names.

Muhammad Mukhtar Alam

Muhammad Mukhtar Alam

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Experience: Executive Director of Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development.

Citizenship: India

Term: 2/22

Boubakar Barry, Ph.D.

Boubakar Barry, Ph.D.

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Experience: CEO of West and Central African Research and Education Network. Former Head of ICT Project at Association of African Universities. Former Director of the Centre de Calcul Informatique at Université Cheike Anta Diop in Dakar, Senegal.

Citizenship: Senegal, currently resides in Ghana

Term: ends 2/24

Sekou Mamadou Barry

Sekou Mamadou Barry

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Experience: Managing Director of BCI Mali Bamako in Mali.

Citizenship: Mali

Term: 4th term ends 2/23

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Maria Beebe, Ph.D.

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Experience: Department of Anthropology Affiliate at Portland State University. President of Global Networks. Former Board Chair of Filipina Women’s Network. Former Senior ICT Advisor on education in Afghanistan at Deloitte Consulting LLP.

Citizenship: Phillippines & USA

Term: 4th term ends 2/23

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Austin Butler

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Experience: President and Founder, Teaching.Com. Founder & former President of FTW Innovations, Inc.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 1st term ends 2/22

Joseph Carroll-Miranda

Joseph Carroll-Miranda

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Experience: Auxiliary Professor at University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. Member of WCE-Puerto Rico Steering Committee. Former Assistant Director of Computer Science for All – Puerto Rico.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 1st term ends 2/22

Teimuraz Chichua

Teimuraz Chichua

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Experience: President of NGO Prometheus-Amirani. Physics Professor at Georgian Free University and Georgian Technical University. WCE Development Officer in Georgia.

Citizenship: Georgia

Term: ends 2/22

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Zeddy Chirombe

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Experience: VP of Capital Markets Developments at Clear Markets. Former Quantitative Developer at Wells Fargo Securities. Former Lead Software Engineer at Thomson Reuters. WCE Development Officer for Zimbabwe.

Citizenship: Zimbabwe & USA

Term: 3rd term ends 2/24

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KEN Woosuk Choi

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Experience: Editor at The Chosun Daily News in Seoul, South Korea. Former WCE Board member.

Citizenship: South Korea

Term: ends 2/21

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Yosem Companys, Ph.D

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Experience: Co-founder and Manager of Program in Liberation Technology at Stanford University.

Citizenship: USA

Term: ends 2/22

Janice Cooper

Janice Cooper, Ph.D.

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Experience: Project Lead of Liberia Mental Health Initiative at The Carter Center Liberia. WCE Sponsor and computer recipient.

Citizenship: Liberia

Term: 4th term ends 2/23

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Richard Chalks Corriette

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Experience: Creative at Fervor. President of People to People International.

Citizenship: Belgium

Term: ends 2/22

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Wayne Fritze

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Experience: Partner at W & W International Enterprises, Former Senior VP and Managing Director of RCM&D. Volunteer at Chricha Foundation. Board member of WCE-Canada. Former Treasurer and Board member of WCE.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 1st term ends 2/23

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Eric Frothingham, J.D.

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Experience: Founder of Life Launchr Inc. Former CBO of One World Futbol Project.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 1st term ends 2/23

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Veronica Fynn Bruey, Ph.D.

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Experience: Founder of Displaced Peoples Collaborative Research Network. Co-founder and Exeuctive Director of Tuki-Tumarankeh. Affiliated Faculty at Seattle University School of Law. Board member of WCE Canada. WCE Development Officer for Liberia.

Citizenship: Liberia, living in USA

Term: 2nd term ends 2/23

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Edwin Gragert, Ph.D.

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Experience: Director of Global Woods Consultancy. Former Interim Executive Director of iEARN-USA and Executive Director. Former Board member of Global Campaign for Education.

Citizenship: USA

Term: ends 2/24

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Pedro Guevera

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Experience: International Development Consultant. Professor at Universidad del Pacífico. Former Director of Commercial Office of Peru in La Paz and Taipei, respectively.ld Futbol Project.

Citizenship: Peru

Term: 3rd term ends 2/23

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Terri Hasdorff

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Experience: President of Capitol Solutions Consulting, LLC. VP of Government Affairs at Convoy of Hope. Former Candidate for U.S. Congress in Alabama Congressional District 2.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 3rd term ends 2/23

Henry Jackelen

Henry Jackelen

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Experience: Independent Consultant at Jackelen Associates. Former Director at UNDP Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in Development. Former UN Resident Representative in Bulgaria. Former WCE Board member.

Citizenship: Brazil & USA

Term: 3rd term ends 2/22

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Barbie Keiser

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Experience: President of Barbie E. Keiser, Inc. Evening Reference and Instruction Librarian at North Virginia Community College. Former Adjunct Faculty at University of Kentucky College of Communication and Information. Former Adjunct Faculty at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business School.

Citizenship: USA

Term: ends 2/22

David Lozano

David Lozano

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Experience: Independent Consultant. Former Peru Country Director of TechnoServe. Former WCE Board member.

Citizenship: Bolivia

Term: 3rd term ends 2/23

Jim Lynch

Jim Lynch

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Experience: Program Director of GreenTech at TechSoup Global. Director of Computer Recycling/Reuse at TechSoup.

Citizenship: USA

Term: ends 2/22

Colin Maclay

Colin M. Maclay, Ph.D.

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Experience: Executive Director of Annenberg Innovation Lab at University of Southern California. Senior Researcher and Fellows Advisory Board Member of Harvard University Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.

Citizenship: USA

Term: ends 2/22

Alex Mbianda

Alex Mbianda

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Experience: VP of Procurement and Logistics at Ingenuity Properties Massachusetts.

Citizenship: Cameroon

Term: ends 2/21

Cliff Missen

Cliff Missen

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Experience: Director of WiderNet, University of North Carolina. Clinical Associate Professor at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 6th term ends 2/23

Stan Muessle

Stan Muessle

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Experience: Founder & President of Global Outreach. Former President of Muessle & Associates.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 3rd term ends 2/24

Muna Ndulo

Muna Ndulo, Ph.D.

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Experience: Professor of International and Comparative Law at Cornell Law School. Director of Center for African Development at Cornell University.

Citizenship: Zambia, living in USA

Term: 6th term ends 2/23

Abiodun Abbey Ogunwale

Abiodun Abbey Ogunwale

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Experience: Lead Principal at Defined Impact. Former TACA Advisor at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. Former Director of Business Development at Project Hope.

Citizenship: Nigeria, living in USA

Term: partial term ends 2/22

Jeff Omelchuck

Jeff Omelchuck

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Experience: Executive Director of Infrastructure Masons. Former Program Consultant at Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. Former Executive Director of EPEAT at Green Electronics Council.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 5th term ends 2/23

Patricia Ordóñez

Patricia Ordóñez, Ph.D.

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Experience: Associate Professor at University of Puerto Rico–Río Piedras. Director of Computer Science for All–Puerto Rico. Member of WCE-Puerto Rico’s Steering Committee.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 2nd term ends 2/23

Carlos Osorio

Carlos Osorio-Urzua, Ph.D.

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Experience: Adjunct Professor of Innovation at University of Desarrollo. Guest Lecturer at Singularity University. Cofounder & Partner of Yuken. Visiting Professor at Deusto Business School.

Citizenship: Chile

Term: 2/22

Fernando Reimers

Fernando Reimers, Ph.D.

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Experience: Professor of International Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Director of Global Education Initiative at Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Citizenship: Venezuela, living in USA

Term: 6th term ends 2/23

Uca Silva

Uca Silva

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Experience: Coordinator at Plataforma RELAC. Researcher at SUR Corporación Centro de Estudios Sociales.

Citizenship: Chile

Term: 5th term ends 2/23

William Tiga Tita

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Experience: Senior Lecturer at Northeastern University Graduate School of Management. Adjunct Professor at Boston College Carroll School of Management. Chairman & CEO of GMC-TIN.

Citizenship: Cameroon, living in USA

Term: 4th term ends 2/23

Rahul Tongia

Rahul Tongia, Ph.D.

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Experience: Senior Fellow at CSEP India. Non-resident Senior Fellow at Brookings Institution. Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Founding Advisor of India Smart Grid Forum. Independent Consultant. Former Global Future Council Member at World Economic Forum.

Citizenship: India, permanent resident of USA

Term: 4th term ends 2/24

Cynthia Romero

Cynthia Romero-Arroyo, M.D.

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Experience: Quality Control Consultant at Business Excellence Consulting, Inc. Former Director of Laboratory Quality Control at Baxter Puerto Rico. Member of WCE–Puerto Rico Steering Committee Member. Coordinator of WCE Inspire Girls–Puerto Rico.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 2nd term ends 2/23

Diana Topcic-Rosenberg

Diana Topcic-Rosenberg

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Experience: Coordinator of Advocacy and Organizational Development at ADOPTA. Independent Project Consultant. Former Assistant Minister Social Policy, Strategy and Youth at Ministry for Social Policies in Croatia. Former President of ADOPTA. Former WCE Board member.

Citizenship: Croatia & UK

Term: 2nd term ends 2/22

Daniel Turikumwe

Daniel Turikumw

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Field Associate for: Rwanda

WCE Work: Developing WCE Chapter in Kigali. Representative for WCE Inspire Girls project in Rwanda.

Professional Experience: Financial Analyst at World Food Programme. Former Internal Audit Coordinator at One Acre Fund. Former CCMP Program Coordinator at Rwanda Anglican Church.

Background: Bachelor’s degree in Finance from University of Rwanda.

John Warren, Ph.D.

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Experience: WCE Development Officer for Dominican Republic. Consultant at John P. Warren Consulting. Former Natural Resources/Environment Consultant at ENGILITY Corporation.

Citizenship: USA

Term: 3rd term ends 2/23

Michael Wise

Michael Wise, Ph.D.

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Experience: Former Director of Peace Corps in El Salvador.

Citizenship: USA, living in El Salvador

Term: ends 2/22

Anne-Catherine Yon

Anne-Catherine Yon

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Experience: Director of Assessment at Aon & Aon France. Former Managing Director of Aon Assessment Solutions. Former Founder & Director of DAAC Partners.

Citizenship: France

Term: ends 2/24