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Advisory Board
Betty Tonsing
Betty Tonsing has over thirty years experience in executive management,
creative project and program development, research, international aid,
education, fund development and entrepreneurial ventures. Dr. Tonsing has served as a Fulbright Scholar in Lebanon and worked with the United Nations, the US Agency for International Development,
Catholic Relief Services, MCI, Telecomputing Corporation of America and the
Information Industry Association. She has also served as chief executive and
development officer for several non-profit organizations. Dr. Tonsing has
written extensively for a wide range of national and international journals and
publications, with books published by Macmillan of London on the history of an
African monarchy, and by Mellen Press of New York on the history of Quakers in
South Africa, and their social witness against apartheid. Betty may be reached at betty@globalvisits.org David Brown
Dave Brown has over twenty years experience in corporate management,
training, entrepreneurial ventures and leadership development. His professional
experiences range widely from working with senior executive managers to at-risk
youth. He also has extensive experience with policy development, political and
community mobilization. He most recently was responsible for overall management
of the INS Technology Improvement Program for the entire western region of the
United States and Guam; and was Deputy Director for the largest non-law
enforcement anti-gang program in the nation. George Carter
George Carter has over forty year's professional experience as a
researcher, writer, administrator and teacher, plus extensive experience as
creator and developer for innovative educational program services. Dr.
Carter's academic career includes positions and fellowships with Dartmouth
College, Yale University, UCLA, University of Wisconsin/Lacrosse, University of
South Carolina, Wartburg College, Bishops College in Canada and Rhodes
University in South Africa, and as an American Fulbright Professor with the
National University of Lesotho as well as in Krygyzstan at Arabaev University and the National University. Dr. Carter was founder and director of
American Studies in Southern Africa and the National Association of Ethnic
Studies.  Pandy Halamandaris
Dr. Halamandaris has a profound background extending over several decades
of service to international education and published scholarly research.
Following an impressive career in Canadian higher education, Dr. Halamandaris
is currently deputy director for the Center for Hellenic Civilization at the
University of Manitoba, Canada, and is a team member evaluating post graduate
programs for Greek universities before they are funded by the European Union.
Specific projects through Canadian national and international aid has resulted
in improved training and educational programs for African students and
educators in Malawi, Swaziland, Egypt and Guyana, as well as improved training
for Canadian aborigines. Dr. Halamandaris also initiated a scholarship program
for African women at Brandon University. He remains an advisor for the Canadian
Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canadian Foreign Service Institute);
received an Honorary Degree from the University of Swaziland for his
contributions to Swazi higher education; and received the first Annual Global
Citizenship Award for his work in Teacher Training in Southern Africa. Richard A. Liroff
Richard A. Liroff is a Senior Program Office at World Wildlife Fund,
Washington, DC, where he serves as Policy Director of WWF's Wildlife and
Contaminants Program. His international work has included five years directing
WWF's Central and Eastern Europe Program, where he coordinated training
workshops in organizational development (strategic planning, fund-raising,
communications, etc.) for non-government organizations, and workshops on
conflict resolution skills for both public and private sector organizations.
 Yolanda Moses
Dr. Moses has been nationally recognized for her leadership role in higher
education. Dr. Moses has served as President of the American Association of Higher Education; as President of the City University
New York; Vice Chancellor of the California State University/Domingo Hills;
Dean of Arts and Science, CAPoly, Pomona; and Chair of Ethnic and Women's
Studies, CaPoly, Pomona. A national spokesperson in education and in her field
of anthropology, Dr. Moses has served on several professional boards; was
President of the American Anthropological Society, and is currently a member of
the Board of Directors for the Ford Foundation.  Gary Y. Okihiro
Gary Y. Okihiro is Professor of International and Public Affairs and
Director of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race at Columbia
University. He is author of several books in African and U.S. History,
including Common Ground: Remaining American History (2001) and The Columbia
Guide to Asian American History (2001). He is the recipient of the lifetime
achievement award from the American Studies Association, and is a past
president of the Association for Asian American Studies.  Joseph Pelton
Joseph Pelton is currently Research Professor, and Director of the M.S.
Program in Telecommunications and Computers for the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering, George Washington University, as well as serving as
Executive Director for the Arthur C. Clarke Institute. He had previously served
as Vice President of Academic Programs and Dean of the International Space
University of Strasbourg, France; Director of the Interdisciplinary
Telecommunications Program and the Center for Advanced Research in
Telecommunications at the University of Colorado at Boulder; strategic
management positions with INTELSAT and COMSAT; and Director of Project SHARE
(Satellites for Health and Rural Education), for which he received a leadership
award and recognition. He has authored 16 books, including Global Talk, which
was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Donovan Russell
Donovan Russell is President of Educate the Children, based in Ithaca, New
York and Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also Team Leader in an education initiative
for the Asian Development Bank. He has previously served as Chief of Party for
USAID projects in Africa; Director of Education Planning for a Canadian
Province; Overseas Consultant for the Academy for Educational Development;
Planner with the North Carolina Department of Education; and Country Director
for the Peace Corps in Asia and Africa. Neil Tashima
Niel Tashima's background includes extensive research and project
development. His experience has included non-profit organizational development
and research focusing on vulnerable populations in the United States and
abroad. His early experience as a community organizer with youth and refugees
led to the formation of LTG Associates, which provides consulting in project
management, evaluation and policy analysis services addressing national and
international health care, social services and educational delivery programs.
Dr. Tashima's work has included contracts with the federal Department of
Health and Human Services, the United States Agency for International
Development, Department of the Interior, numerous state-based social service
agencies, universities and school systems, plus local and national non-profit
organizations. He has worked with more than 35 ethnic communities in the United
States and projects he has been responsible for have conducted work in more
than 30 countries. His current work will have a direct impact on evaluation and
assessment designs for USAID in order to provide more responsive assistance in
monitoring, design and support activities for USAID's evaluation activities
world wide. Robert Yoshioka
Robert Yoshioka's teaching and publications for over twenty-five years
have focused on social movements, diversity and associated change. He is also
owner and operator of Internship Programs: Australia, working with several
economic and global education programs in Australia to link professional
development interns with the marketplace via Internet marketing. He served as
Associate Director of International Programs Abroad for Syracuse University;
Associate Producer of a nationally syndicated public television series; and
served as Project Director for the National Institute of Mental Health and the
Asian American Mental Health Research Center.  |