NGOCSD-NY PROGRAM PROJECT DIRECTORS:
Women & Girls' Leadership, Education & Empowerment:
Raising Awareness of Human Trafficking & Ending FGM & Violence Against Women & CEDAW
Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of NGOCSD-NY, Huairou Commission & Global Family
H.E. Mrs. Rachel Ruto, First Lady of the Republic of Kenya, Founder and Parton of the Mama Organization
Ms. Wazhma Tokhi, Founder of Pohana Fund an Advocate for Women’s Empowerment, Youth Education & Building Cultures of Peace Globally
Ms. Nazanin Alakija, Founder at Sage Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom
Ms. Beverly Bucur, Soroptimist International Advocacy Advisor and Chair of the Global Policy Committee, 2022
Ms. Ingrid Vanderveldt, Chair and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women, EBW Distributors (a division of EBW2020
Dr. Andrise Bass, President of Humanitarian Focus Foundation
Ms. Mary Muir, Soroptimist International UNEA Rep, Kenya
Mr. Isaac Reshad, Co-Founder & President of SDG Relief Fund, Founder of Global Access Partner; Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Ms. Christine Clarke, Climate Action & SDGs advocate
Mrs. Gia Gaspard Taylor, President, Network of Rural Women Producers & CEDAW Trinidad and Tobago - NRWPTT
Ms. Manal Kahi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat
Ms. Arthlene Legair Lawrence, Founder/CEO of Restore To Empower INC, & CEO of Legair
Dr. Mina Kobilarev, Author & Research Analyst
Ms. Sheima S. Sweiss, Founder & President, Vesta Investment Partnership
Disaster Risk Reduction
Dr. William A. Haseltine PhD, Chair & President of ACCESS Health Int’l, Chairman, the Haseltine Foundation for Science & the Arts
Dr.. Marya Ghazipura, PhD(c), MS, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician, NYU Langone Health. Serves on NYC COVID Scientific Advisory Council
Mr. Isaac Reshad, Founder of SDG Relief Fund; Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of NGOCSD-NY, UN Representative of the Huairou Commission, MMUN & Global Family
Health and Post Pandemic - Prevention, Preparedness and Relief:
Dr. William A. Haseltine PhD, Chair & President of ACCESS Health Int’l, Chairman, the Haseltine Foundation for Science & the Arts
Dr.. Marya Ghazipura, PhD(c), MS, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician, NYU Langone Health. Serves on the NYC COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Council
Refugee & Immigrant Resource Initiatives:
Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of NGOCSD-NY
Dr. Nina Smart, Soroptimist International Refugee Program in Romania
Ms. Beverly Bucur, Soroptimist International Advisor for Advocacy, Chair of the Global Policy Committee, 2022
Mr. Isaac Reshad, SDG Relief Fund
Dr. Marissa Quie, Fellow and Director of Studies in Politics, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge,College Lecturer and Director of Studies in Politics, Magdalene College, University of Cambridge. Former Advisor to the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program
Ms. Mary Muia, UN Environment Representative of Soroptimist International in Nairobi, Kenya, Public Health and Social Entrepreneur
Ms. Ayushi Kundu, Human Rights Advocate at the Calcutta High Court, India & Soroptimist International
Dr. Andrise Bass, BSCJ, MBA, PhD, President and Founder of Humanitarian Focus Foundation, Vice President of ASPAFrique
Prof. Barbara Pozzo, Full Professor of Comparative Private Law Director of the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures, Coordinator of the Doctorate in Law and Human Sciences UNESCO Chair - Gender Equality and Women's Rights in the Multicultural Society
Ms. Manal Kahi, Co-Founder and CEO of Eat OffBeat
Ocean Partnership Resources
Mr. Fabien Cousteau, Founder & President of The Fabien Cousteau Ocean Learning Center
Mr. Jeremy McKane, Founder of Ocean and Co-Host of UltraMarine
Ms. Gaelin Rosenwaks, Founder of Global Oceania Exploration
Ms. Lea d’Auriol, Founder of the Oceanic Global Foundation
Mr. Isaac Reshad, Co-Founder & President of SDG Relief Fund, Founder of Global Access Partner; Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Ms. Shayna Davidov Hanson, Co-Founder of the SDG Relief Fund
Professor Jan Dash, New York University, NGOCSD-NY Lead Expert Adviser on Climate Change Initiatives
SDGs Education Alliance:
Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of NGOCSD-NY, Huairou Commission, Soroptimist International, MMUN & Global Family
Ms. Beverly Bucur, Soroptimist International Advocacy Advisor and Chair of the Global Policy Committee, 2022
Ms. Jennifer Paige Propper-Sanborn, MS, CCLS, Co-Founder, Going Global Educational Collaborative & Zariki Nursery & Primary School
Ms. Rebecca Satkowski, M.Ed., Co-Founder, Going Global Educational Collaborative
Mr. Erastus Mong'are, HSC. Founder & CEO, StartUp Africa
Ms. Daria Kimuli, Co-Founder of the St. Philip Neri Primary School, Nairobi, Kenya
Mr. Desderio Njiru, is the Headteacher of St. Philip Neri Primary School, Nairobi, Kenya
Prof. Rafis Abazov (PhD), Exec. Dir. MUN New Silk Way, Mang. Dir. Ban Ki-Moon Inst. for Sust. Develop., Al Farabi KazakhNU
Climate Action Initiatives:
Professor Jan Dash, New York University, NGOCSD-NY Lead Expert Adviser on Climate Change Initiatives
Ms. Harriet Shugarman, Founder of ClimateMama & the Climate Reality NYC Metro Chapter
Mr. Robert Gierke, Founder of Purenessity, LLC, Germany
Ms. Nazanin Alakija, Founder at Sage Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom
Dr.. Andrise Bass, Vice-Chair of the NGOCSD-NY, President of Humanitarian Focus Foundation, Climate Reality Leader
Mr. David Michael Terungwa, Founder & Exec. Dir. of Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation based in Nigeria
Mr. Stan Chen, CEO of RecyckeGO Inc.
Health & Well-being: Post Pandemic Recovery
Dr. William A. Haseltine PhD, Chair & President of ACCESS Health Int’l, Chairman, the Haseltine Foundation for Science & the Arts
Dr.. Marya Ghazipura, PhD(c), MS, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician, NYU Langone Health. Serves on the NYC COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Council
Ms. Jennifer Paige Propper-Sanborn, MS, CCLS, Co-Founder, Going Global Educational Collaborative & Zariki Nursery & Primary School
Ms. Rebecca Satkowski, M.Ed., Co-Founder, Going Global Educational Collaborative
Mr. Isaac Reshad, Co-Founder & President of SDG Relief Fund, Managing Director of Sybaris Consulting Group
Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of the NGOCSD-NY, UNRep. of Huairou Commission, YFBW-MMUN & Global Family
Ms. Alexa Mazzamuto, 17 year old Youth Advocate for Cancer Awareness and Prevention from Long Island, NY
Impact Investments:
Mr. Isaac Reshad, Co-Founder & President of SDG Relief Fund, Founder of Global Access Partner; Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Dr. Mina Kobilarev, Author & Research Analyst
Ms. Sheima S. Sweiss, Founder & President, Vesta Investment Partnership
Water & Infrastructure:
Mr. S. Bry Sarte, Founder of Sherwood Design Engineers & Executive Director of Sherwood Institute
Mr. Isaac Reshad, SDG Relief Fund, Founder of Global Access Partner; Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Building Cultures of Peace:
Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of NGOCSD-NY, Huairou Commission, Soroptimist International MMUN & Global Family
Dr, Azza Karam, Secretary-General of Religions for Peace
Ms. Wazhma Tokhi, Founder of Pohana Fund, an Advocate for Women’s Empowerment, Youth Education & Building Cultures of Peace Globally
H.E. Mr. Carlos Garcia, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the UN (retired)
Mr. Laurence Singer, Esq., Global Family for Love and Peace
Mr. Carlos Manuel Perez Gonzalez,LLM Institute of Public Policy & Diplomacy Research , Regional Director of National Control Drug:Dominican Republic
Mr. Steven Aiello, Founder & Director of Debate for Peace in Israel
Media & Film:
Mr. Jeffrey D. Brown, Co-Producer, Director/Co-Writer of SOLD - Medicine Wheel Films
Sustainable Fashion & Art:
Ms. Catherine Schuller, Co-Founder & Curator/Creative Director of HiTechMODA
Ms. Ia Faraoni, Founder & Designer of Ia’s Threads
Ms. Tijana Tatkovic, CEO of Bergdorf Management Corp. and an International Artist
Ms. Sanaz Sotoudeh, International Classical Pianist and Advocate
Ms. Jessica Grindstaff, Co-Founder of the Phantom Limb Company
Ms. Runa Ray, Founder of Runa Ray Designs
Ms. Gaelin Rosenwaks, Founder of Global Oceania Exploration
Mr. Isaac Reshad, Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Ms. Margo LaZaro, President & Chair of NGOCSD-NY, Huairou Commission, Soroptimist International MMUN & Global Family
Youth Leadership and Honorary Advisors:
Mr. Daniel Del Valle Blanco, Policy Advisor for Youth in the Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the United Nations
Ms. Nudara Yusaf. Global Youth Coordinator of the Coalition for the UN We Need
Ms. Luna Abu-Yunis, 15 year old, Debate for Peace Arab Israeli Youth Leader & FridaysForFuture Climate Activist from Israel
Mr. Steven Aiello, Founder and Director of Debate for Peace in Tel Aviv
Mr. SaulPaul, Founder of BeTheChangeNetwork, 2020 Grammy Nominated Performer
Ms. Mikaila Ulmer, 16 year old, Founder & CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade & Founder of the Healthy Hive Foundation
Ms. Julia Wykoff, 16 year old, Founder & CEO of Zeal Cares, Former Montessori Model UN Delegate
Ms. Alexa Mazzamuto, 17 year old Youth Advocate for Cancer Awareness and Prevention from Long Island, NY
Ms. Kehkashan Basu, Founder & President of Green Hope Foundation; 2016 International Children's Peace Prize Winner
Mr. Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, Director of Earth Guardians & Indigenous Youth Leader
Ms. Rory Mondshein, UN2020 & United Nations Association, Southern New York State Division
Mr. Ira Faraoni, 11 year old, Founder of Ira’s Helping Hands
Ms. Mikaila Ulmer, 16 year old, Founder & CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade & Founder of the Healthy Hive Foundation
Ms. Julia Sora Wykoff, 17 year old, Founder & CEO of Zeal Cares, a Former Youth For a Better World/Montessori Model UN Delegate
Ms. Ilesandra Tidmore, Youth For a Better World/Montessori MUN - Youth Leader
Indigenous Leadership:
Mr. Roberto Mukaro Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council
Mr. Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, Director of Earth Guardians & Indigenous Youth Leader
Newsletter:
Ms. Sheima S. Sweiss, Founder & President, Vesta Investment Partnership
Social Media Director:
Ms. Rory Mondshein, UN2020 & United Nations Association, Southern New York State Division