NGOCSD-NY EXECUTIVE BOARD
President & Chair: Ms. Margo LaZaro, Huairou Commission, Global Family
Vice Chair: Dr. Andrise Bass, Humanitarian Focus Foundation, Climate Reality Project
Vice Chair: Ms. Mary Muia, Soroptimist International Rep. for UNEA in Nairobi. Kenya
Secretary: Ms. Katherine Kline, INPEA & General Assembly of Partners - Older Persons PCG
Treasurer: Ms. Iryna Kurowyckyj, International Council of Women
Corresponding Secretary: Ms. Victoria Edmonds, Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission
Mr. Laurence Singer, Esq., Global Family for Love and Peace
Mr. Theodore Liebman, FAIA, a Principal at Perkins Eastman, Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization
Ms. Jane Katz, Vice Chair & Wash., DC Coordin. Global Urban Develop., Co-Chair CSO, General Assembly Partners; Urban Rep. UNDRR/Sendai Stakeholders Advisory
Mr. Stan Chen, Founder & CEO of RecycleGO, Member of the Oceanic Global New York Hub & a Climate Reality Project Leader
Mr. David Michael Terungwa, Founder of Global Initiative for Food Security & Ecosystem Preservation in Nigeria
Mr. Steven Aiello, Founder & Director of Debate for Peace in Tel Aviv, Israel
Youth Representative to UNDGC: Ms. Julia Wykoff, Founder and CEO of Zeal Cares, Student & Co-Chair of the NGOCSD-NY Youth Leadership Council
Youth Representative to UNDGC: ·Ms. Alina Karimamusama, Founder of AfriHer & Co-Chair of the NGOCSD-NY Youth Leadership Council based In Zambia
Mr. Austin Sanborn, 20 y-o Student at San Diego State University - Class of 2026, Honorary Adviser & Co-Chair of the NGOCSD-NY Youth Leadership Council
***In Loving Memory of Professor Vicki Isler, Mediators Beyond Borders International
OUR PARTNERS
NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY, PVBLIC Foundation, SDG Relief Fund, , Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet, Global Partnerships Forum, Blue Planet Alliance, Baha’i International Community, Coalition for the UN We Need, United Cities & Local Governments, RecycleGO, Global Family, Humanitarian Focus Foundation, IBTK Foundation, The Stimson Center, Executive Leadership Development Council, Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission, Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, Debate for Peace, Huairou Commission, General Assembly of Partners, Global Family for Love & Peace, T, ICW, GNEC, CoNGO, and UNA-USA Council of Organizations.
NGOCSD-NY HONORARY ADVIS0RS
H.E. Mr. Odo Tevi, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Vanuatu to the UN
H.E. Mrs. Simona-Mirela Miculescu, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Romania to UNESCO in Paris
H.E. Mr. Daniel Del Valle Blanco, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the International Youth Organization to the UN
H.E. Mrs. Rachel Ruto, First Lady of the Republic of Kenya - Spouse of H.E. Dr. William Ruto, and Founder & Patron of the Mama Org.
H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Perm. Mission of The Gambia to the UN
H.E. Mr. Juan Sandoval Meniolea, Ambassador & Deputy Representative of the Perm. Mission of Mexico to the UN
H.E. Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of UN73 GA, Member of the Group of Women Leaders for Change & Inclusion, Former Co-Chair of the Coalition for the UN We Need
H.E. Mr. Lot Dzonzi, Ambassador & Deputy Perm. Representative of Perm. Mission of the Republic of Malawi to the UN (reitred)
Mr. Amir A. Dossal is President and CEO of the Global Partnerships Forum
Honorable Ms. Pennelope Beckles, Minister of Housing and Urban Development of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago ·
Honorable Mr.. Chris Lee, Hawaii State Legislature, Senate District 25 (Kailua, Waimanalo, Hawaii Kai) *
Hon. Mr. Jon Mitchell, Mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts
Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary-General of United Cities & Local Government (UCLG) - Barcelona, Spain
Ms. Rebecca Kimeto, Founder & Director of Cedar Links Limited, & Member of Women Empowerment at the Office of The First Lady of The Republic of Kenya
Honorable Ms. Carolyn B. Maloney, U.S. Congressional Representative of New York District 12 (retired)
Honorable Mr. Hector John, Member of Parliament Salisbury, Commonwealth of Dominica (retired)
H.E. Mr. Ib Petersen, Ambassador & Perm. Representative of the Perm. Mission of Denmark to the UN (retired)
H.E. Mr. Carlos Garcia, Ambassador & Perm. Representative of the Perm. Mission of El Salvador to the UN (retired)
H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sareer, Former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Maldives (retired)
Mr. Matthew Fellini, Advisor for the Permanent Mission of Tajikistan to the United Nations
Ms. Kristina Mlynarova, Youth Leadership at Stony Brook University
Dr. Michal Mlynar, Deputy Executive Director and UN Assistant Secretary General for UN-Habitat Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya
Mr. Elliott Harris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UN Chief Economist (retired)
Dr. Stanley Kutcher, Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center, Mental Health Policy, Dalhousie University
Dr. Seemin Qayum, Adviser on Sustainable Development for UN-Women
Dr. William A. Haselmtine PhD, Chair & President of ACCESS Health Int’l, Chair, Haseltine Foundation for Science & Arts
Dr. Marya Ghazipura, PhD, MS, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician, NYU Langone Health & NYC Mayor’s COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Council
Ms. Tessy de Nassau, Director and Founder of Finding Butterflies Consulting LTD.
Ms. Mandy Sanghera, International Human Rights Activist & Award Winning Philanthropist, UK
Ms. Helen Holden Slottje, Attorney, Slottje Law pllc, 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner for North America
Ms. Maitreyi B. Das, Practice Manager of the World Bank in Washington, DC·
Dr. Adam Rosenfeld, Director of the Zero Carbon Partnerships Initiative in the UK
Mr. Richard Ponzio, Director and Senior Fellow of Transforming Conflict & Governance with the Stimson Center
Mr. Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Founder of PVBLIC Foundation & P3G
Mr. Isaac Reshad, Co-Founder & President of the SDG Relief Fund & Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group
Mr. Henk Rogers,President of the Tetris Company, Founder of Blue Planet Alliance, the Blue Planet Foundation, and Blue Planet Energy
Mr. Michael Drexler, Senior Director & Head of Investors Industries for the World Economic Forum
Mr. Domingo Flores, Founder of the Executive Leadership Development Council
Mr. Simon Littlewood, Founder & CEO of SDG Global Group
Ms. Wazhma Tokhi, Founder of Pohana Fund, an Advocate for Women’s Empowerment, Youth Education & Building Cultures of Peace Globally
Ms. Sandra Baer, CEO, Personal Cities, Brand Ambassador, SmartCitiesWorld
Ms. Ingrid Vanderveldt, Chair and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women, EBW Distributors (a division of EBW2020
Dr. Dalia Fadila, Founder of Q Schools: Education, Consultation & Development, an institution for promoting quality education of the Arab society in Israel
Ms. Carolyn Anderson, Co-Founder and Exwcutive Director of Global Family
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
Mr. Alastair Callender, Founder of Callender Designs, Award Winning Sustainable Yacht Designer, Yacht Charter Vacation Specialist & Philanthropist
Mr. Brett Howell, Executive Director & Founder, Howell Conservation Fund
Ms. Lea d’Auriol, Founder of the Oceanic Global Foundation ·
Ms. Christina Stevens, Creator, Revolution Love; Board Member Capt, Planet Foundation
Ms. Rita Cosby, Emmy-Winning TV Host, Best Selling Author, Daughter of WWII P.O.W.
Ms. Anna Wnuk, Head of Community of European Women in Venture Capital, Investor Relations Manager/Chief Happiness Officer at Experior
Dr. Joann Halpern, Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute, New York
Mr. S. Bry Sarte, Founder of Sherwood Design Engineers & Executive Director of Sherwood Institute
Ms. Nazanin Alakija, Founder at Sage Innovation Centre, London, United Kingdom
Ms. Alina Karimamusama, Founder and Chief Executive of AfriHer, in Zambia
Mr. Austin Sanborn, 20 y-o Student at San Diego State University - Class of 2026
Ms. Shayna Davidov Hanson, Co-Founder of the SDG Relief Fund
Mr. Carlos Manuel Perez Gonzalez, LLM Institute of Public Policy & Diplomacy Research , Regional Director of National Control Drug: Dominican Republic
Ms. Catherine Schuller, Co-Founder & Curator/Creative Director of HiTechMODA
Ms. Jessica Grindstaff, Co-Founder of the Phantom Limb Company
Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace
Ms. Ia Faraoni, Founder & Designer of Ia’s Threads
Ms. Arthlene Legair Lawrence, Founder/CEO Restore To Empower INC, CEO of Legair Brand Luxury Boutique
Ms. Tijana Tatkovic, CEO of Bergdorf Management Corp. and an International Artist
Ms. Sanaz Sotoudeh, International Classical Pianist and Advocate
Dr. Eugénie Birch, Co-Director of Penn Institute for Urban Research and Pres. of the General Assembly of Partners
Ms. Beverly Bucur, Soroptimist International Advisor for Advocacy and Chair of the SI Global Policy Committee, 2022
Ms. Lirone Glikman, Founder & CEO at The Human Factor by Lirone Glikman
Mr. R. Barton Henderson, Owner, ThriVe Marketing, LLC
Mr. Erastus Mong'are, HSC. Founder & CEO, StartUp Africa
Ms. Josmalyn Aybar, Event Coordinator of Amish Market
Dr. Mina Kobilarev, Author and Research Analyst
Prof. Jan W. Dash, Editor of the Climate Portal
Ms. Daria Kimuli, Co-Founded of the St. Philip Neri Primary School in Kenya
Mr. Desderio Njiru, is the Headteacher of St. Philip Neri Primary School, Kenya
Ms. Harriet Shugarman, Founder & Executive Director of ClimateMama & Climate Reality Team Leader
Mr. Robert Gierke, Founder of Purenessity, LLC
Ms. Amrita Gautam, Founder of drinkPani, Nepal
Mr. Felix Dodds, Fellow at Global Research Institute; Senior Affiliate, University of North Carolina
Mrs. Gia Gaspard Taylor, President, Network of Rural Women Producers Trinidad and Tobago - NRWPTT
Ms. Manal Kahi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat
Mr. SaulPaul, Founder of BeTheChangeNetwork, 2020 Grammy Nominated Performer
Mr. John R. Seydel III, Global Youth Leadership & Entrepreneur
Ms. Gloria Starr-Kins, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of Society & Diplomatic Review, & Founder of the Kins Group
Mr. Jeffery Huffines, Senior Advisor of the Coalition for the UN We Need & Together First
Mr. Roberto Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council
Mr. Alyn Ware, Global Coordinator, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation & Disarmament
Dr. Padmini (Mini) Murthy, Professor and Global Health Director at New York Medical College
Ms. Brenda Rios, Director of Operations, StartUp Cup, Inc
Ms .Mia MacDonald, Chair of the Green Belt Movement Int. – North Amer; Founder & Exec. Director of Brighter Green
Ms. Josmalyn Aybar, Event Coordinator of Amish Market
Ms. Rosario del Pilar Diaz Garavito, Founder & Executive Director of The Millennials Movement,& an SDGs Activist from Peru
Ms. Nudhara Yusuf, Global Youth Coordinator, C4UNWN & Global Governance Facilitator, The Stimson Center
Mr. Ishaan Shah, 19yo, Youth Leader and Founding Director of Stolen Dreams, and Co-Founder of the Youth for Freedom Collective in the UK
Ms. Sofía Bermúdez, Student & Youth Rep of the UNESCO SDG4Youth Network & Coordinator of the Youth Track for the GFF Argentin
Ms. irene Nakabugos, Youth Representative of Humanitarian Focus Foundation & an Ambassador with Institute of Public Policy & Diplomacy Research in Uganda
Ms. Julia Sora Wykoff, 18y-o Founder & CEO of Zeal Cares, NGOCSD-NY Youth Representative to UNDGC from Houston, Texas
Mr. Cherinet Hariffo, Student at Temple University , Youth Leader
Ms. Alexa Mazzamuto, 18y-o,, Student and Youth Advocate for Cancer Awareness and Prevention from Long Island, NY
Ms. Sharehan Alwakily, 20y-o, Bedouin Student at Reichman University and Youth Delegate with Debate for Peace in Israel
Ms. Stephany Waitinu, 13y-o Student & Youth Leader from St. Philip Neri Primary School in Kenya
Ms. Tiffany Mwende, 12y-o, Student & Youth Leader from St. Philip Neri Primary School in Kenya
Mr. David Muindi, 13yo, Student & Youth Leader from St. Philip Neri Primary School in Kenya
Mr. Brian Matata, 17yo, Student & Youth Leader from St. Philip Neri Primary School in Kenya
Ms. Ayushi Kundu, Human Rights Advocate at the Calcutta High Court, India & Soroptimist International
Mr. Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, Director of Earth Guardians & Indigenous Youth Leader
Ms. Luna Abu-Yunis, 16yo, Debate for Peace Arab Israeli Youth Leader & FridaysForFuture from Israel
Mr. Ira Faraoni, 13yo, Founder of Ira’s Helping Hands
Ms. Mikaila Ulmer, 18yo, Founder & CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade & Founder of the Healthy Hive Foundation
