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. 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. Ms. Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of UN73 GA, Member of the Group of Women Leaders for Change & Inclusion

Honorable Ms. Carolyn B. Maloney, U.S. Congressional Representative of New York District 12 (retired)

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)

Ms. Sonali Samarasinghe, Program Lead, Language Access with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, Former Diplomat & Minister with the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN*       

Ms. Hawa Taylor Kamara Diallo, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the IBTK Foundation

Lord Mayor Ms. Carola Gunnarsson of Sala, Sweden & Vice President of United Cities & Local Governments

Dr. Linda Vakunta, Deputy Mayor of Madison Wisconsin

Ms. Emilia Saiz, Secretary-General of United Cities & Local Government (UCLG) - Barcelona, Spain

Hon. Mr. Jon Mitchell, Mayor of New Bedford, Massachusetts

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. Carlos Garcia, Ambassador & Perm. Representative of the Perm. Mission of El Salvador to the UN (retired)

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. Seemin Qayum, Adviser on Sustainable Development for UN-Women

Ms. Tessy de Nassau, Director and Founder of Finding Butterflies Consulting LTD

Ms. Maitreyi Bordia Das, Practice Manager in the Urban, Resilience, and Land Global Practice of the World Bank

Ms. Helen Holden Slottje, Attorney, Slottje Law pllc, and the 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner for North America

Mr. Richard Ponzio, Director and Senior Fellow of Transforming Conflict & Governance with the Stimson Center

Mr. Isaac Reshad, Managing Director, Sybaris Consulting Group

Mr. Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Founder and Chair of PVBLIC Foundation ·        

Mr. Domingo M. Flores, Co-Founder, Partnerships and Collaborations for the Executive Leadership Development Council

Ms. Ingrid Vanderveldt, Chair and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women, EBW Distributors (a division of EBW2020

Mr. Simon Littlewood, Founder & CEO of SDG Global Group ·       

Ms. Jenine Shepherd, Founder of Youths For Excellence and President of JAYA (Jamaican American Youth Alliance)

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. 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 ·        

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

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

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. Tomer Bar, Advisor for the SDG Relief Fund

Mr. R. Barton Henderson, Owner, ThriVe Marketing, LLC

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. Harriet Shugarman, Founder & Executive Director of ClimateMama & Climate Reality Team Leader

Mr. Felix Dodds, Fellow at Global Research Institute; Senior Affiliate, University of North Carolina

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 Argentina

Ms. irene Nakabugos, Youth Representative of Humanitarian Focus Foundation & an Ambassador with Institute of Public Policy & Diplomacy Research in Uganda

Ms. Julia Sora Wykoff, 19y-o Founder & CEO of Zeal Cares, NGOCSD-NY Youth Representative to UNDGC from Houston, Texas

Mr. Zachary Digout, 22y-o International Studies Student, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Ms. Keyanna Ortiz Cedano, Commissioner for the City of Berkeley's Housing Commission & Commission on the Status of Women

Ms. Alina Karimamusama, Founder of AfriHer in Zambia

Mr. Cherinet Hariffo, Graduate of 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. 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