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"The message is clear. Multiple stakeholder partnerships are neither easy nor a panacea. They often have high transaction costs and are difficult to establish and sustain. Many are new and untested. Yet, they offer an important new approach that has the potential to drive innovation, improve governance, raise living standards, and provide opportunity to millions of people. They deserve continued support, engagement, and evaluation from business leaders." -Partnering for Success: Business Perspectives on Multistakeholder Partnerships, World Economic Forum Report, 2005

Board of Directors
Eugenio Cano
Frank Cohn
Anne Delorme
Dr. Sandra Gomez
Marina Kaneti
Amy Lister
Julie Wang

Staff
Frank Cohn: Executive Director
Eugenio Cano: Director of Consulting
Laura Orrico: Director of Development
Kimberlee Mar: Communications Manager
Michael Slaven: Web & Tech Manager
Jeffrey Garofalo: Graphic Design Coordinator

Blog
John Gruen
Jackie Bondanza

Research Interns: Kristine Lim Ang, Makhete Cisse

Projects

Global Potential: see project site for staff bios.

Global Vote: see project site for staff bios.

Incubation Projects

Jeneba Project Project Coordinator : Peter Brock

Mother Nurture - India
Sarah Loh: Project Manager

Pogled: Youth, Film, and Social Change in Bulgaria
Silvia Korchumova: Project Manager

Sinkunia Integrated Apiculture Program
James Burke: Project Manager

UN.GIFT Project Manager: Kaitlyn LaRiviere

Roster of Consultants: Globalhood's diverse roster of 82 (and growing) consultants have a background in 59 disciplines and areas of expertise, speak 35 languages, and are originally from 44 countries (39 of which are developing countries).

Globalhood's network of contacts: 689 individuals across 89 Countries, with a broad representation from University Professors, Directors of Academic programs,Graduate students, Research institutions, Think tanks, Directors of NGOs and non-profits, Corporate division heads, Newspaper and Blog editors, UN agency leaders, Municipal and national governments, Spiritual Leaders, and Local community members (Farmers, Construction workers, Women's association heads), among others.

Kristine Lim Ang
Kristine holds two bachelor's degrees: AB in International Studies - International Politics Track from Miriam College and BSC major in Business Administration from the University of Santo Tomas. Originally from the Phillipines, Kristine spent the first semester of her senior year in Miriam College as an exchange student at the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, and now lives in Singapore.
Contact: kristine at globalhood.org

Jackie Bondanza
Jackie Bondanza is currently a book editor at Barnes & Noble, as well as a freelance writer and editor. With an undergraduate degree in communication, and a Master's degree in journalism and media criticism, Jackie has worked at numerous regional and national publications writing and reporting on a variety of lifestyle, entertainment, and wellness topics. She has worked extensively with the North American Street Newspaper Association (NASNA) and various homeless newspapers around the world to conduct academic research on homeless media and their progression as a valuable alternative and independent medium. She has also led writing workshops and seminars for homeless journalists and has worked as an activist within the homeless community for the past three years.
Contact: jackie at globalhood.org

Peter Brock
Peter is a student at Skidmore College where he is pursuing a self-determined major in Economic Development and Human Security. Peter has helped lead a youth trip in Thailand and worked as a volunteer in southern Thailand in the wake of the 2005 Tsunami. He speaks Spanish and is currently studying French.
Contact: peter at globalhood.org

James Burke
James was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He received a degree in Conservation Biology from the College of Santa Fe. James is an amateur myrmecologist and an aspiring middle-school science teacher. For the past five years he has worked in New York City as an Environmental Consultant with Velocity Consulting. James spent 2007 living in Sierra Leone, where he learned to speak Krio and worked with the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) on several projects, including a chimpanzee program and an extensive survey of "honey hunting" practices in two chiefdoms in northern Sierra Leone.
Contact: james at globalhood.org

Eugenio Cano
Eugenio held the post of minister counselor at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nicaragua to the United Nations in New York, NY from 2002 to April 2007. In that position, he was the assigned delegate for the Economic and Social Affairs Second Committee of the United Nations and the principal contact for Nicaragua's elected memberships to the Board of Directors of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 2004-06 and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2004-06. He was previously posted at the Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua in the Republic of China (Taiwan), Taipei, from August 1998 to August 2002 where he organized investment and commercial promotion activities among other diplomatic activities. He is author of Nicaragua: Land of Opportunities, published in 1999 and its second edition published in 2002. He has also advised major international investors seeking to invest in Nicaragua in manufacturing and infrastructure projects. Eugenio earned a Master of Public Policy in 1997 from the Gerald H. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Columbia College, Columbia University in the City of New York. Though his mother tongue is Spanish, he speaks English fluently; he also has attained an advanced level of Mandarin Chinese, an intermediate level of French and basic knowledge of Portuguese.
Contact: eugenio at globalhood.org

Makhete Cisse
Makhete Cisse holds his Master in Policy Administration from School of International Public Affairs, Columbia University, specializing in Economics Policy Management with a focus on International Energy Policy Management. Prior to coming to Columbia University, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with a minor in Pre-Law after having had an Associate of Arts in Media Communication. From his study of Political Science, he worked in the office of Senator Frank R. Lautenburg of New Jersey. He also had 17 years of professional experience with public, private sector, and non profit organizations. In the latter, he designed and delivered sustainable health programs in Senegal. He speaks fluent French, English, and Wolof.
Contact: makhete at globalhood.org

Frank Cohn
Frank holds his MSW from Columbia University, specializing in International Social Development and Social Enterprise Administration, and in addition to his work with Globalhood, also works part-time as the Associate Director of Bushwick IMPACT, a family resource center in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, he has worked extensively in the field with marginalized youth, women's groups, and communities, including a post as Field Director for an NGO in Central America and with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in Social Policy and Development. In 2005-6 he was the Co-Founder and President of the Columbia University Partnership for International Development (CUPID), an organization with over 1250 current members from across 12 graduate school disciplines. He brings 10 years of managerial and supervisory experience with Community Service and Development programs, and regularly conducts trainings for human service staff on Communication, Stress Management, and Team Building. He has work experience in 12 countries in Asia and the Americas, and speaks fluent French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, and intermediate Hindi.
Contact: frank at globalhood.org

Anne Delorme
With nearly ten years experience in international and community development and an MBA from McGill University, Anne Delorme has developed a strong expertise in project management. Main accomplishments include the launch and sustainable growth of an environmental NGO, raising 9.5 million dollars for breast cancer research and the management of youth and capacity development programs in 6 countries, benefiting 45 community organizations. Ms. Delorme has field and management experience with programs in youth leadership, entrepreneurship, women's rights and access to basic services (agriculture, water and health promotion). A talented facilitator, writer and researcher, she is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
Contact: anne at globalhood.org

Jeffrey Garofalo
Jeffrey holds a Masters Degree in Urban Planning from New York University. He is currently a student at Parsons the New School for Design pursuing a degree in Graphic Design. Jeffrey has nine years experience working in city government. More info at jeffreygarofalo.com
Contact: jeffrey at globalhood.org

Dr. Sandra Gomez
Dr. Sandra Gomez is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and a senior candidate at the New York University's Psychoanalytic Institute. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General and in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Gomez graduated Cum Laude from Pedro H. Urena National University School of Medicine in the Dominican Republic. She completed her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University's St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center where she became chief resident during her senior year. She has Co-found Latino Mental Health Services in under-served communities in New York and Massachusetts. Dr. Gomez has a strong interest in studying psychogenic illnesses in youngsters, an interest that originated from her contact with hundreds of children, adolescents and young adults during her tenure as the Director of the Emergency Services for the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. Since then Dr. Gomez has participated in prominent research projects in this field such as the treatment of Adolescents Suicide Attempters (TASA) study. Dr. Gomez has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles, contributing to her field in areas as diverse as Anxiety Disorders and ADHD in adolescents, among others.
Contact: sandra at globalhood.org

John Gruen
John is a recent graduate of Brown University with a B.A. in Religious Studies. John is also an expert on numerous multimedia technologies, and has spent several years teaching and utilizing such technologies professionally. He is fluent in Spanish and is currently studying German.
Contact: john at globalhood.org

Kaitlyn LaRiviere
Kaitlyn is a graduate of Boston University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science. During college, Kaitlyn studied urban planning, development and sociology in Brazil, South Africa and New Zealand with the International Honors Program's 'Cities in the 21st Century'. Also, she interned at Advocates for Children, a New York City educational NGO, as part of the Everett Public Service Program and at the Environment Department for the City of Boston. Kaitlyn currently works as an assistant media strategist at TargetCast tcm.
Contact: kaitlyn at globalhood.org

Marina Kaneti
Marina currently works for the United Nations Development Program as the Growing Sustainable Business Investment Broker for Albania. She first joined the GSB in 2006 as a Summer Associate in UNDP Mongolia where she initiated development of a micro-insurance product for micro-loan borrowers. Previous to that Marina Kaneti worked at the Regional Bureau for Africa at the UNDP HQ in New York where she was assisting the partnership projects with the Global Fund on HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria. She was also a consultant at the National Council for Social Services in Singapore, the IOFA/Fair Fund in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Hamilton-Madison Settlement House in New York. Marina Kaneti worked in finance and equities and on Wall Street. Her finance background provides for effective development of strategic solutions and efficient analysis and engagement in complex and challenging scenarios. Marina obtained both her B.A. in East Asian Studies and her M.S in Social Enterprise Administration from Columbia University. She is fluent in English, Chinese, Russian, and Bulgarian, and is currently studying French and Spanish.
Contact: marina at globalhood.org

Silvia Korchumova
Silvia has been with Globalhood as a research and project volunteer since 2007, and is currently working on the POGLED project for youth in Bulgaria. Originally from Bulgaria, she graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Government. As a student, Silvia was founder and president of her university's chapter of the Roosevelt Institution, a nation-wide network of student think tanks that use student academic research to shape progressive policy on issues ranging from environmental protection to foreign policy. She also worked with Amnesty International as a student group leader, university campaign strategist, and activist and advocate for human rights. She has lived in Argentina where she studied and researched the country's political and human rights history, and has worked as an intern with the South-Eastern Europe division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. She is fluent in English, Bulgarian and Spanish, and is currently studying French and Swedish.
Contact: silvia at globalhood.org

Amy Lister
Amy brings to Globalhood over 10 years of professional consulting experience, primarily in the health care, education and non-profit sectors. Most recently, Amy has been leading a team of consultants that provides comprehensive organization development and organization effectiveness consulting services to 25,000 regional health care employees, including interprofessional health care provider teams, managers, directors & physicians leaders. In this role, Amy has developed and delivered enterprise-wide strategies, toolkits, workshops and programs, in the areas of change, team development, and leadership. Prior, Amy was co-Director of Queen's Project for International Development (QPID), a non-profit organization that provides multi-disciplinary services to community-initiated development projects. Amy was responsible for managing an executive team, the general membership body, external partnerships and a team of cooperants who led projects on 4 continents. Amy obtained her Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Religious Studies and her Bachelor of Education from Queen's University. She also completed an internship with the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development in New York City. In addition, she holds a Masters of Arts degree, specializing in Holistic Education and Adult Learning, from the University of Toronto (OISE). Amy speaks English and French and has worked, travelled and/or volunteered in Australia, Central & South America, Asia and Africa.
Contact: amy at globalhood.org

Sarah Loh
Sarah recently graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in Philosophy and is currently working as a legal assistant at Zukerman Gore & Brandeis. Her previous volunteer experience includes: preparing and leading programs for STRIVE, a mentoring/tutoring group for sickle cell patients; organizing and launching fundraising and awareness events for the Columbia chapter of Operation Smile; and training and supervising the social-media networking team for the global human rights campaign, Redlight Children, which focuses on ending the sexual exploitation of children worldwide. Sarah has a working knowledge of Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and French.
Contact: sarahml at globalhood.org

Kimberlee Mar
Kimberlee Mar is currently a brand manager at a Lifestyle Marketing firm in New York City and is also a brand strategist consultant who specializes in assisting social entrepreneurs and organizations committed to positive change in the world. Kimberlee offers over 8 years of lifestyle marketing experience and works with brands that are close to loosing their images and market share. She has also launched new grass root programs initiatives, such as a nationwide music contest and multiple TV shows which entailed multi city screening debuts. Kimberlee was recently was recently voted by Nike as one of the top 50 New Yorkers considered to be influential in both the pop and subcultures of New York City. Kimberlee has also been mentioned in numerous media outlets such as Fader Magazine “Staff Contribution and Thanks”, Promo Magazine “People in the News”, Medialifemagazine.com “People”, Media Bistro.com “The Revolving Door”, and Marketing-Corner.com “Daily Marketing News Stories”. Kimberlee holds a BS in Advertising and Marketing Communications.
Contact: kimberlee at globalhood.org

Laura Orrico
Laura comes to Globalhood with extensive research and writing experience, holding an M.A. in Latin American & Caribbean Studies from NYU and an M.A. in Sociology from UCLA. Laura has focused on the areas of Immigration, Race & Ethnicity, and Urban Development and she has taught on both qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. Laura spent much of 2004 living in Oaxaca, Mexico where she worked in agricultural development and reported on social issues for a local community newspaper. She also brings experience in proposal and grant writing, having worked on development teams to successfully fund inter-American dialogue programs, academic working groups, and individual research. In addition to Southern Mexico, Laura has spent time living and studying in Valparaíso, Chile and Salamanca, Spain; she is fluent in Spanish and has a working knowledge of Portuguese.
Contact: laura at globalhood.org

Michael Slaven
Michael has an MA in Instructional Technology and Media from Teachers College, Columbia University, where he works as a Programmer/Analyst specializing in web development and integration.
Contact: michael at globalhood.org

Julie Wang
Julie brings to Globalhood over 10 years of strategy and development experience, primarily within the financial services industry. Currently, Julie serves as a Vice President at Citigroup, focusing on financial protection products. Previous to that, Julie held strategic development roles at MasterCard and American Express where she advised and implemented on such issues as new product introductions, long term growth, and sales and marketing effectiveness. In addition, Julie has been affiliated with various community organizations including the Taproot Foundation as well as the Urban Business Assistance Corporation where she served as the Vice President of Education. Julie received her M.B.A. from the NYU Stern School of business and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Contact: julie at globalhood.org