Our Team

Board of Directors

Board of Advisors

The Board of Advisors meets twice per year or as need arises; they support the mission and programs of the foundation and provide strategic guidance, counsel and advice to the Foundation’s senior management.


Honorary Support Committee (HSC)

The Honorary Support Committee is formed of prominent community members who are committed to our mission. The members are asked to utilize their community image to help promote and support our organization. In return, members will be recognized generously in our organization’s materials including the letterhead, website, and social media outlets. Honorary Support Committee members meet twice per year on location or online.

Current Members of our HSC: [Bios]

USA, Washington, DC & Lebanon H.E. Ambassador Gabriel Issa Ambassador of Lebanon to the USA.
USA, Los Angeles H.E. C.G. Mirna Khawli Former Consul General of Lebanon in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
USA, New York H.E. Ambassador Majdi Ramadan Former Consul General of Lebanon in New York, NY, USA.
Bahamas H.E. Miriam Emmanuel Member of Parliament for five islands in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. She also serves as the Executive Chairman of the Education Loan Authority.
Canada H.E. Ambassador Annick Goulet Ambassador of Canada to Romania. Former Minister-Counsellor and Senior Trade Commissioner at the Canadian Embassy in Russia.
Lebanon H.E. Ambassador Antonio Andary Former Ambassador of Lebanon to Argentina and to The Holy See (The Vatican).
Lebanon Mrs. May El Khalil Founder and President of the Beirut Marathon Association, which oversees the annual Beirut Marathon and has been held every autumn since 2003.
Nigeria Mrs. Aishah Ahmad Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
Spain Ms. Sara Ferrer Olivella Country Director for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Colombia.

 

Nada Salem with H.E. Ambassador Gabriel Issa Nada Salem with H.E. CG Mirna Khawli
Nada Salem with H.E. CG Majdi RamadanNada Salem with H.E. Hon. Miriam Emmanuel
Nada Salem with H.E. Ambassador Antonio Andary
Nada Salem with Mrs. May El Khalil
Nada Salem with Mrs. Aishah Ahmad
Nada Salem with Ms. Sara Ferrer Olivella

International Support Committee (ISC)

The International Support Committee is formed of people from all over the world who believe in our cause and are willing to support us in their own countries/states. Its members meet online twice per year. If interested, they are the most eligible to start a chapter in their region, or to partner with IFWE if they head a relevant organization.

Current Members of our ISC: [Bios]

Argentina Maria Belen Morales Azar Professor of Psychology. Completed a Postgraduate in Focused Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Universidad Del Aconcagua.
Australia Bernadette Black Founder of Australia’s only national organisation, BRAVE Foundation which supports and represents 8,300 expecting and parenting teens in Australia each year.
Bulgaria Iva Todorova  IBM Government and Regulatory Affairs Exec, a globally integrated corporate function, providing public policy and government relations expertise.
Canada Grace Daccache Immigration Lawyer at Daccache Immigration Inc., in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Ghana Suzan-Hermina Yemidi Country Representative, Ghana- Solidaridad, West Africa.
India Suyogkumar Bhavare, M.D. An Ayurved doctor by qualification, he is an entrepreneur at heart. He founded a chain of Ayurvedic clinics in Maharashtra and serves as mentor at many youth-based organisations across India.
Kenya Laureen Husband Director of Strategic Expansion at Operation New Hope – a nationally acclaimed re-entry organization. 
Lebanon Kholoud Wattar Kassem Global advisor for Women Political Leaders Global Forum.
Madagascar Hasina Ranaivo Achiever with heart who accompanies Women and Youth to bridge gaps and to build connection between who they are and who they desire to be.
Nigeria Olajumoke Adenowo Renowned Architect and Philanthropist.
Sweden Ola Nilsson Program Manager specialist for Digitalisation at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
Switzerland Vira Shcherblyuk Experienced Sales Business Development Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the food & beverage industry.
USA, MS Missy Gowen Washam Program Coordinator at The John Maxwell Team. National TOT Coach at Self: Teams of Tomorrow.
USA, NY Lina Beydoun Director of Development, AUB. 13+ years of experience as an educator, researcher, and university administrator who is dedicated to global education and intercultural initiatives.

Annick, Kayoko, Iva, Nada, Aisha, Olajumoke, Katarina, Hasina, Kyungah, and Suzan-Hermina Olajumoke, Nada, Iva, Professor Hannah Riley Bowles (Women & Power course at Harvard), Hasina, Suzan-Hermina   Nada, Bernadette
Laureen, Nada
Nada, Lina

International Leadership Committee (ILC)

The International Leadership Committee helps the Board of Directors with the strategies to follow all over the world. Its regular members meet online once every other week to help with strategy to follow in their country in order to cater to and attract as many webinar registrants as possible. The Marketing Advisor and the Communication Advisor meet online as need arises and they also help with administrative issues.

Current Members of our ILC: [Bios]

 

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