United Nations Association of Greater Boston

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STAFF
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Lena Granberg, Executive Director
Ann Barger Hannum, Associate Director
Rachel Krebs, Global Classrooms Director
Lisa Unangst, Program Manager

INTERNS and VOLUNTEERS
We are thankful to the many interns and volunteers who help make the work of UNA-GB possible.
Fall 2009 Interns:
Rebecca Corcoran - Education
Alyza Devraj - Education
Diana Haj-Ahmad - Graphic Design
Tetyana Pecherska - Programs and Membership
Lori Shah - Education
Michelle Tedford - Programs and Membership
Kia Widlo - Programs and Membership
Erin Lytwyn - Education


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BIOGRAPHIES OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Officers:

Richard Golob, President
Richard Golob is President and Chief Executive Officer of GGA Software Services, a leading offshore outsourcing company that provides scientific software engineering, algorithm development, and data curation services, especially for the life sciences industry. With its headquarters office in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and its development center in St. Petersburg, Russia, GGA has focused on bringing together science, mathematics, and software engineering to solve client problems. Previously, Richard was actively involved in the environmental and energy fields, serving as an adviser to government agencies worldwide and to the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as a publisher of respected environmental newsletters. He also served as an adviser to the venture capital firm Charles River Ventures and as chairman of an advisory group at the Harvard School of Public Health. In addition to his role at UNA-GB, he serves as a board member of the U.S.-Russia Chamber of Commerce of New England. Richard is coauthor of The Almanac of Renewable Energy and coeditor of The Almanac of Science and Technology. He graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. degree in biochemical sciences.

William J. Febbo, Vice President
Will Febbo has worked for three Fortune 500 companies, specializing in business development, merger and acquisition and global technology transfer in Europe, Central Asia and South America. He led the turn-around of a $55 million facility in Brazil and developed an overall merger and acquisition strategy to position the company for a successful IPO. In 1999, Will purchased LMA Consulting with his brother. After securing the management team the company was renamed MedPanel and privately funded for growth. MedPanel provides an advanced, interactive method of communication that combines the connectivity of the Internet and threaded discussion technology to bring medical experts together online to provide rapid analysis and feedback for industry questions. Will recently sold MedPanel to MCF corporation, based in San Francisco and will stay on as CEO of the group called Panel Intelligence and be a member of their Board of Directors(Amex: MEM) Will graduated from Dickinson College with a BA inn International Studies and Spanish. Will joined the Board of UNA-GB in March 2003.

Alma Morrison, Clerk
Alma G. Morrison is Clerk of the Board of Directors of UNA-GB. In addition to her position on the Board of UNA-GB, Alma represents the New England Region of UNA-USA on the Steering Committee of the UNA-USA Council of Chapters and Divisions. She also serves on the Board of South Shore Housing, a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing and related services. For fourteen years she was a Board Member of Common Cause Massachusetts, and advocacy organization working for campaign finance reform and ethics in government. Before her retirement, she worked for the citizens' advocacy organizations Common Cause Massachusetts, as Assistant Director; the Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MassPIRG), in the finance department; and in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. She has served on a variety of town committees in Scituate, where she lives, and was elected to two terms on the School Committee. She holds an MBA in Public Management from Boston University, and a BA in History from Oberlin College. In off hours, she enjoys sailing and the outdoors.

Janice G. Hunt, Treasurer
Janice G. Hunt lives in Needham. She is Secretary of UNA-USA, an Overseer of the Huntington Theatre, serves on several committees of The Trustees of Reservations (past President) and Wellesley College (past President of the Alumnae Association and Trustee) and many other community organizations. She and her husband, Roger B. Hunt, a lawyer in Boston, have four children and seven grandchildren.

Board Members:

Valerie C. Epps
Valerie C. Epps is currently on the Faculty of Suffolk University Law School, where she teaches Public International Law, The Laws of War and Immigration Law. She is also the Director of the International Law Concentration. She spent the spring semester 2006 as a Distinguished Fulbright Lectuere at Fudan University Law School in Shanghai, China teaching Human Rights and International Law. Professionally, she has served on numerous boards and committees, including the International Law Section of AALS (Chair), the International Law Association (Vice-President), the American Society of International Law (Co-chair, NE Regional Outreach Network), Amnesty International Legal Support Network (Advisory Committee), The Coalition for a Strong United Nations (Advisory Committee), the Center for International Law and Policy, and the American Bar Association (International Law Section member, Constitutional Law Section member). Her textbook, International Law (2nd edition 2001), has been adopted by over sixty colleges and universities in the US, Europe and Asia, and she has a long list of other academic publications.

Tally Forbes
Tally Forbes served as the Vice President of Education and Development and the Vice President of Development at the Earthwatch Institute. The Earthwatch Institute engages people in scientific research and education to promote the understanding and action necessary for a sustainable environment. The Institutes’ Research Department offers financial support to scientists who typically get less funding, such as women in science and scientists in developing countries, in the area of sustainable development. Meanwhile, the Education Department has engaged over 3500 students in a diverse array of environmental topics. As part of the Development Department, Tally helped oversee the organization’s multi-million dollar budget while raising the Institution’s first ever 5 million dollar grant. Before her position at the Earthwatch Institute Tally was the Director of Alumni Relations at Milton Academy and has volunteered for countless programs.

Camie Ford
Entrepreneur, writer, and film and television producer and director, Ford serves on the board of ORCTV and is co-producing a documentary on Shamanism in America.

Pamela Frank
Pamela Frank is the Director of International Health Services at Children’s Hospital. She has 17 years of international experience in industries where the private and public sectors converge. She has lived in Spain, Turkey, and Mexico and speaks Portuguese and Spanish. Ms. Frank earned her undergraduate degree in Business Spanish from the University of Colorado in Boulder and received her MBA in international management from Thunderbird in 1989.

Kari Heistad
As founder and CEO of Culture Coach International, Kari leads a diverse team of cross cultural specialists who provide consulting and training services in the areas of cross cultural and diversity issues. Diversity has been the hallmark of her work and her experiences have brought her into contact with world leaders, inner-city youth, non-profit organizations and business people. She specializes in making the issues of cross cultural awareness and organizational development engaging and insightful to her clients. Her original programs on cultural and corporate identity have been called "insightful, unique, exciting" and "eye-opening". Her powerful approach makes these issues accessible and the skills gained become powerful tools in the workplace. Kari has lived and worked abroad in Norway, Scotland and Greece and she travels regularly overseas. She is a frequent author and public speaker at regional and international conferences. She was a Fulbright scholar to New Zealand and holds a Masters in International Administration from the School for International Training.

Alan K. Henrikson
Professor Alan K. Henrikson is Director of Diplomatic Studies at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where he teaches American diplomatic history, contemporary U.S.-European relations, and the history, theory, and practice of diplomacy. In November 2005 he was Visiting Professor at the European Commission in Brussels and in the Spring of 2003 the Fulbright Visiting Professor of International Relations at the Diplomatische Akademie in Vienna. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University. He also has served as the Lloyd I. Miller Visiting Professor at the U.S. Department of State, a Visiting Professor at the National Institute for Defense Studies in Tokyo, and United Nations Development Programme Visiting Professor at the Foreign Affairs University in Beijing. He is a past President (2000-2001) of the United Nations Association of Greater Boston (UNA-GB) and currently is a member of the National Council of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA).

Gillian S. Kellogg
Gillian Kellogg is an international consultant, language teacher and culture trainer. Before she began her work as an independent consultant, Gillian worked as a TOEFEL Preparation trainer, a teacher of English as a Second Language, a Cultural trainer, International Marketing trainer, and International Educational Consultant. Gillian has had formal education in the areas of Language teaching, Modern European History, Asian history, culture and art, as well as French, Spanish and Art History. Gillian serves on the Board of the Manchester Community Center and is a member of the Massachusetts Audubon Council. She is on the Board of Directors of UNA-GB, and has been particularly active in the work of the Adopt-A-Minefield campaign.

Leonard Kopelman
Leonard Kopelman is the Honorary Consul General of Finland and the Dean of the Consular Corps of Boston. Len has a diverse background that includes expertise in law, management and teaching. His law office, Kopelman and Paige, P.C., currently represents approximately half of the municipalities in the Commonwealth. Len has appeared before the Supreme Court, was recognized as one of the twelve most “influential lawyers in Massachusetts” by the National Law Review and was appointed by the President of the United States as the head of the legal division of the Office of Economic Opportunity in Massachusetts. Len also served internationally, as one of two U.S. delegates at the 14th World Conference on the Society of International Development. Len’s management experience includes serving as Resident Dean at Harvard University, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary to Emerson College, and President of the Massachusetts State Chamber of Commerce. In addition, Leonard has been a lecturer at Harvard University ever since graduating from Harvard Law School in 1965. Len teaches and lectures on a diverse range of topics and has won two distinguished teaching awards. Len is the current Director General of the International Consular Corps, and a former NGO representative to the United Nations for Federation Internationale des Corps et Associations Consulaires (FICAC).

Joseph A. Milano
Joe Milano is the Honorary Consul General of the Kingdom of Thailand for Boston, an honor bestowed upon him by His Majesty, King of Thailand, and was named the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand, which is awarded to a Foreign Dignitary in recognition of services to the HM the King. He also is a member of the Boston Committee of Foreign Relations. Joseph graduated from Norwich University, the oldest private military university in the country. After graduation, Joseph joined the United States Army, eventually reaching the rank of Brigadier General in the MA State Guard. In 1992, Joseph was appointed by then-governor of Massachusetts William Weld as a Chief Military Aide de-Camp, a position he has held in every administration including the current one. Joseph also is the President and CEO of The Union Oyster House, an award winning restaurant that is also known to be America’s oldest restaurant.

Jane E. O’Brien
Jane E. O’Brien is Vice President for Investments at Smith Barney in Boston. Before Smith Barney, Jane was the Assistant Vice President of Merrill Lynch (1982-1990), where she specialized in the financial needs of small and medium size corporations and was a member of the Merrill Lynch Executive Club. While she was at Merrill Lynch, Jane also offered her expertise to students at Simmons College as a lecturer for an investment course in the Department of Management from 1983-1987. Jane also has experience working with Affirmative Action programs both at Harvard University as Assistant to the President, and at the University of Massachusetts as Assistant to the Chancellor. Jane serves on the Executive Committee of Jobs for Bay State Graduates, and is a trustee of New England Colleges Fund.

Ajmal Qureshi
Ajmal Qureshi received his Bachelors in Political Science and Masters in English from the Government College in Lahore, Pakistan. He continued his studies in France, receiving a certificate in French at Grenoble University and continuing with a diploma in public administration at the International Institute of Public Administration in Paris for his comparative study between France and Pakistan.  Ajmal then received a diploma in economics and statistics from Boulder University and completed his education with a M.A. in economic development from Boston University.  After serving as the Deputy Chief of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad, he served as a Deputy Secretary of International Cooperation for the Pakistani Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Forestry and Livestock for seven years.  Ajmal went on to serve as the Consul General of Pakistan in Istanbul, Turkey before relocating to Beijing where he worked as a Resident Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. He spent seven years in China as a chairman of the Donors Group.  Ajmal most recently held a position as a Resident Representative at the FAO in Kampala, Uganda where he served on the Steering Committee at the Ministry of Finance and Planning and directed the FAO Ugandan office.  Serving as an honorary professor and senior advisor to the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ajmal is currently a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation.  

Crocker Snow, Jr.
Director and founder of the Money Matters Institute, Crocker has directed Institute activities since its initial meeting held at the UN’s World Social Summit in Copenhagen in March 1995. He is also currently director of the Edward R. Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy at The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University. The first president and editor in chief of World Times and The WorldPaper from 1979-2001, he is a board member of the International Honors Program, the Jefferson Awards for Public Service, the United Nations Association of Greater Boston, the Fundacion para un Nuevo Periodismo in Cartagena, and a member of the Brain trust of the Evian Group of Lausanne, the Editorial Committee of the Development Gateway in Washington and a designated business interlocutor of the UN’s 2002 “Financing for Development” conference.

Mark B. Stein
Mark B. Stein is a partner in the Corporate Department in McDermott, Will & Emery’s Boston office, where he concentrates his practice in securities, mergers and acquisitions and general representation of start-ups. Mr. Stein speaks regularly on matters of interest to emerging and growth companies, including corporate finance strategies, corporate governance and equity-based incentive compensation. He is a member of the High Technology Section of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Before joining McDermott, Will & Emery, Mr. Stein was deputy executive director and later, executive director (acting) of the Massachusetts Office of International trade and Investment. He has also served as a legislative assistant to a United States senator from New Hampshire and as a foreign service officer with the U.S. Department of State in the Bureau for Near East and South Asian Affairs and at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara, Turkey. Mr. Stein earned his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, in Russian/Soviet studies, from Dartmouth College in 1984. He received his law degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School, where he was a member of the Harvard Law Review, in 1992.

Daniel Sullivan
Dan serves as Chief of Staff to the Dean of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and has been a Delegate to the Youth General Assembly at the United Nations and a SustainUS Agent of Change Delegate to the UN Commission on Social Development. He has completed a Certificate in Health and Human Rights from Harvard University School of Public Health, an Executive Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Georgetown University, a Bachelor's degree in Government from Harvard University, a Certificate in Conflict Analysis from the US Institute of Peace, study with UNITAR, and studied International Relations at Lynn University. In 2004, Dan was selected as one of 40 top state government officials by the Council of State Governments as a Henry Toll Fellow. Dan served as Chairman of Democratic Leadership for the 21st Century in 2005 and was selected as a Global Health Scholar by the American Medical Student Association in 2006. He was an inaugural Boston Cares Civic Leadership Fellow in 2006 and is a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program. Dan was a Clinton Volunteer at the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative in 2005 and returned to work for President Clinton at the 2006 and 2007 Clinton Global Initiative. He is a graduate of the FBI Citizen’s Academy and was selected to attend the Global Institute for Social Innovation at the London Business School. Dan was an attendee at the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative-University in New Orleans and has been selected to serve as a Campus Representative of CGI-U. Recently, Dan became Executive Director of the Massachusetts Legislator's Association, the only non-legislator to ever serve on the Executive Board. Dan is a native of Plympton, MA.

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