NGOCSD-NY Executive Board:
President & Chair: Ms. Margo LaZaro, Huairou Commission, Global Family. MMUN & Soroptimist International-SIMNY
Vice Chair: Dr. Andrise Bass, Humanitarian Focus Foundation & Vice President of ASPAFrique, Climate Reality Project Vice Chair: Mr. Michael Jacobson, Montessori MUN/Youth for a Better World/Youth Impact Forum & SDGIA Community
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 Director of Communitcations: Mr. Kristaps Cirulis, Founder of Now Next Design, Co-founder of Terrawaste Recycling
Mr. Laurence Singer, Esq., Global Family for Love and Peace
Ms. Mary Muia, Soroptimist International, with UNEA in Nairobi. Kenya Mr. Theodore Liebman, FAIA, a Principal at Perkins Eastman, Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization Mr. Stan Chan, CEO of RecycleGO Inc. Mr. David Michael Terungwa, Climate Reality Project & Global Initiative for Food Security & Ecosystem Preservation in Nigeria Mr. Aaron Etra, Chair of UNA-USA Council of Organizations Mr. Steven Aiello, Debate for Peace in Tel Aviv, Israel
In Loving Memory of Professor Vicki Isler, Mediators Beyond Borders International
NGOCSD-NY Honorary Advis0rs:
H.E. Dr. Michal Mlynar, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the UN
H.E. Mr. Odo Tevi, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Vanuatu to the UN H.E. Mrs. Rachel Ruto, Spouse of the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya, Founder and Parton of the Mama Organization
H.E. Dr. Mamadou Tangara, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of The Gambia to the UN
H.E. Mr. Juan Sandoval Meniolea, Ambassador & Deputy Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the UN
Honorable Ms. Pennelope Beckles, Minister of Housing and Urban Development of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago Honorable Ms. Carolyn B. Maloney, U.S. Congressional Representative of New York District 12 H.E. Mr. Ib Petersen, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN (retired) H.E. Mr. Carlos Garcia, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the UN (retired)
H.E. Dr. Henry Leonard Mac-Donald, Former Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Suriname to the UN (retired) H.E. Mr. Ahmed Sareer, Former Foreign Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Republic of Maldives (retired)
Mr. Elliott Harris, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, UN Chief Economist - Retired
Dr. Seemin Qayum, Adviser on Sustainable Development for UN-Women Mr. Daniel Del Valle Blanco, Policy Advisor for Youth in the Permanent Mission of Slovakia to the United Nations
Dr. William A. Haseltine PhD, Chair & President of ACCESS Health Int’l, Chairman, the Haseltine Foundation for Science & the Arts Dr. Marya Ghazipura, PhD, MS, Epidemiologist & Biostatistician, NYU Langone Health & on NYC Mayor’s COVID-19 Scientific Advisory Council of the led by the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services
Ms. Tessy de Nassau, Director and Founder of Finding Butterflies Consulting LTD Ms. Mandy Sanghera, International Human Rights Activist & Award Winning Philanthropist, UK 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. Michael Drexler, Senior Director & Head of Investors Industries for the World Economic Forum Ms. Ingrid Vanderveldt, Chair and CEO of Empowering a Billion Women, EBW Distributors (a division of EBW2020 Ms. Teddy Slavcheva, Founder of Sooo Sustainability, Vice Leader Women in Tech Oslo, WomenTech Network Global Ambassador Mr. Simon Littlewood, Founder & CEO of SDG Global Group Mr. Stan Chen, CEO of RecycleGO Inc., and President of United Metal Recycling Mr. Kristaps Cirulis, Founder of Now Next Design, Co-founder of Terrawaste Recycling & Founding Partner of Collective High Tech Mr. Sergio Fernandez de Cordova, Founder of PVBLIC Foundation & P3G
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 Ms. Lea d’Auriol, Founder of the Oceanic Global Foundation Ms. Christina Stevens, Creator, RevolutionLove; Board Member, Captain Planet Foundation; Award-winning Author & Filmmaker. 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. Shayna Davidov Hanson, Co-Founder of the SDG Relief Fund
Ms. Catherine Schuller, Co-Founder & Curator/Creative Director of HiTechMODA Ms Ia Faraoni, Founder & Designer of Ia’s Threads Ms. Tijana Tatkovic, CEO of Bergdorf Management Corp. and an International Artist Ms. Sanaz Sotoudeh, International Classical Pianist and Advocate
Dr. Azza Karam, Secretary General of Religions for Peace Dr, Eugénie Birch, Co-Director of Penn Institute for Urban Research and the President of the General Assembly of Partners Ms. Beverly Bucur, Director of Advocacy for Soroptimist International and Advisory Board of South Suburban Family Shelter Ms. Bette Levy, Main UN Representative of Soroptimist International & Treasurer of Soroptimist Int’l Metro/New York Chapter Ms. Lirone Glikman, Founder & CEO at The Human Factor by Lirone Glikman Mr. Erastus Mong'are, HSC. Founder & CEO, StartUp Africa
Mr. R. Barton Henderson, Owner, ThriVe Marketing, LLC Dr. Mina Kobilarev, International Entrepreneur
Prof. Jan W. Dash, Editor of the Climate Portal Ms. Harriet Shugarman, Founder & Executive Director of ClimateMama & Climate Reality Team Leader Mr. Robert Gierke, Founder of Purenessity, LLC Mr. Aaron Etra, Chair of UNA-USA Council of Organizations
Mr. Felix Dodds, Fellow at Global Research Institute; Senior Affiliate, University of North Carolina; Associate Fellow, Tellus Institute
Ms. Emele Duituturaga, Former Executive Director, Pacific Island Association of Non-Governmental Organizations - PIANGO Ms. Christine Clarke, Climate Action & SDGs advocate
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 Ms. Caisey Hoffman, Business Development for EarthxOcean
Mr. Jonathan Granoff, President of Global Security Institute
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 Ms. Nudhara Yusuf, Global Youth Coordinator, C4UNWN & Global Governance Innovation Network Facilitator, The Stimson Center Mr. Alyn Ware, Global Coordinator, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Nonproliferation & Disarmament Mr. Steven Aiello, Founder and Director of Debate for Peace in Tel Aviv, Israel Dr. Padmini (Mini) Murthy, Professor and Global Health Director at New York Medical College Mr. Patrick Sciarratta, President, Vinculum Foundation
Dr. Judy Kuriansky, Ph.D., Columbia University Teachers College & Main UN Rep., International Association of Applied Psychology
Mr. Bruce Knotts, Director of the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office Ms. Brenda Rios, Director of Operations, StartUp Cup, Inc.
Ms. Judith Cunningham, Founder of Montessori MUN & Youth Impact! Forum
Ms. Mia MacDonald, Chair of the Green Belt Movement Int. – North America; Founder & Executive Director of Brighter Green Ms. Amrita Gautam, President of Soroptimist International Koeln Kolumba, Germany and Founder of drinkPani, Nepal Ms. Orsolya Bartha, Senior Advisor on Sustainable Development, Human Rights & Gender Related Issues for Int. Disability Alliance
Mr. Roberto Borrero, International Indian Treaty Council
Mr. Xiuhtezcatl Roske-Martinez, Director of Earth Guardians & Indigenous Youth Leader
Ms. Nudhara Yusuf, Global Youth Coordinator for Coalition for the UN We Need Ms. Luna Abu-Yunis, 15 year old, Debate for Peace Arab Israeli Youth Leader & FridaysForFuture Climate Activist from Israel Mr. Ira Faraoni, 10 year old, Founder of Ira’s Helping Hands
Ms. Mikaila Ulmer, 16 year old, Founder & CEO of Me & the Bees Lemonade & Founder of the Healthy Hive Foundation Ms. Julia Sora Wykoff, 16 year old, Founder & CEO of Zeal Cares, a Former Youth For a Better World/Montessori Model UN Delegate Ms. Ilesandra Tidmore, Youth For a Better World/Montessori MUN - Youth Leader