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Camelia Ades: RN, MSN, MPH. Advanced practice nurse and public health provider with a practice focus on wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention. A naturalized US citizen, Camelia is very committed to efforts upholding the legal and social rights of immigrant women and their families, gender equality, and eradication of discrimination. She is very passionate about human rights activism, environmental issues, as well as global health. Other professional affiliations include the Global Health Council, the International Honor Society of Nursing Sigma Theta Tau, and Volunteers of America. Served as a board member and co-chair on the Global Health Initiative Committee with UNA Houston.
Richard Blakney: Degree in pharmacy & Master of Public
Health. 30 years overseas in hospital & rural health care, positions in Hong
Kong, Borneo, Liberia and Guyana. Worked for WHO, UNICEF and USAID in African
countries.
Philip P. Chandler: Ph.D. (History & Phil. of Science, UC San Diego), J.D. (Univ. S. Dakota), M.A. (Politics, Univ. of Dallas), B.A. (Math, St. John's College). Solo law practice, Dpty Coordinator (WA. State Voter Protection Project), Clerk (U.S. District Court, S. Dakota Supreme Court), Assoc. Dean (St. Gregory's Univ, Shawnee, OK), Actg Prof & Dpty Director Energy Center (Univ. Of OK), Director Space Station Prog. Office (Fed. Republic of Germany)
Ms. Sahar Fathi: BA (Interntl Relations, USC), 2nd year law student (UW), internships (UNA National Capital Area, UNHCR, office of Sen. Patty Murray, and Public Defender Assoc/Seattle). Aspires to be a prosecutor for ICC
Dennis P. Garrett: MBA (UW), MS (Information Systems, UW), BS (Electrical Engineering, UW). Employment: 16 years at Boeing. Attended June ‘06 UNA Mtn-Pacific Convention in Salt Lake City.
Joshua Heim: He is the Exhibits Developer at the Wing Luke Asian Museum and coordinates the development of community-led exhibits. He also manages the oral history activities and YouthCAN, an arts based youth leadership program that engages at-risk youth in and around the International District. Josh is committed to social justice and has worked locally to increase funding for affordable housing and human services – he used to direct a local anti-hunger coalition. An award winning Hawaiian hula dancer and chanter, Josh is also passionate about increasing support and community access to artistic and cultural resources and is a member of the Seattle Arts Commission. He holds a BA in sociology and anthropology from Lewis & Clark College and is a past Community Leaders Program participant at the API Community Leadership Foundation.
Frank Jones: Career serving children and families as elementary school
teacher and Head Start director for Seattle School District. Head Start manager
for Northwest states. Clinical social work with Central Area Mental Health.
Maxine Loo: ESL teacher at Dunlap Elementary School. Developed the curriculum to launch Model UN for elementary school students. Dunlap is the first school in the West to do the MUN simulation. Current UNA chapter board member.
Wilda Luttermoser: UNA Seattle board director ‘93-'04 & treasurer ‘96-'04. BA forestry and MPubAdmin/UW. Retired from U.S Corps of Engineers/Crittendon Locks. Also member of Abe Keller Peace Educ. Board and Peace Action Board. Interest area: disarmament.
James Maynard: MD (McGill), MPH & PhD (UC Berkeley). 27 years CDC/USPHS, Director WHO Collaborative Center for Reference & Research on Viral Hepatitis. Senior Vice President & Medical Director Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) - 15 years. Director Center for Immunizations & Technical Director for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Children's Vaccine Program. Retired. Deeply interested in the work of the advocacy committee.
Matthew Metz: Attorney. Executive in non-profit organizations in Los
Angeles, Seattle, & Mexico City. Specialty in non-profit work. Graduate of
Washington Community Development Academy and certified economic development
finance professional.
Dick Nelson: Seattle native. B. Sc. Engineering, University of Washington, Sc. D. Materials Science/International Relations, MIT. Inorganic materials research, Gothenburg, Sweden. Nuclear materials research, Battelle, Richland. Represented Ballard-Wallingford-University area in Washington State House 16 years. Chaired Energy and Utilities Committee and Housing Committee. Sponsored residential building energy code, growth management policy, and legislation establishing regional transit authority. Technical consultant specializing in urban dynamics: transportation, land use, and telecommunications. Contributed to national study of impact of telecommunications on travel commissioned by US Department of Energy. Principal investigator for study of transit-oriented development sponsored by Mineta Institute for Surface Transportation Policy Studies. Current board member: Pacific Ecological Institute and Keller Peace Education Fund. When not at home in Seattle, can be found harvesting clams, oysters, and crab at Willapa Bay.
Jolene Prewitt: Lifelong volunteer and peace advocate, She is an alumna of the University of Washington Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies and has studied Japanese, French and German. Jolene lived in Japan over 8 years; as an exchange student, folk art and kimono buyer and English as a Second Language instructor. Jolene works in administration for Epigenomics, Inc., a German owned biotech firm. Her career has included positions in non-profit, public and international organizations: Mariko Tada, The Wing Luke Asian Museum, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Nichimo International, Inc., Gilmore Research, Boeing’s Flight Safety and Johannessen & Associates, P.S. has each offered unique learning opportunities. Currently, Jolene serves on the Planning Committee of From Hiroshima to Hope as the volunteer coordinator as well as volunteering for the Japan America Society of Washington and the Seattle Kobe Sister City Association. In the past, she has volunteered for the annual actions of numerous art association’s annual actions. Jolene was the Secretary of the Board for The Bra Show, a breast cancer education and outreach group which was active locally for 5 years.
Jolene supports multilingual education in the United States as well as the global issues of nonproliferation of weaponry, nonviolence, clean water and native language literacy. Jolene, and her husband Brian, live in Seattle. They grew up in Walla Walla.
Bhavani Priya Ramakrishnan: She grew up in Chennai, India, and trained in computer science and then in anthropology at the University of Madras. As a computer scientist, she developed software for the rice industry and evaluated outsourcing technical support. As a graduate student in anthropology, she helped in several projects among Tamil Nadu villages. Most involved ethnographic study to support community development: re-enrolling student dropouts and empowering women among the Malayali, researching sexual exploitation of male children (a study fund by UNICEF), and serving as research assistant in a study of alternative sexual behaviors in these conservative communities. In Tamil Nadu, Nagapattinam was hard hit by the 2004 tsunami, and while helping relief efforts, Bhavani also completed important research in the communities. Later, working for Terre des Hommes, a non-profit based in the Netherlands, she helped monitor and evaluate various projects including the rehabilitation of street children in Bangalore. Working for Banyan, an organization which helps mentally ill homeless women in Chennai, she wrote the newsletters, press releases and reports, along with public relations and fund raising.
Justin Simmons: Seattle native and community activist who has lived and worked abroad as a journalist, teacher and tour-guide. Past employee of United Way of King County and the Church Council of Greater Seattle. Currently operates a political consulting firm, Camelot Consulting, LLC. Has served on a number of boards and commissions and is incoming President of the University of Washington Alumni Association (UWAA) Multicultural Alumni Partnership (MAP).
Trevor Tate: Ph.D. (International Studies, Queen's Univ, Ontario); MA (Pol. Sc., Univ. Manitoba), BA (Univ. W. Indies); Chair, Division of Social Sciences, Bellevue Community; College; Adjunct Prof EWU. Previous: Prof. Pol. Sc. Kwantlen Univ. College, Surrey, BC; Visiting faculty Pol. Sc. UBC; Visiting Prof. History and Pol. Sc. Royal Roads Military College, Victoria, BC; Asst. Prof. Simon Fraser Univ. BC.
Rebecca Wolfe: A career educator (English, ESL, French, and Educational Leadership), Rebecca established and directed The Language School of Spokane from 1985-1990 for second language education, language services, and multicultural exchanges. She began doctoral studies in 1987 at Gonzaga University. She and her husband, Russell, moved to the San Juan Islands in June of 1990. After completing her Ph. D. in “Educational Leadership” in 1997, Rebecca and Russell went to Istanbul, Turkey where she taught for two semesters at Fatih University. Community volunteer positions have included service in environmental work, education, the arts and music, as well as Progressive politics. Rebecca believes and tries to live by the principle expressed by former U. N. Secretary-General of the United Nations (1953 – 1961) who once wrote, “The door to happiness opens outward.”
Executive Consultant: Joan Lawson was president of UNA-USA Seattle Chapter for four years, president of Triad Chapter (Winston-Salem NC area) and co-founder of the Maine Chapter. She serves on the UNA-USA Steering Committee of the Council of Chapters and Divisions and the UNA-USA national board. She represented UNA-USA as a delegate to the International Congress of Peace in Copenhagen and the UN Special Session on Children. She went on UNA delegations to China, Viet Nam and Cambodia. She was Executive Director of the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce in Seattle, office manager of Mithun Architects and was a candidate for State Representative in the 43rd Legislative District and in Maine.
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