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- Treasurer of the Board of Directors
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- Executive Director for WE, the World & the WE Campaign
- Executive Director of We, the World
Angel Short is the Executive Director of We, The World and Victim Advocate of Hopes Wings Domestic Violence Program. With a B.A. in Business Management, she is passionate about uplifting grassroots movements and supporting female entrepreneurship as a vital effort in creating a world that works for all. Angel has a penchant for finding creative solutions to promote equal access with a focus on sustainability. With several years experience in the behavioral and mental health fields, she has a keen interest in healing the inherent causes of global crises.
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- Team Member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Angelina is a coursework team member of Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Director of Lemon & Vinegar (PTY) LTD. a company in Gaborone, Botswana that focuses on agricultural produce that supports and nurtures Bio-diverse Ecosystems, Youth and Women's Empowerment Cooperatives through Organic Agri-Processing value chains. She is a former member of SAPSSI, a non-profit organization which coordinates a peer education program to facilitate with Youth issues such as peer pressure, self-image, drugs and alcohol abuse.
Angelina is passionate about Rejuvenating the Balance of the Earth, Empowering Women, Youth & Children. She is keen and eager to foster collaboration between We, The World (and the WE Campaign), and other organizations, to tackle issues in Botswana.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Board Member of WE, the World
- Director of Pass It Forward Movement, Baby Boomer Fun Events
Arlan Berglas, former Executive Director of We, The World, has been a dedicated board member of We, The World since 2007. With a passion for catalyzing positive change, Berglas founded "Fundraising For a Better World," a transformative initiative aimed at aiding qualifying nonprofits in raising essential funds for their causes.
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
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- Director of Operations for We, the World & the WE Campaign
Callum Cintron (They/Them) is a student and volunteer residing in Northwest New Jersey on the traditional land of the Munsee Lenape. They are the Director of Operations and Human Rights Coordinator at We, The World. There they have created a program called Rethinking Community that serves the LGBTQ+, BIPOC and Disabled communities. The goal of the program is to foster community and support among historically underrepresented communities. Callum is pursuing a degree in Anthropology with a focus on diversity studies at Oregon State University. They are a part of the LGBTQ+ community and are passionate about creating an equitable world for all.
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- Member of the Worldwatch Institute Board
- Founder, Source of Synergy Foundation
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Co - Founder of the Chopra Center
(Co-Founder of the Chopra Center; Best-selling Author who has written over 89 books translated into more than 43 languages)
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- Member of the Worldwatch Institute Board
- Community Mayor of Harlem
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- Member of the Worldwatch Institute Board
- Founder, the Club of Budapest
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- Founder
- Member of the Advisory Board
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Author, the Chalice and the Blade, Co - Founder and President, Center for Partnership Studies
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- Member of the Advisory Board
Heidi Little M.Ed is a 25 year Social Emotional Learning international Educator and the Director of The Center for Advancement in Social Emotional Learning. An accomplished musical artist and songwriter, CEO/President of Omnipresent Media TV Network, mother and youth advocate with International Children's Month/World and WE The world. HeidiLittle.com -seladvancement.org - OmniTV.org - internationalchildren.world
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- Member of the Board of Directors
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- Secretary of the Board of Directors
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- Human Resources Director for We, the World & the WE Campaign
- She / Her
Jana Larsen (She/Her) is the Human Resources Director, Economic Justice Campaign Coordinator, and Program/Project Leader of We, The World and The WE Campaign. She attended Colorado State University and Kent State University on the 30-year plan; lifetime learner; proud mom; used to be a mountain girl but now a country girl with hopes to be a bee-keeper; wants to save the world.
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- Spokesperson, Livestream Expert & Social Media Coordinator for WE, the World
Karen Palmer is a best-selling author and popular online talk show host. Karen regularly does shows online to help promote 11 Days of Global Unity and other We, The World programs. Her organization is dedicated to educating children and families about environmental issues, animal advocacy, kindness, mindfulness, and compassion. She is the mom who made a wish and started a kindness revolution! Karen is founder of The #Globalkindness Revolution which is networking with organizations and people co-creating a kinder and more loving world. Most recently Karen has become a National Kindness Leader and is collaborating with 29 other leaders from the USA who have a combined social media reach of over 30 million followers.
She is a mom who made a wish that sparked a kindness revolution. She went from being homeless to being an Internationally known Global Kindness Leader and Educator. Karen is known as @MindfulMediaMom and Miss Kindness on all social media. Karen is a Spokesperson, Livestream and Social Media Expert for many large organizations. She is a best-selling author and co-produces several popular online talk shows. She is Lead Organizer for Women and Allies Campaign for We, The World. She helps change agents and peacemakers find their voice, and share their message and gifts globally.
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Artist, Activist, WE Campaign
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Exec. Dir., Gesundheit Institute
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- Member of the Worldwatch Institute Board
- Co - Author, the Cultural Creatives
- Social Researcher
Social researcher Paul Ray estimates that there are 50-60 million people in the USA and 80-90 million in Western Europe who are what he calls Cultural Creatives who would love to see such a shift happen. But they don't know that there are so many others with their values. WE, the World has begun to help make the Cultural Creatives visible to each other so they can begin to act collectively! But to fully implement this, via the WE campaign, we need full participation at this stage by those, like you, who share these values.
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- Chairman of the Board
- Founder
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chairman / Founder of We, the World
- Founder and Board Chair of WE, the World
Rick Ulfik is the Founder and Board Chair of WE, The World, Founder and a Principal Coordinator of the WE Campaign, and Co-Founder and Principal Organizer of 11 Days of Global Unity Sept. 11-21, an annual convergence of more than 700 associated events in over 60 countries around the world launched by We, The World and global partners in 2004. Rick also co-produces Visual Voices a TV Series Co-Sponsored by We, The World which was originally featured on the Dish Network and available in 15 million homes. He has written, produced and directed two short films. Rick organizes and promotes scores of events and other better world activities, large and small, every year.
Rick Ulfik is the Founder and Board Chair of We, The World, a non-profit organization that develops global networks of collaboration and action to build mass involvement in the work of creating a peaceful, caring, sustainable world. Advisors and supporters include Nobel Peace Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Dr. Jane Goodall, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Daniel Ellsberg, Dr. Riane Eisler, Bill McKibben, Robert Thurman, William Schulz (Amnesty International USA Executive Director 1994-2006), Patch Adams, Hazel Henderson, and about 70 others.
Rick Ulfik is Founder and Board Chair of We, The World, Founder and a Principal Organizer of the WE Campaign at WE.net, a global network of collaboration and action.
Rick is the Host, Moderator and Principle Organizer of The 11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit 2014 and The 11 Days of Global Unity Tele-Summit 2015, which were co-produced with The Shift Network and promoted to over 300,000 people. The Summits featured some of the most visionary thinkers and activists of our time including Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Eve Ensler, Deepak Chopra, Daniel Ellsberg, Amy Goodman, Bill McKibben, Patch Adams, Helen Caldicott and Eckhart Tolle.
Rick was also Co-Producer of the Better World Forum 2012 an online, virtual conference and exposition with seminars, screenings, interviews and panels featuring Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Bill McKibben, Dot Maver, Deepak Chopra, John Perkins, Robert Thurman, Hazel Henderson, Jack Healey, Benjamin Barber, Rev. Deborah Moldow, Danny Schechter, Occupy Movement Organizers, Stephen Dinan and dozens of other leaders and teachers on the cutting edge of cultural, economic, environmental and political change.
Rick Ulfik is an award-winning composer, musician, sound design specialist and audio engineer who is well known and respected for his work in television, film, and many other media. During the last 30 years he has been a member of hundreds of television, film, commercial and other media production teams.
Songwriting Credits include: Firesign (Record Label: RCA, Artist: Cory). Rick was the co-writer of 5 of the album's tunes, including the title track (which hit the Billboard and Record World Top 100 Charts).
For many years Rick has had a strong interest in being involved with groups that promote peaceful and fulfilling interactions. He was a co-leader and coordinator of the 1993 United Nations event "Celebration For the Children of The World" endorsed by Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
Rick was the principal organizer of We, The World's Videoconference Series Building Peace and Security in the 21st Century started in 2003 which connects schools with the United Nations and featured speakers from around the world. Interacting with inspiring speakers like Dr. Jane Goodall and Congressman and Presidential Candidate Dennis Kucinich, students and others are supported and encouraged to create a dream and vision of peace, and then put their dream into action.
Rick is Founder and a Principal Organizer of the WE Campaign - www.WE.net This is a global campaign to unite and amplify the efforts of people, organizations and movements working for the common good. Rick is also Co-Creator and Principal Organizer of 11 Days of Global Unity Sept. 11-21, an annual promotion of peace, sustainability and transformation that annually includes as many as 700 associated events in over 60 countries around the world. In 2004 We, The World and partners launched 11 Days of Global Unity as a breakthrough platform for linking local awareness and action campaigns into an inspiring international movement to create a world that works for all.
Rick Ulfik is the Founder of WE, The World and the WE Campaign at WE.net and Co-Creator of the annual 11 Days of Global Unity September 11th to September 21st whose participants and supporters include: Desmond Tutu, Jane Goodall, Deepak Chopra, Bill McKibben, Marianne Williamson, Ralph Nader, Eve Ensler, Daniel Ellsberg, Hazel Henderson, Arun Gandhi and many others.
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- Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator for WE, the World
- Writer
Robert Levine is a writer, activist, Yoga instructor, city planner and political scientist based in New York. He has written extensively on the deep inner connection between politics and spirituality and wrote a column from 2003 to 2008 for LifeSherpa.com. He is working on a book on that topic. He is board member and treasurer for FIONS (Friends of the Institute of Noetic Sciences) and has been teaching Yoga since 1999. Robert is now teaching at Integral Yoga Institute Princeton, and is one of the founders and principal instructors of the Advanced Teacher Training program at TGR Yoga in the Princeton area.
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Co - Founder / Pres., Tibet House
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- Member of the Board of Directors
ShaRon Rea, works as an Author, Speaker, Life and Family Coach and owns The Whole Family Coaching. She founded the global movement No Judgment. Just Love.® and created Comfy Couch™ Conversations to inspire us to live together with unconditional allowance for each other.…one courageous action at a time.
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- Coordinator for the Campaign for Environment
- Coordinator, Climate Collaboratory at WE, the World
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- Member of the Advisory Board
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Founder, 11 Days of Global Unity
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- Member of the Advisory Board
- Executive Director, Amnesty International U.S.a. 1994 - 2006
Yvette is a Personal Innovation Mentor, an engaging speaker, published author, presenter and strategy consultant with experience facilitating workshops, program development, project management, and decades committed to social innovation initiatives.
Her contributions to social innovation transverse decades and are intimately connected to her artist practice as research. Early team collaborations focused on open source technology and p2p models as enablers of social innovation. Her work focuses on Art-Based Solutions rooted in Art Based methodologies and models. She focuses on program/research development, change/risk management (with social justice/humanitarian/sustainability lens) in addition to advancing innovation as part of all that.