Conference Committee

Conference Chair
Dr. Chung Hwan Kwak
Chairman, WANGO International Council

Organizing Committee

General Chair
Taj Hamad
Secretary General, WANGO

Vice Chair
Jean Rondon
Director of Publications, WANGO

Awards Chair
Dr. Noel Brown
President, Friends of the United Nations

Local Arrangements Chair
Anne Smart
Director of the Office of Regional and National Coordinator, WANGO

Finance Chair
Marybeth Ross
Treasurer of the Association, WANGO

Promotion Chair
Marian Barnes
Executive Director, ANDECO

Technical Program Chair
Dr. Frederick Swarts
Assistant Secretary General for Administration and Finance, WANGO

Venue Chair
James Chunko
General Manager, Eden Hall

Registration and Exhibits Chair
Dianne Burbey
Logistics Specialist

Membership Chair
Soonok Kang
Asia and Oceania Regional Coordinator, WANGO

Invited Speakers Chair
Lourdes Swarts
President, Twenty-First Century Speakers

Hospitality Chair
Teresa Yamane
Vice Regional Director, Family Federation for World Peace, USA

Senior Advisor
Dr. V. Mohini Giri
Chairperson, Guild of Service
Chair, National Commission for Women (1994-1998)

Senior Advisor
Sunanda Mane
Founder and Director, Lend-A-Hand India
Former State Director, CARE-India, Mumbai


Technical Program Committee

Dr. Frederick Swarts, Chair
Assistant Secretary General for Administration and Finance, WANGO

Teresa Rudacille,
Workshop Subcommittee Chair

Empowerment Resource Network (USA)

Massimo Trombin
Abstracts Subcommittee Chair

President, Fondation Internationale de secours et d’Amitie (Luxembourg)

Princess Hayat Arslan
President, Society of Lebanon the Giver

Mohammed Attah
Executive Director, NGO Guide 2000 (Nigeria)

Chandraraathne Bandara
Field Director, Samadeepa Samjaja Kendraja (Sri Lanka)

Hon. Sterling Belgrove
Founder & Chairman, The Rose Foundation (Trinidad & Tobago)

John Dickson
Chairman, Committee on Peace and Stability Through Trade, World Trade Centers Association

Juan Larancuent
President, Bloque de ONGs (BONG)

Dr. J'Lien Liese
Founder, Foundation for Global Leadership (USA)