Dr. Susan Perry-Hinton

Dr. Susan Perry-Hinton a Good Will Ambassador/Facilitator of IIMSAM holds a Doctorate Degree in Pharmacy from Xavier University in New Orleans Louisiana and a BS Degree in Biology from Stillman College in Tuscaloosa Alabama. She is President and co-owner of Mag-Lou Enterprises LLC, a distribution and consultant company established in 2003. In September of 2004 Dr. Hinton was featured in The New York Times for her invention of the Perry Potty Portable Toilet Seat. The company distributes its patented product and provides pharmacy consultant services to learning institutions, minority healthcare clinics and long term care facilities. Presently she is a Consultant Pharmacist serving numerous long term care facilities to answer questions and solve pharmacy related problems and issues. Recently she served as a Research Pharmacist for Xavier University and Co-Investigator in a NIAAA-funded study designed to scientifically evaluate the efficacy of pharmacist-mediated brief intervention in preventing HIV & Alcohol abuse in minorities. Previously she served in numerous management, administrative and teaching positions such as ; Assistant Clinical Professor and Director of Ambulatory Care Services at Xavier University and Chief Pharmacist for several retail chains. Dr. Hinton also serves as Co-Pastor of the City of Refuge Christian Center.

Dr. Perry-Hinton holds certifications in Open Air-way Asthma Management, Smoking Cessation, Diabetes and HIV Management. She has served on numerous professional committees, and co-authored and submitted numerous manuscripts, abstracts, and poster presentations in the area of HIV and Alcohol Prevention. In 2005-2006 she was enlisted as a member of WHO'S WHO among Executives and Professionals.

Dr. Perry- Hinton appreciates that being a Goodwill Ambassador with IIMSAM will strengthen her ability of fulfill her life long commitment and passion to help the sick, feed the hungry and assist the needy and less fortunate worldwide. She feels confident that Spirulina, a food supplement that IIMSAM promote, is a powerful vehicle to assist in the global efforts to eradicate malnutrition and disease, decrease obesity, and improve the quality of life for many who need it.

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H.E. Mr. George Hara

H.E. Mr. George Hara, Ambassador at-large to Japan and Facilitator for the Operation Lifeline - International Spirulina Programme Initiative, IIMSAM's affirmative action initiative aimed to save victims of malnutrition worldwide. Ambassador Hara is internationally known as a leading edge venture capitalist and a visionary architect in the field of post-PC technology, namely Pervasive Ubiquitous Communication (PUC). DEFTA Partners is a pioneer in the creation of new post PC industries using PUC technology through its worldwide operations in San Francisco, London, Seoul, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. In February 2005, Ambassador Hara completed the merger between Oplus Technologies (the leader of chip processing LCD and Plasma display) with INTEL. He has served as Chairman of the Board since its inception. He is currently Chairman of the Board at XVD Inc.(world leader of the HDTV codec engine). He also initiated wireless broad band service companies aiming at distant learning education and Tele-Medicine in the Least Developed Countries in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. His first Wireless Broadband Project was launched as a pilot-project in Bangladesh in October 2005.

Prior to 2000, he had helped create many IT firms and managed them as a Chairman of the Board, a major shareholder or a Board Member. Such companies include Borland (3rd largest PC Software company in the world, founded by French Entrepreneur, P Kahn), PictureTel (world leader of video conference), SCO (the largest PC Unix), Accelerated Network (world pioneer of ADSL),Zoran(world major DVD chip), Wollongong (world's first commercialized TCP-IP)and TRADEX (inventor of B2B engine, that merged with Ariba at USD1.8 billion). Ambassador Hara also assisted academicians in the UK starting new ventures such as Microcosm (optical switching, Bristol), Transitive Technologies (Manchester) and Sealed Media(Oxford) through his operations in London.

In the Public Sector, Ambassador Hara is Chairman of the Alliance Forum Foundation. He has also served on the San Francisco Opera, San Francisco Zoo, University of San Francisco, Tokyo Foundation, and the Hara Research Foundation which offers more than 250 fellowships for interdisciplinary research between life, science and computer science since 1990. In 2003 Ambassador Hara received the National Leadership Award and was named Honorary Co-Chairman of the Republican Business Advisory Council in the U.S.

Ambassador Hara was appointed by the Prime Minister of Japan to serve as Prime Minister`s Special Commissioner on Tax Reforms in Japan in the year 2006. He was also appointed Advisor to the Minister of Finance.

Ambassador Hara is a former United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Fellow. He has a LL.B. degree from the Keio University, Japan and a MS degree from the School of Engineering at Stanford University, United States.

Related Links:
DEFTA Partners

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Mr. Augusto Sorriso

As an IIMSAM Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy to the Italian Republic and to realise a global partnership for development to eradicate malnutrition and to secure the achievement of the UN MDG's, H.E. Mr. Augusto Sorriso's role would be instrumental in facilitating the organization's initiatives through cooperation with the Italian Republic a Member State of IIMSAM's Intergovernmental Treaty aimed at using Micro Algae Spirulina in order to realize its mandate to make Spirulina a key driver to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security and to bridge the health divide globally.

Born in Licata (AG) on January 25th, 1948, after conceding the political science (International-political science) degree with the highest grade, at the prestigious Institute "Cesare Alfieri" of Florence in 1973, he enters the family business, the Sorriso Construction Company, which specializes in the field of public works. At the same time he started other successful economic initiatives like the management of a beach club and the opening of a clothing and shoe store.

In 1975 for the first time he enters the world of politics of Licata when he was elected as a councilman in the "Democrazia Cristiana" party. Since then in the arc of 20 years he was always reelected with great favor of the people and from time to time he held all the citizens' position (assessor, Mayor, President of the U.S.L. (Social Sanitation & Hospitals), as well as important positions of the party at a provincial and regional level, many times delegated to the National Congresses of the "Democrazia Cristiana."

In 1993 retired from politics he gets called to be the president of the local soccer team of at the professional level (C1) of which he resigns after bringing the team to an unexpected save from relegations.

In 1994 he decides to bring his family to the U.S.A. (where his wife is from and his two kids are born). In the state of New Jersey, where he lives today, he started in the restaurant business of a franchise of great success that now counts for more than 95 stores, where he is part of the administration council of the SALADWORKS inc. franchise of which he is the vice president and personally directs two (the third should be open for public in August 2008).

He became part of the Italian American community of New Jersey, (he is a member of the Sicilian Federation of the New Jersey association committee that regroups many Sicilian Clubs). In the beginning of the 2007 he founded with others the Sicilian Confederation of North America. In 2002 he received from President Cuffaro the position of the representative of the Sicilian Community in the States, in march of 2004, he was elected in the COMITES of New Jersey and since June of the same year he holds the same position to represent the U.S.A., since may 2007 he has been part of the Presidential Committee of the same Council.

Running for the Italian Senate in 2006 elections of the Central and North American section in the Forza Italia list although not winning he obtained a great electoral success becoming the most voted in the States between all the candidates of all the lists, as a party and as personal preference (over six thousand nine hundred in all of the states).

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Mr. Carmelo Castiglione

As an IIMSAM Goodwill Ambassador Carmelo Castiglione's role would be instrumental in facilitating the organization's initiatives that are aimed to counter severe malnutrition and to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals through cooperation with the Italian Republic a Member State of IIMSAM's Intergovernmental Treaty aimed at using Micro Algae Spirulina in order to realize its mandate to make Spirulina a key driver to eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security and to bridge the health divide globally.

His role would play an instrumental role in various initiatives of the IIMSAM to realise a world free of hunger and malnutrition by using his sphere of influence to highlight the immense plight of the peoples of the world caused by malnutrition; and would raise various resources through the Italian Government and other stakeholders necessary to make Spirulina a key-driver to achieve global food security and bridge the health divide.

H.E. Castiglione Selected Political Experiences are listed below:

• March 2003 – June 2008 Delegate to the provincial council – Agrigento, Italy
  • President of the Agricultural commission
• March 2003 – June 2008 President of the regional institute of animal prophylaxis – Palermo, Italy
  • Responsible for research activities;
  • Responsible for institutional activities;
  • Responsible for regional veterinarian activities
• March 1998 – March 2003 President of the provincial council – Agrigento, Italy
  • Responsible for institutional activities of the council;
• March 1987 – June 1988 Major of Licata – Licata, (Ag), Italy
  • Responsible for city’s activities;
• March 1985 – June 1993 Delegate to town council – Licata, (Ag), Italy

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Dr. Mufada Kamal

Dr. Mufada Kamal (Iraq) is a Special Adviser Facilitator of IIMSAM who is an expert on Total Quality Management and has over twenty two years of management and leadership experience with various multi-national corporations.

Dr. Kamal has a PhD degree in Business Management and Leadership from Buxton Derby University, United Kingdom and is a member of the American Business Council, Dubai; Iraq-American Chamber of Commerce; and Iraqi Business Council, Dubai.

An avid reader, Dr. Kamal is actively involved various social initiatives and activities. He was conferred with various prestigious awards, most notable being the Top Business Manager of the Year (Middle East Region) in 1993; Dubai International Quality Management Award in 1996 and Business Excellence Award by the Xerox Corp., USA in the year 1996.

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Ms. E. Nana-Fosu Randall

Ms. E. Nana-Fosu Randall, IIMSAM's Special Adviser and Facilitator for Africa with special focus on Ghana, Tanzania, Liberia and Uganda. She was born in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana and received her early education in Ghana and England. She holds a bachelors degree in accounting from Hampton University, Virginia, an MBA in Finance from the New York Institute of Technology and has had more than 29 years of experience in the Accounts Division of the United Nations.

Her years with the UN included many fieldwork missions, as well as at the UN Headquarters. Among other assignments, she served in 1990 as Chief Finance Officer to the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, Chief Finance Officer to the UN Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission from 1991-1993, Chief Revenue, Trust Funds and Technical Cooperation Section of the UN, from 1998-2000. In 2001 and 2002 she had a special posting as Chief Administrative Officer for the UN International Commission in the Ivory Coast and the UN Officer of Peace Building Activities in Liberia. She served as treasurer of the UN African Mothers Association, and most recently as Senior Special Assistant to the Director of the UN Accounts Division.

Nana-Fosu Randall has seen much suffering during her service with the UN. She developed an opinion: “Wars do not build nations; wars destroy them. Wars bring unnecessary pain, hunger, distress and suffering especially to the women and children. She believes that there is an alternative to war; the promotion of peace, the sharing of resources and the creation of understanding among all people.” With those thoughts in mind she, along with a group of friends founded Voices of African Mothers.

Related Links:
Voices of African Mothers

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Ms. Celine Ebere Osukwu

Ms. Celine Ebere Osukwu was born in Nigeria during the Civil War. A victim of infantile sickness, she became disabled later during her childhood. Against all odds, discrimination, and marginalization that Ms. Osukwu faced as a girl child and a disabled person, she forged ahead in her life securing basic education and graduating from the University of Benin in Nigeria. Later, she attained a Master`s degree from the University of Middlesex in London. In 2004, Ms. Osukwu completed an internship at UN Headquarters in New York with the Deptartment of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).

Ms. Osukwu comes to IIMSAM with a wealth of knowledge in the field of Gender Relations and Conflict Management. She also possesses an extensive and varied experience in the sustainable development issues, her work with the NGO`s in the field of women empowerment, the Girl Child and other related issues that hd made her an asset to all those entities of which she was associated with in the past, in her effort to make the world a better place.

Ms. Osukwu will be working on project-development and implementation for IIMSAM in the field of malnutrition and sustainable development and in support of the UN MDGs most important goal that is the eradication of Hunger and Poverty.

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H.E. Mr. John Suran

H.E. Mr. John Suran [Vanuatu] was appointed by the Prime Minister of Vanuatu as the Chairperson for the Disability Promotion & Advocacy Council (Vanuatu) from year 2000-2006 that deals especially with the rights and employment and other matters of the disabled peoples of Vanuatu. As the Chairperson for Disabled People of Vanuatu, he was responsible for attending and observing the Special Body Meeting for the extension of Decade for Person's with Disability in the Asia-Pacific Region from 2003 - 2012. He represented the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Government Delegation of Vanuatu at the meeting that assembled for the adoption of the extension of Decade for Person's with Disability in the Asia-Pacific from 2003 - 2012 and also for the Capacity Building for Sustainable Tourism in the Asia-Pacific Region. He was invited by the UN to represent as a leader of Vanuatu and the Pacific and was nominated by our government to participate in the Ad-hoc meeting on the Rights of Disabled Peoples within the UN in New York . H.E. John Suran was appointed Special-Envoy of IIMSAM POMUN to Vanuatu in October 2005.

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Mr. Enrique S. Sarfati

Mr. Enrique S. Sarfati is an Engineer-Agronomist who is Resident Representative and Special Adviser on Disability Issues to the Republic of Argentina . Mr. Sarfati has had a long and impressive career as an agronomist and he is a staunch advocate for the advancement of the rights of disabled peoples in the Latin American Region. Mr. Sarfati was designated as the best Agronomist of Argentina in the year 2003. He has conducted numerous studies on the issues that concern the advancement of the disabled as well as participated as an NGO and on the Argentinean delegation to the various Sessions of the UN Ad-Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities.

He is IIMSAM 's Resident Representative to the Republic of Argentina & Special Envoy for Malnutrition and United Nations' MDGs.

Related Links:
UN Convention on the Human Rights of People with Disabilities, 8th Session of the ad-hoc committee, Background paper by Mr. Sarfati, 30 May 2006

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H.E. Mr. Yehoram Ben-Shalom

H.E. Mr. Yehoram Ben-Shalom ( Israel), Founder and Director of a Worldwide campaign of the Culture of Peace with UNESCO, Sister City International, NGO's and Private Sector, headed 400 events worldwide for Just One Minute of Peace. He was instrumental in gathering millions of Signatures for Manifesto 2000 of the Culture of Peace that was presented to UN General Assembly through UNESCO. He organized Multi-Religion Conferences in Israel that had participation of leading representatives of major religions. Ambassador Shalom was a consultant of v arious cities in Israel and precipitated collaborations between the advantaged and the disadvantaged local populations of towns such as in Netanya, Hadera, Ma-aleh Adumim. He worked as an Economic Adviser to the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and as an Special Adviser to the Ministry of Absorption of New Immigrants. Ambassador Shalom d eveloped special programmes for the disadvantaged members of the Israeli population and policies and practices for the absorption of new immigrants to Israel . During 1973-1976, he pursued his University Studies at Bar-Llan University Israel and completed his Masters Degree from Touro College , New York during 1989-1991.

H.E. Mr. Yehoram Ben-Shalom & The Culture of Peace

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H. E. Mr. Perry Hughes

H. E. Mr. Perry Hughes, IIMSAM's Goodwill Ambassador Facilitator, is described by the press as a "music mogul", and is a major figure in the music and entertainment business; perhaps best known as the manager of opera sensation Russell Watson. Mr. Hughes also manages a number of the new generation of world- class recording artists including tenor Jon Christos, jazz singers /songwriters Rick Guard & Kristyna Myles, baritone Robert Meadmore and sopranos Juliette Pochin and Hannah Clarke. Mr. Hughes is also a founding partner of the Roots Music Group, an independent record company based in Manchester, United Kingdom that includes Roots Music Management and Roots Music Publishing.

Mr. Hughes is actively involved in contemporary issues that impact the humankind. His association with the United Nations as part of music and charity activities has made him traverse much of the globe where he has interacted with various international figures, such as the Pope John Paul II, Mrs. Cherie Blair and President George W. Bush as well as some of the biggest names from the world of sport, music, film and TV.

At a local level, Mr. Hughes is actively involved with a number of charities in Manchester including The Red Cross, The Kirsty Howards Appeal, The Prince's Trust, Help The Aged, Christies and Alderhay Hospitals among many others.

Mr. Hughes is very much a family man and also a lifelong Manchester City supporter. What little free time he has after his work and familycommitments, sees him cheering on 'the blues' at the new City Stadium in Manchester.

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Mr. Jon Christos

Mr. Jon Christos started playing the violin at the age of 4, then quickly graduated to the piano and eventually to the renowned Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester where he enrolled as a major scholarship recipient to become a cathedral chorister and also study the violin and piano. Since leaving college, Jon has sung in over 60 performances of Handel’s Messiah and for over 50 choral societies throughout the UK. He has taken leading operatic roles at home and abroad in operas such as Puccini’s La Boheme (Rodolfo), Mozart’s The Magic Flute (Tamino), Janacek’s Jenufa (Steva) and, at the prestigious Aix-en-Provence music festival in the south of France, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville (Count Almaviva).

The release of Jon's debut album Northern Light in 2006 was accompanied by the showing of a Granada TV documentary in the Chasing The Dream series, giving a superb insight not only into Jon Christos the man, but also into the recording process. Included in the documentary was footage of Jon's trip to the USA on September 6th 2005 to perform with the world renowned Erich Kunzel and his Cincinnati Pops Orchestra at a special '9/11' commemorative concert. Jon's artistry wowed Kunzel and his orchestra, while his impromptu performance of the US national anthem at the concert made him a legion of fans in America.

Since Northern Light Jon has been a judge on the BBC Radio 2's Young Chorister of the Year competition and has received an invitation to be the vocal coach for England cricket hero Andrew 'Freddy' Flintoff. Jon has also performed on BBC Radio 2's illustrious Friday Night is Music Night show.

Jon has performed on nationwide TV a number of times; on December 24th 2005 on an ITV Christmas Eve concert from Norwich Cathedral, in January 2006 he performed on the ITV chat show 'Lunchtime with Des & Mel' and on a special ITV Act of Worship for Peace, again from Norwich Cathedral. In February 2006 Jon performed on three consecutive episodes of BBC 1's Songs of Praise show and again performed for ITV in an Easter Service on April 16th. Jon again appeared on BBC Songs of Praise on June 18th, August 27th and October 1st 2006.

In July 2006 Jon performed a live concert at Hyde Park in Manchester with soprano Hannah Clarke and three weeks later performed the Sport Symphony with Carl Davis in Pamplona, Spain. He returned to the Sports Symphony when he performed it live with Carl Davis and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra on October 19th and 20th 2006 in Glasgow and Edinburgh and again with the Hall·Orchestra on May 19th 2007 at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. Jon next performd with Carl on June 28th with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and on July 6th & 7th at Leeds Castle in Kent. On July 14th Jon headlined the Northern Proms in Durham.

Jon has performed at a number of high profile sporting events including several half time concerts at Manchester City Stadium, the Powergen Rugby Cup Final at Twickenham, the Heineken Cup Final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff and most recently at the new Wembley stadium for both the Championship Playoffs and an England Under 16 International. Jon is also a regular performer at The Willows, home of his local Rugby League team, the Salford Reds. On July 28th 2007 Jon performed with mezzo-soprano Juliette Pochin at the Tameside Splendid Weekend Proms in Hyde Park, Hyde.

In January 2007 Jon started his own radio show, Sacred Thoughts, on Premier Christian Radio. The one hour show which transmits at 9.00pm every Sunday and is repeated the following Saturday consists of Jon playing and performing a selection of sacred and uplifting songs, both his own favorites and those requested by his audience.

Related links -
www.jonchristos.com

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H.E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al Abdullah

H.E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al Abdullah is an eminent citizen of the Republic of Iraq who has an MSc degree in Civil Engineering and a PhD in Business Development. Dr. Abdullah has a profound experience in a variety of business activities and is the chairman of the famous Al Dahir Group that has a transnational presence in many countries. A polyglot who is fluent in Arabic, English and Romanian, Dr. Abdullah is actively involved in various social and development causes, and is the Sheikh of the Al Halabsa tribe in Iraq.

Dr. Abdullah would play a crucial role to actuate various IIMSAM's initiatives across the globe that would eradicate malnutrition, achieve food security, and bridge the health divide through Spirulina. His endeavors would be the agency to counter various deprivations associated with malnutrition and in the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals especially in the Developing and the Least Developed Countries.

Related Links -
AL DHAHIR GROUP

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Dr. Raúl Benítez-Alías

Dr. Raúl Benítez-Alías, IIMSAM Special-Adviser to the Director-General in Argentina, is a lawyer and expert on international affairs, business negotiations and an e-business consultant. For more than 20 years he has been trained and worked within the United Nations system on International Affairs on issues related to Justice and Development and International Education.

From 1997 to 2002 (based in Buenos Aires), Dr. Raúl Benítez-Alías has worked with the Great Lakes Council of Government (USA) representing companies from all member-states, in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.Currently, he is associated with ABC-ON, a company dealing with e-business solutions for local and foreign clients (www.aibicon.com).

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Calvin Dean Hinton Sr.

Calvin Dean Hinton Sr., Principal Advisor to the Director-General in matters and initiatives concerning IIMSAM in the Asian region, has a Masters in Adapted Physical Education from University of New Orleans and a Bachelor of Science in Health & Physical Education from Alabama A&M University in Normal, Alabama. Mr. Hinton has devoted over 30 years of his life as an Adapted Physical Education Specialist working with students of various exceptionalities. These exceptionalities include severe/profound, physically challenged /disabled pre-schoolers, autistic, mentally challenged cerebral palsy, etc. He has also assisted with special events, such as, Special Olympics, Deaf Olympics and an annual Special Track & Field Day for special needs children. Additional he serves as Co-Director of Tulane University Youth Summer Day Camp Ripples which is currently recognized as the number one youth day camp in the United States. Furthermore Mr. Hinton is Senior Pastor of the City of Refuge Christian Center and CFO of Mag-Lou Enterprises LLC.

Mr. Hinton recognizes that being apart of IIMSAM gives him an opportunity to help positively impact children on a national and international level.

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Ania Konieczek

Ania Konieczek, born in Poland, spent many years traveling around the world and experiencing the variety of different cultures and nationalities. Her professional background comes from high-end fashion industry. Working for icon names such as Chanel, Dior and Louis Vuitton she got inspired and saw a huge potential in connecting the world of luxury with the world of hunger and poverty through IIMSAM and its work.

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