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H.E. Mr. Remigio Martin Maradona
Ambassador-Secretary-General

IIMSAM HEADQUARTERS

bio	Ambassador H.E. Shariar G. Rahimi	Chief of Administrative & Protocol Affairs
Ambassador H.E. Shariar G. Rahimi, Chief of Administrative & Protocol Affairs. He has been involved in UN circles for over 20 years in various capacities. Amb. Rahimi started his career in United Nations related work as an intern with the Governing council of UNDP in Geneva Switzerland in 1983 that led to his appointment as an assistant to Chief of Information with newly established UNOEOA office (United Nations Office for Emergency Operations in Africa) which dealt with Africa's famine-related issues in 17 countries. In 1987-89 Mr. Rahimi continued his career with the Permanent Mission of Bahrain to the UN as an adviser to the Deputy Ambassador. Amb. Rahimi contributed towards voluntary work with Non Governmental Organizations affiliated with United Nations that included his role as a treasurer for Committee for UN Habitat in New York. He is a graduate of Hunter College [CUNY] where he did his BA in Political Science. H.E. Rahimi was appointed as an Ambassador on 28 July 2005. Hide bio

bio	H. E. Mr. Anthony Angiulli	Ombudsman
Mr. Angiulli, an American citizen with Italian roots, has a long history of successful business development within real estate as well as the entertainment industry. He is now committed to facilitating IIMSAM's initiatives that are aimed to counter severe malnutrition and to achieve the United Nations Millennium Development Goals through cooperation with the U.S. government as well as the Italian Republic, a Member State of IIMSAM's Intergovernmental Convention Agreement. The Post of IIMSAM OMBUDSMAN: "When talented and diverse groups function together they produce rich and creative ideas. Yet, the same process can also result in conflict and tension. It is our belief that conflict is a necessary and useful part of life when handled productively. The IIMSAM Ombudsman and Mediation Services, works to intervene in the intersection where creativity meets conflict and helps to channel these conflicts into productive solutions. We do this through conflict coaching, by giving feedback to DGs Offices, by using shuttle diplomacy, mediation and other tools of informal dispute resolution. We also seek to track the root causes to these difficulties and propose changes to minimize them in the future and to create a more harmonious workplace at the IIMSAM. Our team of dedicated professionals works around the world to help further the mission of the IIMSAM and help those who work for the organization find productive resolutions." Hide bio

bio	Edward W. Correia	Special Adviser/Legal Counsel of the S.G. of IIMSAM
Education B.A., University of Oklahoma, 1970 University of Durham, Durham, England, 1969-70 Master of Public Policy, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government, 1972 Stanford Medical School, 1972-73 J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 1976 Current Position Edward Correia is President of Correia & Associates, P.C. His practice focuses on antitrust, advertising and marketing regulation, and international business issues. He also represents clients before Congress and Federal Executive Branch agencies as well as State Legislatures and agencies. He is an Adjunct Professor at American University's Washington College of Law where he has taught courses on Antitrust Law, the First Amendment, Legislation and Evidence. His current focus is on teaching Evidence. Mr. Correia serves as counsel for a number of trade associations and coalitions of companies, particularly in the health care industry. He serves as antitrust counsel for three groups: AdvaMed, a major association of manufacturers of medical devices, the American Beverage Association, an association of major beverage companies, and the Diabetes Access to Care Coalition, a group of major manufacturers of diabetes testing supplies. He also serves as outside counsel for the Strategic Marketplace Initiative, an association of health care supply chain executives, and NOMA, an association of manufacturers of orthotic devices. He is also the General Counsel of the AAABC, a non-profit organization which promotes economic development in east Africa. Experience Mr. Correia has extensive experience in senior government positions as well as a broad legal background in consumer protection and antitrust law. He practiced for almost ten years with Latham and Watkins, LLP, a large international firm, before deciding to open his own firm. At Latham & Watkins, he advised clients in the areas of antitrust, advertising and marketing regulation, and export controls. He also represented numerous clients before Congress and Executive Branch agencies. Prior to joining Latham & Watkins, Mr. Correia served in the Clinton Administration as Special Counsel to the President for Civil Rights in the White House. In this position, he was a senior legal adviser to the President and other White House officials regarding the civil rights laws and various constitutional issues. He also coordinated the development and implementation of the Administration's civil rights policy in a number of areas, including affirmative action. Mr. Correia was appointed by President Clinton to the National Council on Disability, which advises the Administration on laws and policies affecting disabled persons. Prior to his position in the White House, Mr. Correia served as Scholar in Residence at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C., where he advised the Commission on the antitrust aspects of joint ventures. From 1989-1997 he was a Visiting Professor, Associate Professor and Professor of Law at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts. At Northeastern, he taught antitrust, constitutional law, legislation, and administrative law and was selected as the law school's first Urban Law and Public Policy Distinguished Professor. He has also served as chief counsel and staff director of the Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Monopolies and Business Rights; chief legislative adviser to Senator Howard Metzenbaum on Judiciary Committee matters; minority chief counsel of the Senate Subcommittees on Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights; Staff Director and Senior Attorney Adviser to Commissioner Michael Pertschuk, Federal Trade Commission; Assistant to the Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission; Assistant Regional Director, Dallas Regional Office, Federal Trade Commission; and Staff Attorney, Cleveland Regional Office, Federal Trade Commission. At the FTC, he supervised a wide variety of consumer protection and antitrust matters, including advertising regulation, franchise rule enforcement, regulation of marketing practices, mergers and price-fixing. Other professional experience includes serving as Special Assistant to the Attorney General; a member of the Department of Defense Task Force to review the application of antitrust laws to mergers in the defense industry; a member of the Board of Editors, Corporate Conduct Quarterly; and a bar review lecturer on constitutional law, corporations, agency and partnerships. Mr. Correia is a widely published author on various legal topics. He is also the author of The Uncertain Believer: Reconciling God and Science, which was released by SterlingHouse Publisher in July 2009. He served on the Board of Editors of the Oklahoma Law Review and has published over thirty articles on legal topics. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and serves as Co-Chair of its Public Policy Committee. In February 2010, he was given a Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences. Selected Publications The Uncertain Believer: Reconciling God and Science (Sterlinghouse Publisher 2009). "A Model Antitrust Compliance Manual," in Antitrust Compliance: A Guidebook for Corporate Counselors, American Bar Association (2008) (with Kirk Jordan) "A Constitutional Framework for Addressing Religious Viewpoints in Public School Classrooms," Issue Brief of the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy (2008) "Legislative Developments in Export Controls and Economic Sanctions," Daily Bugle (July 13, 2007) (with William McGlone). "Clean Tech Startups Should Learn About Government Support," Silicon Valley Business Journal (April 27, 2007). "The FTC's Regulation of Weight Loss Advertising Claims," 59 Food and Drug Law Journal 585 (2004) "Making Sense of the Telemarketing Laws: How the FTC Rule, the FCC Rule, and State Laws Fit Together," The Antitrust Source (May 2004). "A Flexible Approach to IP and Antitrust Law," Potomac Tech Journal (March 25, 2002). "Six Lessons for Preventing a Civil Rights Crisis," In-House Practice & Management (Feb. 2002) "Taking Depreciation into Account in Actual Cash Value Policies," Journal of Insurance Coverage (Autumn 2001). "Antitrust Issues in Creating and Joining E-Commerce 'B2B' Exchanges," 80 The Antitrust Counselor 2 (Aug. 15, 2001) "The State Attorney Generals' Tobacco Suits: Equitable Remedies," 7 Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy 843 (1999) (with P. Davidson) "Joint Ventures: Issues in Enforcement Policy," 66 Antitrust Law Journal 737 (1998) "State Enforcement and Settlement Policies Regarding Internal Compliance Programs," 5 Corp. Conduct Quarterly 61 (1997) (with L. Breckenridge) "Ronald Reagan and the Judiciary," in Ronald Reagan's America (Schmertz, Datlof and Ugrinsky eds.) (1997) "State and Local Regulation of Cigarette Advertising," 23 Notre Dame Journal of Legislation 1 (1997) "The DOD Task Force Report on Vertical Integration," 39 Govt. Contractor 12 (1997) "Re-examining the Failing Company Defense," 64 Antitrust Law Journal 683 (1996) "Merger Policy for Failing Firms and Distressed Industries," 19 World Competition Law and Economics Review 45 (1996) "Antitrust and Liberalism," 40 Antitrust Bulletin 99 (1995) "Moral Reasoning and the Due Process Clause," 3 Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal 530 (1994) State and Local Regulation of Smoking and Cigarette Advertising (1994) (with R. Daynard, et al.) "A Model Antitrust Compliance Manual," 40 The Practical Lawyer 83 (1994) (with Kirk Jordan) "A Legislative Conception of Legislative Supremacy," 42 Case Western Law Review 1129 (1992) "Resale Price Maintenance -- Searching for a Policy," 18 Notre Dame Journal of Legislation 187 (1992) "The Uneasy Case for a National Abortion Law," 5 American Prospect 84 (1991) "The Antitrust Laws and Insurance: Applying Federal Policy to a State Regulated Industry," 26 Torts and Insurance Law Journal 813 (1991) "Courts and Legislatures Should Make Law; Agencies Should Enforce It," 4 Antitrust 31 (1989) "The Federal Trade Commission: New Directions in a New Administration," Blueprints for American: Transition '89 (Green and Pinsky eds., 1989) (with William Rothbard) "Antitrust Legislation in the Reagan Era," 23 Antitrust Bulletin 361 (1988) (with Priscilla Budieri) "Antitrust Policy After the Reagan Administration," 76 Georgetown Law Journal 329 (1987) "The New Entrepreneurialism in Health Care: Government as Regulator," 61 Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 90 (1985) Educational Publications Evidence (audio tape lecture series on evidence) (Nu-wave Publications 1998) Constitutional Law (audio tape lecture series on constitutional law) (Nu-wave Publications 1997) An Introduction to U.S. Antitrust Law, (training videotape for corporate employees and managers) (Compliance Systems Legal Group 1996) Hide bio

bio	Ms. Emma Hallberg	Executive Director of Programme, Research Development, Data Analysis, Feasability Studies
IIMSAM's Director of Programming, Ms. Hallberg, a Swedish national, obtained her B.S in Business and Economics after completion of studies at the School of Business and Management, in Lund as well as at Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lille (IEP - Sciences Po ). She holds Masters Degrees in Quantitative Research Methods from Columbia University in New York City and in Political Science from University of Lund, Sweden. In 2004 she started as a Political Affairs intern at the Department of Political Affairs as well as the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the U.N. Headquarters. Her main responsibilities included various research works and advising on African Affairs. Thereafter, she transferred to Goma, DR of Congo, to work as a humanitarian Affairs Officer for the U.N. OCHA field office. She is also an executive board member of World of Hope International (WOHI), a non-governmental organization promoting peace, health and education in Ghana. Emma is a recipient of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's (SIDA) grant for Minor field studies. She has attended various high-segment international conferences and workshops. Hide bio

bio	Ms. Sandra Rutz	Comptroller and Senior Adviser to the S.G. on Fiscal Affairs
Ms. Sandra Rutz, a German citizen, holds a degree in International Business and Management from the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, Germany. She was also a participant in an exchange program which gave her the opportunity to study at Mansfield University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. She has long been involved in philanthropic endeavors and is a committed member of the Melton Foundation which was established to build a worldwide community of talented people from diverse cultures capable of addressing global issues based on principles of open communication and mutual respect. Moreover, she has established her own non-for profit project with the mission of providing basic educational materials for African countries, while trying to build up sponsorship with schools in Germany. Ms. Rutz is a trained Banker with extensive working experience with HypoVereinsbank in Germany. Hide bio

bio	Wai Kit Chiang	Office Manager/Sr. Adviser, Technical Research
Wai Kit Chiang is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School with a Diploma in Aeronautics, 1985. He is a graduate of CCNY with a BA in International Relations, 1992; and a graduate of the KELLER Graduate School of Management at the DeVry University with a MS in Network and Communication Management, 2010. In obtaining his diploma in Aeronautics, he gathered knowledge in mechanical operation. During his pre-graduate school years, he obtained experience in management and organization as an educator, computer lab technician, and college instructor. In his brief period at the World Association of Former UN Internes and Fellows (WAFUNIF) UN Official Alma Mater as the Technical Advisor, he gathered knowledge and experience in diplomatic relations. At IIMSAM, Wai Kit Chiang will serve as a Senior Adviser and Office Manager responsible for technological research and the day to day affairs of the office. Answering to the IIMSAM Chief of Protocol and Administrative Affairs. He will be gathering information on instrumental technologies and service techniques. Hide bio

bio	Ms. Colleen Erin Moore	Junior Adviser Outreach and Institutional Development
Ms. Colleen Erin Moore, a national from the U.S., graduated from Purchase College in New York and completed her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and International Relations in 2006. During her undergraduate years she had studied language and culture in Spain and El Salvador. Upon graduation Ms. Moore became an IIMSAM Youth Delegate where she was accredited to participate in the fiftieth and fifty-first sessions on the Commission on the Status of Women within the UN system. Erin has also worked as a translator for an independent film company, Peoples Television in which she worked to promote a film dealing with immigration rights within the U.S. that later won the first prize at the International Latino Film Festival in New York City. Hide bio

bio	Ms. Hatice Zeynep ÖZ	Junior Adviser on Media and Institutional Advancement and Fiscal Matters
Ms. Oz, a Turkish citizen, graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Ankara, majoring in International Relations. While pursuing her studies, she became fascinated about the cultural diversity of the world and decided to apply for the IIMSAM Youth Delegate Program. She joined IIMSAM as a Youth Delegate with the aspiration to learn and assist IIMSAM to develop a spirulina program in her home town of Ankara, Turkey. During her time as a Youth Delegate, she was the main architect for the multi-media campaign of IIMSAM's CELEBRATE LIFE Video to help it spread and percolate to the New York market. Moreover, she was also dedicated to learning Spanish as well as improving her English skills, and continued her Professional Studies at New York University. Previously, she also interned at the Republic of Turkey, Prime Minister's Office and the Under-Secretariat for Maritime, Foreign Relations Department. In September 2009, Zeynep was promoted to a Junior Adviser for IIMSAM. Hide bio

bio	Ms. Meneske Kuradaci	Junior Adviser on Public Relations and virtual media outlets
IIMSAM's former Youth Delegate Ms. Meneske Kuradaci is a graduate from the Istanbul Bilgi University, faculty of communications, Advertising Department. During her University years she worked in the advertising agencies as an intern. She was also dedicated to an NGO (C.Y.D.D) whose aim is to enhance contemporary living in terms of education, human rights, women and children rights and democracy. Ms. KuradaciI also studied at Pera Fine Arts Academy to gain a visual perspective. After finishing her university education she went on to work for two years as a strategic planner at Ogilvy Istanbul which is a branch of an American Company. In April 2007, she came to New York to obtain a certification of Integrated Marketing from New York University, where she will continue her pursuit of a Masters Degree. Menekse was appointed as an IIMSAM Junior Adviser in September 2009. Hide bio

bio	Ms. Kamilya Farahmand	Human Resources Officer
Ms. Kamilya Farahmand attended Hunter College and received her undergraduate in Psychology in 2003. She later attended Adelphi University and received her Graduate Degree in Industrial Organizational Psychology. She joined the IIMSAM group as a Youth Delegate and coordinated various specific fundraising projects promoting a Culture of Peace and Non Violence through the Arts to facilitate resources for the IIMSAM Spirulina Programmes worldwide. In May 2010, she was promoted to Human Resources Officer for IIMSAM. Hide bio

bio	René ("Nay") Davis	Technical Communications Adviser, Webmaster
René ("Nay") Davis, IIMSAM's Technical Communications Adviser, is an independent freelance web developer and owner of Naydream Studios, based on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. René has been developing and maintaining websites since 1996, serving clients in the international market with particular focus on the music industry and online media. She is the webmaster for Roots Music Group, as well as its artists Jon Christos, Kristyna Myles, Rick Guard, and others. A graduate of Mississippi State University, René spent most of her early career in the nonprofit sector, assisting children at risk of abuse or neglect, and advocating for the rights and inclusion of individuals with disabilities. A mom of three, René's personal interests extend to supporting causes which fight to eradicate global hunger and disease, to ensure a brighter future for all our children. She is a board member of the Grobanites for Africa, which supports the Josh Groban Foundation's philanthropic projects in Africa, and locally supports Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast, and United Way charities. Hide bio

JORDANIAN SECRETARIAT (DE FACTO)

bio	Mr. Amgad Khundakji	Sp. Adviser of the Secretary-Geneal and Liaison to the Ministry of Agriculture and other governmental entities (Ipso Facto)
Eng. Amgad Aref KHUNDAKJI, was nominated as a pro bono special-adviser of the Secretary General of IIMSAM and Official Liaison to the Ministry of Agriculture and other governmental entities. His Nomination was approved by the Minister of Agriculture on 30th of August 2010 official communique # 9/39/21-20453. Eng. Amgad Aref KHUNDAKJI is the present Director of Agriculture Crisis Management unit at the Minister of Agriculture in Jordan. Eng. KHUNDAKJI has a Bachelor�s Degree from UNESCO- IHE Institute of Delft City in the field of Environment Science & Technology as well as a Bachelor�s Degree from Damascus University in Agriculture Science. Eng. KHUNDAKJI has an extensive expertise and knowledge on agriculture related matters, being the head of the Division Governor Affairs (2003-2009) and the head of Directorate Performance/ Monitoring and Evaluation Unit (1998-2002) at the Ministry of Agriculture in Jordan. He also served as an Engineer in the private sector and academia for many years. Eng. KHUNDAKJI has participated and organized conferences, seminars and workshops at National and International levels. He is also the Vice President for the Dutch Alumni Club / Jordan and an active member of the Agriculture Syndicate in his country. Hide bio

bio	H.E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al Abdullah	Ambassador Representative to Jordan (De Facto)
IIMSAM's Ambassador Representative to the Hashimite Kingdom of Jordan: H. E. Dr. Tarik Khalaf Al Abdullah is an eminent citizen of the Republic of Iraq and a Naturalized Jordanian 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 Sirloin. 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 Hide bio

IIMSAM'S DIPLOMATIC DE FACTO REPRESENTATIONS ABROAD

THE IIMSAM KENYA FIELD TEAM AT THE IIMSAM EAST & CENTRAL AFRICA DAR AL MUAMINEEM SPIRULINA CULTIVATION AND DISTRIBUTION CENTRE

bio	Mr. Raja Harshad	Ambassador-At-Large In Africa
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bio	Ms. Elhaan Egeh	Principal Adviser on Institutional Advancement in African to the Director-General
Ms. Elhaan Egeh is a graduate from University of Westminster School of Law Regents Park London Awarded a 2nd Class Honors. During her tenure with Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation, she was fortunate enough to travel to Darfur whereby she came across the plight of women and children suffering due to malnutrition and other illnesses. Her desire is to work for IIMSAM to eradicate malnutrition globally. She has had a vast experience in the field of humanitarianism, she has been exposed to war torn countries and human suffering that will bring to IIMSAM invaluable field experience. Ms. Egeh was born in Somalia and speaks: English, Kiswahili, and Somali. Hide bio

bio	Mr. Fredrick O. K. Lwamba	Director of Administration
Mr. Lwamba is a graduate from Nairobi University and holder of a Bachelor of Science & Education. Starting as a Professor at a national high school, Mr. Lwamba thereafter got employed by the mainstream giant national telecommunication company "Kenya Telkom" now "Orange", in the capacity of Assistant Manager for the Network Planning unit. Before joining IIMSAM, Mr. Lwamba had by virtue of his former employer Orange, the opportunity to undergo various management training courses including Advanced Supervisory management, Total Quality Management, Training of Trainers, Project Management and Executive Development training. Mr. Lwamba started early as a philanthropist, always with a heart to help the less fortunate and needy in society. He has been passionately involved in the fight against malnutrition through the utilization of spirulina since the year of 2007. Hide bio

bio	Eng. Mr. Dieudonné Fundi Malombo	Director of Technical Matters
Mr. Dieudonné Fundi Malombo is an agricultural engineer specialized in phytotechnology from IFA/Yangambi (Institut Facultaire des Etudes Agronomiques) in the Democratic Republic of Congo. His experiences of extreme poverty, severe malnutrition, unemployment, diseases including HIV/AIDS in the country played a major role in choosing his occupational career. He has long been motivated by the negative effects of the war to find a lasting solution for malnutrition, which is a major problem affecting the people of the DRC and Africa. In 2003, he signed a contract with ANTENNA Technologies, Geneva branch of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo as the leader of their Spirulina cultivation and production project. He was also involved in conducting seminars, cultivating and harvesting Spirulina for ready use. Since February 2008 Mr. Malombo has been IIMSAM's the Director of Techincal Matters for the Spirulina cultivation, leading the team involved in the production of Spirulina. His role as a Technical Expert to the Director-General is not limited to Kenya but global. Hide bio

bio	Eng. Mr. Charles Ochome	Executive Director of CAMP MARADONA®
Mr. Charles Ochome, Special Adviser to the IIMSAM Director General on the CAMP MARADONA initiative was born in Kogelo Nyangoma sub location of the Siaya district. He is an Engineer who has been instrumental in the construction of many schools, churches and hospitals in the entire province of Nyanza and beyond. Mr. Ochome was the vice chairman of the National committee that welcomed the current U.S. President Barack Obama when he visited Kenya in the year 2006. He possesses many positions in boards and he is the Chairman of President Obama's Secondary school in Kogelo. Mr. Ochomé's love for working with the community led him to resign from his position as a senior buildings inspector, within the Ministry of Roads and Public Works. He is currently a community organizer in the Nyanza Province where he founded the nongovernmental organization "Pendeza Africa" (PENAF) which has teamed up with IIMSAM to alleviate the peoples suffering caused by malnutrition. He is also the founder of the best performing primary school "Golden Elites School" in the Kisumu Municipality. Hide bio

bio	Ms. Ruth Kwasu	General Assistant for Camp Maradona and Liaison to the Media
Ms. Kwasu, holds an Associate Degree in Public Relations from the University of Nairobi. Prior to her position within IIMSAM, she was working for Orange Telkom in the capacity of secretary and personal assistant to the Area Manager of Western Kenya. Hide bio

bio	Mr. Job Essombo Kangula	General Assistant to the Directors
Mr. Essombo earned his Masters in Geography from the Institut Supérieur Pédagogique Bukavu in the DR Congo. He was the Principal of a school from 1998 to 2002. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Essombo was the coordinator of "Initiatives Pour la Promotion de la Santé Scolaire" in the D R Congo. Thereafter he joined ANTENA in Goma, DR Congo, responsible for its Water Management Program. Hide bio

bio	Ms. Grace A. Nyalal	Accountant
Ms. Nyalal is a Certified Public Accountant, by the K.A.S.N.E.B (Kenya accountants and secretaries national examination board) equivalent of associate degree. She currently managing the finances at IIMSAM-ECASP in Kenya. She is a trained Accountant having passed the Kenya Accounting Technicians Certificate I & II and the Certified Public Accounts (CPA 1) examinations. Grace carries with her a wealth of experience having worked with the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics for a period of five years. Other experiences include working at the Kisumu Healthcare Clinic, Jubilee Insurance Company and the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI NFRC). In 2007 Grace worked with Kisumu Kids Empowerment Organization as an accountant before relocating to IIMSAM. Hide bio

IIMSAM REGIONAL OFFICE FOR LATIN AMERICA/MEXICO

bio	Geraldine De La Serna	Special-Adviser to the Director-General, Chief IIMSAM Regional Office For Latin America
Geraldine De La Serna is IIMSAM'S Special-Adviser to the Director General and Chief of IIMSAM'S Regional Office in Mexico. Geraldine holds a Degree in Accounting and Foreign Languages from the Autonomous University of Aguas Calientes, Mexico. She has worked with orphaned children and the elderly in the field of moral values, malnutrition programmes and the collection and delivery of consumer goods to the homeless population. She is member of the Pro-Energia que es vida, A.C. a non profit entity the sustainable development field in Aguascalientes, Mexico. She has been a catalyst in initiating several humanitarian programmes to the poverty stricken masses, she has also raised awareness via public relations campaign in support of the UN MDGs. It is her intention to serve IIMSAM in order to bring about a spirulina food supplement programme to the severely poverty stricken areas of the Aguascalientes Region and throughout Mexico and Latin America. Ms. De La Serna will also act as IIMSAM's liaison to the National, Regional and local Government Officials. Ms. De La Serna is currently working on the implementation of IIMSAM's Spirulina Tortillas Programme for the Aguascalientes region. Comprised of two supplements: Spirulina Tortillas, Cocoa/Spirulina mixed drink for the undernourished children of the following States: Aguascalientes, Ags, Oaxaca and D.F. Mexico. Hide bio

bio	Mrs. Sara "La Nona" Patricia Ramirez	General-Assistant to the Chief of IIMSAM Office in Mexico, Executive Coordinator for Public Relations and Media
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bio	Dr. Salomón Shamosh	IIMSAM's Spirulina Expert And Technical Director For Regional Office In Mexico & Chief of Spirulina Farm Cultivation in Chile
Candidate for doctorate of the Doctoral Program in Philosophy of Science and research fellow in ways of healthy life, across genomic nutrition, microalgae and Mesoamerica's ancient food, in the University Program of Food (PUAL) of the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico). 2009 Master of Philosophy of Science in the Institute of Philosophical Research, UNAM. Obtaining the Master Degree with the thesis: History, nutrition, health and ecology to generate strategies of communication on the Spirulina (A. maxima). 2009 Specialist in human nutrition (Solarium Biotechnology, Chile). 2006 Surgeon dentist graduated from the UAM (Autonomous Metropolitan University). 2002 Representative in Mexico, active member and lecturer of the Foundation FISS, (International Federation of Scientific Societies). Lecturer and researcher fellow of the Foundation ELIC (Free Schools of Scientific Research for Children. Founder of the Mexican company Essential Food for the Humanity SA, dedicated to the rescue of the uses and customs of ancient food like Spirulina. Teacher of philosophy and history of the people of Israel in the Great Foundation Fraternitas Universales, dedicated to the diffusion of the culture and the knowledge. Active member and lecturer in the Center of General Studies: "Dr. David Juan Ferriz Olivares" dedicated to four basic areas of the human knowledge: Philosophy, Science, Didactics and Art. Lecturer in Congresses with more than 500 conferences on Spirulina among those who stand out: June, 2005, Lecturer in the International Seminar of the Foundation Inveciecias in the University of Trieste, Italy, with the topic: Biomedical Aspects of Spirulina maxima. October, 2005, Lecturer in the Fourth World Congress of Scientific Societies in Bogota, Colombia, with the topic: Study of the effects of the diet with Spirulina maxima (Arthrospira) on the oxidative stress associated with cellular aging. August, 2006: Participation like exhibitor in the Conference "Towards Multidisciplinary, Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary knowledge", that was carried out in the School of Law of the UNAM, across the Seminar of Philosophy of the Law. October, 2006, Lecturer in the Fourth World Congress of the Talent of The Children in Cuenca, Ecuador, with the topic: Nourishment for a Talented infancy: Spirulina maxima. October, 2007, Lecturer in the Fifth World Congress of Scientific Youths, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with the topic: Nutrition within reach of all. Healthy people, educated people: a historical and philosophical approach of the epistemology of the nourishment. October, 2009, Lecturer in the Sixth World Congress of Scientific Youths, in the UNAM, Mexico D.F., with the topic: Spirulina maxima, History and biomedical Aspects. Academic responsible for the seminar: " The Real History of Israel's Mystery ", in which there treat each other topics related to the history and the philosophy of the People of Israel. Hide bio