Meet Our Leadership

Our dedicated Board of Directors and leadership team bring experience, passion, and expertise to foster global education and cultural exchange, keeping our community informed and connected. Meet the individuals who guide our mission and drive our initiatives:

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Dr. Joyce M. Davis

President & CEO

PennLive Outreach & Opinion Editor

Dr. Mehdi Noorbaksh

Vice President

Professor, Harrisburg University

Eliz Nestorov

Treasurer

President/CEO, US-Bulgarian Chamber in America

Lindsay Bowman

Secretary

Head of Middle & Upper Schools, Harrisburg Academy

Michelle Angert

Director of Programs

Dr. Oralia Dominic

Public Health Ambassador

Samuel Pimental

Youth Council Leader

Cole Goodman

Community Outreach Ambassador

Mohamed Abdou

Community Outreach Ambassador

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Romeo Azondekon

Vice President of Student Services, Central Penn College

Dr. Najiba Benabess

Dean of School of Business, Elizabethtown College

Kalpana Doppalapudi

Founder, Powerwomen Inc.

Dr. Oralia Garcia Dominic

President & Founder of the National Institute of Rural & Minority Health (NIRMH)

Hagir Elsheikh

HSE Staffing Agency & Tomorrow’s Smile Inc.

Nathaniel Gadsden

UPMC Chaplain

Pat Gadsden

President, Life Esteem Inc.

Russell M. Goodman

New Branches Ministry

Dr. William Harner

Former acting Pennsylvania Secretary of Education, Former Superintendent Cumberland Valley & Quakertown Schools

Dr. Renu Joshi

Endocrinologist, Joshi Foundation

Guerline L. Laurore

Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, Pennie

Link Martin

Director, Temple University Harrisburg (Retired)

Frank Rapisarda

Principal of FKR Design Solutions LLC

Jesse Waters

Elizabethtown College, Bowers Writers House

Dr. Kathleen White

Director, Governor’s Schools (Retired)

Board of Directors Emeriti

Dr. Gaylen Bradley

Hershey Medical School (Retired)

Harry White

Attorney (Retired)

President's Advisory Council

Ambassador John Craig

Senior Fellow Mediterranean Basin, Middle East, and Gulf Initiative

Ambassador Level Members

  • Dr. Najiba Benabess
  • Lindsay Bowman
  • Joyce M. Davis
  • Dr. Oralia Dominic
  • Hagir Elsheikh
  • Russell Goodman
  • Dr. Renu Joshi
  • Guerline Laurore
  • Link Martin
  • Eliz Nestorov
  • Sait Onal
  • Frank Rapisarda
  • Dr. Shirley Warshaw
  • Dr. Kathleen White

Diplomat Level Members

  • Gbemi Bakare

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