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Eduardo Rivero received his Master's in Public Policy at Harvard University in 1986. He then went onto spend a very successful period of 10 years in Puerto Rican Government where he worked at The Economic Development Administration of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Fomento). He became to be the first Executive Director of the newly created Caribbean Economic Development Initiative. He later went on to becoming the Deputy Administrator of the Economic Development Administration responsible of Puerto Rican Industries. Then he became the President of the Puerto Rico Public Broadcasting Corporation. Since then Eduardo has become a very successful serial Entrepreneur. Eduardo is now the President/Owner of Milestone Communications (www.milestoneeventspr.com) which provides Advertising, Events and Digital Signage services. He also has a company known as Star Concierge Hub (www.starhealthcarepuertorico.com) which is a private one-of- a-kind service provider that adds value to the medical traveler’s experience by providing coordination of medical tourism services and logistics. Lastly he owns radio stations which airs news and talk shows (www.radioisla.tv). Eduardo is well known for his creative innovative entrepreneurial spirit. He has proved himself as a leader and having the ability to take high stake risks to pursue his dreams. His vision for the future is to expand his services outside Puerto Rico He speaks fluent English & Spanish.

James Moran received his Bachelor's of the Arts and his Bachelor's of Education from the University Of New Brunswick in 1972. He is an experienced retired educator that specifically taught Ab-Original children up north at a time when they didn't have access to many teachers. James has 52 Years of experience as an educator. He views his biggest accomplishment as seeing the kids he educated graduate and go on to reaching and finding their potentials. As a retiree, James has plans on doing a lot of reading and expanding his knowledge. He also enjoys researching historical topics and volunteering at his local museum. James remains a part of the North West Territory Teachers Association.

Nadiuska Lopez Moreno de Abood was always bound to be in the law profession. She was always surrounded by lawyers through her friends and family, therefore, being a lawyer came very natural. Nadiuska received her Law Degree from the Universidad de Santa Maria Antigua in 1996. She became a licensed lawyer a month later in 1997 in Panama. Nadiuska continued her education in the United States at Boston University. She received her Master's in International Business Law in 1996. Ever since graduation, Nadiuska has been a pioneer in her field. In 1999, she was one of the professionals who wrote the Securities Law. Later on, she was appointed as the National Director of Registro and Intermediaries. The experience lead her to her current position as the Senior Partner at the ADAMES DURAN ALFARO LOPEZ boutique firm. At the firm, Nadiuska is responsible for big transactions and international companies. Her duties include representing her country Panama and works on negotiating deals. She works with countries such as Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, and even as far as China. Nadiuska hopes to see the firm grow and work on more financial deals.

Mark A.Pope obtained a Bachelor’s in Music from Biola University and won the Outstanding Voice of the Year Award in 1984 from the school. Mr. Pope regards his experience singing in Walt Disney to be a great accomplishment. Mark has a made a great impression in the refrigeration world and is currently the owner and operator of Refrigeration Services who install refrigeration for major corporations and Ice skating rings.. He is a hard worker and is passionate about what he does and is the proud recipient of the Project Award for Polar Palace Ice Rink, Michigan. With several awards under his belt, the sky's the limit on what his successes will be. Mark plans to retire in the next 5 years and venture in consulting. In joining the Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni He looks forward to networking with like minded professionals and create opportunities to further his business.

Warrington's background has made it possible for him to fulfill different roles. He currently is working for the government of the Virgin Islands to manage projects that keep the environment healthy and clean and mediating situations when required. For example, two examples would be mediating mold problems and issues with landfills. He also teaches Science and math lab at the University of US Virgin Islands. He is working to prepare freshman students to fully study at a University level. Earlier in his life, Warrington had wanted to attend medical school, but financial resources prevented that pursuit and he spent time working in the police force as a stepping stone as he searched for alternatives. He began to change direction when he became involved with forensic sciences. Eventually, he became a vascular physician's assistant. Desiring a change from his last profession, Warrington wanted to be able to work in the environmental area. He still does some consultation in medicine and expects to continue in the health care field in all its modalities. Warrington attributes his success to his faith in God, without whom without nothing he feels can happen He seeks God's guidance before every new venture and considers himself to be a servant of God. He is most proud of his participation in life-saving interventions.

Prior to retirement, Tamar Clarke worked in the cataloging department in the National Library of Medicine in Pittsburgh. Ms. Clarke has been a witness to the fundamental change that saw libraries move from card catalogs to multi-media resources to having an online catalog system. Tamar currently runs the website, www.nutritionalmedicine.info. With this site, she has become a crusader for a new paradigm for medicine in the United States. Her site is a clearing house for the literature that she digests which espouses a way of achieving health that doesn't include big pharma, invasive procedures or unsafe medical practices. Ms. Clarke would like to be compensated for her work, but also appreciates the independence that she has by lending her expertise gratis. Tamar enjoys quilting and gardening (especially herbs). She is also active in her local synagogue.

Michanne Hoctor-Thompson received her Doctorate in Educational Technology in 2006 recognizing that there was a need to integrate technology into education. Ms. Hoctor-Thompson has been in the education field for over 25 years and has experience in development and facilitation of on-going training for new teachers, interns and experienced teachers. Currently she is the Educational Technology Coordinator for the San Diego County Office ensuring that the needs are met. When not working hard to advance the integration of technology with best practices, Michanne enjoys the many sites in and around San Diego, including the San Diego Natural History Museum. She also belongs to numerous organizations, both those involved in improving education such as International Reading Association and the International Society of Technical Educators, as well as other non-profit organizations supporting animal welfare, food stability, and immigration reform. In joining the Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni, Michanne hopes to connect with passionate like-minded professionals, and strengthen her network.

Daniel Naccarella is a graduate of Fordham University where he received his MBA in Finance he also studied at Columbia University receiving his Bachelor’s degree in Mathematical Statistics. Daniel has over 25 years of experience in Hedge Funds and is now the CFO/CCO of R&F Capital Advisors LP. The key to Daniel’s success has been his confidence and determination. He is a natural leader and Daniel has been the CFO for multiple companies in which he implements his knowledge in his current position. He loves his company and plans to build the firm and remain in this capacity until he retires. He looks forward to connecting with likeminded professionals and growing his professional network in joining the Worldwide Association of Notable Alumni.

David Jácome Polit possesses a wide ranging background on project management, including sustainable development projects with environmental and social dimensions as the main driving forces. He views innovation as a requirement for sustainable development, and sustainable development as a key driver for innovation. David also views sustainability as being about endowing every action towards the planet with profound ethical significance. Following with David's desire to become an architect, I joined one of the best architecture schools in Ecuador. The formation received there was proven effective later when he did the internships abroad. It also opened the opportunity to immerse himself into project management in the real state field, since during the final year special emphasis was made on the subject. Upon graduation, David became employed in various jobs gaining his experience to be positioned by recruitment of UNDP, where he became the Resilience Adviser at a unit located within the Metropolitan Institute of Urban Planning, part of the Municipality of Quito. This opportunity presented itself as he is now fullfilling the role of Chief Resilience Officer as part of the 100 Resilient Cities program.

Annie Constantinides is a highly accomplished graduate of McGill University. Presently, she serves as Director of Athletics for the American Community Schools in Athens. She is in charge of all athletic and recreational programs for all students, K through 12, enrolled in the schools as well as the school's summer camp and Theater operations. Annie is a former All-Star professional athlete who played women's basketball on her national team. She worked in several different roles in 3 different International Olympic games as well as two Special Olympics World Summer games. She has been involved with a number of international events at the school, collegiate and professional level. Annie, a former professional athlete, chose her current profession to share her skills and knowledge to help develop the next generation of great athletes. She translated the book, "Authentic Plays in Basketball" from English to Greek, and has authored several articles including "Recruiting Student Athletes Internationally? Try International Secondary Schools - A world of Opportunities brought closer" (National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics - Online Journal, April 13, 2015). Annie feels that her greatest professional achievements were her involvement with the Summer Olympic games in 2000, 2004 and 2008 and the "Woman And Sports Achievement Award" given to her by the International Olympic Committee. She says her education at McGill has been her key to success and her years as both a collegiate and professional basketball player. In the future she plans to continue with education / sports management events and hopefully continue networking with universities and be involved with various conferences.

Tanya Pratt received her Bachelor's in Speech Language from Elmira College. She's taken pride in helping people (especially youth) with various difficulties in speaking clearly. Tanya helped a boy work past his consistent stutters that set the tone for dedication to the field. After 14+ years in the telecommunication business, Tanya attended a national campaign for base water treatment plan in the local Bahamas area. She made a radical career change and soon became a Project Manager for Nassau Island Development. It was there that she had seen a way to contribute to the overall environment. Her place of work helped her make some key friends in the human resources. Tanya's perfectionist personality helped set high standards and create an efficient working schedule for the project to take place which is why she managed to bring in over 15 million dollars in revenue with only 3 years on the job.

Robert (Bud) Synhorst is a natural leader and has been a very successful Executive Director in various roles for over 20 years. Since December 2016, he has been appointed Executive Director of Alpaca Owners Association, Inc. Prior to this, Robert was the Nebraska Republican Party's Executive director for three and a half years. He is well know for his ability to engage in high profile relationships where he is able to raise millions in donations for various causes whether it be political, non profit, or educational. Robert is a visionary who has the ability to see the big picture and with an analytical mindset. He looks forward to networking with others.

Ulla Sørensen obtained a Master's Degree in Chemistry and Physics from Aarhus University. Ms. Sørensen has impalement her knowledge and passion for teaching and has been a teacher since 1985 teaching Physics and Chemistry. Ulla has a strong scientific background and also has a strong interest in the human interaction and philosophical side that is gained from a scientific education. She enjoys how teaching youth both benefits the students and provides enjoyable challenges for the teacher. Currently, Ulla runs her own company called Mind Opener; she holds courses for teachers that allow them to consider the student who have experiences with global awareness, social complexity and immersion in the online world. In this context, it is important for teachers to consider the students' physiological experience before working to achieve pedagogical goals. Social media provides students with the opportunity to be in charge of their surroundings and gives them positive feedback that produces that dopamine that makes social media so compelling. Ulla's teaching approach is meant to integrate this kind of experience into teaching. The result is less pressure on the teacher who can concentrate more on planning the lesson creating a better classroom experience for students and teacher. Ulla has taught her method nationally to individual teachers and to groups at the school sites. Her plan is to expand Mind Opener and to make more teachers aware of her methods. She hopes to have a representative in each county to assist entire school systems. She has sacrificed for this expected expansion by forgoing pay from her company. Ulla attributes her success to her experiences in the school of life where she goes through all experiences without trying to avoid any unpleasant experiences. Her greatest accomplishment is to create joy in the classroom and to see students learning physics, even if it's something they didn't choose. She has found particular satisfaction from seeing students with poor grades grow and achieve high grades. She looks to see the "Christmas candles" burning in students' eyes.

Betty-Neill Parsons has spent over 40 years as an educator in which she has touched the lives of hundreds if not thousands of students from kindergarten to the university level. Highly educated Ms. Parsons received 2 Master’s Degrees, one in Education Leadership from Fayetteville State University and the other in Music Education from Methodist College, Fayetteville. Betty-Neill strongly believes that her commitment and ability to accept various perspectives helped her connect with her students. She has a deep appreciation for the impact she has been able to have on her students. She has taught and improved lives throughout many states in the US, and students from all around the world. Now, retired Betty-Neill worked as a teacher in Elementary schools as well as a Associate Professor of Music and as Director of Choral Activities and Music Education at the Methodist University. In the next few years Betty-Neill wishes to be more involved in volunteer work, to help and advocate students. Throughout her career, she has remained in contact with her students all over the world from Kenya Africa to New York City, she has been able to positively impact her students to become doctors, and entrepreneurs, all due to her driven, flexible, and kind-hearted nature that she has been able to share with her students over her years as an educator. Betty-Neil's experience is invaluable, her years of communicating with students over the years helped develop her own perspectives in order to be a better educator as well as a phenomenal person for support.

Steve Staresinic, CPA, CGMA is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant in his own practice. He specializes in assisting small and midsize enterprises from North American in establishing their businesses in Europe and European companies entering the US market. His expertise includes international taxation, accounting, financial reporting, international human resources, and establishing and optimizing corporate back office functions. Steve started and expanded his career in the USA and Europe with Price Waterhouse, one of key legacy firms of PWC. His goal in establishing his own practice has always been to utilize his expertise to help small and midsized business to expand and improve their operations, particularly outside of their domestic markets. Steve Staresinic is not only a consultant but also an entrepreneur, and has participated as an investor, partner or managing director in the founding of over ten enterprises. He has also served as a lecturer of international accounting and taxation at several German colleges and universities. Steve's areas of expertise include; taxation, auditing, financial services and consulting. Steve received his B.A.A and started his career as a CPA, he has served and assisted companies with their financial needs; such as international tax planning and audits. His professional memberships include the American Association of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) the German CPA Society (GCPAS) and the United States Army Association (USAA). Steve graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 1987 with a BBA in the concentrations of Accountancy and Philosophy. He served as an officer in the Signal Corps of the US Army in both the United States and Europe from 1987 to 1991. Steve is a musician, and accomplished investor in the capital and real estate markets and has broad experience in travels outside of work and foreign languages. He is a member of Rotary International, in the chapter Stuttgart International in Stuttgart, Germany. association. .

Mary Lane Wright is a retired teacher and reading specialist who represents the alumnae of both Virginia State University (Masters program) and North Georgia State (undergraduate degree). Her husband was active military service and she taught military children in the Department of Defense Education program. She worked for several years in municipal government as a civil servant; but left the service in order to teach. Mary could have followed her husband and maintained a civil service position but she loves children and saw that the children in the military education program really needed good, dedicated teachers particularly in the early grades. Mary is a retiree now but full of dynamism and energy who is very active in her church and civic organizations like the Masons and The Pearl foundation. She enjoyed a very successful and satisfying teaching career and says her key to it all was taking advantage of opportunities presented to her. She is very proud of the difference she made as a teacher. She holds the time she had to "retain" a student over a year as her greatest professional achievement because the consent of the parents were required and was given on the condition she serve as the child's teacher. In the next five years, Mary plans to continue to stay involved in her community; but plans to move out of leadership roles and mentor the next generation that will serve in her place. Mary and her husband travel often and welcomes all members to connect with them.

Dónal Ó Buachalla received his Master's Degree in Education from NUI Maynooth in 2013. He has been a post primary educator at St Joseph's Secondary School Rochfortbridge and in Coláiste Bríde, Clondalkin, Dublin in Ireland for 16 years. Dónal primarily teaches Gaeilge and History to students aged 12-18 years. He teaches approximately 7-8 groups through out the day. He is affiliated with the History Teachers Association of Ireland and Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland. Dónal has had a lifelong passion for educating Ireland's youth and helping students reach their fullest potential at the highest national standard.

Jacquelyn Humphrey received her Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership from Marian University Indiana in 1994. Retired from the educational field Ms. Humphrey currently holds the post of Minister for the New Horizon Church where she gives of herself to help others. Jacquelyn’s professional career covers a wide range of areas of educational positions. Jacquelyn Humphrey has taught in the Public School system and served as a School Counselor, Assistant Principal as well as a Principal. She also put in her time as the Manager of Student Services for the School District. Jacquelyn has always sought to help others and volunteers and is active with such groups as the NAACP. She loves music, reading and areas in creative arts. Jaquelyn is consistently looking to advance her education and is planning to pursue her Doctorate Degree.

Darylle Willenbrock graduated from Marywood University with a Bachelors Degree in Social Work in 1972. She was Director of Western Ct Area Agency on Aging and currently she still works with the company part time. Her role helps seniors with their state health insurance. She helps find their important issues and then directs them to the appropriate people. The agency's geographical area of service is national. Darylle Willenbrock is also a member of the local senior coordinator group. Additionally, she is AIR certified. She has been published in numerous newspaper publications. Darylle went through several different majors in her field before deciding on social work because she liked the diversity in this field. In the next 3-5 years, Darylle would like to stay with her agency but also do consulting work with other agencies. She contributes the key to her success to patience and the belief that everyone is important. Darylle Willenbrock's greatest professional accomplishment or achievement is starting a food bank for those in need in Watertown, CT. In her spare time, she enjoys traveling, sports, walking and artwork.

Carlos Federico Pardo Angulo graduated from high school in Costa Rica. His goal was to study architecture but in Costa Rica, Architecture was not offered by the Universities in Costa Rica, so Carlos decided to pursue a course in the United states at Louisiana State University where he obtained a Bachelors degree. After Returning to Costa Rica, Carlos continued to pursue his studies in Costa Rica and Received his Master's Degree in business administration. He started a business with his expertise in the area of design and structure, called; Construcciones Contempo, a company working throughout Costa Rica to build homes, churches, and hotels. Carlos spent two years influencing public policy in his two years as a politician. Although Carlos has done architectural work throughout Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States, he has not stopped learning and teaching. His years at Louisiana State University contributed to the success he has achieved. The biggest challenge that Carlos has faced was building his own house, it was a challenge to develop the small home on the beach of Costa Rica. In the upcoming years, Carlos wishes to begin writing to share his experiences and methods with people all around the world to influence growth and change in the professional industry.