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Leadership

OPAD International is governed by nine-member Board of Trustees headed by a Global Chairman. However, each Regional Office has its own Board of Directors governing its regional affairs. OPAD USA is registered independently in the United States with its own Board of Trustees managing its operations. However, the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the OPAD USA Board of Trustees sit at the OPAD International governing Board. The Global Board Chairman and the Vice have jurisdiction in all regional and local board meetings

OPAD International Governing Board of Trustee

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Dr Clyde Rivers

OPAD Global Board Chairman

Dr. Rivers is the founder and President of ICN (iChange Nations)

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Victor Bangura

OPAD Global Board Vice Chairman

Mr Bangura is the Founder & CEO for  Zachary Home Health Corporation

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Dr  Frank Kanu Kanu

Board Member

Mr Kanu is the Global President

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Peter Marrah Kamara

Board Member

Mr Kamara is the Global Vice President

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 Oyuga George Nyaure

Board Member

Mr Nyaure is the Chairman for

OPAD East Africa Board of Directors

More Global Board of Directors' profile would be published soon.

OPAD USA Governing Board of Trustees

Victor Bangura

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Chairman USA Board of Director

Mr Bangura is the Founder & CEO for  Zachary Home Health Corporation

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Mrs Ostrowski's is an experience tax attorney includes advising clients on a variety of international tax matters and the US tax returns.

Rachel Ostrowski

Vice Chairman USA Board of Director

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Christian Batres

Board Member

Mr Batres is the President & CEO for Inventive-101

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Denise Fernandes

Board Member

Ms Fernandes  is the Latino Outreach for Middlesex and Union Counties ; as well as Events and Volunteer coordinator for New Jersey. 

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Dr. Marilu Marcillo

Board Member

Dr Marcillo is the  Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion. She is also the Associate Professor for School of Business at St. Peter’s University

OPAD ZAMBIA Governing Board of Trustees

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Dr. Jackson Mwewa

Chairman

Zambia Board 

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Dr. Mwewa is the Chairman & CEO of National School of Leadership in Zambia and Head of the University Studies for PhD Institute and Universidad Empresarial De Costa Rica (UNEM) and a Project Management consultant

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Captain Phiri

Board Member

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Mr Phiri is the Assistant Director  of ZSIC Life Limited and a business consultant

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Edward Sakala

Board Member

Mr Sakala is the Executive Director for the Law Association of Zambia and a Member of the National Leadership Board and Commonwealth Leadership Mentor

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Stanley Chama

Board Member

Mr Chama is the Director and Academic Coordinator for Zambia Institute of Health and Behavioral Sciences and a Health Management Consultant

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OPAD US and Global Management Team

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Global President & CEO

Co-Founder

Frank Kanu Kanu

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Frank Kanu is a social worker with expertise in social and environment issues. He is active in the NGO sector for over 15 years, and has been involved in successful management and design of many projects in Europe, Asia and Africa, especially in the framework of EU Programmes, such as Lifelong Learning, Erasmus+ programme and many other Projects and its implementation. He strongly believed in the non –profit, as a sociocultural and economic driving engine that creates a platform for equal and supportive society. Mr Kanu is personate in poverty reduction and actively involve in it eradication.  He is also a Partner for the Platform for intercultural Europe 

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President & CEO UN|USA, Asia, Latin American & The Caribbean Region

Amb. Dr Carlos E Garcia

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Dr. Garcia was the Permanent Representative of El Salvador to the United Nations, in New York. He has a combined diplomatic experience of over 20 years. He also the co-founder and Secretary General of the United Nations Association of El Salvador. Prior to his appointment as the OPAD UN|USA, Latin American and the Caribbean, has work in several humanitarian organizations and represent them in the United Nations in New York. He has received several outstanding awards and recognition by the United States's Senates and received the USA flag as an honored diplomat. Recently he received the United States's Senate Proclamation, which certified his credibility. 

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Snr. Director of Global Programs

Siliva Simonetta

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Ms Simonetta, has extensive programs knowledge, She has oversee plenty projects in African and Europe. She have been involved in various project management roles, starting from conceptual up to the implementation stage and reporting. 

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Vice President - European Region

John Allieu

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Mr Allieu is a business consultant and has developed the integrated and holistic approach to deliver services. He has been a key contributor to OPAD. Mr Allieu is the highly respected in Europe in relations to the cultural values he is planting the minds of the European people. He has over five years of project experience in Europe with strong camp management for refugees.