International Advisory Council

Hend Majid Al-Khuthaila, Ph.D.
Professor of Higher Education, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
After earning a doctorate degree in philosophy from Syracuse University, Dr. Hend Majid Al-Khuthaila returned to Saudi Arabia and defeated gender barriers in the field of higher education by becoming the first Saudi woman to be appointed dean of the Woman Colleges Center in 1984. While serving as head of the education department from 1995 to 1997, Al-Khuthaila founded the first-ever pre-school department in Saudi Arabia. She has served in various administrative roles at King Saudi University (KSU) for more than 20 years, and has coordinated many committees such as the Committee for Graduate Studies and the Committee for KSU Woman Assessment.

Merle Allsopp
Director, National Association of Child Care Workers, Glosderry, South Africa
In 1994, Merle Allsopp joined the National Association of Child Care Workers (NACCW), an organization that promotes healthy child and youth development and focuses on South Africans who work with children and youth at risk. She has served as director of the organization since 1996. Allsopp's teaching career was put on hold in 1980, after she became involved in a community project at several children's homes. For her, this involvement sparked years of devotion to child advocacy in South Africa. She has been instrumental in policy development, outreach to other African countries, the establishment of tertiary training and publishing of materials for child and youth care workers. Allsopp received special training in child care as part of the ILEX Exchange Program, a program that gives children and youth care workers from other countries the opportunity to work in the United States.

Theresa Andrews
Double Olympic Gold Medalist, 1984, Delaware, USA
A Double Olympic Gold Medalist, Theresa Andrews won the 100-meter backstroke and was part of the winning U.S. 400-Meter Medley Relay in the 1984 Olympic Games. After winning the Gold Medal, Andrews presented the medal to her brother, who was paralyzed in a bicycle accident at the age of 19. She is a sought-after national speaker for corporations, community groups and schools discussing the importance of individual performance, teamwork and the values of the Olympic movement. Andrews has worked for several years as a clinical social worker in the area of pediatric hematology/oncology. Currently, she is an assistant vice president with MBNA America in Internet Strategy. She is also active in the American Cancer Society, National Hemophilia Foundation, U.S. Olympic Committee, Baltimore/Washington Olympic Bid committee for 2012, and is chairperson for the Maryland Swimming Hall of Fame. Andrews received a master's degree in clinical social work from The Ohio State University and a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation from the University of Florida.
 

T. Berry Brazelton, M.D., Massachusetts, USA
2002 Cardinal Health Children's Care Award Recipient
For more than a half-century, T. Berry Bazelton, M.D., has devoted himself to young children and their families. His extensive research with newborns is used in healthcare facilities and childcare centers around the world. Through his extensive publications, nationally syndicated television series and a host of training venues, Dr. Brazelton has reached countless children, families and practitioners. Perhaps Brazelton's most important contribution to the understanding of children is his Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS), which enabled the medical community to better understand newborn behaviors and disorders. Through the Brazelton Touchpoints Center in Boston, professionals who provide services and care to families with infants and young children are trained to develop more meaningful and successful relationships with parents by sharing information about their child's social and emotional development and the importance of a nurturing environment.

Larry K. Brendtro, Ph.D.
Childcare Author and Trainer, President, Reclaiming Youth International, South Dakota, USA
Drawing on 35 years of experience with troubled youth, Dr. Larry K. Brendtro has been a professor of Special Education/Behavioral Disorders at the University of Illinois, The Ohio State University and Augustana College. He currently is president of Reclaiming Youth International, a non-profit organization networking those who serve children in conflict. Dr. Brendtro has authored over 100 publications available in eight languages and currently co-edits the interdisciplinary journal, Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems. He has trained professionals in 16 countries including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Russia, and is working with the South African governmental commission on young people at risk. Dr. Brendtro holds a doctorate's degree in education and psychology from the University of Michigan.

Benjamin S. Carson Sr., M.D.
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Hospital, Maryland, USA
Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Sr. serves as director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. He holds appointments in the departments of neurosurgery, oncology, plastic surgery and pediatrics at the Hopkins School of Medicine. His clinical patient care and research interests are neuro-oncology (pediatric brain tumors), achondroplasia and congenital spinal deformities. He also performs brain surgery to control seizures. Dr. Carson has helped develop a significant craniofacial program in which children with congenital deformities undergo combined neurosurgical and plastic surgical reconstructions. In 1987, he gained global recognition as the principle surgeon in the first successful separation of the Binder Siamese twins from Germany. Ten years later, he was the primary surgeon in the team of South African and Zambian surgeons that separated craniopagus twins who were joined at the top of the head. He has received more than 20 honorary doctorate degrees, is named in the book Who's Who In America, and is president and founder of the Carson Scholars Fund, which recognizes excellence in young people of all backgrounds for humanitarian and academic excellence. He is a member of many distinguished professional organizations, including the board of directors of Kellogg Company. Dr. Carson received a medical degree from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Yale University.

Janine Cayet
Ancient European Deputy and Member of The Social and Economic Council of Trappes, Paris, France
A professional nurse, Madame Janine Cayet is founder and president of the La Maison of Lyliane Association, a home for retired, handicapped, and mentally aged residents. She also serves as vice president of the Family Objective Association, an organization promoting social rehabilitation, and is founder and former president of the Fight Against Drugs Organization in France. Cayet was Deputy of European Parliament, a member of the Economic and Social Counsel, and is currently a member of the Counsel of Orientation of the Foundation of Mederic Alzheimer.

Sharadkumar Dicksheet, M.D. 
2001 World of Children Award Honoree, Founder, The India Project - Plastic Surgery Camp Born in Maharashtra, India, Dicksheet came to the United States in 1958 to study surgical residency. Upon completing the International Medical Association training program, he faced a hard decision. He was torn between permanently returning to his homeland, or continuing to practice medicine in New York. After much deliberation, Dicksheet decided to do both. He practiced plastic and reconstructive surgery in New York for part of the year, and then traveled to the poorest regions of India to provide free plastic surgery to camps for the latter. In 1968, Dicksheet founded The India Project - Plastic Surgery Camp. Since that time, he has traveled to India each year and performed more than 54,000 surgeries on poor and needy children who suffer from congenital and other facial deformities.
 

Martin Eichelberger, M.D
2003 Cardinal Health Children’s Care Award Recipient
Dr. Martin Eichelberger founded the National SAFE KIDS Campaign in 1998 and SAFE KIDS Worldwide in 2002. His efforts have brought life-saving safety messages and community interventions to hundreds of millions of children in 16 countries. Since the inception of National SAFE KIDS Campaign, the childhood injury death rate has dropped nearly 40 percent. Dr. Eichelberger has also created the Crash Injury Research and Engineering Network (CIREN) center at CNMC. CIREN is a multi-center research program that performs in-depth studies of motor vehicle crashes, injuries, and treatments. CIREN is the only site dedicated exclusively to children who are injured in motor vehicle crashes. In addition to his work with SAFE KIDS and CIREN, Dr. Eichelberger is also the Director of Emergency Trauma and Burn Services at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington D.C. and Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the George Washington University Medical Center.

Ian Froman, M.D.
President, International Board of Directors, Israel Tennis Centers, Herzlia, Israel
Ian Froman is co-founder and former executive director of the Israel Tennis Centers, facilities which provide for the integration, normalcy, fun and health of all children, irrespective of their financial, ethnic or social backgrounds. Forgoing a career in dentistry, he started the centers in 1973, after the Yom Kippur War. The centers are free for all children, and more than 300,000 boys and girls have been coached at the 14 centers around Israel. After retiring as executive director in 1997, Froman now serves as the international president of the organization. He was awarded Israel's highest honor, The Israel Prize, in 1989 for his work with the Centers. He earned a degree in dentistry from the University of Witwatersrand.

Loredana Gambuzzi
Psychologist and Psychotherapist, Director LILA Association, Venezia, Italy
Madame Loredana Gambuzzi is an influential psychologist and psychotherapist in Italy, and is also the director of the LILA Association. She works to assist youth with psychological, relational and psycho-physical handicaps and helps prepare professionals by motivating, teaching, and enhancing their ability and efficiency. Gambuzzi currently performs psychological examinations of youth in the Italian court system. She also serves as a psychology consultant in the Italian Ministry of Justice for adults in Venice prisons and a trainer for social psychology professionals. She earned a degree in psychology from the University of Padoue and a philosophy degree from the University of Venice.

Matthew Goldstein, Ph.D.
Chancellor, The City University of New York, New York, USA
Dr. Matthew Goldstein serves as chancellor of The City University of New York. Prior to this appointment, he served as president of Adelphi University. He was also president of Baruch College, president of the Research Foundation, and acting vice chancellor for Academic Affairs for The City University of New York. Dr. Goldstein has been professor of mathematics and statistics and has been published extensively. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Albert Einstein School of Medicine and the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center. Dr. Goldstein received the Jewish National Fund Tree of Life Award in 1994. He earned a doctorate in mathematical statistics from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor's degree in statistics and mathematics from The City College of The City University of New York.

Judith Anne Hancock
Principal, Brisbane Girls Grammar School, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
For the past 20 years, Judith A. Hancock has devoted her life to higher education in Australia. Hancock currently serves as deputy chair of the Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority, a government agency that provides services related to entrance into higher education. Prior to that, she was the president of the Women's College at the University of Queensland. From 1995 to 1997, Hancock served as national chair of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia, promoting and representing heads of more than 279 independent schools. In 2000, Hancock was named a member of the Order of Australia, an award recognizing persons for achievement or meritorious service. Hancock also received the Australian College of Education Chapter Medal in 1998 for outstanding contributions to the field of education.
 

Leon Harris, Washington, D.C.
News Anchor
Leon Harris currently works as a news anchor at ABC/7WJLA-TV. He has received the CableACE Award for Best Newscaster and Emmy Awards for his notable coverage. Mr. Harris serves on numerous charitable boards including the YMCA and 100 Black Men.

Leon graduated cum laude from Ohio University with a degree in Communications. He is a member of the Foundation Board at Ohio University and serves as an advisor for the College of Communications.

Bill Huntley, Ph.D.
Chairman, Rotary Foundation Trustees, Rotary International, Sutton-on-Sea, England
Bill Huntley has devoted his career to the care and treatment of juvenile delinquents. On appointment as principal of Risley Hall in England, he and his wife pioneered new treatment methods in the rehabilitation of young offenders. Huntley has served his community as lay preacher, scoutmaster and as a member of numerous organizations including the Notts and Derby Association of Boys Clubs, the Beautiful Britain Campaign and the Pestalozzi Children's Village. A Rotarian since 1969, he has served as vice president and president of Rotary International and Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, in addition to numerous other appointments. In 1996, Huntley was honored by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a Membership of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire and was awarded the Order of Simon Bolivar, 1st Class, by the President of Venezuela. He received two honorary doctorate of law degrees, including one from Hanyang University in Seoul, Korea, and a Laureate of Science of Education. He holds a degree in religious education from Leeds University and a diploma in education from Lancaster College.
 

Katalin Koranyi, MD, Ohio, USA
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Columbus Children's Hospital
As a Pediatric Infectious Disease physician, Dr. Koranyi dedicates her professional life to the care of children and education of medical students and pediatric residents in training.  She serves as the Director of FACES (Family Centered, Community based Comprehensive HIV Care Program) at Children's Hospital.  She also served as the Medical Director of the Stecker Scholarship Program which allows pediatricians and nurses from developing countries to spend 2-3 months at Children's Hospital to further their training.  Dr. Koranyi received the Pediatrician of the Year Award from the housestaff of Children's Hospital in 1977, 1986, 1991, and 1997.  The graduating class of 1979 of the College of Medicine at the Ohio State University awarded Dr. Koranyi with the Teaching Award in 1979.  She also received the Distinguished Educator Award from the College of Medicine and Public Health, the Ohio State University in 1999, and Humanism in Medicine Award presented by the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey in 2000.  In 2002, she received the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award by the graduating class of 2001 of the College of Medicine and Public Health.  As a member of the Ohio Chapter of the American Academic Pediatrics, Dr. Koranyi has been a member of the School Health Committee since 1990, and of the Child Abuse and Neglect Committee from 1990 - 1995.  She was also a member of the AIDS Policy Center for Children, Youth and Families, Washington, DC and of the Pediatric Supportive Care/Quality of Life Committee from 1998-2000.  Dr. Koranyi is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the College of Medicine, The Ohio State University and member of the section of Infectious Diseases at Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio.

Fani Lerner
2003 Kellogg’s Child Development Award Recipient
Fani Lerner founded the NGO Provopar (volunteers work program) in 1980 while she was First Lady of Curitiba, Provopar, which is a network with 400 volunteer workers that revolutionized social work in Parana, Brazil. During her terms as Secretary for Children Affairs in the city of Curitiba and in the State of Parana, Fani created 16 programs for needy children and adolescents. Among the programs she created were: PIA (Children and Youth Integration Program), assisting low income children with vocational training; SOS-Children, supporting all children-at-risk; Casa Do Pia (Kid’s Home), a shelter for street children; Sheltered Housing, for orphaned or abandoned children; Pia Das Flores (Flower Kids), creating houses and schools for children with Down Syndrome and other disabilities (over 183,466 children served); and From Streets to School, which aims to send street children back to school by providing their families with a monthly basket of staple food (won the Child and Peace Award from UNICEF in 1997) -- so far, 80,000 children have been taken off the streets. All programs developed by Fani Lerner are created to soften the problems faced by needy populations. She believes that the only way to create equal opportunities is through education.

Kathleen S. Magee
1999 World of Children Award Honoree, Founder, Operation Smile, Virginia, USA
In 1999, Kathleen Magee became the second recipient of the Kellogg's Hannah Neil World of Children Award for her work with Operation Smile. As a clinical social worker on a medical mission to the Philippines in 1981, Magee witnessed terrible hospital conditions and a sea of deformed children. Upon returning from this trip, she and her husband, a plastic surgeon, co-founded Operation Smile, which provides surgery and related health care to repair cleft lips, cleft palates, burns, tumors, and other birth defects of indigent children and adults in 19 developing countries and 11 U.S. cities. Using money from bake sales and donated medical supplies, the Magees returned to the Philippines to help impoverished children in need of reconstructive surgery. Today, Operation Smile and the Magees have provided surgery to thousands of children with facial deformities around the world. The organization has grown to include missions in areas such as Brazil, China, Kenya, The Middle East, Nicaragua, Russia, Romania and Vietnam.

Russell G. Mawby, Ph.D.
Chairman Emeritus, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Michigan, USA
Dr. Russell Mawby joined the staff of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as director of the Division of Agriculture in 1965. He became president in 1967 and was named chief executive officer in 1970. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 "to help people help themselves" through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations. Retired from the Foundation since 1995, Dr. Mawby currently serves on the board of directors of the J.M. Smucker Company and the board of trustees of Starr Commonwealth (Hannah Neil Center's parent organization), Michigan's Children, the Council of Michigan Foundations and the Battle Creek Community Foundation. Dr. Mawby holds degrees in horticulture and agricultural economics from Michigan State and Purdue universities.
 

Mahendra G. Mehta
2003 Chairman’s Award Recipient
Two decades ago Mahendra Mehta initiated the Ratna Nidhi Charitable Trust with capital from his own family fund. Mehta is also the trustee of Project Mainstream, Hamara Foundation, and Help Handicapped International. Mehta’s programs include surgery for polio victims, cleft lip surgery, education programs, vocational and job skill programs, small business training, and book and garment distribution. With support from the European Commission, Mehta organized Food for Education and Saving Program, a soup kitchen for street children in India. The meals are an incentive to the children for attending schools or education centers regularly. Through his numerous charitable projects, Mahendra Mehta has helped millions of children throughout India, Kenya, Sudan, Burundi, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan. Mehta continues to motivate, inspire, and bring people, groups, and like-minded humanitarians together to perpetuate the philosophy of philanthropy.
 

M. Scott Moon
Founder, Chief Executive Office, Forecast Engineering, LLC, North Carolina, USA
Through an extensive retail background, Mr. Moon provides creative operating and managing solutions to help businesses manage through today's tough economic environment.  As the creator of Profit Scout, he provides senior management with solutions that help them decipher business trends to maximize profits.  Prior to forming this business in 2001, Scott lead inventory management processes for Victoria's Secrets and Stage Stores.   He started his career with the Walt Disney Company before moving into consulting with Deloitte & Touche and KPMG.  During his career, Scott has facilitated the transformation of several ailing businesses into top flight operations.  Scott holds a graduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and an undergraduate degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
 

Susan E. Morse
President of Susan Morse Communications
Over 25 years of diversified experience in communications and public relations, with a nationally recognized specialty in media relations for the healthcare, lifestyle and entertainment industries.

Ms. Morse previously served as media strategist for Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, the nation’s third largest medical center. During her tenure, Ms. Morse garnered extensive media coverage focusing on the critical lack of adequate healthcare for children around the world. She personally placed prominent stories on humanitarian efforts to bring children from Bosnia, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Romania, and Russia for treatment in the United States. Their stories were featured on ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, CBS 48 Hours with Dan Rather, Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, CNN, and a wide range of national publications.

Ms. Morse earlier coordinated complex special events and charitable fundraisers for George Trescher Associates in New York. She also served as press liaison for the NBC special, “The Kennedy Center Salutes Bob Hope.” Earlier in her career, Ms. Morse was personal assistant to entertainment impresario, Robert Stigwood, producer of the Broadway musicals, Evita and Jesus Christ Superstar and the films, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Gallipoli, and Evita.

 

Glendon P. Nimnicht, Ed.D., Antioquia, Colombia
2002 Kellogg's Child Development Award Recipient
Glendon Nimnicht, Ed.D., has dedicated his life to improving the quality of life of those living in poverty in the U.S., Latin America and Third World countries. In 1963, Nimnicht opened the New Nursery School in Greeley, Colo., an innovative program for underserved Mexican-American children and families. He has also developed national training programs for Head Start teachers and an award-winning Parent/Child Educational Toy Library Program. Nimnicht and his wife, Dr. Marta Arango de Nimnicht moved to Colombia in the 1960s where they created CINDE, the International Center for Education and Human Development, which focuses on the physical, emotional and intellectual development of children and families. They also founded PROMESA, an integrated community development project focused on improving the overall environments of young children and families.
 

K. Robert Orr
CBS News Correspondent, Virginia, USA
Robert Orr has covered the transportation beat for CBS News in Washington since 1993, primarily for the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. He received an Emmy Award for his CBS Evening News coverage of the TWA 800 Tragedy, and three regional Emmy Awards for his reporting. Prior to joining CBS in Washington, Orr was a reporter and anchor for WBNS-TV, the CBS affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, where he helped prison negotiators end the 1993 prison siege in Lucasville, Ohio. Orr received a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Bethany College in West Virginia.

William S. Reese
Chief Operating Officer
Bill Reese joined the International Youth Foundation as Chief Operating Officer in May 1998. He provides leadership and oversight for the management of the Foundation's operations and programs supporting positive youth development in 60 countries. IYF's international network of national foundations conducted $160 million of activities in 2001.

In December 1999, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development re-appointed Reese chairman of the U.S. government's Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Assistance. Reese was appointed a member in 1989, 1993 and 1995 and named chair for the first time in 1997. 

Reese served for 10 years with the Peace Corps and was deputy director of the Latin American and Caribbean Region before heading a special task force that managed the international celebration of the Peace Corps' 20th anniversary in 1981.

He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Woodrow Wilson National Fellow lecturing on Latin American affairs and development issues, and a Dean's List graduate of Stanford University in 1970

Bill resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife and four children.
 

Peter Samuelson
Philanthropist, Entrepreneur, Film Producer, Founder: Starlight Children's Foundation, Starbright Foundation, First Star Public Policy Initiative.

Peter Samuelson founded the Starlight Children’s Foundation in 1982 and serves as its Chairman Emeritus. Starlight grants wishes to children who are critically, chronically and terminally ill as well as providing audiovisual services to children in hospital. Every month, over one hundred thousand children are served by Starlight in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.

In 1991, Mr. Samuelson and Steven Spielberg founded the Starbright Foundation, which creates software for children who are seriously ill. Starbright produces and distributes audio-visual entertainment and educational products, for example its CD-ROM for diabetic children in association with Eli Lilly & Co. Starbright operates the Starbright World Network, a fully interactive closed network linking children in over 100 medical centers nationwide and enhancing their self-esteem through entertaining and educational games and other activities.

In January 2000, Mr. Samuelson founded the First Star Public Policy Initiative, based in Washington, DC. First Star analyzes existing legislation affecting the rights of children in the United States and exerts leadership to improve the status of children in the judicial process.

Mr. Samuelson founded and serves these three non-profit philanthropies as a volunteer. In his professional life he is an entrepreneur, businessman and motion picture producer, most recently of the film "The Gathering" starring Christina Ricci and of recent releases such as “Wilde” starring Stephen Fry and Vanessa Redgrave and “Arlington Road” starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges. Mr. Samuelson's film "Tom & Viv" was nominated for two Academy Awards.
Mr. Samuelson is married and has four children.
 

Ernest H. Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Martin Luther King General Hospital and the Charles R. Drew Medical School, California, USA
Dr. Ernest Smith is an associate professor of pediatrics at the Martin Luther King General Hospital and the Charles R. Drew Medical School in Los Angeles. He serves as a pediatric cardiologist, director of the King/Drew School Health Programs, director of the Community Division of Pediatrics and co-director of the Compton Sickle Cell Center. Dr. Smith has both organized and participated in numerous conferences and workshops related to adolescents. He has acted as a consultant to many professional associations such as the Southeast and Central City Mental Health associations, the American Public Health Association and many others. Dr. Smith has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs and has participated in news conferences related to drug abuse, adolescent stress, violence in adolescence, gang violence, juvenile crime, life cycles and growth development. He holds a medical degree from Howard University, Washington, D.C., and a bachelor's degree from Lincoln University, Pennsylvania.
 

Kimarie R. Stratos,
Attorney and bioethical expert
As principal of the law firm of Kimarie R. Stratos P.A., Ms. Stratos is a practicing attorney specializing in the field of pediatric bioethics. She represents numerous health care providers and currently serves as General Counsel for Miami Children's Hospital, one of the leading Pediatric institutions in the Southeastern United States. Ms. Stratos graduated from the University of Florida School of Law with honors in 1984 and thereafter accepted a clerkship with a federal court judge. A former big firm partner, Ms. Stratos departed from a lucrative commercial litigation practice to pursue her passion by devoting the mainstay of her practice to legal issues surrounding children's health care and pediatric bioethical issues. In conjunction with other child advocates in the private sector and in state and federal roles, she works to promote children's rights to live and, in some cases, to die with dignity and respect. She has served as adjunct professor at the University of Miami School of Law and is a published author and frequent speaker on the topic of biomedical ethics and associated topics. 

C. Suan Tan, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Advanced Strategics Consultancy Limited, Hong Kong, China
In 1993, Dr. C. Suan Tan founded Advanced Strategics Consultancy Limited in Hong Kong SAR, China, in order to participate more directly in Asia's economic growth and development. Prior to that, she worked at The World Bank in Washington D.C., analyzing and monitoring various commodity markets for the bank's lending activities, at the National University of Singapore, ANU, University of Hong Kong and Kiel Institute of World Economics. She received her doctorate in economics from the Australian National University.

Father William Bryce Wasson
2000 World of Children Award Honoree, Founder Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
Father William Bryce Wasson became the third recipient of the Kellogg's Hannah Neil World of Children Award in 2000 for his work with Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos ("Our Little Brothers and Sisters"), a family of children's homes in Mexico which he founded. Wasson has dedicated the past 45 years of his life to serving orphaned and abandoned children by providing more than 25,000 of them with housing, healthcare, education and loving environments. Wasson's NPH homes also provide outreach and medical services to communities in need throughout Mexico and Central America. Wasson has spent his entire life selflessly giving poor and abandoned children a chance at life, and he has inspired thousands of children to carry on his commitment to child advocacy for generations to come.

 

Carole Watkins
Executive Vice President Human Resources, Cardinal Health, Chair, Cardinal Health Foundation, Ohio, USA

Carole Watkins is executive vice president of human resources and serves on Cardinal Health's Operating Committee. In her position, Carole sets strategy for human resources at Cardinal Health and oversees corporate human resources staff functions, including compensation, benefits, organization and leadership development, and employee communications. Carole also serves as chairperson of the Cardinal Health Foundation. She joined Cardinal in 1996 as vice president of human resources for Cardinal Distribution and was given additional responsibility in 1999 for the entire Pharmaceutical Distribution and Provider Services business segment. She was promoted to her current position in August 2000. Carole came to Cardinal with more 20 years of human resources experience with other Central Ohio-based companies, most recently, The Limited.