Boards

Board of Directors

Ellenore Angelidis

Ellenore Angelidis

President, Founder & Executive Director

Kati Cardea

Kati Cardea

Treasurer

Dr. Teferi Abate Adem

Dr. Teferi Abate Adem

Member

Eyoel Asfaw

Eyoel Asfaw

Member

Tizita Assefa

Member

Amy Bates

Member

Angel Shimelish

Member

Rajitha Boer

Member

John Clements

Member

Pazion Cherinet

Member

Jennifer Mazukelli

Member

Dr. Tadesse Kassie Melesse

Member

Sultan Mohammed

Member

Tigist Regassa

Member

Yenenesh Shewanah

Member

Tammy Steele

Member

Bethelehem Tsegaye

Member

Kara Wiegand

Member

Bete Yilma

Member

Hiwot Zegeye

Member

Advisory Board

Kassahun Kebede

Associate Professor

Atti Worku

Huffington Post Contributor, Founder and Executive Director of Seeds of Africa (NYC)

Ellen Taussig

Executive Director of International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia

Adey Sol

Founder and owner of Adey Designs (Pittsburg, PA)

Mitch Shepard

Founder and Creative Force, WiRL Leadership Series, President Dynamic Interactions

Tigist Helen Schmidt

Actress, Producer and Founder and CEO of Selam Productions (NYC)

Amy Ng

Director Operations, Strategic Operations for Aspire Public Schools and huge early contributor to the OHBD event's success. (San Francisco)

Simon Okelo

Founder & Executive Director OneVibe Africa Kisumu & Seattle African Father in America Podcast Host

Metassibia (Metti) Mulageta

Founder of Wedgwood Montessori Schools, Active Member - Ethiopian Community Center of Seattle

Laura McMillan

COO NetHope, Board President WACAP

Dr. Elizabeth McGovern

Executive Director, WEEMA - Cambridge

Jane Kurtz

Award Winning Children's Author and Co-Founder of Ethiopia Reads - Portland

Mekonnen Kassa

Director, Cloud Security Engineering, Microsoft

Mark Horowitz

Co-founder MovingWorlds and Huffington Post Columnist

Beri Gebrehiwot

Registered nurse, children's book author, community builder and social entrepreneur

Woubeshet Ayenew, MD

Cardiologist, Hennepin Healthcare - Minneapolis

Julie Averill

EVP and CTO, lululemon

Lulit Assayas

RPH, Pharmacy Manager, long-term supporter

Junior Board

Nadine Roose

Kenzie Averill

Kasech Isaac

Lizzie Iwiki

Julia Mayner

Malida Tadesse

Nebiyou Timotewos

Gabriella Austin

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