The dedicated team at The Institute for Conscious Global Change consists of a Board of Directors, Interns, Volunteers and Consultants

Board of Director

Muriel Glasgow, MPH, Board Chair

Formerly with UNICEF for three decades plus, Ms. Glasgow promoted effective behavior change in the use of drinking water and sanitation facilities in villages/urban slums in UNICEF-assisted countries, while stressing sustainability issues in design, development, training and maintenance of the facilities.

To stem the flow from cradle to prison, Ms. Glasgow is developing an early childhood programme- Imagination/Innovation and Creativity Units (ICUs) where vulnerable and marginalized children under six can learn science education (STEM/ICUs).

 Dr. Robert K. MPOYO

MScAgric, Reproduction Physiology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa, 2003

BVSc(Docteur en Médecine Vétérinaire), Veterinary Science, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo, 1985

• Assisted the General Board of Pension and Health Benefit's Central Conference Pension Initiative of the United Methodist Church with Expertise and Strategic Consulting for a Preparation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo UMC for a Pension Plan.
• Provided useful insights on the demographic, cultural and political aspects of the United Methodist Church of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and explained the historical makeup of the DRC Annual Conferences.
• Analyzed Information associated with the DRC economics, pension system, banking and other government structures including how pastors relate to the INSS general Plan.
• Negotiated the setting of DRC Board of the Pension and facilitated the training of it members and the nomination of the Conference Benefit Officers. Provided recommendations on future operation.
• Collected and compiled lists of actives pastors, retired pastors and surviving spouses revealing individual payments.
• Identified possible legal and audit support in Kinshasa and Lubumbashi.
• Provided Assistance to the DRC (University of Kamina) and other African Institutions, Organizations and individuals including the Women Division of the General Board of Global Ministries.

Amrita Deshpande, GIS Coordinator

MFA, Art and Technology from the Art Institute of Chicago

MHsc., Communication Media for Children, Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women's University, India

Instructor: University of Lethbridge, 2007-2009

Vice President, Lethbridge International Film Festival

Amrita came to the Americas in 1999. She hailed from India and the city of Pune, famous for its culture, education and art. While in India, she studied the art of business, the power of communication and the mystic world of filmmaking and computers. She produced documentary films and assisted other filmmakers on films that were broadcast on national television in India, UK and America.  She worked as a facilitator with Outbound Foundation training children in leadership skills, team building and stress management.  In Chicago, Illinois, USA, she had the opportunity to study in the most prestigious art schools in USA the Art Institute of Chicago. There she experimented with technology to create artwork. She worked as a graphic designer and artist with the Beyond Media team in building a multimedia environment installation that visualized the situation of incarcerated women in Chicago’s prisons. Amrita has come long way in her artistic endeavor, from painting in watercolors to puppetry performances to creating television programs to building portals on the web to creating virtual immersive interactive 3D environments.

Recently in Summer 2011 she contributed to the group exhibition “Mapping a Prairie City: Lethbridge and its Suburbs” an Interactive digital road map of Lethbridge. Organized by the Southern Alberta Art Gallery with funding by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the City of Lethbridge. Curated by Don Gill and Ryan Doherty. 

Amrita has also been the GIS coordinator for the last year at The Institute for Conscious Global Change.

 Tyra Jasmine Walker

 Tyra Walker, a native New Yorker and a current senior at Columbia University studying Political Science and Human Rights.

Tyra currently serves as the researcher for MDG 6 as well as a member of the Board of Directors with a specific focus on issues relating to Youth Development. Her aspirations are centered around working in the field of Development Policy and International Law, particularly on issues relating to the alleviation of extreme poverty and transitional justice in post-conflict states.

Ron Walters

B.S. pursued at California State University from 1990-2001, Recreational and Leisure Studies.

Equipment Operator, City of Los Angeles: 2000-2008

Departments: Bureau of Street Services and Water and Power

2008-present

Electrical Station Operator, City of Los Angeles,

Department, of Water Power

Joan Bruner-Timmons, MS

ED. D: Walden University: Teacher Leadership: Math Education (anticipated 2013)

 MA University of Miami: Caribbean History

 M.Ed.: City College Of New York: Administration and Supervision

 Ed. S.; NOVA Southeastern University: Math Education

Advisory Board

Harcourt Fuller, Ph.D. (LSE)

PhD, International History, London School of Economics, 2010

MSC, History of International Relations, London School of Economics, 2006

MA, History, City College of New York, 2005

Assistant Professor, Department of History

Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

Staff

Etta D. Jackson, CEO/Founder

M.S. Administrative Leadership and Supervision in Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, 1994

M.S. Guidance and Counseling, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, 1980

B.A. Biological Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, 1975

Author: Understanding Your Choice; Unveiling the Secrets of the Feminine Principle; The Role of Consciousness in Governance

Sienna J. Wedderburn,

 Chief Operating Officer

Cornell University, B.S. May 2007, Hotel Administration

African Expeditions (AFEX) Camp Manager- Juba, South Sudan, 2007 through 2011                                                                                

Interns/Volunteers

GIS Team

Geoff Haines, GIS Consultant-International Professors Project

Amrita Deshpande, GIS Coordinator

Scott Allen-GIS Specialist

University of Kentucky, BA, 2011

Saswati Saha Mitra, MA-

Master of Philosophy, Women’s University, Mumbai, India 2006, GIS Research Analyst

Research Team

Chenelle Bonavito, Research Director

BA-Fordham University-2007; MS-Global Affairs, New York University-2012

1.Karolle Cardoso, BA, Università Degli Studi Di Roma Tre-2011

2. Angelica Ramos, MS-2012,CUNY, Hunter College

3. Tyra Walker, BA-Columbia University,2012

4. Katharine M. Laughlin, Ph.D.

University of Florida, Gainesville, FL-2009

5. Julia Bordin, BA-Tufts University-2011

6. H. Grace Schmitz, BA-Aquinas College, MI-2008, MS, 2013

7.Andi Broffman, MPA, Columbia University-2012

8.Maeva Johanna Charles, MA-University of Montreal, 2012

(Environment and French Translation)

8. Haja Kakay, MS-Georgetown University, 2011

9. Annasha Hamilton, MS-Global Affairs, New York Univserity-2011

10. Kamlesh Dave, MA, India

11. Saswati Saha Mitra, MP, MA- Women's University, Mumbia, India

12. Prabeena K Bebarta, MA, Social Work in Disabilities  

Educational Consultant

Charlayne Haynes, MS

Professor, Fordham University

Web Design/Interface/Media

Chibuzor O. Ugokwe-Web Developer

BA, Lehigh University

Jacqueline A. Routier-Web Copy Writer

BA, American University of Paris, Philosophy

MBA- European University, International Business

Nilankur Das, BA,Graphic Designer Pune, India

 Infrastructure Development

Mercedes Alzaga-Director

BA, Construction Engineering

MS,International Cooperation and Development-2013

1. Miguel Charcos Llorens, M.S.,Ph.D.

Aerospace Engineering and Astronomy, University of Florida, 2009

2. Sadia Tabassum, MA-Media Governance, India

3. Mea Halperin, MPA-SIPA, Columbia University, 2012

4. Ben (Boo-Seok) Kim, BS, Architectural Engineering, Kangwon National University, Korea, 2011

5. AWATEY SAMUEL, BS, Development Policy Planning, Kwame Nkrumah University, Ghana, 2011

7. Jessica Smith, B.S.E., Civil Engineering, University of Iowa,  2009

8. Carly De La Hoz, BA, Architecture, Princeton University, 2013

 We welcome applications for Urban Planning/Design

 Marketing/Social Media/Fundraising Team

Open-Seeking Interns 

 General Consultants

Carmelle Terborgh, ESRI- Ph.D.

ESRI/UN

Mr. Joel A. Brown, Esq.

Organizational Development

Ms. Philomena Ama Nimley

International Development

Organizational Partners

National Center for Geospatial Information of Haiti(CNIGS)

UNDP-New York/UNDP-Haiti

Haitian Consulate-New York

GISCorps

International Professors Project(Dr. Ron Krate)