From left to right: R1 Sean Collins McCarthy with 1.) HIV/AIDS victims (AINA Children's Home, Meru, Kenya), 2.) Interviewee & beneficiary of rescue centre, Olmalaika Home, (Maasai Mara); 3.) Senior Team & Medical Volunteers (Gynocare Women's Hospital & Beyond Fistula): Larissa Pashe, Caroline Mabeya (Co-Founder) and Marisa Von Fritschen (Eldoret, Kenya); 4.) Ambassador, Educating The Children, Chief Daniel Ole Soit (Maasai Mara); 5.) medical specialists from Desert Flower Centre, Walfriede Hosptial, Dr. Uwe von Fritschen, Dr. Roland Scherer & Dr. Cornelia Strunz (Berlin); 6.) WHO & FIGO Certified Medical Training Doctor, Dr. Hillary Mabeya, (Eldoret, Kenya). R2: Sean Collins McCarthy with 7.) Maasai Elder during cultural immersion experience in Maasai Mara; 8.) National Geographic Explorer At-Large & Time Magazine Person of the Year (2018), Shahidul Alam, at the Royal Geographical Society (London), 9.) Representative of BAFTA in preparation for film screening event & gala, 10.) World Future Council Member, Dr. Auma Obama, in Karen, Nairobi following her exclusive interview relating to a number of documentaries in our media portfolio; 11.) Maasai Elder & NGO Ambassador, Karmushu Kiama and Maasai Warrior & Safari Guide, Daniel Santare (Lewa Wildlife Conservancy); 12.)  Elisabeth Creek Chair, Harper Adams University, former Asst. Dean, Purdue University (IPIA) and USAID & Bill & Melinda Gates Principal Investigator (PICS), Dr. James Lowenberg De Boer, at Harper Adams University (Shropshire, UK).  R3: Sean Collins McCarthy with 13.) Associate, Harvard University (Hutchins Center) & Visiting Research Fellow, University of Oxford & Editor, Uncut/Voices Press, Dr. Tobe Levin Freifrau von Gleichen, and founder, Forward for Women, e.V., Dr. Mariame Racine Sow (Frankfurt, Germany); 14.) Maasai ambassador during cultural immersion experience (Maasai Mara), 15.) Board Member of SAM Elimu Program (aka: Dr. Peter Linneman Foundation), Faith Riunga (Nanyuki, Mt. Kenya); 16.) Production Assistant & Translator, Viola Celmente, Maasai Chief, Daniel Ole Soit, Maasai Fashion Model, Diana Seleyian Ketere, and Lucky Ole Soit (Maasai Mara), 17.) Board Member, Doctors without Borders (MSF, Switzerland) & Fistula Foundation and Head of  FIGO Fistula Surgery Training Initiative, Gillian Slinger (London) following her exclusive interview relating to a number of documentaries in our media portfolio; 18.) Government Chief, Humanitarian Expert & NGO Ambassador, Moses Kasoi. R4: 19.) Maasai Elder & NGO Ambassador, Karmushu Kiam, (Lewa Wildlife Conservancy); 20.) Co-founders of Bring Hope (Kenya) and former ADRA humanitarian relief managers & coordinators; 21.) Paramilitary police (Kenya) & partnering NGO leaders on a fact-finding mission in Kibera, the largest urban slum in Africa; 22.) former British Army Major General (Ret.), Tim Cross, CBE, (Aldershot, UK) following his exclusive interview relating to a number of documentaries in our media portfolio; 23.) our camera crew in Kibera for media for development project; and 24.) child victims of HIV/AIDS (AINA Children's Home, Meru, Kenya).

JESS COLLINS MCCARTHY, B.S., M.S.

Jess, a graduate of Purdue University, specializes in International Food & Resource Economics & Sustainable Development, and has worked as an economist, analyst & statistician on applied-based research projects, pro-poor policies & sustainable development initiatives across Africa incl. assisting the USAID Collaborative Research Support Program.

Her career spans the public, private & philanthropic sectors, and consequently, she has gained vast experience across statistical analysis, data gathering/mining, comparative research, econometrics and other qualitative & quantitative research.  Jess has a special passion for bridging the socioeconomic gap through sustainable development, humanitarian affairs and social impact & innovation initiatives.

Jess earned her Bachelor of Science in International Food & Resource Economics from the University of Florida (UF) and her Master of Science specializing in International Development & Agricultural Economics from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (Thesis Option), where she also received a competitive research assistantship and worked on research projects funded by USAID in collaboration with Dr. James Lowenberg-DeBoer, which served as the basis for a partnership between Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to reduce hunger & poverty in sub-Saharan Africa through social innovation and sustainable development, and the forerunner for the Feed the Future Initiative, USAID’s Global Hunger & Food Security Initiative.

A former symphony flautist, Jess received a music scholarship to UF before changing her major after volunteering to serve as a humanitarian worker in Haiti as part of a mission trip. Jess' humanitarian experience in Haiti and her research & coordination efforts overseeing fact-finding missions in Africa have inspired the inception & integration of Goodwill Tours & Ecotourism Adventures as part of Horizon Initiatives in an effort to empower marginalised communities, support ecological conservation; directly facilitate socioeconomic development; foster intercultural appreciation and assist in heritage preservation & human rights awareness.

As a Senior Research Fellow for LINS Institute of Excellence and Co-Founder, Discovery Global (Centers of Global Learning & Studies), she oversees all aspects of strategic direction, pro-poor policy and socioeconomic research. As the Director of International Development for the MLD Pro Bono Team, Jess oversees the design, development & delivery of the SARI Program.  In 2022, Jess was appointed as the Chair of Horizon Initiatives (Honorary), a group of social impact & innovation initiatives driven by COL Alliance and LINS Institute (COL-LINS Network).

DR. JAMES LOWENBERG-DEBOER

James is currently the Elizabeth Creak Chair of Agri-Tech Economics at Harper Adams University and Past-President of the International Society for Precision Agriculture, former Associate Dean (IPIA) and Director of the Purdue International Programs. 

He has over 30 years of worldwide experience in agricultural research, teaching, outreach and leadership.  He has published 85 articles in refereed journals, two books and chapters in seven other books.  His research focuses on the economics of agricultural technology.  He is a pioneer in the use of spatial regression in analysis of crop sensor data with published work in this area from the U.S., Argentina and South Africa. From 2004-2015 he was the Associate Dean and Director of the Purdue International Programs in Agriculture (IPIA). From 2007-2015 he led the Purdue Improved Cowpea Storage (PICS) project funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where he was responsible for logistics, supply-chain, marketing, etc.

In 2012 he was made a Chevalier of the National Order by the government of Burkina Faso for his work improving food security in the country in PICS. From 2000-2006 he was director of the Purdue Site-Specific management center.  From 1997 to 2007 he was West Africa facilitator for the USAID Bean/Cowpea Collaborative Research Support Program (CRSP) working to build multidisciplinary teams and supervising CRSP social science research and outreach in that region. From 1992 to 1994 he was campus coordinator for the Agricultural Research and Training Support (ARTS) project in Burkina Faso. From 1988 to 1992 he served as economist and team leader of a USAID-funded institution building project in Niger. His work has taken him to Afghanistan, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Chile, Peoples Rep. of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Holland, Hungary, India, Italy, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Mali, Malawi, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Georgia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, and Zimbabwe. He brings to his research, teaching, outreach and leadership a perspective gained through private sector experience as a farmer and journalist.

His 30 years of worldwide experience across agricultural business, research, teaching, outreach and leadership has facilitated numerous applied-based research and social innovation advancements.  He was instrumental in securing funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, etc. for social innovation, agricultural and agri-tech initiatives across Africa that have generated significant social-economic dividends for small-holder farm families & marginalised communities.

MAJ. GEN. (RET.) TIM CROSS, CBE

Tim retired from the British Army in 2006.  During his military career he has seen operational service in Northern Ireland, Cyprus, the Balkans (SFOR and KFOR) and Iraq.  He has worked extensively with other government departments, the US military, the United Nations and numerous non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Tim retired from the British Army after 36 years Service.  He commanded the largest division of the Field Army, led the mixed Military/Industry Implementation Team of the Defence wide End-to-End Logistic Review and was a Board Member of the multi-billion pound Defence Logistic Organisation.

An experienced EOD/IED operator, with a Masters Degree in Guided Weapons, he served in Paris on the MILAN anti-tank programme. His operational experience includes deployments as an ATO in Northern Ireland, the Gulf in 1990/91 and 2003, and the Balkans in 1995, 1997 and 1999. He was appointed CBE in the Kosovo operational awards list in 2000, and deployed to Washington, Kuwait and Baghdad as the International Deputy in the US led Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Affairs, later re-titled the Coalition Provisional Authority in 2002/03.

Having worked closely with Industry in his time as the Director General of the Defence Supply Chain, he served as a trustee of the Leadership Trust Foundation which works with a number of industries.  In addition, he has served as a Director of an International Aid Organisation and he also sat on the ethics board of a major UK technology company.   He is a Visiting Professor at the Universities of Nottingham, Reading and Cranfield, and has published a number of articles and book chapters.  He is also a former Adviser to the House of Commons Defence Committee.

Tim also served as a board member of the Center for International Humanitarian Cooperation - an international affairs & humanitarian relief organisation working in partnership with various UN bodies, the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) and Fordham University (Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs) - alongside his longstanding friend and colleague, Larry Hollingworth, CBE.

Amongst a broad portfolio, Tim is a Local Lay Minister in the Church of England and served as the President of Theos, a Christian think tank launched in 2006 and supported by the then Archbishop of Canterbury.  An itinerant preacher & international speaker, he is engaged across UK/International business, academia and the charity/humanitarian world.

LAWRENCE FEE

Lawrence has over 30 years of experience within the media, broadcast and marketing industry as an owner & manager of multiple companies specialising in media production, outside broadcasting, satellite uplinking, motion graphics, design and post-production.

Currently, Lawrence is the CEO and Editor of Yard Media, a boutique  production and post-production house based in Ireland.  Lawrence is a creative & technical editor of award-winning post-production content including music videos (e.g. Prodigy), special events (e.g. MTV Music Awards), sports competitions (e.g. Special Olympics), documentary content (e.g. Behind the Sword and the Stone), etc. 

Between 1996 - 2004, Lawrence established one of Ireland's leading multi-media companies, Yard Media.  Initially, established as the first all digital post-production house in Ireland, Yard, which grew to become the first post-production house in Ireland with outside broadcasting & satellite uplink capabilities.  Under his leadership, Yard secured contracts with multinational marketing firms, international NGOs, global events, etc.  Lawrence also created a sister company, Pluto (focused on the animation, SFX and 3D market), as well as Inferno and Flame, which specialised in compositing and effects capabilities. The Yard Group grew to employ over 60 experts and provided a range of facilities for both the broadcast and corporate industries - consultancy, production, camera crews, editing, graphics, studio and satellite uplink services.  Clients availing of the company's services included Bank of Ireland, eircom, Intel, Trintech, Enterprise Ireland, Revenue Commissioners, European Commission, Reuters and British Aerospace.  In addition, The Yard Group also became the Official Broadcast supplier for the 2003 Special Olympics World Games.  In 2004, the Yard Group experienced a major economic downturn and the diversification strategies created more competitive issues than advantages, and consequently, Lawrence and his partners decided to closed its doors.

Lawrence's entrepreneurial spirit was resilient and that same year, he decided to establish a boutique production and post-production house that would concentrate on offering high-quality services to the film and advertising industry, which he called Yard Media.  Nearly a decade on, Yard Media has had the opportunity to work with award-winning filmmakers, advertising agencies, NGOs & global brands.  In addition, Yard Media has partnered with Roofbox Media, the production arm of the COL Media Unit to handle post-production requirements for its multi-genre media portfolio.

Prior to establishing The Yard Group, Lawrence worked as Editor at Windmill Lane.  He began his career at Ireland's national broadcaster, RTE, as an Editor for current affairs, news and sports broadcasting programming alongside his friend and colleague, Patrick Collins-McCarthy (Chairman Emeritus, 1946 - 2022).

DR. TOBE LEVIN

A Professor emerita of the University of Maryland Global Campus (formerly UMUC), Dr. Levin has been an Associate of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research under the directorship of Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at Harvard  from 2006 to the present, a visiting professor at King's College University of London (2018-2020), and a visiting research fellow at the Five Colleges Women’s Studies Research Center at Mt. Holyoke College (2004), at Brandeis University (2006) and Cornell University (2010). Visiting Research Fellow, Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford welcomed her as a visiting research fellow in 2014-2016; she continued as an Associate of the Gender Studies Centre until 2019.

Along with more than 100 academic and popular articles, Dr. Levin has brought out three edited volumes: Violence. ‘Mercurial Gestalt’ (Rodopi, 2008); Empathy and Rage. Female Genital Mutilation in African Literature. (co-edited with University of Ghana professor Augustine H. Asaah. Ayebia, 2009); and Waging Empathy. Alice Walker, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and the Global Movement to Ban FGM (UnCUT/VOICES Press, 2014). Finally, with Maria Kiminta, she co-authored Kiminta. A Maasai’s Fight against Female Genital Mutilation (UnCUT/VOICES Press, 2015).

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Credited with being among the first in Germany to act against FGM, she founded a registered charity in 1998, FORWARD – Germany (currently FORWARD for Women). Dr. Levin has been recognized by the Ingrid Gräfin zu Solms Human Rights Award (25 November 2002); by a Certificat de Reconnaissance (Certificate of Gratitude) for Services Rendered to the Republic of Mali at the Embassy of Mali in Berlin, 22 September 2010; by the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press ‘Women and Media Award’ in Washington, DC. 6 April 2014; and by the Global Woman P.E.A.C.E, Foundation Award for anti-FGM Advocacy in Literature on 21 October 2017.

A multi-lingual scholar and activist, Dr. Levin earned a PhD. in comparative literature from Cornell University and MA's from NYU in Paris and the Université de la Sorbonne nouvelle - Paris III.

Prior to joining the Global Advisory Board, Dr. Levin assisted COL Alliance on media, film, special events and literary projects; awareness campaigns and knowledge brokering matters.  Prior to joining the board, Dr. Levin was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Michael Collins Path to Freedom Awards Committeein recognition of her human rights activism (in the fight against FGM/C, CEFM & other injustices), academic research & social impact publishing efforts, which she shared with her colleagues Khady Koita and Dr. Mariame Racine Sow.

Dr. Levin continues to collaborate with COL Alliance (and its partners) on the Cycle of Life Media for Development Project and the Cycle of Life Global Forum.  She serves as a special advisor to COL's Managing Director.

DR. MARIAME RACINE SOW

Dr. Mariame Racine Sow, a sociologist, activist and Executive Director of Frankfurt-based internationally active and non-profit association, FORWARD for Women, E.v., which she co-founded with Dr. Tobe Levin Freifrau von Gleichen in 1998 to engage worldwide to end this harmful form of traditional practices by projects assisting women who have suffered FGM and to protect girls who are at risk.

As Executive Director of FORWARD for Women, E.v., Dr. Racine Sow has focused on developing low-cost humanitarian and health interventions and outreach efforts in Senegal.

She has led the assembly of like-minded team members and board members for the Frankfurt NGO, built strategic partnerships, enlisted the support of Grammy-award nominated music artist and UN Ambassador, Baaba Maal, to serve as the Patron for FORWARD for Women, E.v. and collaborated with award-winning Canadian filmmaker, Erica Pomerance, on the making of an anti-FGM awareness campaign and documentary film in association with the UN. Dr. Racine Sow has contributed to www.DandC.eu, a website that focuses on international development and cooperation. She is an outspoken activist and FGM survivor.

Dr. Racine Sow moved to Germany from Senegal in 1989 and has been campaigning for women’s rights for decades, striving to end
female genital mutilation and offering advice to affected migrants. As a diaspora activist, she also supports women’s health projects in Senegal.

In addition to serving as an advisor to the COL Leadership Team, Dr. Racine Sow will work closely with the COL Media for Development Unit and the Social Innovation firm to generate global awareness and support for projects and initiatives combatting female genital mutilation (FGM/C), early child and forced marriage (CEFM), gender-based violence, etc.

MICHAEL PASK

Michael has 30 years of experience across the Sports, Media, Leisure & Tourism industries as a former Senior Vice President of IMG and WME, and he currently serves as a member of the British Army Brand and Reputation Committee and previously served on the Qiddiya International Advisory Board (Qiddiya InvestmentCompany) as well as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the England Golf board.

Michael has over 25 years experience working for WME and IMG, the world’s largest Sports, Entertainment and Media business as a Senior Vice President, overseeing event planning, organisation and implementation. 

In addition, he has experience in the acquisition of companies as well as the integration of them post acquisition. He turned around the International Academy business (IMG, Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Chris Evert Academy, David Leadbetter, etc.) from a loss making enterprise to a highly successful global operation.

In creating the Golf Advisory Business at IMG, he delivered knowledge and skills to a global list of clients including HSBC, French and Italian Ryder Cup bids (both successful) as well as a host of other digital, corporate and development clients. Sitting on the board and driving business development he also helped grow European Golf Design (a joint venture between the European Tour group and IMG), to be the most successful Golf Course Design business in EMEA with over 50 courses many linked into professional clients. 

As Head of the Sports Leisure Tourism Group at IMG, he was responsible for the development of opportunities in Stadiums as well as tourism, event strategies and the creation & growth of the Golf Course Operations business.  

Sales, Business Development and Relationship Building have been a key part of all his experience, and he was instrumental in spearheading the transformation of the IMG Golf Division’s sales efforts, creative offering and digital strategy.

Alongside spearheading his team in these endeavours at IMG, he has also managed successfully the careers of a number of significant Olympic Athletes including Sir Steve Redgrave, Michael Johnson, Ian Thorpe and Katherine Grainger.

Michael has a First Class degree in Geology from St Andrews and successfully completed a year long cycling expedition along the Andes and a follow up lecture tour including three presentations at the Royal Geographic Society during a two year break from IMG. 

In addition to his advisory business activities, he currently sits on the Sport Relief Steering Committee; The GEO Advisory Council and also Make-A-Wish Corporate Alliance Committee.  Michael is also a senior associate (Sport, Media & Entertainment) at Oxford House Research, an interdisciplinary think tank.

DR. PIERRE FOLDÈS

Pierre Foldès is a French urologist surgeon, and the inventor, in collaboration with the urologist Jean-Antoine Robein, of a clitoral restoration surgery technique to repair the damage caused by female genital mutilation. He co-founded with Frédérique Martz, WomenSafe, Institut en santé reproductive (ISG), the first association in France to organize the care of women and children who are witnesses or victims of violence, hosted by a multidisciplinary team, bringing together medicine and justice, to offer holistic care for victims and patients.

In 1976, Dr. Foldès began his international humanitarian work in Lebanon, where he practiced war surgery.  As a young medical doctor, he was committed to the French Doctors (Médecins Sans Frontières & Médecins du Monde), and is recognized as a co-founder of the movement along with his colleague, Bernard Kouchner.  Pierre worked with Médecins du Monde (MDM) in many countries across Asia and Africa:

• responsible for emergency & development missions (1989 - 2007);
• responsible for the geopolitical group Asia, since 1990;
• Member of the Management Board (1992 to 1998);
• Under-Secretary-General in (1993-1994);
• responsible for the international network (1995-1997);
• Founding member of the MDM Japan and Hong Kong Bureau in 1996;
• Secretary-General of MDM Hollande in 1997;
• founder and president of MDM Belgium (1997-1999).

In the 1980s, while working in Burkina Faso he discovered the abuse caused by excision. His humanitarian commitments also led him to Lebanon (1976-1977), Thailand (1978), Eritrea (1980), Angola (1986) to Calcutta (1988-1989). He also worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta, India, in the early 1990s, and he contributes this experience as a catalyst.

In addition, he was rapporteur of the PARINAC Commission of the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Kathmandu in 1997, on a mission with UNHCR in 1999 to the headquarters in Sarajevo, correspondent for the United Nations Development Programme in Bangkok, rapporteur of the DIPECHO process, for disaster prevention in 1999 in Bangkok, on a mission to Mali in 2007 for the working group “Equilibres et Populations” with a meeting of the country’s leaders and the
establishment of a policy.

Dr. Foldès has been a member of several institutions:

• Investigator for the WHO in Burkina Faso & Vietnam;
• Member of the French Association of Urology;
• Member of the National Association for Continuing Urological Training;
• Member of the European Association of Urology;
• Member of the Scientific Committee on Balances & Populations;
• Member of the Inter-Hospital-University Sexology Assoc.;
• Member of the Reproductive Health Institute Foundation.
  

In 2006, the book Victoire sur l’excision: Pierre Foldès, le chirurgien qui redonne l’espoir aux femmes mutilées by Hubert Prolongeau was released, which chronicles the work of Foldès. It won the Prix Essai France Télévisions (2006), which was translated into English by Dr. Tobe Levin.

In addition to serving as an advisor to the COL Leadership Team, Dr. Foldès will work closely with the COL Media for Development Unit and COL Social Innovation firm to drive our social impact, innovation and media for development initiatives, particularly in Africa and Asia.

Prior to joining the global advisory board, Dr. Foldès was awarded a lifetime achievement award by the Michael Collins Path to Freedom Awards Committee in recognition of his human rights activism (in the fight against FGM/C, fistula and CEFM), medical interventions & humanitarian relief efforts.

SEAN COLLINS MCCARTHY

Sean Collins McCarthy is an international entrepreneur, social innovator & filmmaker with over two-decades of professional experience serving at the highest level across a number of industries: sports, media, tourism, hospitality, marketing, education, private equity,impact investing and venture philanthropy.  He now serves as Managing Director of COL.


Mentored by Mark H. McCormack and his leadership team in the late 90s, Sean  established an international management company, Propriety Management Ltd., (alongside his late father, Patrick Collins McCarthy d. 2022) specialising in sports management, experiential marketing and media production based in Dublin, Ireland with global operations in New York City, London and Geneva. He was instrumental in securing over USD$2 Million in venture capital from corporate finance firms & high-net-worth investors, and developed & structured partnerships & alliances with IMG (Endeavor), Octagon (IPG), Euro RSCG (Havas Creative), among others.


A scholarship recipient from several world-acclaimed sports academies, he was offered a number of academic scholarships (College of William & Mary, Clemson University, et al,), before pursuing a career in the sports & media industry under the guidance of Mark H. McCormack and his leadership team at IMG Academy in Florida, having previously been specially selected to attend IMG Academy (USA), NBTA Academy (Germany) and Millfield (UK) as a young athlete by the Head of Player Development, Recruitment & Sports Psychology on behalf of IMG Academy.  He relocated to the USA in his mid-twenties to develop a joint-venture with IMG’s USA HQ (negotiating with senior management in Cleveland) after after he and his fellow company director (i.e. his late father, Patrick Collins McCarthy - d. 2022) encountered anti-competitive practices in the Irish market and won a legal battle in the High Court of Ireland (Feb, 16th 2005), substantiating the predatory behaviour of the competitors (domestic & international) to his Irish-based management company, Propriety Management, Ltd., and its strategic partner, IMG.


In 2006, he was invited by the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Small Business (CASB) to mentor at George Washington University (School of Business/Public Policy) as part of the Executive MBA Program with a focus on entrepreneurship, socioeconomic & tourism impact initiatives, sports management & marketing, CSR & business ethics and impact investing & venture philanthropy.  During this time he established a successful strategic management consultancy & socioeconomic research firm, Horizon Group, focused on Sports, Marketing, Media, Tourism & Venture Philanthropy based on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.

As CEO of Horizon, Sean assembled, with the assistance of the Director of CASB at GWU, a powerful group of special advisors and advisory board members (Horizon Advisory Board) in D.C., which included many renowned industry, military and non-profit leaders including Joan Hisaoka (Hisaoka PR - d. 2008); Gen. William G. T. Tuttle Jr. (US Army - d. 2020), Peter A. Kirsch (Chief of Staff, Office of James V. Kimsey - Founding CEO & Chair, AOL and former Chair, Refugees Intl. & ICMP);  Fred Malek (Former President, Marriott Hotels & Senior Advisor of Carlyle Group - d. 2019), et al.


Subsequently, he served as Senior Managing Director of a U.S. private equity firm, THG, with fellow partners: former Chief Investment Officer for the Office of James V. Kimsey (over USD$1 Billion under management), Peter A. Kirsch; former SVP, IMG & Director, IMG Academies (over USD$1 Billion in revenue), Gregory C. Breunich; and former Investment Manager for a Rothschild backed-investment fund, George McGill.  In this role, Sean assembled a global advisory board and oversaw fund structuring, due diligence investigation, negotiations and M&A strategies with private wealth management, transatlantic corporate finance, and PE firms.  For Sean's extended Bio, click here.

CAROLINE MABEYA (KENYA)

COUNSELOR & PSYCHOLOGIST

COL NETWORK PARTNER: BEYOND FISTULA & GYNOCARE HOSPITAL

KARMUSHU KIAMI (LEWA DOWNS, KENYA)

MAASAI ELDER, SAFARI GUIDE & NGO AMBASSADOR

COL NETWORK PARTNER: LEWA EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

VANNA LOZADA (S. AMERICA & AFRICA)

HUMANITARIAN, SOCIAL WORKER & MISSIONARY

COL NETWORK PARTNER: TEI WA NGAI FOR CHILDREN W/ DISABILITIES