BOARD OF TRUSTEES
World Neighbors was incorporated on Sept. 12, 1952, as a private, charitable, not-for-profit corporation. A volunteer board of trustees, whose members come from all over the world, contribute their time and expertise to govern World Neighbors. Trustees are elected for a term of three years.
Chair
Becky Collins*
President and CEO (Retired), Tulsa Global Alliance
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vice Chair
Anita Kendrick*
Consultant, World Bank
New Delhi, India
Treasurer
Marla Persky*
President & CEO, WOMN LLC; President & CEO, Epicurean Travel LLC,
Ridgefield, Connecticut
Secretary
Caroline Patton*
Community Volunteer
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Martha Burger, President Emerita, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mara Tshibaka Cichocki, Executive Producer, FeFiFo Films, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Stephanie Conduff, J.D.*, Founder, Leche Lounge, LLC; Chief Executive Officer, Sovereign Concepts, LLC, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Nicholas Duncan, Duncan Real Estate, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jim Falk, President Emeritus, World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Co-host, The MCCuistion Program (KERA), Santa Fe, New Mexico
Beth McLaughlin, Small Business Entrepreneur, Kerrville, Texas
Wayne Moyer, Ph.D.*, Rosenfield Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College, Kellogg, Iowa
Ujjwal Pradhan*, Chief of Party, Tetra Tech ARD, New Delhi, India
Nani Pybus, Ph.D., CRA, Community Volunteer, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Kate Schecter, Ph.D.*, ex officio, President & CEO, World Neighbors, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jay Shanker, J.D.*, Attorney, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Clayton Taylor, Principal, The Taylor Group, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma