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 throughout the United States, contribute their time and expertise to govern World Neighbors. Trustees are elected for a term of three years.
Chair
Susan Chambers, M.D.*
Lakeside Women’s Hospital
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Vice Chair
Becky Collins*
President and CEO (Retired), Tulsa Global Alliance
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Treasurer
Caroline Patton*
Community Volunteer
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Secretary
Emily Estes*
Community Volunteer
Hartford, Connecticut
Carol Blackwood, Community Volunteer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Martha Burger, President, 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
Claudia Holliman, Senior Portfolio Manager, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Wayne Moyer, Ph.D., Rosenfield Professor of Political Science, Grinnell College, Kellogg, Iowa
Marla Persky*, President & CEO, WOMN LLC; President & CEO, Epicurean Travel LLC, Ridgefield, Connecticut
Nani Pybus, Ph.D., CRA, Manager, University Center for Proposal Development Division of the Vice President for Research, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Vlad Sambaiew, U.S. Diplomat & Foundation President (Retired), Phoenix, Arizona
Kate Schecter, Ph.D.*, ex officio, President & CEO, World Neighbors, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jay Shanker, J.D.*, Attorney, Crowe & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Tiffany Stevens, J.D.*, President & CEO, Jewelers Vigilance Committee, New York, New York
Clayton Taylor, Principal, The Taylor Group, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma