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
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
Vlad Sambaiew*
U.S. Diplomat & Foundation President (Retired)
Gruver, Texas
Secretary
Emily Estes*
Community Volunteer
Hartford, Connecticut
Carol Blackwood, Community Volunteer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Martha Burger, Community Volunteer, 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
Anita Kendrick, Consultant, World Bank, New Dehli India
Michael Merrigan, Transportation and Security Administration, Bloomfield, Connecticut
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
Ujjwal Pradhan, Chief of Party, Tetra Tech ARD, New Dehli, India
Caroline Patton*, Community Volunteer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nani Pybus, Ph.D., CRA, Manager, University Center for Proposal Development Division of the Vice President for Research, Oklahoma State University, 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