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

Beth McLaughlin*

Small Business Entrepreneur

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Vice Chair

Anita Kendrick*

Consultant, World Bank

New Delhi, India

Treasurer

Mindy Galoob*

Deputy Director, Take Control Initiative

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Secretary

Ujjwal Pradhan, Ph.D.*

Chief of Party, Tetra Tech ARD

New Delhi, India

Tommy Barrow*

Community Volunteer, Decatur, Georgia

Martha Burger*

President Emerita, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Barrie Gleason Carveth

Retired Nurse Practitioner, Charlottesville, Virginia

Meredith Dalton

Roving Senior Advisor, Peace Corps

Susan Hightower

U.S. Magistrate Judge, United States Courts

Beth Jansen

Photographer, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Helen Lowman, Ph.D.*

Senior Advisor, Peace Corps, San Marcos, Texas

Kate Schecter, Ph.D.*

ex officio, President & CEO, World Neighbors, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

La’Teashia Sykes*

Expert in Stakeholder and Partnership Relations, Portland, Oregon

Sonia Stines

Director of Leadership Engagement and Development, Olney, Maryland

Clayton Taylor

Principal, The Taylor Group, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Noah Ullman

Colebrook, Connecticut

Lucas Welter, Ed.D.

Chief Organization Development & Strategy Officer at AFS Intercultural Programs, New York, New York

*Executive Committee Member