Tess Cacciatore – Chairman and Founder, Executive Director Ms. Cacciatore has over twenty-fiveyears experience as a multi-media Producer in entertainment and education. As a writer, creative director, producer, videographer, photographer and journalist, Ms Cacciatore has traveled the world to capture the human spirit on film.

Through this experience Ms. Cacciatore developed a powerful and passionate vision to reach out to the youth of the world through the application of interactive communication technologies enabled through the development of the Internet.  She founded the World Trust Foundation in 1994 and since that time has worked with youth around the world from America, Europe, South Africa, and India.  In 2003, Ms. Cacciatore received the coveted award, MEDAL d’ EXCELLENCE, in the area of edu-tainment, for her extensive work and commitment to connecting the world through communication, media and technology.  Ms. Cacciatore is directing the creation of the World Trust Network, a broadband interactive communication network providing multiple communication solutions including the worldwide deliver of classroom curriculum, edu-tainment programming as well as the broadcasting of seminars, conferences, concerts and live events.  The World Trust Network provides access to these applications to all its collaborative partners.

Bettina Bennett – Chief Maverick, Media Rights Management International Bettina Bennett is the Chief Maverick at Media Rights Management International (formerly Media Rights Management). Since founding Media Rights Management in 1988, Bettina has proven her business acumen over time as an innovative entrepreneur and international entertainment consultant, a convergence maverick, a social media and cross platform marketing expert, and a visionary in the realm of media and content monetization.

With a background in law and literature, she began her career in 1983 at one of Germany’s most prominent publishing houses, creating the first media department at any European publishing company. Later Media Rights Management and Bettina Bennett became the expert source for procuring financing for international entertainment projects, development of new content distribution and syndication models, and arrangement of joint ventures between European and US media companies.

Bettina’s current focus is on developing the ultimate platform agnostic, all-media publishing, and distribution platform called Which Box™ (pre-launch).

Bruce May has been working in interactive media since the mid ‘90’s. He spent four years working with Whiteblox, a pioneering broadband television company, where he was SVP of Strategic Corporate Development. He has since founded his own company, Trelios Digital Media Group, which offers content providers an alliance of partners that can fulfill their needs with both interactive applications and content production.

In addition to his industry knowledge and digital media expertise, Bruce specializes in building strong working relationships with strategic partners creating value for all participants through enhanced products, improved market position, increased scalability, expanded markets and more dynamic channel sales. Bruce has helped create improvements in product development, user experience, customer satisfaction, sales and accounting processes, strategic planning, and corporate development.

Liora Mendeloff is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lele & Associates, Inc. an independent Joint Venture firm in Newport Beach, CA. Liora launched the firm in 2003 and has since led the development and creation of the company, its structure, and body of associates. Prior to leading Lele & Associates, Liora was Chief Operations Officer of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Foundation, the Inner City Games in Santa Monica, CA. Liora has facilitated numerous joint ventures and strategic alliances and has a proven track record for producing consistently impressive results brokering such deals. Her intuitive, innovative and authentic approach to business has repeatedly proven to be highly effective in building successful and lucrative business relationships for her clients.

John Quigley – Environmental Director for World Trust Foundation, Los Angeles, CA



Nancy Rivard – Founder and Executive Director – Airline Ambassadors International

Airline Ambassadors was founded by American Airlines flight attendant Nancy Rivard in 1996. Her extensive travel led to a love for the global community and a desire to help children. She founded AAI to inspire others to travel in service to humanity and use their vacation time to bring compassion into action.

BOARD OF ADVISORS
Tom Alexander (VP Marketing of Cartoon Network) Dr. Beth Braun (Leading Psychologist and Author for Childhood Obesity and Eating Disorders) Kimberly King-Burns (President and COO, Greenbridge Media Inc.) Tim Carmichael (Executive Director for Coalition for Clean Air) Camille Cellucci (Award Winning Special FX Producer and Director in Entertainment Industry & Founder of Hollywood Artist Alliance for Sri Lanka House Build) Cat Cora (Food Network Star and Founder of Chefs of Humanity) David Dodd (Leading Economic Developer for United Nations) Scott Holmes (Managing Partner, UNITED FUTURE) Kim Jorgensen (Special FX Producer in Entertainment Industry – Board Member for Peace for Kids LA) Kim Keeley (Co-Founder – Core Plan International, Executive Director of Sole of Africa) Dana Long (Director of Creative Development – Disney Company/ Buena Vista Games) Tom Martin (Broadcast Production & Public Relations/Content Development Specialist)  Kate McCellum (Media Consultant/Producer And Co-Founder of   Reverend Wapola Piyananda (International Religious Leader for Sri Lankan Government – temple based in Los Angeles – Leading Partner in Sri Lanka Build) Angele Price (Executive Director March of Dimes – Southern California Chapter) Nancy Rivard (Founder – Executive Director Airline Ambassadors) Kristi Scarpone (Partner – Scarpone Associates) Ben Schick (President – Media One)  Roger Shindell (President & CEO, Health e-Technologies, LLC), Mark Taylor(Production Manager - Nickolodeon TV Network)Dr. Christine Wood (Leading Pediatrician and Author for Childhood obesity and eating disorders) Ofer Ziv (Music Productions and Managements) Gate Productions.



HONORARY BOARD
Deepak Chopra
Omar Faruk (Turkish Virtuoso Artist & Musician) www.omarfaruktekbilek.com
Dr. Jane Goodall
Richie Havens (Musician)
Barbara Marx Hubbard

INTERNATIONAL BOARD
Nicola Furey – Director Earth Focus Magazine  - Geneva, Switzerland
Rae Jemesen – Translation Educator  - Medan, Indonesia
Stuart Jemesen – Sports, Medicine and Health Expert – Coffs Harbour, Australia
Hiroshi Kato – London, England
Jeunesse Park – (Food and Trees for Africa) Africa
Gail Watson – President - Extra Contact  Vancouver, Canada  www.extracontact.com

YOUTH BOARD

Annie Bird

– FIRST Youth Ambassador for Social Change – World Trust Foundation - United States – 2000 Senior Associate, Universal Giving – San Francisco, CA

Melody Botya

– Johannesburg, South Africa

Julia Jemesen

– Legal Aid - Canberra, Australia

Genevieve Jemesen

– Director – Youth Animator – Canberra, Australia

Padmakant Khaitan

– Student – Bombay, India third year bachelor of science degree course from st. Xaviers college

Sara Kitnick

– Youth Journalist and Israel Young Ambassador for World Trust Foundation

Jayaram Poudel

– Kathmandu Nepal local co-ordinator of AIDS International Candlelight
Memorial USA (for Nepal) “It is my passion working to help people and build peaceful society.”

Moh Sharma

– Student at CUNY Law School – United States