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YES Inc. Board Poonam Ahluwalia President, Youth Employment Summit (YES) Inc., USA. Ms Poonam Ahluwalia is the Founder and the President of Youth Employment Systems (YES) Inc, an international, nonprofit and development organization based at Cambridge College, MA. YES launched a decade long Campaign at the first ever global Youth Employment Summit held in Alexandria, Egypt in 2002, under the co-chair of former President Bill Clinton and the First Lady of Egypt, Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak.   The YES Campaign is an action oriented initiative in 55 countries, that responds to the enormous global challenge of youth unemployment through a youth leadership and enterprise-based model - driven by four main objectives: (1) convening stakeholders to set global agenda for youth employment (2) building leadership and entrepreneurship capacity of youth (3) promoting in-country youth employment linked to development challenges (4) building multi-sector in-country coalitions to develop national strategies for widespread youth employment.  Over the past 5 years she has organized three global YES Summits (Egypt 2002, Mexico 2004, and Kenya 2006), two YES Regional Summits (India 2003, Paraguay 2005). During this time over 120 original documents on youth employment have been produced, a global knowledge resource of 1000 effective practices, and over 400 programs locally initiated and managed by the YES Country Networks.   Under her leadership the YES Fund – a global fund for youth entrepreneurship has been launched as a Clinton Global Initiative 2006.  Poonam holds two Masters Degrees, one in Mass Communications from Boston University, and the second in Political Science from India.  Dr. Akhtar Badshah Sr. Director Community Affairs, Microsoft Corp Akhtar Badshah is Senior Director of Microsoft Community Affairs, where he administers the company’s global community investment and employee programs. Last year the company invested $68million in cash grants and $331 million in software donations supporting more than 12,000 nonprofit organizations around the world. Among his responsibilities, Dr. Badshah manages Microsoft Unlimited Potential (UP), a global program to promote digital inclusion and increased access to technology skills training in underserved communities. Dr. Badshah also oversees programs aimed at improving technology access and helping nonprofit organizations improve their effectiveness through increased technology capacity. This includes Microsoft’s signature relationships with organizations such as Boys & Girls Clubs of America and NPower Prior to joining Microsoft, Dr. Badshah was the CEO and president of Digital Partners Foundation, a Seattle-area nonprofit organization whose mission is to utilize the digital economy to benefit the poor. Dr. Badshah is a Board Member of the Global Knowledge Partnership and The Indus Entrepreneurs. He also serves on the Advisory Boards of the following organizations: World Affairs Council, Santa Clara University Center for Science Technology and Society, University of Washington South Asia Center, and University of Washington Business School. He has co-edited “Connected for Development – Information Kiosks for Sustainability,” and authored “Our Urban Future: New Paradigms for Equity and Sustainability” and several articles in international journals on ICT4D, megacities and sustainability, urban and community development, and housing. Dr. Badshah is a doctoral graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the former president of the Lambda Alpha International New Jersey Chapter, an honorary land economic society. He is very active in the Seattle area community and serves on various local committees. Cynthia Brandt President, Brandt Associates Treasurer Ms. Cynthia Brandt is the President, CA Brandt & Associates LLC., committed to providing practical and cost-effective solutions to clients using state of the art technologies that allow for the efficient delivery of tax and accounting products. She also served for ten years as CFO and a key manager of a manufacturing company where she learned first hand the ins and outs of running a business. Cynthia holds a Master of Taxation degree from Bentley College and an MBA from Northeastern University. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant and the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and is actively involved in the community. She is also the president of the Boston Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners. Cindy is also the Secretary-Treasurer of the Peabody Mass chapter of BNI. Stephen J. Brown Partner, Deloitte Stephen Brown is a Partner with Deloitte and leader of the Firm’s Consumer Packaged Good industry segment in Canada. He has been with Deloitte for 11 years and has served leading Food and Beverage clients across North America including Heinz, Frito-Lay, Pepsi-QTG, Chiquita, Sara Lee, Del Monte Foods, Nestle, Clorox and George Weston. Stephen has 16 years of supply chain management experience in both consulting and industry roles. He specializes in delivering shareholder value improvement initiatives for Manufacturing companies. He has published several articles on Food Industry issues and has presented at a number of Food Industry conferences. He serves on the Board of Directors of a local Canadian charity focused on International youth development and on the Board of an International charity focused on global youth employment. Prior to entering Consulting he served as an officer in the Canadian Forces for seven years including a tour with NATO in Europe and a peacekeeping mission with the United Nations in the Former Yugoslavia. He has an engineering degree from the Royal Military College of Canada, and an MBA from the University of Calgary.   Kurt Hoffman Director, Shell Foundation, Shell International Ltd., London Kurt Hoffman is director of the Shell Foundation, an independent charity set up in the United Kingdom in 2000 by Royal Dutch/Shell. Under his leadership, the Foundation has developed a portfolio of more than eighty initiatives spread across more than twenty countries. He joined Shell International in November 1998 to develop the Shell Foundation and its Sustainable Energy Program. He served as a senior fellow at the Science Policy Research Unit at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, where he focused on issues related to industry, technology, and international competitiveness. Mr. Hoffman also served as an advisor and development professional for a number of private foundations as well as the United Nations, the European Union, The World Bank, and various bilateral development agencies. In parallel with these activities, he worked to establish viable societal and customer value propositions to underpin airline industry support for the environment. Mr. Hoffman is the author of four books and numerous academic papers in peer-reviewed journals and articles for various publications. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2003.   Scott Leland Scott Leland is the Executive Director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. In this role, he lends support to the Center's research programs, general administration, strategic planning, and day-to-day operations. Prior to joining M-RCBG, he was the Administrative Director of the Center for International Development at Harvard from 1998 to 2004 and manager of a workforce development project at the Education Development Center from 1996-1998, with programs in Peru, Namibia, and India. From 1992 to 1995, he worked as a Project Assistant with the Harvard Institute for International Development in Singapore where he taught courses in economics and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore. He has also worked as a Research Fellow with the Environmental Protection Agency in Seattle, a Program Coordinator for Vision Health International in Costa Rica, and Regional Director for South America and the Caribbean with Amigos de las Americas based in Houston, traveling extensively through Latin America. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has a Masters in Public Policy from the Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Debra Deanne Olson CEO, Green Century Solutions, LLC Ms. Debra Olson is the President of Global Green Company. She has been in the forefront of launching futuristic ideas and facilitating paradigm shifts for over 25 years. As a connector of both concepts and people, she has been instrumental in advancing partnerships and movements, raising the bar of possibilities that are changing the World for the better. She is a recognized leader in design and implementation of compelling strategic roadmaps for organizations that are facing complex challenges. She renders her services as a Trustee of the New Visions Foundation in Santa Monica. S he is the Executive Producer of “Two Americas” a documentary addressing the deteriorating educational system in America. Debra is also a member of the Clinton Global Initiative in NYC and is on the Advisory Board of the Art Center of Design. As President of the Global Green Company, Ms. Olson saw the synergy of joining forces with the Space Island Group to make Sun Power and all its glory a reality in our lifetime. TGGC's main focus has been on bringing the best of merging green technologies to the marketplace, energizing the green economic sector by creating jobs and organizing teams to build sustainable communities and new cities worldwide. Ms. Olson has strong relations and access in the political and financial sectors worldwide, and is using her abilities to connect world innovators, emerging new technologies, corporations and financial institutions to facilitate partnerships that will foster sustainable economic and entrepreneurial solutions for future generations. P. Rajendran COO, NIIT Mr. P. Rajendran is the Director and Chief Operating Officer of NIIT Ltd, an Indian multinational company in the IT Sector. He joined NIIT at the time of its inception in 1982 and has been a part of the core team that has developed the company and brought it to its present position of international standing. An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, Rajendran leads NIIT’s People initiatives, Information Resources management, and the highly innovative IT and Computer Assisted Learning in schools covering over 1.4 million children every year. He takes keen interest in the area of deployment of ICT for human development and creation of new jobs. A people-person and a believer in leveraging Information Technology for HR competitiveness, he has helped NIIT emerge as one of the most preferred employers in the Indian IT Industry. The company received the 1998 National HRD Award for the best HR practices, the World HRD Congress 2000 Award for Innovative HR practices and the Delhi Management Association – Watson Wyatt Award 2004 for Excellence in Innovative HR Practice.   Prof. Mahesh Sharma Former President, Cambridge College Prof. Sharma is the Former President and Professor of Mathematics Education at Cambridge College. Internationally known for his groundbreaking work in mathematics education, he is an author, teacher and teacher-trainer, researcher, consultant to public and private schools, as well as a public lecturer. He is an author and Chief Editor of Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics, an international, interdisciplinary, research mathematics journal with readership in more than 70 countries, and the Editor of The Math Notebook, a practical source of information for parents and teachers devoted to improving teaching and learning for all children. He is the founder and Former President of the Center for Teaching/Learning of Mathematics, Inc., of Framingham and Wellesley, Massachusetts, as well as the President of Berkshire Mathematics in Reading, England. He is also the Co-host of The Learning Center, a Cable Network television program that brings information about learning, teaching, and education to the general public. Professor Sharma's areas of interest and expertise include all areas of mathematics education, cognitive developmental psychology, problem solving, mathematics learning problems (particularly dyscalculia), and remediation. His pioneering work in the area of the psychology of learning mathematics, dyscalculia and mathematics learning problems, and mathematics learning personality has become an important way of looking at the diagnosis and remediation of learning problems in mathematics. Janet Whitla President (1981-2006), Education Development Center Ms. Janet Whitla is the President Emeritus of Education Development Center (EDC) Inc., an international Non-Governmental Organization conducting research and development, having 1200 staff worldwide with an annual outlay of over 130 million US dollar. From 1981 to 2006, Janet served as EDC's President and Chief Executive Officer and was responsible to its Board of Trustees for all aspects of the organization's operations with particular emphasis on overall leadership and direction. During Janet's 25 years as President, EDC has seen unprecedented growth, becoming one of the world's leading health and education research organizations. Her vision and outstanding leadership skills have guided EDC through unprecedented growth, including the spectacular expansion in EDC's international work. She was instrumental in laying the foundation for the YES Campaign, at its infancy stage, by hosting it at EDC for over 8 years, until it became an independent international organization, able to stand on its own. Janet promoted constructive dialogue and engaged in open and respectful discourse to bring out new concepts and ideas for development. She used this technique to distribute responsibility and authority to her colleagues. She was against too many rules, restrictions and hierarchies, which according to her can squash people's ideas, initiative and energy. Current Service on Boards: Member, and Past President, Board of Governors, Handel and Haydn Society Chair, Board of Trustees, New Bedford Whaling Museum Vice President, Board of Trustees, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Member, Board of Trustees, Cambridge College Member, Board of Trustees Young Audiences of Massachusetts Member, Board of Trustees, ATLAS Communities ( NAS School Reform Program) Publications, Research and Professional Presentations: Janet has written and contributed to numerous publications, many research works and made a variety of professional presentations on a wide variety of educational topics at national and international platforms. Some of her important and co-authored publications are "School Reform Behind the Scenes", "Curriculum in ATLAS", The Diagnostic Teacher, Constructing New Approaches to Professional Development", Curriculum Materials and Teaching", Healthy Development: A Basic Goal for Education", "Social Studies Tests", "Classroom-Centered Evaluation: A Humanistic Approach for the Social Studies" and "Learning About Learning". Some of the other publications are  "The Evaluation Tool Kit", "Success or Failure in Curriculum Development: Six Ways to Know: A Workbook for Teachers and School Administrators", One Nation Indivisible: A Re-Evaluation", "Responsiveness and Reciprocity: The Role of the College Board in Puerto Rico" and "Testing in the Freshman Year, A Handbook for Harvard Advisors" to name a few of them.   » Back to Top

YES Campaign Committee Jennifer Corriero Co-Founder, TakingITGlobal, Canada José-María Figueres President of Costa Rica (1994-98), Switzerland   Samuel Gonzalez Executive President, Fundación E, Mexico Thoraya Obaid Executive Director, UNFPA, USA/Saudi Arabia Ismail Serageldin DG, Library of Alexandria, Egypt M. S. Swaminathan World Food Prize Laureate, India Anna K. Tibaijuka Executive Director, UN-Habitat, Kenya/Tanzania Janet Whitla President (1981-2006), Education Development Center, Inc, USA Ms. Janet Whitla is the President Emeritus of Education Development Center (EDC) Inc., an international Non-Governmental Organization conducting research and development, having 1200 staff worldwide with an annual outlay of over 130 million US dollar. From 1981 to 2006, Janet served as EDC's President and Chief Executive Officer and was responsible to its Board of Trustees for all aspects of the organization's operations with particular emphasis on overall leadership and direction. During Janet's 25 years as President, EDC has seen unprecedented growth, becoming one of the world's leading health and education research organizations. Her vision and outstanding leadership skills have guided EDC through unprecedented growth, including the spectacular expansion in EDC's international work. She was instrumental in laying the foundation for the YES Campaign, at its infancy stage, by hosting it at EDC for over 8 years, until it became an independent international organization, able to stand on its own. Janet promoted constructive dialogue and engaged in open and respectful discourse to bring out new concepts and ideas for development. She used this technique to distribute responsibility and authority to her colleagues. She was against too many rules, restrictions and hierarchies, which according to her can squash people's ideas, initiative and energy. Current Service on Boards: Member, and Past President, Board of Governors, Handel and Haydn Society Chair, Board of Trustees, New Bedford Whaling Museum Vice President, Board of Trustees, New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Member, Board of Trustees, Cambridge College Member, Board of Trustees Young Audiences of Massachusetts Member, Board of Trustees, ATLAS Communities ( NAS School Reform Program) Publications, Research and Professional Presentations: Janet has written and contributed to numerous publications, many research works and made a variety of professional presentations on a wide variety of educational topics at national and international platforms. Some of her important and co-authored publications are "School Reform Behind the Scenes", "Curriculum in ATLAS", The Diagnostic Teacher, Constructing New Approaches to Professional Development", Curriculum Materials and Teaching", Healthy Development: A Basic Goal for Education", "Social Studies Tests", "Classroom-Centered Evaluation: A Humanistic Approach for the Social Studies" and "Learning About Learning". Some of the other publications are  "The Evaluation Tool Kit", "Success or Failure in Curriculum Development: Six Ways to Know: A Workbook for Teachers and School Administrators", One Nation Indivisible: A Re-Evaluation", "Responsiveness and Reciprocity: The Role of the College Board in Puerto Rico" and "Testing in the Freshman Year, A Handbook for Harvard Advisors" to name a few of them.   » Back to Top

Advisors Sir David Bell Chairman, Financial Times Margaret Catley-Carlson Chair, Global Water Partnership Hanns Michael Holz Global Head Public Relations, Deutsche Bank AG Maritta Koch-Weser CEO, The Global Exchange for Social Investment Carlos Magarinos Director General, UNIDO (1997-2005) Jeffrey D. Sachs Director, The Earth Institute Kamalesh Sharma Commonwealth Secretary-General The in-coming Commonwealth Secretariat Secretary-General, Ambassador Kamalesh Sharma had been serving as High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom and India’s representative on the Board of Governors of the Commonwealth since 2004. He was educated in St. Stephen’s College, Delhi (1957-62), and King’s College, Cambridge (English Literature). He has been a member of the Indian Foreign Service (1965-2001) and has wide-ranging diplomatic experience culminating in five ambassadorial assignments. Ambassador Sharma served as Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations in Geneva, where he was spokesman for developing countries in United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) during the Uruguay Round (1988-1990). He later became Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations. He was also closely involved in the formulation of the Millennium Development Goals. Throughout his career, Ambassador Sharma has shown a strong commitment to all facets of equitable global relationships, enlightened governance, gender equity and engagement with issues of global regimes involving trade, technology and finance. He was instrumental in focusing consideration within the UN on the issue of youth unemployment and in the continuing initiative known as ‘YES’ (Youth Employment Summit). He has honorary doctorates from De Montfort and Middlesex universities in the UK. He was a Director of the Peace Academy, New York. He is recipient of the medal of the US Foreign Policy Association of the US, is a Fellow of Harvard University, and is a Governor of Ditchley Foundation. Ambassador Sharma is married and has two children. His interests include literature, cosmology, spiritual traditions, cricket, Indian classical music, opera and jazz. Adele S. Simmons Vice Chairman, Chicago Metropolis 2020 Hanne M Strong President, Earth Restoration Corp Muhammad Yunus Managing Director, Grameen Bank   » Back to Top

Staff Poonam Ahluwalia President, Youth Employment Summit (YES) Inc., USA. Ms Poonam Ahluwalia is the Founder and the President of Youth Employment Systems (YES) Inc, an international, nonprofit and development organization based at Cambridge College, MA. YES launched a decade long Campaign at the first ever global Youth Employment Summit held in Alexandria, Egypt in 2002, under the co-chair of former President Bill Clinton and the First Lady of Egypt, Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak.   The YES Campaign is an action oriented initiative in 55 countries, that responds to the enormous global challenge of youth unemployment through a youth leadership and enterprise-based model - driven by four main objectives: (1) convening stakeholders to set global agenda for youth employment (2) building leadership and entrepreneurship capacity of youth (3) promoting in-country youth employment linked to development challenges (4) building multi-sector in-country coalitions to develop national strategies for widespread youth employment.  Over the past 5 years she has organized three global YES Summits (Egypt 2002, Mexico 2004, and Kenya 2006), two YES Regional Summits (India 2003, Paraguay 2005). During this time over 120 original documents on youth employment have been produced, a global knowledge resource of 1000 effective practices, and over 400 programs locally initiated and managed by the YES Country Networks.   Under her leadership the YES Fund – a global fund for youth entrepreneurship has been launched as a Clinton Global Initiative 2006.  Poonam holds two Masters Degrees, one in Mass Communications from Boston University, and the second in Political Science from India.  P.K. Joseph Director-Programs, YES Inc., New Delhi. Mr. P.K. Joseph works as Director-Programs, with Youth Employment Summit (YES) Inc., in New Delhi. He dedicated over 17 years of his professional career, in various capacities, focusing his attention on micro-enterprise, youth leadership building, entrepreneurship and managing various development projects. Currently, he plays a leadership role in organizing YES Global Summits, held every alternate year, such as "YES Alexandria 2002", "YES Hyderabad Forum 2003", "YES Mexico 2004", and "YES Kenya 2006".  He also leads the YES Inc. Team based at YES Regional Center in India. In addition, he also supports the YES India Country Network, having its outreach in over 8 states of India to help them lead in-country youth employment projects and programs. Prior to his assignment with YES Inc, Joseph worked as Deputy Director, Confederation of Indian Industry, (CII) India’s apex industry association, to manage its BYST Program. He has been engaged with developing a micro credit program that incorporated the provision of seed capital, business mentoring and business development services. He also worked with a few other international and national NGOs in various supervisory and executive positions. He has a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and two graduate degrees in English Literature and Philosophy. He also holds a PG Diploma in Human Resource Management. Dacil Acevedo Riquelme Global Coordinator, YES Networks, YES Inc. She is a Ph.D. candidate in International Relations from Universidad del Salvador (USAL) in Argentina with a PHD Thesis on Global Action Networks (GANs) and its impact in Latin America. She has a Master’s degree in International Relations with emphasis in Political International Economy, as well as specializations on youth and gender policies. She has 12 years of experience as international consultant in Latin America, Asia and USA on development projects, programs and public policies for international organizations (UNDP, UNFPA, UNESCO, UNICEF, Inter American Development Bank, Inter American Institute for Agriculture Cooperation), national governments (Argentina, Panama, Taiwan and Maldives Islands), local governments (Buenos Aires), corporate social responsibility initiatives (UN Global Compact), civil society organizations (Innovations in Civic Participation, Education Development Center) and universities (Center for Social Development, Washington University in St. Louis). In year 2001, she received the “Young Civil Leader Award” given by the Asia Pacific Public Affairs Forum (APPF) and the Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF) for her contributions to global civil society. During 2003-2006 she has been invited as a member of the Interamerican Development Bank (IADB) Social Equity Forum – a 40 key leader’s forum in Latin American- that advises the bank on the promotion of social equity public policies in the region. She has been involved with the YES Campaign since 2002, being YES National Coordinator (until 2003), YES Regional Coordinator for Latin America (since 2004) and since 2006 as YES Global Networks Coordinator. She is originally from Argentina and since 2004 she lives in Panama, Central America. Mamta Malik Manager - YES Fund (India and Kenya) Mamta has over 10 years of professional work experience, of which a major part of her career has been dedicated towards the development of Micro Credit Programs not only with respect to the provision of Seed Capital to start up businesses, but also providing Business Mentoring and other innovative business development services. She has networked with Financial Institutions / Banks to meet the additional financial requirements of micro entrepreneurs. She has also conceptualized and implemented Business Skill Development based training modules for the entrepreneurs, organized seminars & exhibitions on national & international levels. Mamta is a Gold Medalist in Professional Diploma in Human Resource Development from AIMA. She holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Delhi University. During her Masters program she was awarded the "B. C. Jain Memorial Award" & "Moses Scholarship" for outstanding academic performance. Before joining YES, she worked with Escorts Heart Institute and Research Centre, looking after its social initiatives. Before joining Escorts, she worked as Head-Core Program with CII's social initiative Bhartiya Yuva Shakti Trust (BYST). As a part of the Micro Credit Program aiming at entrepreneurship and mentor development, the organization has managed to help over 1000 financially challenged young people to setup their own business units. Mamta is a versatile and highly motivated management professional, experienced in social work, human resource development and business development, capable of achieving laid down objectives and meeting dead lines.     Ms. Deepika Gupta YES Network Program Development, YES Inc., New Delhi Ms. Deepika Gupta has over 13 years of work experience which includes 7 years of assignments exclusively in the development sector. Prior to her current assignment she has worked as a Project Director with ABHAS, an organization working for    education in urban slums, where she worked towards  access, retention and  improvement in the learning levels of children through advancement of the pedagogic approach. She has worked with the Youth during her work with CARE -PLUS program –Promoting linkages for urban Sustainable Development, focusing at   improvement in  the quality of life of the urban slum Youth  through   implementation of  youth development programs and community development projects   on Income Generation, Education, Health and Sanitation . She has also worked with farmer entrepreneurs during her stint   with   International Development Enterprises India,  to work on various aspects of rural development - Market Creation approach , Development of small on farm and off farm Entrepreneurs , Micro enterprise development , Business Development Services,   Value Chains for processing of Farm produce and Energy Conservation and   Renewable energy. Deepika holds a Masters Degree in Microbiology from GB Pant University, Pantnagar   and a Bachelors degree in Science from Kumaoun   University. She has also worked as an Intern with WHO after the completion of her Masters degree. At YES Inc. she is entrusted with the task of supporting the Networks for Policy, Programs and Partnership, that is to combine the government policy, with private and civil society partnerships to create programs that that will address Youth unemployment and developmental challenges.     Karina Kumari Research Associate, Youth Employment Summit (YES) Inc. Karina Kumari has a Bachelor’s degree in English, a diploma in Internet Research and Content Mining and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Graphic Designing. She has experience developing projects working in a charitable organization and awarding contracts on proposals submitted. She also performed as secretary to the same charity based in Rajasthan, India. She has experience in doing research and writing on a wide range of humanitarian discipline topics. She has also experience in graphic designing of websites, portals, newsletters, etc. Her most relevant experience is in developing appropriate criteria and conducting evaluation for Micro-grants and investments and working to support the grantees.   Johnson Kottakalil Program Associate, Youth Employment Summit (YES) Inc. Johnson Kottakalil started his career in the mid 90s as a volunteer while pursuing his Philosophy course. He has served in the villages of eastern Uttar Pradesh ( India) as a campaigner and activist to promote education and health. In the tribal areas of Attappadi, Kerala, India, he joined the hands to empower the tribes to preserve their right on land. He has also rendered his service for the prisoners by conducting many cultural programs in the prisons as a prelude to help them find a better livelihood and bring them to the mainstream with dignity. As an entrepreneur in the late 90s in the cable industry he has obtained a direct experience in entrepreneurship. He has come across many ground realities which a young entrepreneur has to undergo in this era of globalization. He inspires his friends and colleagues telling that I want to "Have a brain….that never drain…but reign" which he says encompasses the whole idea of empowerment. He has recently expanded his experience with the Youth Employment Summit serving as Ministerial Liaison for YES Kenya 2006, where he supported the participation of over 60 ministerial delegates. Johnson pursues his Masters in Rural Development from Indira Gandhi Open University, Delhi through a distance education program. He is a graduate in Economics and one among the aspirants who could not make it to Indian Civil Service.   » Back to Top   YES Regional Coordinators Africa Emmanuel Dennis Emmanuel@yesweb.org Arabia Haythem Kamel Haythem@yesweb.org Asia Praveen Kumar Prithvi Praveen@yesweb.org Caribbean Daren Torrington gavin26_99@yahoo.com Eurasia Samir Taghiyev Samir@yesweb.org Latin America Samuel Gonzalez Samuel@yesweb.org top » YES Country Leaders Angola Jacques Lius Manuel Nginga Jacques@yesweb.org Azerbaijan Qurban Karimbayli QKarimbayli@epfound.az QKarimbayli@efazerbaijan.org Bhutan Dechen Wangmo Dechen@yesweb.org Bolivia Elmy Sotelo Elmy@yesweb.org Brazil Marcelo Costa Marcelo@yesweb.org Burkina Faso Lassana Kabore lassana105@yahoo.fr Burundi Marc Ntunzwenimana mcntunzwe@gmail.com Cameroon Thomas Tchetmi Thomas@yesweb.org Central African Republic Ime Yekite Jr. Ime@yesweb.org Chile Gabriel Pozo Gabriel@yesweb.org Colombia María Eugenia Osorio red_yes_colombia@yahoo.com Cote D'Ivoire Konan Yao Maxime Konan@yesweb.org Dominican Republic Berkis  Polanco Berkis@yesweb.org Democratic Republic of the Congo Joel Bayubasire Joel@yesweb.org Ecuador Julio Prado Julio@yesweb.org Egypt Mohamed Abushaqra mohamad.abushaqra@gmail.com Gambia Alfusainey Gano Alfusainey@yesweb.org Georgia Nugzar Melazde Nugzar@yesweb.org Ghana Emmanuel Edudzie Edudzie@yesweb.org Guatemala Guillermo Leverman gleverman@yahoo.com Guinea Bissau Algassimo Ba yesguinebissau@hotmail.com Algassimoba@yesweb.org Guyana Daren Torrington gavin26_99@yahoo.com Honduras Karla Coello Karla@yesweb.org India Parasuraman Nagappan Raman@yesweb.org Iran Hamideh Tabatabaie Hamideh@yesweb.org Iraq Dhikra  A. Alhmadane Dhikra@yesweb.org Jordan Khaled Shorman kshorman@gmail.com Kenya Emmanuel Dennis Emmanuel@yesweb.org Liberia Pindarous WT Allison pindarous@yesweb.org Mauritius Mahendranath Busgopaul halleymovement@gmail.com Mexico Francisco González Francisco@yesweb.org Mozambique Silvano Mavanga Junior xitanda@yahoo.com Namibia Calista Schwartz calistaschwartz@yahoo.co.uk Nepal Sudyumna Dahal sud@yesweb.org Nicaragua Jaime Aguilar Jaime@yesweb.org Niger Harouna Abdou goudanaou@yahoo.fr Nigeria Pamela Braide Pamela@yesweb.org Pakistan Ali Khan Ali@yesweb.org Panama Rosemary Reyes González Reyesrosy@yesweb.org Paraguay Mirian Nuñez Maidana Mirian@yesweb.org Peru Arturo Alfaro Medina Arturo@yesweb.org arturoalfaro01@yahoo.es Rwanda Frank Mukama Frank@yesweb.org Romania Rodica Silvia Pop Rodica@yesweb.org Senegal Cheikhou Thiome cheikhou@yesweb.org Sierra Leone James Hallowell hallowell@yesweb.org Somalia Faiza Abdi Faiza@yesweb.org South Africa Billy Nthelebovu Billy@yesweb.org Sudan Ameer El Nager Ameer@yesweb.org Swaziland Samkeliso Simelane samkeliso@yesweb.org Tanzania Kaanaeli Kaale Kaanaeli@yesweb.org Togo Elvis Agbayizato Elvis@yesweb.org Uganda Daniel Semakula Semakula@yesweb.org Uruguay Alvaro Casas Alvaro@yesweb.org USA Maya Nitzberg yesmayausa@gmail.com Zambia Thompson Sinkamba Thompson@yesweb.org top »