The Chi-Ki Children's Charity Board of Directors & International Board of Advisors

THE CHI-KI CHILDREN'S CHARITY
675 Cochrane Drive
East Tower, Suite 503
Markham, ON L3R 0B8

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Sylvia Charczuk
CEO & Founding Director
+33.(0)6.59.14.61.89
Email: sylvia@chi-ki.org / sylvia@chiki.ca
Sylvia is a York University graduate. Specializing in International Development and collaborating with UN, Tokyo. Focusing on Multi-lateral Relations and Globalization, Environmental Issues and Peace relations. Corporate Social Responsibilty (CSR) advocate and Peace-keeping promoter, focused on prevention. Sylvia is building educational opportunities and facilities for children, as well as implementing a peace-keeping and peace-building curriculum in schools internationally.

Paul Ghezzi
Treasurer
Email:ghezzi@aci.on.ca
Tel: +1(647)234-0527
Paul Ghezzi is a Chartered Accountant and personal wealth advisor to succesful entrepreneurs, corporate executives and affluent retirees. He is the founder and CEO of DBS Private Client Group, a boutique Canadian wealth management firm. He is the author of the forthcoming POP! Protect your Retirement from the Bursting of the Baby Boomer Bubble. He is an accomplished public speaker across North America. A firm believer in social responsibility Mr. Ghezzi currently serves as a Director of The Chi-Ki Children's Charity, a Canadian based charity dedicated to building schools and educational opportunities for children in need across the globe.

Nick Foster
Director
Email: nick.foster@rogers.com
Tel: 1.416.275.0776
Sr. Vice President of People and Growth
SOFTCHOICE North America
Nick Foster first joined Softchoice in 1994 where he successfully performed various roles including Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Vice President of Canada, and Vice President North American Operations. Nick is involved in CSR and promotes a moral and responsible approach to corporate giving, specifically through our work in Uganda, Africa.

Lucy DiGiovanni
Secretary
Email: lucy_digiovanni@hotmail.com
Tel: 1.905.695.4437
Lucy is a retired school teacher having taught with the Toronto District School Board for 33 year and for the Fontana District School Board in California for one year. She has organized social functions all her life and is currently an Event Planner for the promotional company "Helps". She has done TV and Movie background work and can be seen briefly in the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". She does occasional decor work for weddings and corporate parties on weekends. What she loves best about her retirement is that she has the time and freedom to travel and she does so several times a year. There is great satisfaction in connecting with people from all over the globe.


Carolyn Seaforth
Director
Email: cseaforth@rogers.com
Tel: +1(416) 399-8294
Carolyn is a sophisticated sales and marketing professional. Her inventive, entrepreneurial flair complements the Chi-Ki vision. She is diplomatic and an effective communicator, encompassing business acumen for, fundraising, strategic selling, consulting, presentations, public speaking & training. Her effective leadership style enbles her to lead, motivate and inspire others. Her high degree of professional integrity and excellent interpersonal skills are part of our chi-ki spirit.

Kenneth Mikkelsen
ken.mikkelsen@gmail.com
Director and owner of Controverse.
Kenneth Mikkelsen is educated as a journalist from The Danish School of Journalism. He has travelled to more than 40 countries around the world and previously worked as a foreign correspondent in India. He is the director and owner of Controverse - a communication and PR consultancy specialized in cultivating and promoting stories about leadership, management, strategy and human resource management for companies and providers of corporate development.

Dr. Vesselin Popovski
Director of Studies on International Order and Justice, Peace and
Governance Programme
United Nations University, 53-70 Jingumae
5-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-8925, Japan
Mobile:+ (81) 80 3080-3040
Website: www.unu.edu
Vesselin Popovski is a former diplomat (1988-1996): UN Desk Officer at the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry; and later First Secretary at the Bulgarian Embassy in London. Masters' Degrees in International Relations from Moscow Institute of International Affairs (1988) and from London School of Economics (1996). PhD from King's College, London on the methodology of analysis and classification of UN Security Council resolutions. Research Fellowship at NATO. Published on intervention, human rights, International Criminal Court, UN reforms. Most recent book: International Criminal Accountability and the Rights of Children (co-edited: K. Arts, Hague Academic Press,06)

Francois Beauchain
Environmental Engineer and Scientist
Graduate of the École Polytechnique in France, MSC Land and Water Management, KTH, Stockholm
Evaluated the socio-economic impacts of an urban infrastructure development project in the world heritage site of Luang Prabang, Laos. Presently working around biodiversity offsetting issues in
Paris, France.

Sara Birnie Lukacs Toronto, Canada
sara.birnie.lukacs@utoronto.ca
Toronto Fundraising Representative

Leigh Norrie: Tokyo, Japan
leighnoz@hotmail.com
http://leighnorrie.blogspot.com
Tokyo Representative and Fundraising Correspondent

Jagger Long: Toronto
Fundraising Guru of CHIKI FRIENDS OF TORONTO
416.624.1236
jagger.chiki@gmail.com

Adriana Zylinski: Toronto
azylinski@hotmail.com
Professional Photographer and Toronto Correspondent
Responsible for overseeing Projects in Toronto and corporate funding

Jane Cooper-Eade:Toronto
Supervising Principal of Special Education for Toronto District School Board
School Principal and Life-time Educator +32years.
coop.jane@gmail.com

Leonid Rozenberg
Creative Designer & Artist
http://leonidrozenberg.com

Trevor Goodgoll: Toronto
Toronto contact: 1.416.697.1016
Email: trevor@wingspanstrategies.com
Strategic consultant