Our Leadership

URI is sincerely grateful to our leaders for their steadfast commitment to accelerate peace in the world.

URI Global Council of Trustees

Officers and Executive Leadership

CHAIR

Preeta Bansal, USA 

VICE CHAIR

Daniel Eror, Bosnia and Herzegovina

TREASURER

Pulin Sanghvi, USA 

SECRETARY 

Issac S. Thomas, Qatar

FOUNDING TRUSTEE AND
PRESIDENT EMERITUS

The Right Rev. William E. Swing, USA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRUSTEE

Jerry White, USA

AT-LARGE TRUSTEES

Radia Bakkouch, France

Anne Jarchow, USA

Fareena Maria, UAE

Kelsey Ramsden, Canada

Barbara Shannon, USA

Global Trustees

AFRICA

Hajji Katende Abdul, Uganda

His Grace Salika Dasa Adhikari, Nigeria

Wambui Ngige, Kenya

ASIA

Ashwani Kumar, India

Dr. Devi Raj S, India

Sri Chintamani Nath Yogi, Nepal

EUROPE

Jaume de Marcos, Spain

Daniel Eror, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Eric Roux, Belgium

LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Salette Aquino, Brazil

Rosa Delia Quizhpe Macas, Ecuador

Francisco Morales Ventosa, Argentina

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

Anwar Dahak, Yemen

Naoufal El Hammoumi, Morocco

Dr. Omar Tayeh, Jordan

MULTIREGION

Perri (P.K.) McCary, USA

Morgana Sythove, Netherlands

Issac Thomas, Qatar

NORTH AMERICA

Geneva Blackmer, USA

Fred Fielding, USA

Valeria Vergani, Canada

SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

Abelardo A. Moya, Philippines

Butmao Sourn, Cambodia

Bishop Stephen L. Villaester, Philippines

URI Senior Advisory Council

CHAIR

John Weiser

FOUNDING TRUSTEE AND
PRESIDENT EMERITUS

The Right Rev. William E. Swing

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Jerry White

HONORARY MEMBERS

Rupert H. Johnson Jr.

Connie Lurie

Chandler Tagliabue

Paul Tagliabue

Kat Taylor

In Memoriam

William K. Bowes Jr. 

Margaret G. Gill 

Archibald McClure 

Dame Charlotte Mailliard Shultz

The Hon. George P. Shultz

MEMBERS

Preeta D. Bansal

Blaine Bell

J. Robert Coleman Jr.

Mary Cranston

Donald Derheim

Sarah Freitag

William P. Fuller

Judith Gadaldi

Jill H. Kramer

The Hon. Richard Livermore

Robert Lurie

George Marcus

Rabbi Stephen S. Pearce

Elizabeth Power

Pulin Sanghvi

Barbara Shannon

Suzanne E. Siskel

Roselyne Chroman Swig

Toper Taylor

URI Audit Committee

CHAIR

Stephen Piuma

MEMBERS

David Steirman

Beth Veniar

URI Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors

CHAIR

David Steirman

MEMBERS

Anne Casscells

J. Robert Coleman

Julia Davidson

Susan Cook Hoganson, Secretary

Nanette Miller

Eric Metoyer

Karen Pajarillo

Keley Petersen (Ex-Officio)

Pulin Sanghvi, Treasurer

Jerry White (Ex-Officio)

URI Foundation, Inc. Investment Committee

CHAIR

Keley Petersen

MEMBERS

Shilpa Andalkar

Jennifer Ayer

Lauriann Delay, CFA

Dylan Malot

Michelle Owen

Pulin Sanghvi (Ex-Officio)

Faraz Sattar

Lauren Sercu

David Steirman (Ex-Officio)

Jerry White (Ex-Officio)

URI Staff

EXECUTIVE STAFF

Jerry White,
Executive Director

The Right Rev. William E. Swing,
Founding Trustee and President Emeritus

REGIONAL STAFF

Mohamed Abdourahman, Africa

Ann Aisatullin, Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Samira Baručija, Multiregion

Biswadeb Chakraborty, Asia

Lejla Hasandedic-Dapo, Europe

Dr. Emmanuel Ivorgba, Africa

Ravi Kandage, Asia

Dr. Abraham Karickam, Asia

Mamoun Khreisat,
Middle East and North Africa

Nyasha Mukaratirwa, Africa

Despina Namwembe, Africa

Tanya Sablok, Asia

Musa Sanguila, Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Sothearat Seoung,
Southeast Asia and the Pacific

Tahil Sharma, North America

Karimah Stauch, Europe

Dr. Enoé Texier,
Latin America and the Caribbean

Angelina Vladikova, Europe

URI AT THE UNITED NATIONS

Ambassador Mussie Hailu,
URI Representative at the UN
and the African Union

GLOBAL SUPPORT OFFICE

Larissa Abaunza,
Human and Women’s Rights Associate

Pamela H. Banks,
Director of Finance and Administration

Biff Barnard,
Senior Advisor

Diana Conan,
Director of Development and Outreach

Maria Crespo,
Director of Member Support

The Hon. Mussie Hailu,
Director of the URI Africa Region

Lejla Hasandedic-Dapo,
Individual Membership Coordinator

Aida Iranzadeh,
Senior Accountant

Sally Mahe,
Senior Advisor

Sarah Oliver,
Global Youth and Learning Coordinator

Akidi Sharon Regina,
Communications Associate

Reuben Shank,
Director of Learning and Impact Strategies

Alanna Sousa,
Communications Associate

Bhavya Srivastava,
Director of the URI Asia Region

Alice Swett,
Director of Global Operations

Sheetal Vaidya,
Senior Advisor

The Rev. Lauren Van Ham,
Climate Action Coordinator

Karen Volker,
Director of Partnership and Violence Prevention