{"id":204,"date":"2011-02-05T06:50:37","date_gmt":"2011-02-05T11:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/testsite\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2014-10-04T10:36:04","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T15:36:04","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/interchange4peace.org\/?page_id=204","title":{"rendered":"InterChange People"},"content":{"rendered":"

InterChange governs itself through a decentralized international infrastructure that facilitates the sharing of information, resources, and leadership responsibilities among local centres of the organization.<\/p>\n

Local centres of InterChange are currently established in Toronto, Canada; Vukovar, Croatia; Nairobi, Kenya; Kisumu, Kenya; and Kampala, Uganda. University affiliation is being sought in each of these regions.<\/p>\n

InterChange is currently governed by an international board of directors that is accountable to its members:<\/p>\n

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\"Charles<\/a>

CHARLES TAUBER Board Member,
CROATIA<\/p><\/div>\n

Charles<\/strong> was born in New York City in 1952 to a refugee family.\u00a0 He studied physics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, USA, and obtained his qualification as a doctor in Groningen, The Netherlands.<\/p>\n

Since 1988, he has been working with the physical and mental health difficulties of asylum seekers, refugees, and the victims of war, first with various organizations in The Netherlands and, since 1995, with the Coalition for Work with Psychotrauma and Peace (CWWPP), which Charles assisted in founding.<\/p>\n

Charles and the CWWPP presently work in Vukovar, Croatia giving direct counseling to individuals and groups and giving courses in what the CWWPP calls \u201cpragmatic peacebuilding\u201d designed for people without previous education.\u00a0 Charles has been involved with InterChange since the beginning of its existence.\u00a0 He strongly believes that \u201ceveryone can be a peacebuilder\u201d.\u00a0 He believes that InterChange can be a strong force for change when its members work together.<\/p>\n

Contact: cwwppsummer@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"Anthea<\/a>

ANTHEA DARYCHUK, Board Member
CANADA<\/p><\/div>\n

Anthea<\/strong> has been involved in health-related research and programming for number of years, and worked with different organizations in Latin America, Canada and the Middle East on themes of reproductive rights and women’s social development. Anthea’s current research looks at the role of grandmothers in newborn health and neonatal mortality, and analyses the inclusion of senior women in national newborn health policies.<\/p>\n

Anthea has been a member of InterChange for more than two years. Since taking Community Healing and Peacebuilding with the late Dr. Goodman, Anthea has participated as a Board Member and co-facilitator of a community peacebuilding workshop with InterChange and the LAMP Community Health Centre in Etobicoke, Canada. This project partnered with the South Etobicoke Youth Assembly, and supported training of young people in digital storytelling and mental health promotion.<\/p>\n

Contact:\u00a0anthea.darychuk@gmail.com<\/p>\n

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\"Carolyn<\/a>

CAROLYN WEBB, Secretary
CANADA<\/p><\/div>\n

Carolyn<\/strong> came to be involved with InterChange nearly 10 years ago, with the idea of an organization that would bring together community-based peacebuilders.\u00a0 Since that time I have been thrilled to have been able to support InterChange\u2019s development, including facilitating strategic processes, developing and implementing communications approaches, providing coordination at the board level, and supporting members to bring their talents to the effort of building peace within a supportive community.<\/p>\n

“What I bring to the organization isn\u2019t so much a background in peacebuilding, but rather a sense of how to help build an organization and a community.\u00a0 At the same time, I recognize that in my life and work, I am a peacebuilder and I have enjoyed applying all of the insights and inspirations that I\u2019ve gained from other InterChange members.”<\/p>\n

Contact:\u00a0carolyn.webb@utoronto.ca<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\"Wilson<\/a>

WILSON NDENYELE, Board Member
KENYA<\/p><\/div>\n

Wilson<\/strong> is currently a part-time lecturer at the Technical University of Mombasa, Kenya.\u00a0 He teaches conflict resolution and management and community capacity building and empowerment courses to undergraduates. He is also a conflict resolution and project evaluation consultant to civil society groups. Wilson\u2019s expertise includes: community development, conflict resolution, project management, monitoring and evaluation and policy analysis. He also served as a head of Field office in Jaffna, Sri Lanka with Nonviolent Peaceforce at the peak of the conflict between Sri Lankan armed forces and LTTE. Currently is setting on mission fulfillment and audit committees of the International Governance Council of Nonviolent Peaceforce International based in Brussels, Belgium.<\/p>\n

Contact:\u00a0ondenyele@gmail.com<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Saeeda Noor<\/strong><\/p>\n

“In the past, I have been involved in various activities and projects of InterChange, and now as a new Board Member. I am strongly committed to promoting community-based peacebuilding, enlightenment and education as well as healing and well-being at the individual level.\u00a0While working in both the international and Toronto non-profit sector and participating in\u00a0several community based trainings, I have developed a feminist, anti-racist and anti-oppressive approach to my work.\u00a0I am particularly interested in issues related to international development, women development, violence against women awareness, disability\/accessibility\/health education, well-being through spirituality, mindfulness and holistic adult education. I have a Master of Education in Adult Education and Community Development from the University of Toronto as well as extensive experience in working with multi ethnic\/cultural women, especially the Muslim population, in Toronto and am interested in promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue in the community.”<\/p>\n

Contact: saeeda.n.noorilahi@gmail.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\"Umar<\/a>

UMAR WESWALA, Board Member, UGANDA<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Umar Weswala<\/strong> is a Uganda based media practitioner with experience in radio, print and online journalism. He heads the U.S. Press Corps attached at the United States Embassy Kampala \u2013 Uganda. He is an Edward R. Murrow Fellow and the Founder and Managing Editor of\u00a0The Community Agenda,\u00a0<\/i>a news blog that can be accessed on www.thecommunityagenda.com<\/a>. Some people refer to him as a peace journalist because of his community oriented reporting, a culture he developed after joining InterChange in 2007. As one of the InterChange Board Members, he would like to help InterChange improve its social media presence and also help with the Newsletter where necessary since these are his areas of interest\/expertise.<\/p>\n

Follow him on Twitter:\u00a0<\/i><\/b>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Weswala<\/a><\/p>\n

Contact: uweswala@thecommunityagenda.com<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Other members of the InterChange Board:<\/strong><\/p>\n