Dr. Marc D. Shapiro, FSD Board Chair, is a director of monitoring, evaluation, and economics at the Millennium Challenge Corporation – a US governmental agency focusing on development through economic growth. At MCC, he oversees impact evaluations and monitoring for over $700 million in development projects spanning diverse sectors. Dr. Shapiro formerly served as a consultant and contractor managing projects and leading evaluations and assessments and provided other research and consulting services for the World Bank, USAID, the UN, FEMA, and various nongovernmental organizations. He has worked in Latin America, Eurasia, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East across a variety of sectors including education, infrastructure, health, public service delivery, agriculture, property rights, ICT, energy and environment, and others. Dr. Shapiro has a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Rochester with concentrations in research methods, institutions, and public policy. He has served for a decade in various leadership positions in FSD's Board of Directors and has been associated with FSD through thick and some thin.

Don Baker, FSD Vice Board Chair, has been involved with international development since 2003. He served as FSD’s interim Executive Director in 2010 and 2011 and is a former Chairman of FSD’s Board of Directors. Don is the Founder and President of the Center for Sustainability and Economic Growth, an NGO that recognizes and promotes best practices in sustainable development projects. Don developed a passion for sustainable development issues while serving as a juror for Austria's Energy Globe, “The World Award for Sustainability” where he reviews and judges hundreds of sustainable development projects submitted for international recognition in the areas of water, air, land use, energy and education. Until 2003, Don was President and CEO of EPRI Worldwide Holdings, headquartered in Palo Alto, California. Working with other international agencies like World Bank and USAID, he led efforts to increase electrification in developing countries. Prior to joining EPRI, Don was an executive with the General Electric Company in positions focusing on the energy market. He earned a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree and a Master of Science in Economics from Auburn University and has authored and presented over 30 papers on energy and the role of electricity in worldwide economic development.

Dr. Duncan Chaplin is the Secretary of FSD's Board of Directors. He served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Kenya from 1983 to 1985. He then completed a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. He is now a senior researcher at Mathematica Policy Research in Washington, D.C. where he does research on education policy issues in the U.S., focusing in particular on at-risk youth and rigorous evaluation methods, including random assignment. In his spare time Dr. Chaplin has taught numerous courses in education policy at Georgetown University, served as a board member for the Cesar Chavez Public Policy Charter High School, helped to monitor elections in Bosnia, Kenya, and South Africa, and started a club of Swahili speakers in the Washington, D.C. area.

Dina Winder joined the FSD Board as part of the merger with the Clarence Foundation and currently serves as Treasurer of FSD. She has over ten years of experience in finance, real estate and consumer-focused industries. Currently, Dina is working for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants as director of west coast acquisitions and development. She also serves on Kimpton’s EarthCare advisory board, overseeing the strategic direction of 80+ activities across 50 properties in the US. Previously, she worked at Bear Stearns in the investment banking group. She holds a masters degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.

Mireille Cronin Mather is FSD’s Executive Director. Her work in international development over the past decade has supported programs in 30 countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, with field work in a dozen. She has 15 years' management and leadership experience in the non-profit and private sectors, from community-based to international policy levels. Prior to joining FSD, Mireille was a director at iOWH, a non-profit pharmaceutical company funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and a team leader for USAID’s flagship child survival project (BASICS). She has also consulted for several international development organizations and domestic public sector programs, and worked in federal legislative advocacy. She has a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies from VPI&SU. You can reach Mireille at mireille@fsdinternational.org.

Julie Reed is the Associate Director for Community-Engaged Scholarship at the Haas Center for Public Service at Stanford University. Her work focuses on academic collaborations between Stanford faculty/students and local and global communities through service-learning courses and community-based research initiatives. Julie was formerly Director of the Office of Service-Learning and Community Action (OSLCA) within the University of San Francisco's McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good. Previously she directed the Center for Public Service at Gettysburg College, and worked in the service-learning centers at Indiana University-Bloomington, IUPUI, Georgetown University, and California State University-Monterey Bay. Julie has administered an Annie E. Casey Foundation grant as well as CNCS VISTA and LSA grants. She co-authored Facilitating Reflection in Higher Education, and developed the Advocates of Community Engagement (ACE) student leadership program now replicated in multiple states. Julie earned her PhD in Higher Education and Student Affairs with a minor in Philanthropic Studies from Indiana University, and conducted dissertation research on reflective practice and care theory in novice faculty teaching. Her other research focuses on faculty development and service-learning. Julie also holds bachelors and masters degrees in social work from the University of Wisconsin and was previously a licensed social worker in the field of criminal and mental health services. She has served on the executive board of a Nicaraguan community development organization and is interested in domestic and international service-learning projects, in addition to those in her local community.

Wingee Sin has been a board member for Foundation for Sustainable Development since 2004. Miss Sin was an investment strategist at Barclays Global Investors' (BGI) hedge fund business, representing the firm's various hedge fund strategies to institutional investors. Prior to joining BGI in 2004, Wingee worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Equity Derivatives Strategy team, where she authored research on derivatives strategies. Wingee received her BA in economics and East Asian developmental studies from University of California at Berkeley. She holds the NASD Series 3, 7 and 63 licenses and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst and Chartered Financial Analyst charterholder. Her interest in sustainable development sprouted from her undergraduate days at Berkeley, and she is excited at the prospect of making a difference in the developing world through FSD.

Dr. Pauline Muchina brings significant expertise in global health and gender equity to her position on FSD’s Board of Directors. As a Senior Partnership Advisor for UNAIDS in Washington, D.C., Pauline advocates for a comprehensive global AIDS response that effectively gives women and girls the knowledge and resources they need to protect themselves and their families. She devotes particular attention to promoting an end to gender-based violence and discrimination as a prerequisite for stopping the spread of HIV and achieving more sustainable communities across the globe. Prior to her role at UNAIDS, Pauline worked with the Global Health Council’s Community and Faith-based Organization arm and with the AIDSMARK team at Population Services International. Before moving to D.C., Pauline worked for the AIDS Resource Center and World Council of Churches in New York. She is a member of the Circle of Concerned African Women Theologians, and has served on several boards, including the Global AIDS Alliance, Star School -South Africa, and Fighting AIDS through Entertainment - Kenya.

Pauline’s work on global AIDS reduction and gender equity issues spans the private, nonprofit, government, and academic sectors. She is frequently sought out as a public speaker and has become known for her inspirational lectures. Pauline has spoken at various national and international forums, including the UN Beijing International Conference on Women, International AIDS Conference in Bangkok and Toronto, the UN International Conference on Racism and Xenophobia, and the UN Commission on the Status of Women. Most recently, Pauline participated as a panelist at FSD’s annual fundraising event in Washington, D.C. She used this Town Hall discussion to highlight the importance of FSD’s grassroots approach to international development. Pauline has also been interviewed by numerous media outlets, including Voice of America, NTV Kenya, Citizen Radio, South African TV, and the Norwegian newspaper Klassekampen.

Pauline holds a Master’s degree in Divinity from Yale University Divinity School and a PhD from the Union Theological Seminary, New York.

Greg Ulrich joined the FSD Board in the summer of 2009 as part of the merger with the Clarence Foundation. Greg was most recently the Chairman of the Clarence Foundation, and he has been active in Clarence since 2003. Greg's participation on the FSD Board, and specifically on the Giving Circle and Finance committees, will help FSD ensure that the merger with Clarence is a success, and that FSD is able to realize the benefits of the Giving Circle model. Greg has been in management consulting since 1998. He worked at Marakon Associates, a consultancy that advises Fortune 200 corporations on maximizing profitability and shareholder value, from 1998-2008, where he worked across industries and managed the firm's West Coast operations. Currently Greg is working as a consultant in the renewable energy and nonprofit fields. Greg lives in San Francisco with his wife Elizabeth.

Michelle Chackerian was the Founder (1998) of BMC Diagnostics which became the leading outpatient diagnostic imaging provider in Northern California. In 2007, BMC was sold to a private investment group which today is the third largest provider of outpatient imaging services in America. Michelle’s tenure at BMC included roles as President, Executive Vice President of Operations and Executive Vice President of Clinical Operations. Prior to founding BMC, Mrs. Chackerian held various sales and marketing positions within the healthcare industry. Most recently, she was a Corporate Accounts executive for Hollister international, a leading provider of wound care and Ostomy products. Prior to Hollister, Mrs. Chackerian held various sales and marketing positions with PSS/World Medical, a publicly traded international medical products distributor. Mrs. Chackerian graduated Summa Cum Laude from Towson University with dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Sociology and Spanish.

Michelle’s other passions include her family, married with two child, travel and supporting non-profits. Her travels have included, Africa, Central and South America, Southeast Asia and Europe. Recently, she spent time in Nicaragua funding and providing operational development support for several micro-enterprises. Her particular interest lie in assisting young women in identifying and achieving their dreams. Michelle favorite saying: I won the triple lottery by being born in the United States, having a family that valued education, and being given opportunities to work with so many talented people.

Brian Hanson is the Director of Programs Research and Operations of the Buffett Center for International and Comparative Studies and a faculty member in the Department of Political Science. He oversees the Center for Global Engagement at the Buffett Center and the Global Engagement Summer Institute, an innovative summer study abroad program at Northwestern to prepare undergraduates and guide them in collaborative international development projects with indigenous NGOs in Uganda, India, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and South Africa. Hanson teaches courses on international development, international political economy, globalization, and the changing role of the state in world politics. His current research is on the European trade politics and community-based approaches to global development.

In addition to his work at Northwestern, Hanson is also actively involved in fields of international philanthropy, international development and foreign affairs. He is chair of the board of GlobeMed, a national organization started at Northwestern, which seeks to build a new generation of leaders in global health by involving undergraduates in health projects in the developing world. He serves as an advisor to the Holthues Trust and on the board of the Hanson Family Foundation, which are grant giving organizations that support global development, human rights, poverty alleviation and environmental work around the world. He also is the former board chair of the Chicago Global Donors Network. Hanson is vice chair of the Stanley Foundation, which promotes multilateral approaches to address international problems such as securing nuclear materials, prevention of genocide and mass atrocities, and evolution and innovation in global governance.

Previously, he has served as the foreign policy advisor to U.S. Senator Alan Dixon of IL, and as the number two in Washington DC government affairs office of John Deere and Company. Hanson received his BA from Grinnell College and did his doctoral studies in political science at MIT.

Poonam Singh comes from a personal and cultural tradition committed to community empowerment and social justice. She most recently worked with the American India Foundation working on the education portfolio and leading the AIF WJ Clinton Fellowship for Service—a leadership development program for young people placed at NGOs in India—and currently sits on the advisory board for the program. Prior to that, Poonam spent 7 years as a leadership coach and education consultant for public school teachers and principals of low-performing public schools in the bay area with Partners In School Innovation. Poonam is also a published author in India, documenting a teacher-training guide for the Muktangan model of schooling, now currently being implemented in 8 schools in Mumbai. Finally, Poonam is the a co-founder and leader of South Asians for Social Justice, a professional leadership group for South Asian leaders engaging in social justice & civil rights advocacy work in the United States. As part of this initiative, she is launching a leadership development initiative for young people based on Gandhian principles. Poonam became a board member for the Foundation for Sustainable Development June of 2010.

Poonam has a Masters in Education & Public Policy from Harvard, and did her undergraduate work at UC Berkeley in Anthropology and Education. Her professional executive training includes completing executive course based on the Adaptive Leadership model based out of Harvard Kennedy School. She is also further advancing her leadership coaching training by completing the year-long advanced coursework in individual and systems coaching training from the Coaches Training Institute in Marin County, CA. Poonam lives in Mountain View, CA with her husband.