International advisory council
2008 International Advisory Council
The International Advisory Council is made up of child advocates from around the globe.
Using their vast store of knowledge, experience and world views, they have the critical function of reviewing the short list of
candidates for the WOC Awards and casting ballots for who they believe should be the ultimate winners and runners up.
Muhammad Ali, World of Children Honorary Chair
Three-time Heavyweight Boxing Champion and Humanitarian
Michigan, USA
Dr. Hend M Al-Khuthaila
Dean, King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Merle Allsopp
Director,
National Association of Child Care Workers
Glosderry, South Africa
Theresa Andrews
Double Olympic
(singular) Gold Medalist, 1984
Delaware USA
Marta Arango, Ph.D.
General Director,
International Center for Education
and Human Development
Colombia, S. America
Jane Aronson
2006 World of Children Honoree
New York, USA
Anthonio Belloni
CEO, LVMH Moet Hennesy
Paris, France
Benjamin S. Carson Sr., M.D.
Director of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery,
Johns Hopkins Medical Hospital
Maryland, USA
Hui-jung Chi
2005 World of Children Honoree
Taipei, Taiwan
Martin Eichelberger, M.D.
2003 World of Children Honoree
Washington, D.C., USA
Ian Froman, D.D.S.
President, Israel Tennis Centers
Herzlia, Israel
Matthew Goldstein, Ph.D
Chancellor,
The City University of New York
New York, USA
Nancy S. Harris, M.D.
2006 World of Children Honoree
California, USA
Gopa Kothari, M.D.
2004 World of Children Honoree
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Mark J. Manary, M.D.
2007 World of Children Honoree
Missouri, USA
Carmen Masias, Ph.D.
2007 World of Children Honoree
Lima, Peru
Mehendra G. Mehta
Trustee, Ratna Nidhi
Charitable Trust
Mumbai, India
Roula Mouhanna
Founder - Career Counseling and Coaching
Beruit, Lebanon
Philista Prudence Minjal Onyango, Ph.D.
2004 World of Children Honoree
Nairobi, Kenya, Africa
Ernest H. Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor Pediatrics
Martin Luther King General Hospital
California, USA
Michael Sumner
Editor/Writer
London, United Kingdom
C. Suan Tan, Ph.D.
Managing Director,
Advanced Strategies
Consultancy Limited
Hong Kong, China
Irving C. Williams, M.D.
2006 World of Children Honoree
Maryland, USA
