President/Board Director

PJP has 30+ years of experience in the technology and corporate finance industry building corporate banking and trading systems. He has served in various senior roles for major and smaller financial firms. Since 2000, he began traveling overseas and was touched by the poverty and lack of access to care that we take for granted in the Westernized world. It is from this experience of working in the impoverished and under-privileged Majority World, trying to combat poverty, sickness and hopelessness that led him to found WCF.

Board Director

Tim has served as Chief Private Brand Officer of Macy’s, Inc. since February 2009 until his recent retirement. He was responsible for the organization that conceives, designs, sources and markets Macy’s portfolio of highly successful private brands of apparel, accessories and home goods. Tim was also responsible for research and strategy development related to international retail store development. From July 2005 to February 2009, Tim served as chairman and CEO of Macy’s Home Store. Prior to joining Macy’s Home Store, Adams was chairman and CEO of Macy’s Florida in Miami since April 2001. Tim began his retailing career at Macy’s South in Atlanta in 1976. He joined Macy’s West in San Francisco in 1989 as a merchandise administrator, and held positions of increasing responsibilities. He was named president of The Bon Marche in Seattle in March 1997. A native of Atlanta, Adams is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in finance.

Board Director

Daniel is a principal at CMF Partners, which is a boutique executive search firm, specializing in recruiting for a select group of investment banks, hedge funds and asset managers. He started his career in engineering and moved into finance where he worked at JP Morgan 12 years predominantly in the Fixed Income Swaps businesses inclusive of trading and sales positions. He also held roles in Economics, Research and Technology while at JP Morgan. Additionally, Daniel helped found Blackbird which is the first electronic trading system for interest rate derivatives. He has worked and lived in New York, London and Tokyo. Daniel has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering from Pratt Institute and a MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Steven’s Institute. Daniel has been active volunteering for over 10 years at Long Island College Hospital in various capacities including being a community board member as well as focusing on Women’s Health initiatives through education and fund-raising.

Board Director

Pierre is a board Certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. With his broad knowledge base, he is able to provide expertise in the field of psychopharmacology to address issues such as Mood Disorders, Anxiety Disorders, along with Psychosis. He currently holds the position as the Clinical Medical Director at St. Vincent’s Services where he oversees and provide psychopharmacological treatment for adults, children and those with Chemical Dependency. He attended Columbia College of Columbia University where he graduated in 1984 after completing a Pre-Medical concentration in Political Science. He graduated from S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn in 1990. After completing an Internal Medicine Residency at Kings County Hospital, in Brooklyn, N.Y., he pursued a Fellowship in Addictive Medicine, followed by a residency in Psychiatry at the same institution. He held the position of Director of the Kings County Addictive Disease Services from 2003-2004 and subsequently took on the position of Deputy Executive Director of Kings County Hospital’s Behavioral Health Department from 2004-2008. He received the Executive Director’s Award for services to the Kings County Hospital in 2004 and held the position as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at S.U.N.Y.

Board Director

Ron has had a diversified career with Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he started as a Medical Sales Representative for Mead Johnson Company and was promoted to Manager of Public Affairs. After Bristol-Myers merged with E.R. Squibb, Ron was named Associate Director, Public Policy and Strategic Planning at the company’s Pharmaceutical Headquarters, where he later took on added responsibility for leading the company’s State Government Affairs Group, and a few years later he led the company’s Washington DC Office. He retired with the Vice President title at BMS. He has served as past Treasurer of the National Health Council in Washington, D.C., and currently serves as treasurer of The Because Project in Yardley, PA, and World Compassion Fellowship. Ron has a B.S. in Administrative Science from Central Connecticut State University, and an MBA with a concentration in Strategic Planning from The University of Connecticut.

Board Director, Treasurer

Roberts has more than twenty years of financial management in the humanitarian sector. A Certified Public Accountant and member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Kenya, Roberts is also a holder of Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. He has worked with several major humanitarian agencies including World Vision International, Food for the Hungry International, International Medical Corps, United Methodist Committee on Relief and International Rescue Committee in five developing countries spread across Africa and Eastern Europe. Currently he works with Solidarity Center in Washington DC, as the International Finance Manager. He is also on the board on Dream Sponsors Incorporated, a US non-profit agency with a goal of making dreams come true for African Orphans.

Elve Laborde, MD (OB/GYN): Elve is a board-certified Obstetrician/Gynecologist. She was a member of the medical board at Montefiore New Rochelle hospital. She has been involved in policy and procedure development for patient safety. She currently works at a health center providing full spectrum OB/GYN care to underserved communities.

Jeanette has 40 years experience in nursing. She is a board certified clinical nurse specialist and also holds a national certification in infusion nursing. She has served as past President of the Board of Directors for the Infusion Nursing Society, an international professional nursing organization. She received her nursing education from Georgia Baptist Hospital of Nursing (Mercer University), Medical College of Georgia (Regents University) and Georgia State University where she earned a Masters of Science (Nursing) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resource Development with a cognate in organizational culture and nursing. She also earned a post-doctorate in emerging infections from the University of Miami School of Nursing. She has a breadth of experience in acute care, home care, transport nurse (international and domestic), management and supervision, and higher education. She has been a nurse educator for over 30 years and has participated in several scholarly activities with presentations internationally, active research and has several publications in peer reviewed journals and contributed chapters in textbooks.

Holly is an experienced fashion & social entrepreneur, and was also Head of the Private Client Group at Sotheby's Auction House in London. Holly had lived in Malawi where she set up Makono, a fashion business which employs people with physical disabilities. She also co-founded the Sarah Adams Foundation (also known as Sarah's Kids), which provides academic scholarships for street children in Malawi. Prior to living in Malawi, Holly built and ran her fashion business HOLLYWOULD before selling the brand to a large American fashion group. She has been featured in magazines ranging from Vogue to Newsweek, and has spoken on entrepreneurship, viral marketing, and luxury goods at Harvard Business School. She is a graduate of Parsons School of Design in Paris, France.

Description goeJim is the founder and president of Ellerbee Consulting, GmbH, a small boutique consulting business providing tailored services for large and small businesses in the financial industry. He has 35 + years of business and technical experience by holding positions as CEO, COO, CIO and consulting multi-billion dollar corporations around the world. Jim has served on several medical/hospital and ministry board of directors. He was responsible for hedge funds, fund-of-hedge funds (FoHF) and index funds platform management and development at a major multinational bank. Elected to the Harlem Y BAI (Black Achievers in Industry) and is a graduate with a BFA at Cooper Union College in New York.s here