Behind the Scenes
- Judges
- Program Manager
- Volunteers
- Advisory Board
Many distinguished professionals have lent
their time and expertise to the judging process. A few of the
previous judges include:
Jerry Yang of Yahoo
Joseph Timko, Chief
Architect, Bell Laboratories
Dr. Ram Matta, Former GE Executive
and Engineering Professor
Dr. Gary Godfrey, Physicist, Stanford
Linear Accelerator Center
Earl Gee, President of an award-winning
multi-disciplinary global web design firm
Carol Knauff, a retired
AT&T officer who led many
innovative consumer and business initiatives for the company.
2009/10 VIP Judges
Lena W. Chung - Lena W. Chung serves as CEO of
Environmental Technologies Foundation Limited, a charitable foundation
focusing on environmental issues in Hong Kong. more...
Carol Knauff - Carol
C. Knauff is a retired Vice President from AT&T where she spent
29 years leading organizations to market place and financial success.
more...
Dr. Ram Matta - Dr.
Matta has 30 years experience with GE and high tech industry as an
executive and general manager. more...
JoAnn Patrick-Ezzell - JoAnn
Patrick-Ezzell is Chairman of the Give Something Back International
Foundation, the sponsor of the Global Virtual Classroom Program.
more...
Charley
Elsey began his career as an educator in Coventry, Ohio as a 7th
grade Language Arts and Reading teacher at Erwine Middle School. While
at Erwine, Charley became the 7th grade team leader, as well as,
a leader for the school, representing the school three times at the
National Schools to Watch Conference, presenting on a wide range
of topics. He also developed programs connecting the
community to the school. During his time in the Buckeye State,
he earned his Master's Degree in Instructional Technology from the
University of Akron.
After 4 years, Charley and his family made the move south and he began teaching Intensive Reading at Heron Creek Middle School in North Port, Florida. He then stepped out of the classroom for a year for the Sarasota County School District to work as an Instructional Technology Trainer, helping teachers integrate technology more effectively into their instruction.
Charley's wife, Alicia, and their two sons, Cooper and Teage, are enjoying their lives in the Sunshine State.
Global Education Outreach
Director
Ronda Zelezny-Green -
Hello! Hola! Mbola
Tsara! Manahoana! Bonjour! Ronda Zelezny-Green
came on board with Give Something Back International in
July 2009. She is originally from Tampa, Florida
but has also lived in North Carolina and now Massachusetts. She
graduated in 2005 with a bachelor's degree in Spanish (departmental
honors) and Philosophy from Salem College.
Ronda really enjoys helping others and traveling internationally. She is a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who has lived on four continents and has visited 23 countries. She has been an ESL/EFL Educator for the last four years and will begin studies for a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics at the University of Massachusetts at Boston this fall. She currently works in higher education at Pine Manor College doing multicultural services education, planning and programming, along with youth leadership outreach. Ms. Zelezny-Green has published articles on culture, lifestyles, and current events in the Association for African-American Linguists publication as well as MADA English Journal, the only all-English newspaper in Madagascar.
She is a self-proclaimed citizen of the world and looks forward to working as an international educator for many years to come.
Neha Sabharwal -
I completed my engineering training in India in 2005 and then worked
for two years in India for an IT firm. After this I realised I wanted
to get some management experience without losing my technical background
so I came to US to study. I then completed my Masters in Management
of Information Systems from the University of Arizona in May 2009.
I have been involved with departments in the University of Arizona
for website development. My hobbies are decorating things around
me, crafting and getting to know different people.
Gayatri Atchanta - I went to University of Texas at Dallas and graduated in 2001 with a Masters in Computer Science. While in school, I did my internship at Nortel Networks in Dallas. It was an excellent learning experience as it had a great work culture.
Thereafter, we moved to Nevada - Las Vegas! There I worked for a couple of years as a Test Engineer for the gaming industry. I realized I was getting more interested in developing software as a programmer, rather than as a Test Engineer.
I got an offer from another company which produces
software for hospitals and I worked there till May-2008. I enjoyed
my work there but then it was time to move on again.
I moved to Bangalore, India at the end of 2008. It took a while to
settle down and after the initial hectic phase of moving was over,
I decided I would volunteer for GSBI, which I believe is a great
place to be of service.
Advisory Board
Francis Au |
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Manish Nandy |
