Dominique Callimanopulos brings both a social profit and a psychology background to the job. Experienced with a wide range of non-profits in the areas of human rights, international development, environmental protection and social and psychological transformation, she uses her counseling and coaching skills to work with clients to identify and promote their causes, organizations and projects.

Among the groups Ms. Callimanopulos has worked on behalf of are: Cultural Survival, Amnesty International, Physicians for Human Rights, the International Red Cross and Planned Parenthood. Of Greek and British descent, Ms. Callimanopulos was raised in New York and Paris. She has worked and researched internationally. Ms. Callimanopulos has an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in Anthropology and an M.Ed in Counseling Psychology.

Zachary Braiker is an Internet strategist, who has worked as a researcher for small to medium sized businesses, non-profit and campaigns. He specializes in providing creative direction, project management, Internet strategy, brand development, and donor cultivation for his clients. He has developed curricula in the fields of leadership consulting, youth leadership, and speech writing for executives. He has led sales and public speaking workshops and served on the programming board planning an international symposium for global leaders. Mr. Braiker served on the regional Board of Directors for March of Dimes and worked in a variety of media including television, radio and print.

Zachary Braiker graduated Magna Cum Laude from Tufts University and served as research assistant at Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is an alumnus of the Education for Public Inquiry and International Citizenship program.

Toby is one of the leading rifle licensed walking guides in East Africa and he is a member of the Kenyan Professional Safari Guides Association.

He is an accomplished explorer and his quest for adventure has led him regularly into the remoter regions of Africa. The historical and cultural traditions of tribal Africa particularly fascinate him and he holds an MA Honours degree in History.

His most recent exploits have led a research team in to the off limits war zone of Southern Sudan and walked 350 miles through the deserts of Northern Kenya trading camels for a documentary film.

Toby is managing director of Africa House, a highly successful safari company whose private client base includes Royalty and the rich and famous of film, politics and industry.

Toby’s contacts within the Conservation field are second to none.

Beyond Africa, he has led high altitude treks in the Himalayas and been a university lecturer in Northern China. He maintains a keen interest in these areas.

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Buket E. Grau brings extensive expertise in brand management, product marketing management and strategic business planning. She has over a decade of experience in launching and maximizing global products in the consumer goods, financial services, and pharmaceutical sectors. Ms. Grau assumed marketing, sales and distribution management roles at Citibank (Citibank cards), P&G (Crest and Allways), and Dogus Holding (WV, National Geographic, Bonus Card, NTVMSNBC, and Ixir).

Most recently, Ms. Grau has worked as a management consultant with senior pharmaceutical and biotechnology executives on a wide range of strategic engagements, such as, sales force effectiveness and training, strategic portfolio planning, brand positioning, new product launches, and product life-cycle management for blockbuster drugs including Celebrex and Bextra.

Ms. Grau has also assumed both management and consulting roles at non-profit organizations and foundations such as World Wildlife Fund, Birdlife International, Nature Conservation Agency and Environmental Protection Agency. For the last fifteen years, she has directly worked on several international development projects and provided consulting to organizations on creating and implementing strategic development plans, organizational design, branding and communications.

Ms. Grau earned her B.S. in Biological Sciences, Molecular Biology at ME Technical University.