Sy Rotter syrotter@wlousa.net
Executive Director of Tara Foundation for Marine Research
President and Founder of WLO in 1976:
BA in Agriculture from Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
MA in Applied Social Science from Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
Certificate in Public Health from University of California, Berkeley
Member of the Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C
Founder and President of the Foundation for Moral Courage
Board of Directors, Raoul Wallenberg Foundation, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Earlier activities included:
U.S State Department - AID Program Officer, La Paz, Bolivia.
Executive Director, Pan-American Development Foundation, Washington,DC.
Deputy Director, United Planning Organization Washington, DC.
Project Officer, the World ORT Union. Geneva, Switzerland.
Laurence de Bure, laurencedebure@wlousa.net
Program Director of S.I.D.E, Solutions International for Development and Environment.
French-Swiss National, Green Card holder has been Vice-President of WLO for the last 7 years.
Communication and outreach consultant to the Sky Island Alliance for its M.A.B.A. and for the TARA Expeditions Project.
Prior experience includes, working in film distribution and communication with French and international companies including, Conde Nast Publication, Sony, Gaumont, Pioneer, Space Camp Alabama.
Humanitarian assistance through the French Cellule d'Urgence du Quai d'Orsay, (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), in Albania and Kosovo.
Independent consultant for Business Development for French Companies, in Balkan Countries.
Consultant for environmental activities in Developing Countries, including Mexico, Senegal and Brazil.
Board Member of The Native American Institute - Traditional Circle of Indian Elders and Youth.www.twocircles.org
Member, Board of Directors, Foundation for Moral Courage. www.moralcourage.org