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Ms. Dorothy Adamson
Ms. Adamson is an instructor at The American School of The Hague in the Netherlands, where she’s lived for 20 years. There she developed and continues to coordinate the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS) Program, designed to involve students in hands-on service activities. Several years ago, Dorothy’s students adopted READ as their project and regularly sponsor events to raise funds for Nepal libraries. Dorothy and her students have made several trips to Nepal, spending time at READ libraries and in the Kathmandu office, and look forward to returning.
Ms. Arlene Blum
Arlene Blum has played a groundbreaking role in women’s mountaineering and has played a leading role in more than 20 mountain expeditions worldwide. Blum holds a doctorate in biophysical chemistry, and has taught at Stanford University, Wellesley College, and U. C. Berkeley, where her research was instrumental in banning Tris and Fyrol, two cancer-causing chemicals that were used as a flame retardant on children's sleepwear as well as the pesticide DBCP. She plans to continue this research to facilitate the regulation of similar chemicals and help protect our health and environment. Blum currently designs and presents informative and inspiring keynote lectures, leadership workshops, and cross-cultural seminars. She has given highly acclaimed classes in Mongolia, Uganda, Nepal and India, as well as across the U.S.
Mr. Marvin A. Brustin
Mr. Brustin is president and owner of a Chicago law firm, Marvin A. Brustin, Ltd., which specializes in jury litigation (primarily catastrophic injuries, business-related matters). An Honorary Royal Consul General of Nepal, Brustin was also the recipient of an Outstanding Leadership Award from India for promoting closer relationships between India and Nepal. He is an ardent trekker and outdoors enthusiast, and a long-time member of the Adventurers Club in Chicago. For many years, he served as the chairman of the Chicago Transit Authority citizen’s advisory board.
Mr. Jeffrey P. Lindtner
Mr. Lindtner is the former director of government relations for Cigna Corporation and former executive director of the Cigna Foundation. He also is on the Board of Directors of the Free Library of Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Economy League, and the Wilma Theater. Jeff kayaked the Trisuli River in Nepal in 1980, and returned seven years later, hiking to Everest Base Camp.
Dr. Uma Mysorekar
Dr. Mysorekar is the founder and President, of The Hindu Temple Society of North America, in Flushing, New York. She manages the daily operations and coordinates major Hindu celebrations and events, making her the voluntary equivalent of a CEO running an organization with annual revenues of $3 million, 30 full-time staff members, and serving 20,000 devotees in the United States. She is the President of Heart and Hand for the Handicapped, an organization dedicated to raising funds for institutions caring for handicapped children in New York and India. Dr. Mysorekar is a gynecologist with a practice in Queens.
Mr. Utpal Kumar Sengupta
Mr. Sengupta is the CEO of Crossflow Nepal Trust, a charity organization working in Nepal and India. He was Vice President and General Manager of Shangri-la hotels in Kathmandu and Pokhara, Nepal. Mr. Sengupta also launched Kathmandu’s leading destination management company, Shangri-la Holidays, and Himalayan Exchange, a Franco-Nepali social services organization in Nepal.
Mr. Elliot Shelkrot
Mr. Elliot Shelkrot was President and Director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, where he launched a host of innovative programs to increase library services. Before joining the Free Library in 1987, Mr. Shelkrot served as State Librarian for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. A leader in civic affairs in Philadelphia, he serves as a board member for the Allegheny West Foundation, the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Council and the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance. In 2003, Mr. Shelkrot was honored with a Special Achievement Award by the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.
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