Eugenio Cano

Eugenio held the post of minister counselor at the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Nicaragua to the United Nations in New York, NY from 2002 to April 2007. In that position, he was the assigned delegate for the Economic and Social Affairs Second Committee of the United Nations and the principal contact for Nicaragua’s elected memberships to the Board of Directors of the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) 2004-06 and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 2004-06. He was previously posted at the Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua in the Republic of China (Taiwan), Taipei, from August 1998 to August 2002 where he organized investment and commercial promotion activities among other diplomatic activities. He is author of Nicaragua: Land of Opportunities, published in 1999 and its second edition published in 2002. He has also advised major international investors seeking to invest in Nicaragua in manufacturing and infrastructure projects. Eugenio earned a Master of Public Policy in 1997 from the Gerald H. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. He holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from Columbia College, Columbia University in the City of New York. Though his mother tongue is Spanish, he speaks English fluently; he also has attained an advanced level of Mandarin Chinese, an intermediate level of French and basic knowledge of Portuguese.
Contact: eugenio@globalhood.org

Anne Delorme

With nearly ten years experience in international and community development and an MBA from McGill University, Anne Delorme has developed a strong expertise in project management. Main accomplishments include the launch and sustainable growth of an environmental NGO, raising 9.5 million dollars for breast cancer research and the management of youth and capacity development programs in 6 countries, benefiting 45 community organizations. Ms. Delorme has field and management experience with programs in youth leadership, entrepreneurship, women’s rights and access to basic services (agriculture, water and health promotion). A talented facilitator, writer and researcher, she is fluent in French, English and Spanish.
Contact: anne@globalhood.org

Adam Michaels

Adam is currently a Senior Associate at Booz & Company, a management consulting firm. He specializes in Operations design and improvement in the Consumer & Media practice. Before business school, Adam worked for Capital One Financial Corporation. It was at Capital One, where he was exposed to international business development. Adam worked extensively in the United Kingdom and France, and helped launch businesses for Capital One in Italy and Spain. Adam has a degree in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a masters in business administration from Columbia Business School. Adam lives in New York with his wife and 2 year old son.
Contact: adammichaels@globalhood.org

Nancy Block Reid

Nancy Reid holds a BA in Anthropology from Yale University, an MBA from the Tuck School at Dartmouth, and a Grand Diplôme from the French Culinary Institute. She has conducted ethnography in Ecuador on a grant from Yale, and participated in Inland Press Association international study missions to Japan, China, South Korea, and Morocco. She has served on the boards of the Medical College of Ohio Foundation, a chapter of the American Red Cross, and Family House. In 2006, she was appointed to serve on the Advisory Committee on Social Responsibility for the Dartmouth College Endowment. She works for CCS Fundraising, where she designs and executes capital campaigns for leading nonprofit organizations.
Contact: nancy@globalhood.org

Frank Cohn, Co-Founder, Executive Director

Frank holds his MSW from Columbia University, specializing in International Social Development and Social Enterprise Administration, and in addition to his work as Co-Founder and Executive Director of Global Potential, he is also the Founder and Executive Director of Globalhood, working part-time as the Associate Director of Bushwick IMPACT, a family resource center in Brooklyn, NY. Originally from Vancouver, Canada, he has worked extensively in the field with marginalized youth, women’s groups, and communities, including a post as Field Director for an NGO in Central America and with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in Social Policy and Development. In 2005-6 he was the Co-Founder and President of the Columbia University Partnership for International Development (CUPID), an organization with over 1250 current members from across 12 graduate school disciplines. He brings 10 years of managerial and supervisory experience with Community Service and Development programs, and regularly conducts trainings for human service staff on Communication, Stress Management, and Team Building. He has work experience in 12 countries in Asia and the Americas, and speaks fluent French, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, and intermediate Hindi.
Contact: frank@globalhood.org

Dr. Sandra Gomez

Dr. Sandra Gomez is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at New York University School of Medicine and a senior candidate at the New York University’s Psychoanalytic Institute. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in General and in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Dr. Gomez graduated Cum Laude from Pedro H. Urena National University School of Medicine in the Dominican Republic. She completed her fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Columbia University’s St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center where she became chief resident during her senior year. She has Co-found Latino Mental Health Services in under-served communities in New York and Massachusetts. Dr. Gomez has a strong interest in studying psychogenic illnesses in youngsters, an interest that originated from her contact with hundreds of children, adolescents and young adults during her tenure as the Director of the Emergency Services for the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City. Since then Dr. Gomez has participated in prominent research projects in this field such as the treatment of Adolescents Suicide Attempters (TASA) study. Dr. Gomez has co-authored several peer-reviewed articles, contributing to her field in areas as diverse as Anxiety Disorders and ADHD in adolescents, among others.
Contact: sandra@globalhood.org

Julie Wang

Julie brings to Globalhood over 10 years of strategy and development experience, primarily within the financial services industry. Currently, Julie serves as a Vice President at Citigroup, focusing on financial protection products. Previous to that, Julie held strategic development roles at MasterCard and American Express where she advised and implemented on such issues as new product introductions, long term growth, and sales and marketing effectiveness. In addition, Julie has been affiliated with various community organizations including the Taproot Foundation as well as the Urban Business Assistance Corporation where she served as the Vice President of Education. Julie received her M.B.A. from the NYU Stern School of business and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
Contact: julie@globalhood.org

Nanske L. Wood

Nanske has over twenty five years of experience in the healthcare industry. Her broad healthcare background encompasses big and small Pharma (Abbott Laboratories, Wyeth, Merck, Esprit Pharma), a dot.com start up (Rxcentric), and various leadership roles in medical communications. She played the leading role in the creation and development of Carbon Healthcare, a major healthcare communications company, and has received an HBA (Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association) “Rising Star” award. Currently, Nanske heads up a small start-up named Vanjan Inc. It is focused on improving health outcomes for patients in underserved markets, in particular HIV. Nanske received her B.S. degree in Finance from the University of Illinois, and her MBA degree from DePaul University.