2019 World Affairs Council of Harrisburg
About Us:
We are a non-partisan, non-political 501(c)3 organization part of the World Affairs
Councils of America, headquartered in Washington, D.C. Dedicated to educating our
community about the most pressing local, national and international issues of our day.
We organize international travel and provide numerous opportunities for young people
to learn about the world in the classroom, at our events, and through scholarships that
allow them to visit countries around the globe.
Meet the WACH Board
Joyce M. Davis
President and CEO
Russel W. Goodman, Secretary
Dr. Mehdi Noorbaksh, Vice President
Eliz Nestorov, Treasurer
Board Members
Romeo Azondekon – Central Penn
College Rev. Nathaniel Gadsden – United Way of
the Capital Region (retired)
Lindsay Bowman – Harrisburg Academy Pat Gadsden – President, Life Esteem, Inc.
Ambassador John Craig – Ambassador-
in-Residence, Elizabethtown College Link Martin – Temple University Harrisburg
Sait Onal – TransAmerica Insurance
Dr. Chris Dolan – Professor, Lebanon
Valley College
Rubina Tareen – Independent
Development Consultant
Kalpana Doppalapudi PowerWoman, Inc.
Dr. Oralia Garcia Dominic – Penn State
Hershey Medical School
Uday Shrikantia – International Business &
Marketing Consultant
Azra Syed- Retired, PA Department of
Environmental Protection
Connecting Pennsylvania’s Capital Region to the World