Hamad, Taj A Fixture at the United Nations Tageldin Hamad, a 1984 UTS alum, has been a fixture at the United Nations for decades. A former Secretary of the United Nations NGO Executive Committee, Mr. Hamad has convened as well as participated in countless conferences and programs to strengthen the role that Civil Society plays at the UN. Dr. Hamad currently serves as Chairman of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO), and has also performed major leadership roles in that organization since its founding in 2000. He worked closely for many years with Dr. Noel Brown, a...

Kellet, Grace An Emerging Public Leader Having worked at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and with the Women’s Federation for World Peace International (WFWPI), an organization which holds General Consultative Status at the United Nations, Ms. Grace Kellett, MA in Religious Studies (‘22) has a keen understanding of the role that religion plays in multilateral relations. Grace received her Bachelor’s in International Affairs and Political Science at Northeastern University and has a particular interest in the area of human security and the unique role women play in this area. In her role...

Walsh, Thomas G. UTS alumni Thomas Walsh is the Chairman of Universal Peace Federation International, an NGO in Special Consultative Status with ECOSOC of the United Nations. With academic training in the fields of Religion, Ethics and Social Theory, he earned his Ph.D.at Vanderbilt University. He has been a teacher, author and editor, with specialization in areas of interfaith dialogue, religious studies, peace studies, philosophy and social theory. Dr. Walsh serves on the International Council of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations. He also serves as Publisher of UPF Today...

Curry, Mari Dr. Mari Curry, a mother of 4 children under 10 years old, Research Institute for the Integration of World Thought (RIIWT) president, director of the Blessed Marriage Project, and director of Education for Family Federation USA. She is also a recent graduate of Unification Theological Seminary’s Doctorate of Ministry program. Her current projects include planning the RIIWT annual conference and High Noon’s Blessed Marriage Project’s marriage retreats, and “raising my children to critically think, love unabashedly, and become world citizens that help others, are compassionate and...