Club Board 2023 - 2024

Ms. Nadiv is the Senior Business Development Strategist at WestEd and Chief Executive Officer at Global Health and Education Strategies, LLC (GHES) a bespoke consulting firm focused on developing education, health and wellness solutions. In addition to her strategic business development activities, Sarah has led multidisciplinary teams, managed large, complex multi-million dollar proposals and projects, and developed both in-person and online professional development materials for practitioners, policymakers, and families around the world. Trained in infant and early childhood mental health, her work focuses on providing mental health, trauma, and social and emotional learning. 

Gustavo is Country Manager of Klimber Corp in Mexico, an Insurtech company with business in Latin America. He is also an advisor on digital technologies for non-profit organizations. He has experience in State Modernization, having developed the implementation of management dashboards, the identification of indicators, and the development of project monitoring systems for Argentina's national government. He was a consultant for the World Bank in Argentina and Paraguay on information systems and management. Likewise, he was a consultant for CorpBanca in Chile, for the development of a commercial management board for the private banking division. Gustavo is a Civil Engineer from the Metropolitan University of Caracas and has an MBA from Adam Smith Open University. In addition, he has certifications in systems and project management. He is a guest speaker at George Washington University.

Ademar Bechtold earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the State University of New York, the same university he had attended as a Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholar a few years earlier. During his College years in Brazil, Ademar was an active member of the Rotaract Club of Itajai, District 4652, elected to various leadership positions, including the Rotaract District Representative. Ademar is a professor of economics at Notre Dame of Maryland University in Baltimore. His primary interest is in international trade and monetary policy. At Notre Dame, Ademar has inspired faculty and students to create a more prosperous and "just" world by thinking globally and learning how people in other countries think before judging them for not thinking like us.

Mike is the Regional Director, Inter-America and Pacific Region at Peace Corps. He brings over 30 years of professional experience managing international development programs in over 40 countries.  His expertise includes strategic planning, management and administration, grant implementation, youth development, education technology, program design/ implementation, training design and facilitation, and public - private sector partnerships.  Mike previously worked at USAID as the Agency Senior Advisor on Youth - overseeing coordination of youth issues across all sectors of the Agency.  Mike also worked as the Senior Associate for Capacity Development at Creative Associates International as well as the Chief of Party for the USAID-funded Panama Youth At Risk Program. He served as Chief of Programming and Training for the Inter-America and Pacific Region covering 21 countries at Peace Corps, as well as Deputy Director for Peace Corps Dominican Republic. As Vice President for Youth Service America, he led a network of 235 non-profits promoting civic engagement. He served as Country Representative at the Inter-American Foundation overseeing grant management for portfolios in Mexico, Venezuela, Panama. He also served as National Programs Officer for UNICEF in the Dominican Republic. 

Mike received his Master’s in Public Administration from Princeton University and his Bachelor’s of Science Degree in International Relations from Georgetown University.

Lara Bersano Calot is the Director of Marketing Communications and Digital Transformation of The Trust for the Americas an NGO affiliated to the Organization of American States. Before joining the Trust, Lara was responsible for the communications strategy of the Infrastructure Sector of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington DC. During her professional career she also oversaw international public relations and communications at the University of Central Arkansas; was an advisor of the communications team of the Chief of Staff of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires in Argentina; served as Chief International Editor of ADN Magazine and Competencia Magazine in Latin America and the US; oversaw public policy and communications in public programs in Argentina, Ecuador and Venezuela, and worked in senior positions in NGO's and private corporations in Latin American institutions.

Patrick McCabe works at the USAID Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance as a program assistant for the Levant region. He has dedicated his work and studies to issues of peacebuilding, global migration, and forced displacement. Previously, Patrick was a postgraduate fellow with the International Organization for Migration in Morocco, working on the FORSATY youth development program. He was also a youth ambassador at the U.S. Pavilion to the World Expo in Dubai. Patrick graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where he studied Political Science, Arabic, and Peace Studies. He speaks Arabic and Spanish, having lived extensively in the Middle East and Latin America. As a Rotarian, he looks forward to supporting youth engagement and leadership.

Anthony Bloome is the Founder and Executive Director of the Mobiles for Education (mEducation) Alliance, a non-profit focused on strengthening global collaboration and catalyzing knowledge exchange and evidence-informed investments for strengthening education in developing countries, particularly through innovative uses of technology. He has specialized in the field of international development and technology for over 25 years.

From 2009 to 2020, he was USAID’s Senior Education Technology Specialist. While working at USAID, Tony founded the mEducation Alliance and the All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development, an open innovation competition and partnership with World Vision and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) to catalyze tech-based innovations to advance early grade reading. 

From 2006-2009, Tony was Peace Corps’ technology for development specialist. From 1995-2006, he served as a distance education specialist for the World Bank in Washington, D.C. and Zimbabwe where he focused on various applications of technology for education, health, and youth and workforce development. Tony serves on multiple advisory boards including, the Rotary International Action Group in Basic Education and Literacy and Benetech. He has a M.A. in Telecommunications from George Mason University and a B.A. in English Literature from UCLA.

Carlos Escalante oversees the Communications Department's at The Trust for the Americas, NGO affiliated with the Organization of American States. His main goal is to optimize project impact throughout the Americas by leveraging digital platforms and implementing effective outreach media strategies.

Carlos has actively engaged with vulnerable populations in Costa Rica and the United States, including immigrants and youth. Through his role as a teacher and advocate, he has made a lasting impact on these communities by promoting the development of critical life skills. Prior to joining The Trust for the Americas, Carlos worked at the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Authority, where he provided consulting services to companies aiming to enhance their competitiveness through the Country Brand, essential COSTA RICA.

Carlos has a strong academic foundation with a bachelor's degree in International Trade from LEAD University in San Jose, Costa Rica, and a diploma in Strategic Corporate Communications at El TEC de Monterrey. 

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Dr. Rose Cardarelli is the CEO & Founder of the international NGO, Education for All Coalition. She is acclaimed for her work in strategy, global education, and sustainable development, and is a veteran of the U.S. Department of Defense and former professor of human security. As a humanitarian, she is driven by her passion to develop equitable, accessible, and sustainable solutions for displaced children worldwide. The Education for All Coalition serves to improve the lives and social development of children, with a focus on early childhood development, social emotional learning, digital technology, and inclusive education. The mission of the Education for All Coalition is to help children become thriving global citizens with unlimited potential and opportunities. Dr. Cardarelli serves as an NGO representative to the UN, UNHCR, and UNICEF, and is a member of the Board of Directors for both Childhood Education International and Fitchburg State University. She earned her Ed.D. from The College of William and Mary, an MHA from Baylor University, and an M.Ed. from Boston University. She is also a graduate of the University of Oxford’s Refugee Studies Center on Forced Migration.