We have many talented team members who will develop the project of UBI/UBU:
Board of Advisors
- Sharyn Abbott, Founder & CEO
- Joe Giove, Director of Innovation
- Douglas Hollie, Vice President of Student Transitions
- Arna & Gareth Jenkins, Vice Presidents, Youth Relations
Management – Ultimate Business International (parent to UBU)
- Sharyn Abbott, Founder & CEO
- Joseph Joy, Chief Business Development Officer
- Marc Levy, CLO
- Tom Salvaggio, COO
- Andrew Sims, CFO
- Ralph Taylor, COO, Construction
Binestar Medical Team
- Bijo Daniel, Director of Bienestar, RN
- Repha Awino Dunya, RN
- Dr Gil Paiz, Chief Medical Officer
- Dr Marc Nadreau, Chief Medical Officer
- Nisha Shaji, Director of Bienestar, RN
- Chantelle Taylor, Medical Advisor
- Ken VanOsdol, Chief Medical Director
- Cheryl Wolff, RN Director of Bienestar Center
- Gary Wolff, RN Executive Administrator Director of Bienestar Center
Bienestar Center
- Patricia Aguinaga, Director of Bienestar
- Sunil Chand, Director of Hyperbaric Chambers
- Lucia Ellis, Director of Bienestar
- Galen Friend, Director of Program Acquisition
- Robin Grant, Director of Equipment Acquisition
- Nicolle Hedberg, Director of Bienestar
- Esther Marc, Director of Bienestar
- Rosanna Medeiros, Director of Ayervedic Medicine
- Lien Potgieter, Director of Color Therapy
- Alexi Roseby, Director of Bienestar
- Parvaneh Safavi, Director of Bienestar
- Arti Shah, Director of Bienestar
- Helen Wang, Director of Bienestar
- Chris Westney, Director of Bienestar
Business Development
- Moma Dimitrijevic, Director of Business Development
- Ahmet Ozcam, Assistant Business Development Director
- Mark Pilcher, Director of Retail Development
- Mark Siddle, Project Manager
- Ben Toppin, Director of Project Managers
Automotive Design
- Juovenir Talastasin, Director of Automotive
Auto Restoration
- Jon Marshall, Director Auto Restoration
Destacar Jewell Management
- Lee Daugherty, Hospitality General Manager
- Karan Kampani, Hospitality General Manager
- Herold Mora, Hospitality General Manager
- Gary Sterling, Destacar Project Manager
- Pablo Zozaya, Architect, Destacar
Destacar Jewell Performance Team
- Tee Crane, Director of Music Programs
- Gareth Jenkins, Director Band Management
- Shawn Medeiros, Director of Live Music Programs
- Abdul Nahleh, Director of Dance Performance
- Anas Nahleh, Director of Dance Performance
- Sharif Williams, Director of Live Music Programs
Destacar Jewell Hospitality Team
- Selam Batkitar, Director of Hospitality, Food Services
- Vic Mena-Carrillo, Director of Hospitality, Food Services
- Sergio Orpinela, Resort Manager
- Ingrid Ovenstone, Director of Cuisine
- Lance Pelayo, Director of Food and Beverage
- Janini Vega, Chef
- Sherlyn Williams, Assistant Resort Manager
Dive Programs
- Michael Davis, Director of Dive Programs
Business Development: Innovation & Inventions
- Carlos Alcolea, Project Manager
- Matt Angiono, Assistant Director of Photography & Videography
- Rasheed Arzu, Director of Marketing
- Don Baker, Director Innovation & Inventions
- Ronnier Balan, Finance Manager
- Arin Bhowmik, Director of Customer Service
- Piotr Bober, Business Development Manager
- Shara Bores, Communications
- Chayanne Chan, Customer Service
- John Cissko, Director of Engineering-Inventions
- Margarita Davila,Engineer
- Sergio Delgado, Director of Marketing
- Dirceu Ferreira, Director of Marketing
- Alexander Gallego, Graphic Designer
- Akhil George, Director of Writing
- Mari Glavonjic, Project Manager
- Naim Green, Assistant Director Innovation & Inventions
- Leith Kanford, Sales and Marketing
- Shahadul Sotej Haque, Customer Service
- Nilesh Jetain, Director of Sales Inventions & Innovations
- Kapil Mittal, Director of International Business Development
- Elizabeth Oatney, Project Manager
- Austin Petillo, Project Manager
- Jaime Reyes, Project Manager
- Alvaro Salas-Carvajal, Marketing and Sales
- Emmanuel Suyog, Director of eCommerce
- Peter Sangolade, Graphic Designer
- Joshua Smith, Assistant Director Innovation & Inventions
- Ranji Thomas, Director of Business Development
- Yasmine Toppin, Sales
- Brent Van Der Vyver, Director of Sales
- Fabiola Williams, Sales
- Guillermo Zozaya, Executive Director of Marketing
Manufacturing
- Dargel Pérez Tamayo, Mechanical Engineer
Clothing & Linen Manufacturing
- Maria Ayuso, Clothing Design
- Abu Jahanir, Director of Textile Manufacturing
Environmental Manufacturing
- Johandre Beylefeld, Director of Environmental Projects
- Jay Carter, Director of Environment, Health and Safety
- Mitch Kamp, Alternative Energy
- Lila York, Director of Environmental Processes
Food Processing
- Agnes Krawczak-Bober, Director of Food Processing
- Gabbie Dimitrijevic, Director of Food Processing
- Muhammad Imran, Director of Food Processing
- Justino Palomo, Director of Food Manufacturing
Hemp Manufacturing
- James Hoad, Director of Hemp Manufacturing
Printing
- Tan De, Director of Printing
- Pilar Mora Preito, Editor
Construction: Architects, Engineers, Landscaping & Construction
Architects
- Ivan Camal
- Greg James, Director of Campus Planning
- Rhonda Lowe
Construction Team
- Ralph Taylor, COO, Construction
- Lino Alvarez, Project Manager
- Harrison Anderson, Electrician
- John Beltz, Director of Concrete Construction
- Leonard Bonenberger, Director of Construction Equipment
- Jamir Osmani Caal, Plummer
- Tony Collard, Construction Engineer
- Jose Comco, Construction
- Bill Ellingsworth, Team Leader
- Omar Hussain, Construction Manager
- John Northrop, Director of Road Services
- Stephen Pitzold, Construction
- Mark Ramclam, Construction Team Driver & Maintenance
- Jesus Saaveda, Civil Engineer
- Ric Sitar, Structural Engineer
- Mark Stephens, Construction Team
- Jarren Sutherland, Construction Team
- Tom Sterling, Project Manager
- Phil Swanson, Site Manager
- Taryn Thompson, Construction
- Robert Tillett, Director of Engineering
- Hernan Villarroel, Construction Manager
· Fabrication
- Jose Luis Preito, Director of Pre-fabrications
Construction: Housing
- Gary Schuitema, Director of Housing Construction
· Landscaping
- Ismail Geloglu, Director of Landscaping
- Herbert Haylock, Landscaping
- Hans Jahnke, Director of Landscaping
- Msafiri Kiswaga, Assistant Director of Landscaping
- Joe Salazar, Landscaping
- Melida Thompson, Assistant Director of Landscaping
- Dariel Torres, Assistant Landscape Architect
- Alberto Vasquez, Landscaping
Departments
- Edward Harris, Operations Director
Accounting
- Bay Abdelmaseeh, Accounting Department
- Stan Palacio, Accounting
- Amin Rhaman, Director of Payroll
- Gia Rivera, Assistant Director of Accounting Payroll
- Fayaz Shamshudeen, Payroll Department
Automotive Mechanics
- Juovenir Talastasin
- Amid Vega
Belleza
- Saira Caal, Cosmetologist
- Mokhtar Mrassli, Director of Belleza, Dermatology
- Ele Serrablo, Director of Belleza
- Mylyn Serrablo, Director of Belleza
- Erika Vega, Cosmetologist
Community Outreach
- Travis Bardalez, Community Outreach Programs
- Kenroy Ellis, Director of Community Outreach Programs
- Christian Loza, Director of Community Outreach
- Brads Neal, Corporate Outreach
- Genroe Pelayo, Community Training Program
- Denmar Russell, Community Outreach
Financial Projections
- Rami Al Qadi, Director of Financial Projections
- Mary Diaz, Assistant Director of Financial Projections
- Phillip Haughton, Analysis/Biology Teacher/Research
- Jorge Medina, Director of Risk Management
- Bothwell Ndou, Director of Financial Projections
- Hillary Nnamdi, Director of Financial Analysis
- Shiva Prasad, Financial Analyst
- Guillermo Trigo, Director of Financial Projections
- Claudia Zambrono, Director of Finance
Human Resources
- Racquel Castro, Assistant Director of Human Resources
- Justin Clarke, Employee Policy Development
- Carmen Figueroa, Human Resources
- Edwin George, Director of Recruiting
- Leon Oosthuizen, Director of Human Resources Resources
- Armin Rivera, Director of Recruiting
- Cesar Rodriguez, Director of Human Resources
- May Talastasin, Assistant Director of Human Resources
Information and Technology
- Jordan Burgess, Director of Technical Design
- Ed Grant, Director of Technology
- Robert E. Lee, Director of IT
- Sumithra Marimuthu, Director of Computer Design
- Julio Cesar Picelli, CIO
Legal Services
- Marc Levy, Chief Legal Council
- Danika McFadzean, Compliance Officer
- Maryori Pereira Villarroel, Legal Council
Operations Department
- Elzaan-Mari Beylefeld, Senior Executive Liaison
- Connie Bonenberger, Assistant Executive Liaison
- Zalika Jamilla Garbutt, Executive Liaison
- Veronica Lucía Narváez Gallego, Executive Liaison, Environmental
- Eunice Haughton, Executive Liaison
- Aisha Kumal, Executive Liaison
- Shristi Kumal, Executive Liaison
- Rudo Ndou, Executive Liaison
- Jane Ndiritu, Assistant Executive Liaison
- Kelsie Neal, Executive Liaison
- Berta Lilian Reyes, Clerk
- Glena Stevenson, Senior Executive Liaison
Procurement
- Anne-Marie Atse, Director of Procurement
- Chandra Kumal, Assistant Director of Procurement
- Melanie Lammey, Procurement
- Miki Majzik, Procurement
- Sacha Meaux-Echendu, Director of Procurement
- Julieta Pintado, Procurement
Property Acquisition
- Jeanpier Anaya, Director of Property Finance
- Rich Heyman, Director Transition Facilitates Acquisition
- Julian Kaplan, Director of Property Acquisition
- Joseph Usher, Legal Counsel
Property Management
- Aidia Chuc, Housekeeping
- Bertha Woods, Director of Property Management
Security
- Zahil Ayuso, Assistant Director of Internal Security Services
- Ernest Carter, Director of Security
- Ricardo Costa, Director of Security
- Humberto Miranda, Director of Corporate Security
- João Neno, Assistant Director of Security
- David Parkes, Director of Security Personnel
- Deremiah Phillips, Director of Internal Security
- Georgia Westby, Security Team
- Hugh Williams, Security Team
- Gordon Woods, Director of Security
Shipping & Receiving
- Jose Rosel Acosta, Dir Warehouse
- Damodar Bandekar, Director of Shipping & Receiving
- Mahmood Kanji, Director of International Shipping
- Marcelo Santini, Ship’s Captain
- Manish Sharda, Director of International Shipping
- Marcello Tapia, Director of International Trade
Software Development
- Aroma Salve, Director of Quality Control
Telecommunications
- Agneev Das, Telecom Engineer
Travel
- Arelis Diaz, Director of Travel
- Pooja Shukla, Director of Travel
Website
- Tahir Ifran, Director of Website Development
- Nazmul Haque, Director of Website Development
Visiting Instructors Program
- Donatella Shine Lupetti, Director of Visiting Instructors Program
Foundations
- Director of Foundations
- Feed the World
- Nick Amwata, Director of Feed the World, Little Syria
- Enzo Bertucci, Director of Feed the World, Environmental
- Luis Garcia, Director of Distribution Feed the World
- Muhammad Khan, Director of Feed the World
- Lucy Wambui Ndungu, Director of International Relations
- Barry Nelson, Director Feed the World
- Jenn Mena-Wenstrom, Director of Little Syria Millennium Project
- Jorge Zambrano, Feed the World – Environmental International Relationships
- Feed the World
Ranch Manager
- Roland Buchanan, Ranch Manager
Agriculture
- Mujeeb Adnan, Director of Development of Agriculture
- Ghanashyam Bhanja, Director of Farming
- Elsner Campos, Director of Agronomists
- Indranil Das, Director of Business Development
- Chris Downs, Director of Farming
- Heather Downs, Director of Herb Farming Operations
- Michael Faint, Director of Agriculture
- Hardeep Ghuman, Director of Farming Operations
- Rabia Imran, Director of Horticulture
- Suhail Khan, Director of Hydroponics
- Kyrah Lopez, Agriculture
- Daniel Macchi, Director of Hemp Cultivation
- Byron Manzanero, Director of Agricultural Science
- Tinotenda Matema, Agronomist
- Bilal Naamani, Director of Permaculture
- Ninad Patil, Director of Orchard Management
- Prabha Renganathan, Director of Agronomists Hydroponics
- Hipolito Sanker, Agriculture
- Raju Singh, Director of Conservation Agricultural
- Tiby Thomas, Director of Agricultural Development
- Anthony Torres, Business Development Ag Sales
- Wilber Vega, Agronomist
Fisheries
- David Velez, Director of Fisheries
Livestock
- Laura Guzmán Guerra, Veterinarian
- Matthew Martinez, Livestock
- Stephanie Marshall, Director of Equestrian Programs
- Ruben Moncada, Director of Zootechnist
- Brian Torres Ruiz, Director of Equestrian Programs
- Kristy Whitehill, Associate Director Equestrian Programs
Vinyard
- Ricardo Moravek, Director of Vineyards
UBU High School
- Dr. Bill Bach, Director of Administration
- PradeepKumar Gopalakrishnan, Project Manager
- Ahmed Omar, Director of Administration, Boy’s School
- Priyanka Parkar, Teacher Recruiter
- Frances Tsakonas, Director of Educational Development
- Zaib Unisa, Curriculum Development
Entrepreneurship Development
- Diana Ireland, Teacher Entrepreneur
- Mohammad Mohd, Director of International Education
- Monalisa Randolph, Teacher, Entrepreneurship
- Mustafa Shahat, Director of Entrepreneurship
- Girish Wadwekar, Entrepreneurship
Food Services
Grandparent’s Program
- Bruce and Shirley Ladd, Director of the Grandparents Program
Student Assessment
- Karl Burke, Senior Director of Student Assessment
- Carlos Castaño, Psychologist
- Archana Das, Director of Student Assessment
- Marty Downing, Associate Director of Student Relations
- Vanessa Grant, Associate Director of Student Relations
- Leslie Heard, Director of Student Screening
- Daniel Sutherland, Assistant Director of Student Relationships
- Paul Sutherland, Director of Student Relationships
- Merlene Torres, Assistant Director of Student Assessment
Teachers
- Sampson Addo, Director of Business Development
- Priyanka Bhowmik, Teacher of Dance
- Pamela Cardozo, Teacher – Chemical Engineering
- Natalia Castaño, Teacher, Sciences
- Tim Dami, IT Instructor
- Angel Figueroga, Director of Music Performance
- Saurav Gaur, Basketball Coach
- Amadou Guissett, Teach of Finance
- Diana Ireland, Teacher Entrepreneur
- Sasha Lee Hernandez, Teacher
- Arna Jenkins, Director of Sculpture
- Victor Katiechi, Teacher
- Mitch Kamp, Alternative Energy
- Ilia Lee, Languages
- Ramiro Morejón, Videography
- Ushasi Mahalanabish, General Education
- Lilliane Neves, English
- Miracle Nnamdi, Medical Processes
- Deyanira Palomo, Teacher – Primary
- Medi Shafic, Soccer Coach
- Shahina Shirin Tabassum, Social Sciences
- Silvia Taboada, Art Teacher,
- Luciano Tayrovitch, Drama
- Justo Torres, Teacher
- Gautami Wadwekar, Teacher, Chemistry
- Tdrinda Woods, Music Teacher
Teacher Assistants
- Carlos Diaz de Almeida, Teacher Assistant, Sports
- Victoria de Almeida, Teacher Assistant
- Itar Lee, Teacher Assistant
UBU – Staff School K-12
- Jenny Borde, Employee School Administrator
- Ushasi Mahalanabish
- Melonia Ramclam
- Mary Topero
Expansion
- Adam Mukiibi, Uganda
- Patience Awazi, Director of Cameroon
- Richard Kent, Director of Uganda
- Jamyang Pasang, Director of Tibet
- Chandani Senaratne, Director of Sri Lanka
Student Recruiting
- Chuck Kubasek, Student Recruiter
- Norma Ward, Student Recruiting
Student Live/Work Facilities
- Lorenzo Parker, Director of Youth Center, DC
Transition Facility
- Douglas Hollie, Director of Transition Facility & Board of Advisors
- Shirley Howard-Johnson, Director of the Transition Facility
Youth Sports Camps
Sports Recruiting Programs
- Vida Blue, Director of Youth Sports Programs
- Matt Shelton, Director of Youth Sports Programs
- Thomas Williams, Director of Youth Sports Programs