Organizations Filed Purposes:
The World Affairs Council of the Mid-Hudson Valley is a non-partisan forum for citizen participation in world affairs. Its mission is to raise public awareness of the issues that unite and divide nations, people, and major faith communities, and to stimulate interest in a better understanding of important world affairs. We encourage informed exploration of world issues and their relationship and connections to the Mid-Hudson Valley region. The Council offers information about our increasingly complex world through public lectures, panels and debates, and educational and cultural programs. The council also sponsors programs and collaborative efforts to reach high school and college students and teachers. The Council seeks out partner organizations to co-host events. Recent partners have included: The Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center at the FDR Presidential Library, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, Vassar College, Marist College
1-Academic World Quest competition for high school students -the local winning school's team is sent to Washington DC for national competition hosted by World Affairs Councils of America in Spring COST $2998 in 2019)
2-6 Great decisions discussion groups held in libraries plus Student World Affairs Conference at Dutchess Community College
3 -Sponsor of lectures at Dutchess Community College, Marist and Vassar Colleges (Cost $1000 in 2019
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Jean-Claude Fouere | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Pat Ryan | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Christopher Bjork | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Mirza Ashraf | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Carolyn Hansen | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Michael O'Sullivan | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Umar Ahmad | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Harold King | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Malia Du Mont | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
Philip Van Itallie | Treasurer | 8 | $0 |
Karen Nichols | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
Matthew Murray | President | 5 | $0 |
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