GoodWeave

Staff + Board of Directors

GoodWeave USA Staff Nina Smith Cyndi Janetzko Scott Welker Rebecca Shaloff Kate Francis Biko Nagara Beth Gottschling Huber Maia Lee Jennifer Dann-Fenwick

GoodWeave USA Board of Directors Michela O’Connor Abrams Robin Broad Claude Fontheim Kul Chandra Gautam Steve Graubart Patricia Hambrick Rev. Pharis J. Harvey Barbara Hawthorn Aditi Mohapatra Marc Triaureau Dan Viederman Nancy Wilson Pat Zerega

For a list of GoodWeave's Advisory Board, click here.

 

Staff

Nina Smith is the founding executive director of GoodWeave USA, and has helped to build and lead GoodWeave International operations. She is a tireless advocate for children’s rights and an expert on addressing labor rights violations in manufacturing supply chains. Ms. Smith has presented internationally as well as nationally on these issues at events organized by Harvard University, the American Bar Association: Rule of Law Initiative and Stanford Graduate School of Business, among others. Ms. Smith is a winner of the prestigious Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, acknowledging her work to employ market strategies for social change. In 2012, she received The Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s EXCEL Award for excellence in chief executive leadership, which carries with it a monetary award for continuing leadership development.

A fair trade advocate and expert for two decades, Ms. Smith was formerly the executive director of The Crafts Center, a nonprofit organization providing marketing and technical assistance to indigenous artisans around the world. As president of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF) from 1996 to 1998, she launched FTF’s first consumer awareness campaign. She also was a crafts export consultant to the Tibetan Government-in-Exile in Dharamsala, India, where she oversaw the development of new market-driven product lines, quality control mechanisms, and artisan training programs. Ms. Smith has served various boards including the FTF and The Tibet Collection. She is a graduate of Tufts University, and is a practitioner affiliate of the Social Enterprise Graduate Degree program at American University. She lives in Maryland with her husband and six-year-old son.

Cyndi Janetzko is GoodWeave USA’s director of operations. Previously an independent consultant with background in green products marketing, investment fund development and strategic planning, Cyndi has experience readying smaller socially responsible businesses to compete in the private sector and attract both capital and clientele. Beginning in 1997, she was a member of the Environmental Enterprises Assistance Fund (EEAF) fundraising team to capital the fund, then developed its project origination strategy and marketing materials. While there, she was instrumental in the organization of Terra Capital Investors, a biodiversity fund for Latin American small business.

Scott Welker is GoodWeave USA’s director of business development. Scott has an extensive background in international brand management, business development and operations. While living abroad as the Area Market Manager for BAT, he developed distribution channels within emerging markets across the globe. Most recently Scott managed all aspects of a multimillion-dollar e-commerce entity. He has also provided operational and marketing expertise to a number of national and international nonprofit organizations on a volunteer basis.

Rebecca Shaloff, GoodWeave’s director of development and partnerships, rejoins the staff after three years as the screening director of the Green Business Network. While there, she oversaw the accreditation process and sustainability standards for companies to earn Green America’s Seal of Approval. From 2005 to 2008, Rebecca was GoodWeave’s development officer managing both foundation and individual donor relationships. Prior to her work in the social labeling and green business arena, Rebecca was a labor researcher with a trade union in Mumbai, India. She is also co-author of Green and Just Celebrations: A Purchasing Guide for Washington's Jewish Families. Rebecca currently sits on the Board of Directors of Green America (formerly Co-op America) and AVODAH: the Jewish Service Corps.

Kate Francis is GoodWeave USA's director of international partnerships. Previously with The Asia Foundation's Women's Empowerment Program, Kate provided technical and program development support to the Foundation's 17 offices in Asia, focusing primarily on such issues as human trafficking, women's rights and security and gender mainstreaming. Kate also served as a university instructor in China, and worked to increase international reproductive health funding as a government relations fellow at Population Connection, a US-based nonprofit. She holds a M.A. in International Development Studies with a concentration in women's studies from George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, and a B.A. from the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota.

Biko Nagara, international standards and policy officer for GoodWeave USA, has a master's in international affairs from Stanford University with a focus on social, environmental and economic development. His experience working for leading research institutes and national nonprofit organizations ranges from grassroots organizing and advocacy around environmental issues to the administration of civic leadership trainings and public health programs. While working at the United Nations Secretariat, he focused on human rights and civil society, reporting on developments and current events for the UN Chronicle. He also wrote on the topic of sustainable development for the Worldwatch Institute’s State of the World and has extensive experience in website development and graphic design.

Beth Gottschling Huber is GoodWeave USA’s international programs officer. Beth has more than 15 years of experience working with handcraft businesses in the Central and South Asia region, including seven years managing Aid to Artisans' programs in Asia. She has also consulted for a range of organizations including UNESCO, CARE and DAI. In addition to her nonprofit work, Beth served as director of operations for the communications and design firm Free Range Studios. She holds an MA in International Development from American University.

Maia Lee is GoodWeave USA's online marketing and media associate. Maia has a diverse background working in marketing and communications for nonprofit organizations. Hailing from Philadelphia, she previously worked with the Chemical Heritage Foundation and the Rosenbach Museum & Library, where she developed and managed a variety of communications, from social media to web content. A freelance graphic designer, Maia holds a BFA in art history, painting and weaving from Moore College of Art and Design.

Jennifer Dann-Fenwick is GoodWeave USA’s program assistant. Prior to this position, Jennifer interned for GoodWeave International as the impacts monitoring and evaluation (M&E) fellow. She is a recent graduate from Tufts University, with a Bachelors degree in Economics and International Relations, where she co-led the strategic planning process for the Millennium Campus Network (MCN), a non-profit organization that works to improve the effectiveness of university groups with an international development focus, and led MCN’s regional networking events. Jennifer brings a focus on South Asia and a background in internal evaluation to her work with GoodWeave.

Board of Directors

Michela O’Connor Abrams is the president and publisher of Dwell, the award-winning design and lifestyle media company. In 2006, Dwell hit the coveted Adweek HotList as well as the Advertising Age A-List, and was a Cappell's Circulation Top Ten Performer for the second consecutive year. In 2005, Michela helped see Dwell to its first major award when the magazine won General Excellence at the National Magazine Awards. She was also honored in 2005 by Media Industry News (min) as Sales Leader of the Year. Prior to Dwell, Michela was the President of Imagine Media's Business Division, including the flagship publication Business 2.0. She has over 20 years of experience in publishing, trade show management, online branding strategies, and strategic business development. She has held executive positions at IDG, Ziff-Davis, and McGraw-Hill. Michela serves on the Board of Magazine Publishers of Americas Independent Magazine Advisory Group (MPAIMAG, and Clickability, and is an Operating Partner at Meriturn Partners.

Robin Broad is a professor of international development at American University. She teaches courses on economic globalization and development, as well as environment and development, with a focus on social, environmental, and economic accountability. Her most recent book, Global Backlash: Citizen Initiatives for a Just World Economy (Rowman and Littlefield, March 2002) combines her analysis with 45 original documents to demonstrate that opponents to the current corporate-led globalization present viable, sophisticated alternatives. She is author of several books including Unequal Alliance: The World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Philippines. Robin is widely published in academic and policy publications, including Foreign Policy, World Development, World Policy Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. She has previously worked as an international economist at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Department of Treasury. Robin received her MA and PhD in development studies from Princeton University.

Claude Fontheim is the CEO of Fontheim International LLC, and serves as chairman of GlobalWorks Foundation. Claude advises companies on international trade and business; government relations; and corporate social responsibility issues. His work includes environment, energy, labor, human rights, health, and economic development issues. Claude is the chairman of the Democratic Leadership Council Project On The Global Economy and Trade; serves on the Executive Committee of the Alliance to End Hunger, the board of directors of New DEAL, and the advisory board of the U.S.-Bangladesh Advisory Council. He is also a senior advisor to the Business Council for Global Development LLC and is chairman of the Trade, Aid and Security Coalition. He has served on the President’s Advisory Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations, on the U.S. Trade Representative’s Trade Advisory Committee on Africa, and the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy. Claude received his JD, MPP and BA from the University of Michigan, and was the managing editor of Michigan’s international law publication.

Kul Chandra Gautam is a former assistant secretary general of the United Nations and the former deputy executive director of UNICEF. For more than three decades, his work for these agencies included socio-economic development, humanitarian assistance, human rights, and international diplomacy. He also worked to coordinate interagency collaboration, as well as public/private partnerships, for children’s rights and human development among U.N. agencies, donors and civil society organizations. As a senior UNICEF official, the issue of how to deal with hazardous and exploitative child labor was a natural policy concern for Kul, who was first introduced to the work of GoodWeave in 1997 while serving as UNICEF’s special representative in India.  He received his higher education in international relations and development economics at Dartmouth College, Princeton University and Harvard University.

Steve Graubart, managing director of finance at the University of the District of Columbia, has started and managed businesses in the US and internationally, and has devoted his business acumen to the development of impoverished communities and to promoting education. He has served as senior vice president global finance and chief financial officer for leading corporate governance companies, and has been a managing director of Calvert Ventures where his work included advising Grameen Bank. He has advised groups ranging from nonprofit agencies to host country governments to the World Bank on creating jobs and promoting private sector activities throughout emerging markets. He is a graduate of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Patricia Hambrick is president of the Hambrick Group where she develops marketing strategies and solutions for fast-paced Internet and Fortune 500 companies. Pat has served in senior marketing positions at companies such as Saucony, L’Oreal and Clairol with her most recent corporate job as group vice president Global Marketing for Reebok Ltd. In 1999 she started The Hambrick Group, whose clients roster includes The Gillette Company, Microsoft Home Entertainment, Bose, Bag Borrow or Steal, Timberland, and the business enterprise for tennis star Andre Agassi, AEI.  Pat also teaches in the MBA program at Boston University.

Rev. Pharis J. Harvey retired as executive director of the International Labor Rights Fund and as co-chair of the Child Labor Coalition in 2001. He continues his work on labor issues through the Fair Labor Association, where he is a member of the board and chair of the monitoring committee, and as senior program consultant for Stolen Childhoods, a feature-length film on child labor. An ordained minister of the United Methodist Church, Rev. Harvey previously served as executive director of the North American Coalition for Human Rights in Korea, and in a number of teaching and research positions in East Asia on behalf of the United Methodist Church and the Christian Conference of Asia. He is author of Trading Away the Future: Child Labor in India’s Export Industries (1994) and was honored in 1996 by the receipt of the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award for “Lifetime Achievement” in advancing the rights of workers.

Barbara Hawthorn, president and CEO of Barbara Hawthorn Interiors, Ltd., has managed and designed award-winning projects throughout the U.S. for over 25 years. Her firm encourages “design with a conscience” incorporating “green” design that promotes good health and cost savings over the years. Barbara graduated from the Fieldston School and Vassar College with Phi Beta Kappa honors, earned a Masters of Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and received a prestigious Ford Foundation Fellowship. Dedicated to enhancing the educational opportunities for children, Barbara serves on the Executive Committee of the Women's Leadership Group for The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington and the Host Committee for the Heart of America Foundation, in addition to her work with GoodWeave. Barbara was named Hall of Fame Designer in Home & Design in 2009 and Professional Woman of the Year 2011-2012 by The National Association of Professional Women, among other honors.

Aditi Mohapatra is an associate director with Business for Social Responsibility (BSR), leading BSR’s Information and Communications Technology practice for companies headquartered in the U.S. Her role includes working with companies in the telecommunications, consumer electronics, equipment manufacturing, internet, and software industries to improve the sustainability of their operations and products by focusing on issues such as human rights, supply chain, climate change, and sustainable product design. Previously she was at Calvert Investment Management, a leading sustainable and responsible investment firm Aditi holds an M.B.A. in Finance from George Washington University and a B.S. in International Economics from the University of Florida.

Marc Triaureau is the CFO at Voxiva, a global pioneer in delivering interactive mobile health services and leverages the world’s 5 billion mobile phones to communicate, interact, and engage people to help them live healthier lives. Voxiva is recognized by Fast Company as one of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the world for its leadership in pioneering mobile health solutions, and ranked #3 on the list of most innovative companies in the mobile industry. Prior to joining Voxiva, Marc held multiple financial leadership roles with companies in software technology and professional service sectors, including Diligence, an international business intelligence consulting firm; Get Well Network, a US-based interactive patient software firm; and Cataligent, an enterprise project management ASP software spin-off of Arthur D. Little. Marc holds a Bachelor’s in Finance from the University of Connecticut, a Master’s in Finance from Colorado State University and an MBA from INSEAD in France.

Dan Viederman is executive director of Verité, a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that people worldwide work under safe, fair and legal conditions. In doing so, Verité conducts social audits to bring transparency to workplaces around the world through a network of staff and partner non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The organization trains employers, corporate staff and the workers themselves on rights, responsibilities and risk, as well as methods for enhancing work so that workers prosper. Dan received the 2007 Skoll Foundation Award for Social Entrepreneurship for his work with Verité. Prior to joining Verité, he headed up the offices of the World Wildlife Fund and Catholic Relief Services in China. He is a graduate of Yale University, the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, and Nanjing Teacher’s University.

Nancy Wilson is director and associate dean of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University, a program working to integrate a public service ethic into all aspects of the Tufts' student experience. Nancy has over 20 years experience in non-profit and for profit management, in the U.S. and overseas, including direct management and bottom-line responsibility. Prior to coming to Tufts, she served briefly as executive director of the Africa Foundation, directing the implementation of a new organizational strategy. Before that, she completed five years in an international management consulting firm, where she became partner. She successfully started a new practice area in the firm, growing to a profitable team of 30 consultants within 18 months, directed and managed teams working across all industries and a wide range of consulting fields: strategy, customer relationship management, supply chain, cost reduction, human resources, change management and finance. Nancy holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University.

Pat Zerega, a corporate responsibility consultant, is the former director of corporate responsibility for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Trained as a rehabilitation counselor, Pat has worked with people with disabilities within the manufacturing industry as well as developing programs for people living with HIV. She continues to focus on issues surrounding supply chains, HIV and globalization.