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Second World is a dynamic non profit arts organization combining media and music and art for a better world. |
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A Second World
LOWELL, MA USA, The Middlesex Beat Magazine: Valerie Parker has a lofty mission: to change the world. That may seem a tall order for the average person, but for her it goes with the territory. In 1997 the twenty-something Massachusetts native spearheaded a bold, non-profit initiative called Second World. Her formula is simple: Give back to the people what they deserve through fair trade. Really fair. |
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The Second World Board of Directors
- Executive Director Valerie Parker is a filmmaker, sustainability activist and entreprenuer who discovered her passion for economic justice movements while conducting field research via Emerson College and the School for International Training, and the University of West Indies, Kingston Jamaica.
- President, David Alpert has a strong interest in fair trade and sustainable development having spent time in the Middle East, has also been in the Mental Health field since 1992. Having studied a good bit of moral philosophy as an undergraduate at Binghamton University, Mr. Alpert identified with ethical thinkers (such as Immanuel Kant) who suggested that we should treat our 'means' to ends as 'ends in themselves.'
- Secretary, Dr. Deborah K. London is Assistant Professor in Communication Studies at Merrimack College. London earned a BS in Speech Communication from Syracuse University, post-baccalaureate in secondary education /English from John Carroll University and a master’s degree in Speech Communication studies from Emerson College. London spent five years living and working in S.E.Asia before earning her PhD at Ohio University. Ms. London, is a published author, consultant, and professor in a range of areas in communication studies .
- Raj Alur is the Chief Marketing Officer responsible for worldwide marketing and sales at Deeya Energy and was most recently a managing director at Vesbridge Partners and St. Paul Venture Capital. Raj was previously Vice President of Strategic and Segment Marketing for Lucent Technologies, Director of Marketing & Business Development at Ascend Communications and Account Manager for Stratus Computer's $20M Korean Sales. Raj also served as CEO of ProQuent Systems, a wireless data switch company. Raj was one of the initial team members of Isis Distributed Systems a startup from Cornell University that was acquired by Stratus Computer. He spent his initial career designing operating systems and file systems at Wang Labs and Siemens Nixdorf. Raj is a Board Director of The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) Boston chapter where he served as the President during 2006-2008. Raj holds an MBA from Cornell University and a Masters degree in Computer Science from Boston University.
- Kevin J. Alymer is a writer, historian, seasoned event producer, and ethnomusicologist with a career spanning over thirty years in the music industry to the educational arena.
- Katchi Lessard, possesses a dynamic multi-cultural communications ability from her expertise in cross cultural marketing and specifically specializing in Portuguese language communications. Ms. Lessard is an invaluable member of the team and provides a wealth of cultural competency experience in marketing campaigns.
- Cecilia Okafor brings her years as an advocate to the African newcomer communities of Greater Lowell at the African Assistance Center into her current passion for global relations and cultural awareness education.
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