We are Subayo!
Mbumwae Suba Founder and President Email: mbumwae at Subayo.org |
Mbumwae Suba has truly had a lifelong connection to Africa. She was born in Zambia in 1953 and the events of her childhood gave her a strong conviction that she should maintain her ties to Africa – particularly to help the women of the continent benefit from a system of support and education. Read more...
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David Vassar Treasurer
Email: d.vassar at subayo.org |
David has sponsored several needy Central American children through Christian Children’s Fund since finishing his B.A. in 1978, and held memberships in the Nature Conservancy, Greenpeace, the Sierra Club, and NYC’s own Transportation Alternatives, which he enthusiastically supports in its efforts to promote better transit and conditions for pedestrians and cyclists throughout the City. His concern for a healthier living environment for fellow New Yorkers and for all citizens of our one world is perhaps best reflected in the dictum: “Think globally, act locally.” David’s own recreational interests include reading, bicycling, hiking, kayaking, playing soccer and cards with 7-year-old son Benjamin, watching sports and science programs on TV, and listening to music by Miles Davis, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, and assorted world and traditional “classical” music. His ambivalent endeavors in amateur carpentry at home have in any case somewhat vindicated his likewise ambivalent career-veer into academic librarianship, as characterized by his prevailing motto: “Service with a grimace.” --the point of which perhaps is: We’d often rather be served than serve, but we’re all called to participate in this thing called service. |
Chris Rohner is a senior Emergency Manager for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has lived in PA and NY all his life, except for a two year stint in Japan. He has a masters in urban planning and has been involved in pedestrian-friendly transportation and urban design since college. He has served as Vice President of the 950 unit coop where he lives and is active in community activities. Chris believes one person can make a difference, that you should think globally and act locally, that a walk in the woods does everyone good, and that “do’in” muscles are better than “show’in” muscles. He likes riding his bike to work and enjoys escaping the city to his two story tree house in duchess country on weekends. Chris lives in New York City with his wife and two daughters . |
Chris Rohner Secretary
Email: c.rohner at subayo.org |
Ana Singh Newsletter
Email: a.singh at Subayo.org |
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Gregory Schwedock Web Master/Design
Email: g.schwedock at Subayo.org |
Gregory Schwedock is a sophomore at Hamilton College. As an active member of the Hamilton Outing Club he regularly leads trips in the Adirondacks in addition to participating in lots of sports around campus including hockey, ultimate frisbee and IM softball to mention a few. Having Einstein as an idol, he currently intends to major in physics, but enjoys a wide range of interests from writing and performing poetry to designing websites. He spent the 2007 summer interning with Professor David Schiminovich at Columbia University identifying Ultraviolet Luminescent Galaxies. He also bicycled from Sea Isle, New Jersey to New Burn, North Carolina with a friend, a 500 mile plus trip in six and a half days. Gregory feels it is an honor to be able to assist in furthering the goals of the Subayo Foundation by designing and maintaining its website. |
Louisa Gilbert is the Co-Director of the Social Intervention Group (SIG). She is currently a Co-Investigator on two NIMH funded studies and two NIDA studies, which address the overlapping problems of intimate partner violence, drug use and HIV risk. She has worked at SIG for the last 17 years conducting intervention research, which addresses the co-occurring problems of HIV, drug use and intimate partner violence. She has co-authored more than 40 articles from this research. Ms. Gilbert also serves as a member of the Clinical Advisory Committee at Sanctuary for Families and a member of the practice research network of the New York State Office of Substance Abuse and Alcoholism Services. |
Louisa Gilbert Email: l.gilbert at subayo.org |
Julia Knight Email: j.knight at subayo.org |
Julia Knight currently resides in Harlem, NY, and works professionally as an actor and personal trainer. She aslo engages her energies as an activist, and has acted as facilitator of substantial book donations to Subayo from a major American publisher. Julia befriended Mbumwae Suba during the period when her daughter Leyla was in Mbumwae's care as Julia traveled abroad to visit her husband, whose work takes him overseas. Since that time Julia has developed a keen interest in the Foundation's mission, in particular in improving the lives of African women, from gaining easier access to clean water to freedom from polygamist conventions through education and career skills. Julia looks forward to continuing her efforts in facilitating donations from major contributors to help fulfill the Foundation's mission. |
