RYS Organizational Chart

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International Director

John W. Gehring

     The International Director is responsible for the overall development of the Religious Youth Service. He works together with the mother organization, Universal Peace Federation, the Global Management Team and the Advisory Council to plan and oversee the successful execution of the projects.

Global Management Team (GMT)

John W. Gehring
Fazida Razak
Carol Pobanz

     The Global Management Team works together with the International Director to manage the activities of RYS worldwide.  Every project is assigned a member of the GMT to help standardize the education and project execution. The GMT will also work to standardize publications and educational materials.

Advisory Council

Daniel Bessell
Ron Burr
John Gehring
Ravi Galhena
Sherry Hartmann-Burr
Frank Kaufman
Debendra Manandhar
Ana Olson
Carol Pobanz
Fazida Razak
Kerim Tseney
Massimo Trombin

     The Advisory Council is made up of an interreligious group of individuals who have helped in the development of the RYS over its 20-year history.  They meet (at least virtually) twice a year to discuss the development of the RYS. This council will advise the management team and the International Director on what projects RYS should next undertake and where it should be carried out. Furthermore, this council helps in the formulation of project policies and finds new sources of funding for RYS.

Secretariat

     The secretariat is the administrative body of the RYS, it is not a single location office in fact there are RYS volunteers in several nations that ensure the various administrative tasks are performed. The secretariat is responsible to send out the newsletter, manage the international participant database and the alumni network. Furhtermore it is charged with collecting and editing project proposals and reports as well as create promotional publications and educational materials.

Advisors

Rev. Sterling Belgrove
Mother Marcia Belgrove
Dr. Antonio Betancourt
Dr. James H. (Suhban) Burton
Dr. Azizzun Islam
Dr. Kazi Nurul Islam
Dr. David Kalupahana
Mr. Debendra Manhandhar
Dr. Koshen Nishiyama
Dr. Suliman Nyang
Fr. S. Nithiya
Dr. Bertram Philips
Dr. Huston Smith
Rev. Michael Teague
Dr. Thomas Ward

     The Advisors are people such as religious leaders and other professionals who offer expert advice to the RYS leadership regarding the development of the organization.

Project Developers

     Project Developers are those people who work to coordinate the RYS projects. They work in cooperation with members of the management team to create meaningful and successful projects. The Project Developer is the central person for RYS project preparations.

     Project Developer's name and contact information is posted with each Upcoming Project