SLATECANDIDATES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Candidate for PRESIDENT :

MARIE-NOELLE SINOU TAILLANDIER• Engineer, M.S., Founder and CEO of

Amakima, LLC. PMP (Project Management Professional) certified. NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programation) certified.

• Driven by a passion for people, teams and projects development. Loves nothing more than to see impossible becoming possible when human beings are given the opportunity to express their best and build together, as a team

• Draws from her 19+ years of experience in complex project and contract management in international, private and public sectors to support organizations, teams and project leaders to bring their projects to the next level and to achieve their mission by providing them business, leadership and management assistance

Candidate for PRESIDENT OPERATION :

PADMINI MAHURKAR

• WBFN Welcoming Co-Chair • MMEG selection committee • Extensive relocation experiences in

London, Tokyo, New York, Manila and Mumbai, she believes strongly in the mission of WBFN

• She acquired Certification in Cultural training recently to aid her in the task of welcoming new families into DC

• Holding Masters in Economics and a Masters in Finance

• She has taught Economics and Finance in Mumbai, Tokyo and NewYork; worked as an Economist in Manila.

• She runs and a free school for young children in India

Candidate for SECRETARY :

SUZANA BARROSO• Ph.D. engineer with a large experience in

conducting independent and data-driven research in petroleum engineering and managing projects and teams

• Brazilian

• WBFN volunteer at Knowledge Management Team

• Creative, tech-savvy, dynamic, problem solver with excellent organizational skills

• Interests include Knowledge Management, Data Science, wine, food, kids and travel

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

PRISCIL TSOUCK-IBOUNDE

• Gabon and France Nationalities, fluent in French and with good English skills

• Hold a MA in Economics with a major in International Financial Relations and a Post- graduate degree in International Business Law.

• 20 years work experience in a French International banking group includes Credit Risk Control and monitoring, Financial analysis and working on business improvement processes.

• Involved in a local community outreach program taking care of homeless women in the US

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

REGINA TOTH• Joined the World Bank Family Network shortly after

arriving in Washington D.C. in March 2017. Since then she has been actively participating in the work of the WBFN Welcoming Team and acting as the administrator of the Welcoming Team since January 2018

• Master of Science degree in Business Administration from Corvinus University, Budapest, Hungary and a solid financial background

• Has 20 years experience in business planning, budgeting, financial analysis and management reporting in an international environment, in life insurance and pension fund industries

• Her native language is Hungarian, and she speaks English fluently

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

ASHIKUR RAHMAN• An experienced marketing and communications

professional, working in communications and brand management for almost all his 13+ year career. He has worked in senior management positions in multinationals such as Unilever, Telenor/Grameenphone and Marico – with top and bottom-line responsibility for businesses, brands and projects. At WBFN, he has volunteered for the Social Media Team & the Marketing team and in coordinating for the Communication Program

• He has an MBA from the George Washington University School of Business and is a Beta Gamma Sigma honor society member

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

MAHFUZA HAI• Co-leader of the WBFN Health Professional

Group: 2017 - 2018 • Reviewed, edited and prepared content for

publication on WBFN Facebook and LinkedIn as part of the WBFN social media team from 2016 till date

• MMEG Selection Committee member: 2017 - 2018

• Licensed Physician from Bangladesh. Specialized as a general internist during residency

• Extensive relocation knowledge and diverse experience having lived in 4 countries and 3 regions

• Currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya and enjoys exploring nature through photography and traveling

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

DOMINIQUE BRULE• Over 20 years of professional experience as

an economist. Before arriving in the US, was working for 3 French State Agencies dedicated to the development and improvement of agriculture in France, providing economic analysis and implementing European Union programs

• Particularly appreciates teamwork and working on projects

• Also generates value in data management, bridging data with analysis, presenting information in a clear and transparent manner

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

JULIEN MOREL

• French native. Fluent in English, Proficient in Spanish and some notions of German

• Engineer, M.Sc. In Project Finance and Structured Finance, Ph.D. in Applied Physics

• 10 years of experience in the French Public Sector and more recently in International Development

• Has professional interests in transport infrastructure and service development and financing as well as Public-Private Partnerships

• Outside of work, enjoys family time, friends, climbing and playing music

• Always motivated by challenges like learning how to solve the Rubik’s Cube or how to moonwalk

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

BEVERLY BRAR• Beverly Brar grew up in Kent, UK, but, New

Delhi, India has been home since 1985. • Hold degree in History and French from Oxford

University, UK; a M.A. in Law and Diplomacy, from the Fletcher School, Boston, USA

• Over 20 years of development experience working with the UN, in South Asia and Africa; and three adult children.

• She has accompanied her husband on WB postings in DC, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Sierra Leone.

• Active in WBFN since her first stay in DC in 2004 – 2006, particularly in the Teen Program, from which the TSP grew, and on the MMEG Selection Committee.

Candidate for EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER AT-LARGE :

UJWAL CHATRATH

• CPA (US), CMA(US), Chartered Accountant (India) and a Bachelors in Commerce, with 15 years of experience across 3 continents with large Multinational corporations such as Microsoft, Nokia, Capgemini, Honda in areas of Business Planning & Analysis, Project Management, Product Pricing & Rebate Strategy and Business Process Improvement.

• I enjoying partnering with business managers to drive strategic objectives and mentoring colleagues within multicultural settings

Candidate for NOMINATING CHAIR :

ALINE MALUHY

• WBFN Volunteer at Social Media, Health group, Volunteer Engagement Team and special events like Children’s Holiday Party, Picnics, Get Together, Teen Summer Program and Open House

• Physiotherapist and acupuncturist for more than 10 years, working in public hospitals, and health insurance company.

• Brazilian native, fluent in Portuguese and English • Experience in spine rehabilitation, posture alignment,

back pain, individual and group sessions and health scientific research

• Ehrenfried Method (Holistic Gymnastics) certified • Very communicative, loves people and to help others,

likes to be in nature and any kind of art and expression • Nowadays, learning the ability to be a mom for the first

time

Candidate for NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER :

KARINE YENOKYAN

• WBFN volunteer since 2012, Children Holiday Party, Open House

• Armenian native. Fluent in Russian and English

• 17 years work experience as an economist in the Ministry of Finance in the tax and customs policy area

• Social active person, team worker with excellent organizational skills

• Organizes different activities and events both in professional and social areas

• Loves meeting with new people, making new friends, getting introduced to other cultures

Candidate for NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER :

VICTORIA VISHNIAKOVA

• Russian national who has been participating in many volunteer projects in the WBFN

• A pharmacist with an extensive pharmaceutical sales experience

• Helped to lead the Health Professional Group for the last 2 years

Candidate for NOMINATING COMMITTEE MEMBER :

ADITI SADIA RAHMAN• Bangladeshi, relocated in Washington D.C. in 2011, active

volunteer in WBFN. • Engaged with evaluation team in preparing survey

questionnaire, analysis and writing repot on findings to evaluate the WBFN activities.

• Statistical and Research analyst professional. Master’s in Statistical Science with Graduate Data Analytics Certificate at George Mason University.

• Capable to understand systems, data flows, and architecture to assist with the creation and/or standardization of technology solutions. Skilled in data-driven, results-oriented investigation, with the ability to quickly analyze data and make decisions that drive performance. Proficiency with data mining tools such as SAS, STATA, R, Python. Utilize statistical techniques to develop analytic insights and informed recommendations.

• Experienced in Teaching in Mathematics and Statistics for eight years.