Warm Welcome to New Members

Knock, knock on the door

As additions to our growing family, please warm the house for our latest members.
In this edition we welcome members from: The UK, Netherlands, Australia, Norway, Turkey, France, Venezuela, USA, Luxembourg, Romania, Liechtenstein, Germany and Finland.

Stephen Bellamy – London, UK
I work in London for a large US investment bank trading foreign exchange. I am interested in the role that the Baha'i Faith can play in the world of finance - specifically in the risk taking associated with trading.


Paul Hughes – The Hague,The Netherlands
BA in Visual Communication, Managing Director of a small design company in Amsterdam.
Interested in putting spiritual issues into action.
I teach and speak on “design Thinking” which unpacks the creative / design process.


Bjorg Tronnes – Atna, Norway
Dairy farmer making traditional food, agro tourism.
After he read that Mr. Yunus also was part of EBBF he stated "I was not quite sure that EBBF was the place for me a small-scale farmers like me. I have changed view now."
Baha'i since 1973


Tangul Alten – Ankara, Turkey
I have a B.A. in Business Administration. I have been involved in the activities of Turkish Business Community by holding various managerial positions since 1991 as a promoter of the principles of the Bahai Faith at work. I also served for the Office of Personnel of the BWC in Haifa and later joined the UNDP's VBL Project in Kosovo for short term.


David Grant – Maidstone, UK
Educated to master degree in social work. Post graduate management trained. Ex social worker and senior operational manager (1975 - 91) Management Consultant (1991 to date) Policy and Strategy Development, Change Management, Service and design.


Juliette Bourque - Lyon, France
At Business School in Lyon, many years in the French Diversity Dance Workshop and done about 3 tours, as well as with the Malakoum theatre group. I am quite interested in any subject around sustainable development, ecology and responsible entrepreneurship.


Hamed Mosthael – Boulogne, France
Works in the IT sector, currently working at the Groupe GFI Informatique.


Shaheen Fani - Bolton, UK
Currently studying as a Final Year student at NTU, working on a final year project, and in need of Bahai VOC's.
Also managing Family Enterprise. (Housing, Catering, and Fast Food Takeaway Outlets). I would like to provide my valuable input in from the experience of working in the Home Lending Finance sector and running family business's - I would also like to change my business's to operate differently.
 

Barbarba Madau - Caracas, Venezuela
I graduated in Caracas, Venezuela, from the Universidad Metropolitana in Modern Languages and Business Minor.
I currently work in the purchasing department at OTIS spa in Milan.
Particularly interested in social capitalism, ethics, social entrepreneurship.


Anne Karien Kortenbout - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
I am a web development entrepreneur who freelances with Refresh Interactive and Aloha Development.
 

Esther Zana Nau – Steinsel, Luxembourg
I am an economist who has worked more than 12 years in an European Institute of International Studies as a teacher.
I am particularly interested in Globalization, Global Governance, Equality and women.


Shohle Loehle - Chicago, USA
graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago, with a B.S. in Management and Marketing. In the past five years she has served as an Assistant to the Auxiliary Board, a member of the Chicago Teaching Committee, Secretary of the Chicago Baha'i Youth Desk, Secretary of the UIC Baha'i Association, Contributing Editor to Fertile Field E-zine, Ruhi facilitator, and as a counselor at Louhelen Baha'i School.
Sholeh worked in sales in the steel industry for a year after graduation.  She has also worked in marketing, retail management training, disability services, database maintenance, and health care systems.
 
      
Carlos Lopes - Eischen, Luxembourg
Educational nurse, management in health institutions and social institutions. Work experience as nurse for several years, Now manager in a home for old people.
Am interested in the development of management that includes basic values of a human kind.


Adrian Radu – Bucharest, Romania
Since 1992 I worked in IT related fields of diverse businesses like media & publishing, construction and architecture, IT literacy private training. IT events & trends auditing and now medical services. I also have an extensive experience as an independent IT & business development consultant for individual & small start-up companies.
I am eager to investigate thoroughly about spiritually inspired solutions for economical problems; for example balancing financial trends and business constrains with QoS, when providing private health care services...


Martin Wohlwend - Schaan, Liechtenstein
"Hey guys, this is a mistake. All I ever wanted to be was a painter, not a business man"
Founder and Managing Director of SteinCastle, he used to manage the international websites for PointCast, the pioneers of push-technology who provided the first real-time desktop news, including the first news- and stock-ticker. He then worked as a contractor on web design projects for Oracle, and later, in an attempt to revolutionize the dry-cleaning industry, facilitated the creation of one of the most eye-catching brands in the San Francisco Bay Area, by joining PurpleTie as Creative Director.
In 2003 SteinCastle became involved in the development process of a new website management tool known as Accrisoft Freedom.

Amin Moghaddam – Dormagen, Germany
Vice CEO of Andagon GmbH, Business Development, Product Development, in IT / Software Development and Software Quality Assurance; Project Management, Consultig, and Business Analysis in IT; Organization Development in IT Companies
I wish to promote a socio-economically and morally integrated approach to business and organizational issues.


Desiree Van Den Berg - Zeist, The Netherlands
I am working for my own company as a marketing/communication researcher. I specialize in qualitative research.
Next to this I am also trained as an artist and make paintings. Recently I joined 'Agensea' a foundation working on social economic development and set up, together with 2 other friends, a charity aimed at educational projects in the Philippines.   
I wish to help increase spiritual awareness in business ethics and…fight injustice on a global scale


Tom Den Hoed - Zeist, The Netherlands
CEO consultancy firms, management coach, lecturing MBA's, entrepreneur and investor.
MBA's Chemical Technology, Business Administration and Eastern & Western Philosophy, BA Law & Economics. Professorial chair in Project management at Erasmus University.
Enjoy Reading, writing books or essays, working with/in (entrepreneurial) teams, enjoying country life and/or the sea side with my wife.
 

Guilmette Baghdadi – Chambery, France
Over 15 years of experience in architecture.
I would like to develop further my management capacity.
Responsible Entrepreneurship is my main interest at EBBF.


Alessandra Lanfranconi - Dudelange, Luxembourg
Bachelors in International Development.
MBA in Human Resources Management
Human Resources Manager at Linklaters Luxembourg (Current position)


Aram Aflatuni – Vantaa, Finland
TV Producer on national TV, drummer, and student of architecture.
I look forward to bringing spirituality and good leadership to Finnish TV business.


Suyash Prasad - Woking, UK
Paediatrician, currently working for a biotechnology company in dewveloping medicines for very rare, fatala, metaboul diseases in children.
My main interest is values based leadership and the joint working of commerce with healthcare both in the developed and developing world.


Maria Carolina Rintala - Syvaskyla, Finland
Currently studying at the University of Syvaskyla.


Michaela Kloepfer - Frankfurt, Germany
Currently studying part time and working part time as a Senior Management Assistant in the Directorate General Research, European Central Bank. Previously worked as Human Resources Adviser in the charity sector and in a non-departmental public body in London. I am looking to change or further my career and knowledge and would like contact with likeminded young professionals.
I'm interested in Ethical Finance because of my current job but I am also very interested in equal opportunities in employment and employment for people with disabilities and work-life balance issues.


John Handley - Mansfield, Australia
Owner and Manager of Radius Benders Pty Ltd and other affiliated Companies. Manufacturing companies of Machinery, hand tools, mailboxes and hardware products.
Life member of the Australian BBPA.
18 years management experience in the Pacific Islands.
Long time member of the Baha'i Faith, servied on National and other Institutions and currently secretary of the Regional Baha'i Council for Queensland


Nancy Baghdadi Vieten – Nieuwkoop, The Netherlands
profile: Education: Master degree in macro/international economics and Post MSc in development economics and project management in France.
Work experience: sales, marketing, consultancy and management functions in an American and a top 3 Dutch IT-management company in the Netherlands.
Present position: business consultant and trainer (training, consultancy, workshops, intervision, coaching). Specialist on trust issues.
Other activities: member of the Dutch national board of Training Institute and diverse other baha'i activities.
Hobbies/ personal interests: reading, traveling, discovering people (their story) and cultures, sport, history.

A warm welcome to Stephen, Paul, Bjorg, Tangul, David, Juliette, Hamed, Shaheen, Barbarba, Anne, Esther, Shohle, Carlos, Adrian, Martin, Amin, Desiree, Tom, Guilmette, Alessandra, Aram, Suyash, Maria Carolina, Michaela, John, Nancy.

We look forward to your company at cluster and branch meetings, conferences, discussions, online participation, retreats, and any opportunity to meet and share with you.

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