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Board of Directors

Olga Ravasi, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Dr. Ravasi is a political strategist, analyst and an expert in the South Central European region and the Middle East, focused on foreign policy, national security, counterterrorism and transnational crimes.

George Papadopoulos

President of the Board
George Papadopoulos is a former research associate at the Hudson
institute, director at the London center for international law practice and foreign policyadvisor to Dr. Ben Carson and Donald Trump.

John M. Pierce

Board Member
John M. Pierce is a trial lawyer, founder and Managing Partner of John Pierce Law. He was described by Benchmark Plaintiff Litigation 2012 as "one of the most esteemed jury trial lawyers" at the world's largest business litigation law firm

Igor Lopatonok

Board Member
Igor Lopatonok is an American filmmaker born in Ukraine in 1968. Has a degree in rocket science as well as in international finances and law. In 2005 Igor emerged in the movie business founding a production company in Kiev, Ukraine.

Simona Mangiante

Board Member
Simona Mangiante is an attorney, former legal advisor to the presidency office of the European Parliament, director at London center of international law practice. She currently works as an investigative journalist

Nick Dorneanu

Board Member
Onisim Dorneanu, Founder of Madison Real Estate Consultants LLC since 2010, has spearheaded the company's growth from a startup to multi-millions self-owned real estate portfolio, with over 16 years of executive management experience

Advisory Council

Catherine Whiteford

Vera Tomilova

Jim Jatras

Christine Arakelian

Executive Management

Ben Dixon

Melissa Fryzel

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